CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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

Frontline services focus on 10-18 year olds who live with significant disadvantage, poverty, neglect and who have complex needs and face multiple risks. These include child exploitation, mental health, missing and runaways from home, substance misuse and children in and around the care system. We campaign about what needs to change to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £3.6 million for the year, supported by investment gains to result in an overall loss of £0.9 million. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general reserves of £16.8 million sit between the minimum and mid-point of their target range, providing resilience against identified risks such as income variability and inflation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Children's Society (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Bupa UK Foundation — “Since 2018, The Bupa UK Foundation has supported the Children’s Society to deliver vital services to children and young people across the co…” (source page)
• Kia UK — “We are delighted to have been chosen as Kia UK’s charity partner for 2026-28. By joining forces, we aim to tackle some of the urgent issues …” (source page)
• Kennedys Law Firm — “Kennedys Law Firm has been in charitable partnership with The Children’s Society since January 2023, supporting our work with vulnerable chi…” (source page)
• Manchester Airports Group — “The Children’s Society and Manchester Airport Group have been in partnership since April 2023, raising £90,000 to date. Through Charity Ball…” (source page)
• PPHE Group — “We launched our partnership with PPHE Group in August 2024. With nine hotels across three brands; Park Plaza, Holmes Hotel and Art’otels we …” (source page)
• Fothergill's — “Fothergill's is a new charitable partner working with The Children’s Society. They have kindly donated 350,000 seed packets to be given to c…” (source page)

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

94 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £13k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: The Children Society — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 07/01/2013.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (60,926 followers) · instagram (36K followers)

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

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

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 47.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (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 · trustee networks

• 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

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION.

• THE FRONTLINE ORGANISATION income £23.5m
• AllChild income £7.3m
• ST CHRISTOPHER'S FELLOWSHIP income £16.3m
• CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED income £2.9m
• LEEDS CHILDREN'S CHARITY AT LINEHAM FARM income £645k
• BOLTON LADS AND GIRLS CLUB LIMITED income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

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