INCREDIBLE KIDS
Incredible Kids provides play and support to any family with a child or young person with a disability or additional need to strengthen family life and reduce inequality and social isolation. We run supported family play sessions for children with additional needs and their siblings, with advice and support for parents. The charity is Christian-led and open to all.
Objects
1. THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS; AND2. PROVIDING RELIEF AND RESPITE TO THE FAMILY AND CARERS OF THE CHILDREN;THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE FURTHERED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING CARE FOR THE CHILDREN AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO SOCIALISE AND PLAY TOGETHER; ANDB) ALLOWING PARENTS AND CARERS TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK FROM THE PRESSURES OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND ENCOURAGING A MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARENTS AND CARERS.WE DEFINE THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL, SENSORY, COMMUNICATION, BEHAVIOURAL OR LEARNING DIFFICULTY, OR HAVE A LONG TERM/LIFE LIMITING CONDITION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £10,428 for the year, with total funds held at £344,283. However, trustees note that a significant proportion of these funds are restricted for future premises, leaving freely available reserves limited to three months' worth of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees remain concerned about ongoing funding pressures and the difficulty of relying on short-term grants.
What the accounts disclose
“Grant incomeremained a core source of funding, with £58,100 received as restricted grants for specific projects and £52,470 received as unrestricted grants to support core costs and service delivery.”
“We continue to hold three months’ worth of unrestricted reserves to protect against financial uncertainty and safeguard service delivery.” — page 23
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 33
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £6,600 — grants £6,600 (2); 6% of the £118,560 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 25
Trustees
- JENNIFER MAY PREWETT CPFAchair
- Dominic Fletcher
- Dr Chizoba Elizabeth Peters
- Mariia Dolbunova
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £140k | £129k |
| 31/03/2024 | £119k | £119k |
| 31/03/2023 | £110k | £117k |
| 31/03/2022 | £394k | £85k |
| 31/03/2021 | £68k | £63k |
Common questions
Is INCREDIBLE KIDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £10,428 for the year, with total funds held at £344,283. However, trustees note that a significant proportion of these funds are restricted for future premises, leaving freely available reserves limited to three months' worth of unrestricted expenditure. The trustees remain concerned about ongoing funding pressures and the difficulty of relying on short-term grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INCREDIBLE KIDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INCREDIBLE KIDS as a grant recipient include THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE NISBET TRUST, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION, THE BURDEN TRUST, QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BURDEN TRUST | FY2023 | Unverified read£77k | Organisations for Care and Training of Young People |
| THE BURDEN TRUST | FY2024 | Unverified read£22k | Organisations for Care and Training of Young People |
| THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED | FY2023 | £13k | Youth |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2024 | £11k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2021 | £10k | |
| THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2022 | £10k | |
| THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE NISBET TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE BURDEN TRUST | FY2025 | £8k | Organisations for Care and Training of Young People |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £7k | 3 grants totalling |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £6k | Children and young people |
| THE BURDEN TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | Organisations for Care and Training of Young People |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £4k | Health |
| THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k | |
| THE TULA TRUST LIMITED | FY2024 | £2k | |
| DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 21/05/2020 | £3k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| UK government | 01/04/2020 | £11k | Youth Covid-19 Support Fund Grant |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £60k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN | 1 | £39k |
| Stolkin Foundation | 1 | £29k |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £22k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- CHILDREN'S RESPITE TRUST
- KITH AND KIDS
- KIDS
- LITTLE SENDSATIONS
- KIDS MATTER
- SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCREDIBLE KIDS | £140k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN'S RESPITE TRUST | £403k | £39,747 | 0 | unclear | 58.6% | no doubt |
| KITH AND KIDS | £858k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KIDS | £9.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LITTLE SENDSATIONS | £117k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KIDS MATTER | £892k | £60,001–£70,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |