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FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Registered charity 1188350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WHAT WORKS FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE, WHAT WORKS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE

Latest income
£7.2m
Latest spending
£7.1m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £2.6m of free reserves as at 31 March 2025, which is in line with its stated policy target of holding between £2.3m and £2.8m. Per the trustees' report, the charity is predominantly funded by the Department for Education, with its main grant renewed until March 2027, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £2.3m and £2.8m (held: £2.6m)
“The charity aims to hold between £2.3m and £2.8m of free reserves” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Jenny Coles is a trustee of Coram’s Children’s charity; grants paid to Coram.
“Jenny Coles, a trustee of the charity, is a trustee of Coram’s Children’s charity. During the year grants of £66,694 were paid to Coram” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.2m
Total spending
£7.1m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
70

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.2m£7.1m
31/03/2024£9.5m£9.5m
31/03/2023£13.0m£13.0m
31/03/2022£17.8m£17.4m
31/03/2021£13.2m£12.7m

Common questions

Is FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held £2.6m of free reserves as at 31 March 2025, which is in line with its stated policy target of holding between £2.3m and £2.8m. Per the trustees' report, the charity is predominantly funded by the Department for Education, with its main grant renewed until March 2027, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£55k
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THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION1£3k

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