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FAITH IN KIDS

Registered charity 1176335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of Faith in Kids is to resource, equip and support those who oversee the children?s ministry in their local church, because they can reach countless Sunday School leaders, parents and Church leaders.

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Latest income
£638k
Latest spending
£521k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £119.5k and holds reserves equivalent to 7.6 months of average planned future expenditure, which exceeds its policy target of three to six months. The trustees report a healthy reserves position and note that the charity has increased its regular income to enhance financial resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of planned future average operating costs
“We aim to keep between three to six months of planned future average operating costs as cash in the bank.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£638k
Total spending
£521k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£437k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 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 (96% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£638k£521k
31/07/2024£475k£415k
31/07/2023£335k£324k
01/08/2022£296k£271k
01/08/2021£185k£186k

Common questions

Is FAITH IN KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £119.5k and holds reserves equivalent to 7.6 months of average planned future expenditure, which exceeds its policy target of three to six months. The trustees report a healthy reserves position and note that the charity has increased its regular income to enhance financial resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FAITH IN KIDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FAITH IN KIDS as a grant recipient include THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST, CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUST, HOBDEN FOUNDATION, RAYNERS LANE BAPTIST CHURCH, THE JERUSALEM TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£168kAdvancement of religion
CHILDS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£60k
HOBDEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
HOBDEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kNot specified
HOBDEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
RAYNERS LANE BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£10kGrants to Institutions
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kAdvancement of religion
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2023£10kChristian Media
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARYS CHURCH WOOTTON BEDSFY2021£4kresources and training for church youth and childrens work
EMMANUEL BRISTOLFY2023£3k
EMMANUEL BRISTOLFY2022£3k
BELMONT EXETERFY2023£3k
BELMONT EXETERFY2024£2k
EMMANUEL BRISTOLFY2024£2k
EMMANUEL BRISTOLFY2025£2k
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2022£2kGrants for UK and overseas mission
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2021£2kGrants for UK and overseas mission
ST. PETER'S CANARY WHARF TRUSTFY2023£2kGrants for UK and overseas mission
BELMONT EXETERFY2025£1k
BELMONT EXETERFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD ST JOHNFY2024£500Support the work of Faith in Kids
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEYFY2025£400Universities & Colleges
BELMONT EXETERFY2021£225

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
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£185k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£120k
THE RANK FOUNDATION LIMITED1£60k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST DIONIS, PARSONS GREEN1£39k
THE NIGEL AND NICKY MAPP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£25k
THE KPMG FOUNDATION1£25k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£22k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, COLCHESTER1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIDS MATTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FAITH IN KIDS£638k—0above—no doubt
KIDS MATTER FY2024£892kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
KINGDOM FAITH CHURCH FY2024£1.0m£140,001 - £150,000—above—no doubt
FAITH IN LATER LIFE LTD FY2025£143k—0unclear6.9%no doubt
KIDS FY2025£9.4m——unclear—no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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