WILD YOUNG PARENTS
WILD's Vision is a Fair Start for Young Parent Families. We deliver services for young parents and their babies across Cornwall, and lead a UK-wide Young Parent Network. We work with young parent families to create whole-system change, from policy to local practice, so that everyone believes in young parents, and helps them create strong foundations for their babies' futures.
Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE YOUNG PARENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 (WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF) BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £51,534 against income of £791,607. Free reserves were £272,475, which the trustees note reflects three months of cashflow spend. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with no share capital and operates a defined contribution pension scheme.
What the accounts disclose
“The current free reserves reflect 3 months of cashflow spend.” — page 33
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 36
- Government income: £260,163 — contracts £165,678 (1), grants £94,485 (5); 33% of the £791,607 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £792k | £843k |
Common questions
Is WILD YOUNG PARENTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £51,534 against income of £791,607. Free reserves were £272,475, which the trustees note reflects three months of cashflow spend. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with no share capital and operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WILD YOUNG PARENTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WILD YOUNG PARENTS as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE KPMG FOUNDATION, THE AIM FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £122k | Community-based interventions |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £75k | |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £75k | |
| THE AIM FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £30k | Early Years |
| THE KPMG FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £8k | one-off payments made to support our charity partners through the challenging economic climate |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/04/2026 | £490k | WILD Babies' Backpack |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2025 | £20k | WILD Together |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/04/2024 | £20k | WILD Together |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 3 | £106k |
| THE ROGER RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £77k |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 2 | £6k |
| THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £880k |
| ELRHA | 1 | £276k |
| THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £230k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £167k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £146k |
Charities like this
- WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT
- WILD WELFARE
- WORLD VISION UK
- WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK
- REWILDING BRITAIN
- GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILD YOUNG PARENTS | £792k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WILD YOUNG PARENTS PROJECT | £0 | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WILD WELFARE | £283k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| WORLD VISION UK | £66.1m | — | — | unclear | 18.2% | no doubt |
| WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK | £929k | — | 0 | below | 5.7% | no doubt |
| REWILDING BRITAIN | £2.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |