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The Police Children's Charity

Registered charity 1147445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SGPT, ST GEORGE'S POLICE CHILDRENTRUST, ST GEORGE'S POLICE TRUST, St George's Police Children Trust · also registered in Scotland as SC043652 (OSCR)

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IS NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 WHERE A PARENT WHO IS, OR WAS, A SERVING OFFICER, HAS DIED OR HAS BECOME INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY THAT AFFECTS EARNING CAPABILITY.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus of £172,261 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £17,648,791. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £9,257,430, which is above the stated policy target of £3.6 million, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (60% of income)
“Income from UK listed investments 714,986”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least £3.6 million (held: £9.3m)
“The Reserves Policy agreed by the Board of Trustees is to maintain available reserves of at least £3.6 million.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management charge from The Police Treatment Centres
“A management charge of £270,000 (2024: £270,000) has been charged by The Police Treatment Centres to the Trust. At 31 December 2025, £85,068 (2024: £70,871) was owed to The Police Treatment Centres in respect of its current account with the Trust.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Police Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reserves (reported)
£9.6m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~104.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.3m£1.1m
31/12/2024£1.3m£909k
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.2m£871k
31/12/2021£1.2m£813k

Common questions

Is The Police Children's Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus of £172,261 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total funds increasing to £17,648,791. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £9,257,430, which is above the stated policy target of £3.6 million, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Police Care UK1£2.3m
GLC CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST)1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Police Care UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Police Children's Charity£1.3m—0above—no doubt
Police Care UK FY2025£862k——within—no doubt
CARE OF POLICE SURVIVORS FY2025£757k—0above—no doubt
THE SUSSEX POLICE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLICE TREATMENT CENTRES FY2025£7.9m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£138k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.