HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE

Registered charity 200050 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H C A C, HCAC, LIFELINE FOR KIDS, LIFELINE4KIDS

The trusts objects are to promote the welfare and improve the quality of life of children with disabilities.

Objects

TO ASSIST ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH HANDICAPPED OR UNDER PRIVILEGED CHILDREN PRIMARILY (OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE CHARITY) IRRESPECTIVE OF COLOUR, RACE OR CREED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£20k

Latest spending

£128k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £191,323 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £475,578. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Donations increased significantly to £265,080, while charitable expenditure was £80,440.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to enable it to meet all calls which are expected to be made on their resources over the medium term (reserves figure: £476k)

“The trustees' reserves policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to enable it to meet all calls which are expected to be made on their resources over the medium term.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 5
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

ROGER ADELMANchair
BEVERLEY EMDEN
IRVING MILLMAN
ROBERTA HARRIS

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

Operates in: Israel · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£20k	£128k
31/12/2024	£272k	£80k
31/12/2023	£114k	£58k
31/12/2022	£18k	£41k
31/12/2021	£9k	£27k

Common questions

Is HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £191,323 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £475,578. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Donations increased significantly to £265,080, while charitable expenditure was £80,440. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£3k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£197k
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£87k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£73k
Matchroom Charitable Foundation	1	£60k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£56k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£44k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP.

HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP income £383k
HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST income £131k
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND income £127k
THE BREAKAWAY COMMITTEE IN AID OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN income £64k
BE WITH ME income £57k
ADHD FOUNDATION income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE	£20k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP FY2025	£383k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST FY2025	£131k	—	0	above	9.4%	no doubt
THE CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£127k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BREAKAWAY COMMITTEE IN AID OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FY2025	£64k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BE WITH ME FY2025	£57k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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