KIDS MATTER

Registered charity 1163617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC053086 (OSCR)

Our vision is for every child in need to be raised in a strong family. We reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based programmes. We engage local churches to equip parents and carers facing disadvantages with confidence, competence, and community, enabling their children to thrive.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £92,385 and held unrestricted reserves of £485,741, which exceeds its stated policy target of £260,000. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, noting that while income was below budget, expenditure was reduced to achieve this positive result.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANJA SONKSENchair
• ALEXANDRA STEWART
• Chianne Lawsin
• DAVID RICHARDS
• DR YAEL GARDNER
• JULIA ELIZABETH GRANT
• Joanne Watling
• PETER BACON
• VICTORIA JANE NEAL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED.

• CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED income £2.9m
• THE CHILDREN'S FAMILY TRUST income £9.7m
• ST JOSEPH'S CHILD CARE GROUP income £748k
• FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m
• STAND BY ME income £3.0m
• THE CHILDHOOD TRUST income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

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