FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO

Registered charity 1187604 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FLAMINGO CHICKS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Flamingo Chicks is an inclusive community tackling social isolation by giving all children, including disabled children and those with illnesses such as cancer, the opportunity to enjoy dance and explore movement alongside friends. We also provide a vital peer support network for parents and carers, intergenerational volunteering, global outreach and advocacy.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£250k
Latest spending
£238k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,307 for the year, with total income of £249,948 against expenditure of £237,641. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £106,117 (plus designated funds) exceed their stated policy target of £105,400, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 5.5 months of operating expenditure (£105,400) (held: £106k)
“Trustees have set a reserves target of 5.5 months of operating expenditure (£105,400)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Flamingo Chicks (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Greece · Japan · Kenya · Sierra Leone · Throughout England And Wales · Vietnam

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£250k£238k
31/12/2024£226k£196k
31/01/2024£240k£191k
31/01/2023£214k£148k
31/01/2022£150k£137k

Common questions

Is FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,307 for the year, with total income of £249,948 against expenditure of £237,641. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £106,117 (plus designated funds) exceed their stated policy target of £105,400, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO as a grant recipient include THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST, BELVEDERE TRUST, THE NISBET TRUST, THE TOY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£91kGrant
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2025£10k
BELVEDERE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2023£3k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England19/05/2025£9kCF - Inclusive Dance
Sport England09/01/2025£6kCF - Help Disabled Children Dance to Inclusion & Health
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£18k24 HOUR INCLUSIVE DANCE FESTIVAL
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£10kPerformance Deconstructed: mobile pop up stage
Crowdfunder27/06/2022£13kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£10kGetting 500 more disabled children dancing during Covid-19
UK government29/09/2020£6kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL BASINGSTOKE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FLAMINGO CHICKS CIO£250k—0unclear—no doubt
LITTLE DUCKLINGS PRE-SCHOOL BASINGSTOKE FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
YOU CAN FLOURISH FY2025£327k—0unclear8.8%no doubt
FLITWICK EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PHOENIX CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FLICKA FOUNDATION FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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