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CHILDREN TODAY CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1137436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enabling children and young people who are living with disability or sickness to achieve their potential, increase independence and improve quality of life through the provision of specialised equipment and other services.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£278k
Latest spending
£251k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,283 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £8. However, the unrestricted general fund holds a deficit of £3,916, and the trustees acknowledge negative unrestricted reserves while maintaining a going concern basis due to adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“despite the negative unrestricted reserves the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children Today (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£278k£251k
31/03/2024£383k£453k
31/03/2023£365k£364k
31/03/2022£342k£326k
31/03/2021£332k£309k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN TODAY CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £26,283 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £8. However, the unrestricted general fund holds a deficit of £3,916, and the trustees acknowledge negative unrestricted reserves while maintaining a going concern basis due to adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN TODAY CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN TODAY CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SKELTON BOUNTY, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, THE GRACE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2024£26k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2024£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kCompassionate Support
THE GRACE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE EQUILIBRIUM FOUNDATIONFY2023£500Community support scheme
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government25/09/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund