FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
What Works for Children's Social Care seeks better outcomes for children, young people and their families by bringing the best available evidence to practitioners and other decision makers across the children's social care sector.
Latest income
£7.2m
Expenditure
£7.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £13.2m | £12.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £17.8m | £17.4m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £13.0m | £13.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £9.5m | £9.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £7.2m | £7.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £7.0m |
| Trading | £183k |
| Investment income | £61k |
| Total income | £7.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.1m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £1.6m |
| Governance | £53k |
| Total expenditure | £7.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.7m |
| Total funds | £2.8m |
| — restricted | £86k |
| — unrestricted | £2.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £2.8m |
| Cash | £2.3m |
People
| Employees | 70 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Disability
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.