CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Registered charity 221124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Latest income

£40.6m

Latest spending

£44.3m

Registered

1964

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£40.6m

Total spending

£44.3m

Cost of raising funds

£19.2m

Reserves (reported)

£45.1m

Employees

852

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (13/06/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (06/08/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Sarah Paynechair
Alyson Jo Coates
Christopher James Mckenzie Coles
DAVID RAMSDEN · trustee of 1 other charity
Diane Blausten
Florence Kroll
Helen Keppel-Compton
JAMES MICHAEL DOUGLAS THOMSON
Jamie Elliott
Sam Monaghan
Sharon Joanne Ward · trustee of 1 other charity
Stella McAteer
The Rt Revd Elizabeth Lane
William Hamilton Fernandez

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

Operates in: Denbighshire · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£40.6m	£44.3m
31/03/2024	£36.5m	£40.9m
31/03/2023	£43.4m	£40.0m
31/03/2022	£36.7m	£37.9m
31/03/2021	£34.0m	£38.9m

Common questions

Who funds CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RINGMER, BBC CHILDREN IN NEED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RINGMER	FY2022	£1.0m
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED	FY2024	£1.0m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WROUGHTON AND WICHELSTOWE	FY2025	£221k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON	FY2024	£124k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT ANDREW AND SAINT MARK, SURBITON	FY2025	£118k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, PRITTLEWELL	FY2023	£105k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AIDAN AND ST COLUMBA, HARTLEPOOL	FY2022	£73k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN AND ST LUKE, BILTON, HARROGATE	FY2025	£72k
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITED	FY2023	£61k
CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION	FY2023	£40k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	FY2024	£39k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	FY2021	£34k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OFTHE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, THATCHAM	FY2023	£30k
THE AIM FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k
THE AIM FOUNDATION	FY2025	£30k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS', ASCOT HEATH	FY2024	£26k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2022	£25k
HFC Help For Children UK LTD	FY2023	£24k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£22k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOURS IFORD (WINCHESTER)	FY2022	£21k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRING TEAM	FY2022	£14k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF JOHN KEBLE	FY2025	£14k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RINGMER	FY2024	£13k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£12k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2025	£12k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY,WESTCOTT,GUILDFORD	FY2024	£12k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF LEIGH, (DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD)	FY2022	£11k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT JOHN WITH SAINT JAMES, WEST EALING	FY2024	£10k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAME	FY2025	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF RINGMER	FY2023	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM	FY2023	£10k
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW	FY2021	£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM	FY2022	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF POTTERS BAR	FY2023	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, OTLEY	FY2023	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY	FY2021	£7k
THE CHRISTABELLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, STEVENAGE	FY2022	£6k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£6k
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£6k
Cornerstone Baptist Church	FY2023	£6k
Cornerstone Baptist Church	FY2022	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, REIGATE	FY2022	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESTIASTICAL PARISH OF COPNOR, PORTSMOUTH	FY2024	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PRINCES RISBOROUGH WITH ILMER	FY2024	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/07/2009	£50k	"Rochdale -Young Heritage Detectives - Who are You?"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/12/2008	£48k	"New Travellers, Old Story"