THE KIDS NETWORK
The Kids Network supports children through one to one mentoring services .
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a positive balance of £47,220 and total net assets of £198,900. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£150,000), though unrestricted reserves had grown against the previous year.
What the accounts disclose
“At the end of 2025 our free reserves were below our stated policy” — page 14
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- Neil Phillip Huntchair
- Cassandra Chadderton
- Emyr Fairburn
- Jess Henderson
- Madiha Alam
- Paul Douglas Rees
- Polly George
- Simon Lucey
- Taanya Khaare
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £829k | £782k |
| 31/12/2024 | £779k | £767k |
| 31/12/2023 | £779k | £871k |
| 31/12/2022 | £642k | £660k |
| 31/12/2021 | £447k | £409k |
Common questions
Is THE KIDS NETWORK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a positive balance of £47,220 and total net assets of £198,900. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were below the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£150,000), though unrestricted reserves had grown against the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE KIDS NETWORK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KIDS NETWORK as a grant recipient include The Leathersellers' Foundation, QUINTESSENTIALLY FOUNDATION, THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, THE J VAN MARS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 31/03/2025 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £20k | The Kids Network Southwark Mentoring Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/11/2022 | £10k | The Kids Network Southwark Mentoring Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/09/2021 | £10k | Connecting for Change in Brent |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2021 | £240k | The Kids Network Hackney |
| Camden Giving | 08/06/2020 | £5k | The Kids Network |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/05/2020 | £20k | The Kids Network |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2020 | £5k | Grant to The Kids Network |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2020 | £1k | Grant to The Kids Network |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/04/2019 | £10k | Transition Primary Mentoring |
| Camden Giving | 26/07/2018 | £100k | The Third Age Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 2 | £524k |
| THE MILLBY FOUNDATION | 2 | £285k |
| GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | 1 | £160k |
| THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £50k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £15k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KIDS NETWORK | £829k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE GIRLS' NETWORK | £1.3m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KIDS TRUST | £57k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KIDS | £9.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FOSTERING NETWORK | £9.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILDNET | £739k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |