CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£40.6m
Expenditure
£44.3m
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 | £34.0m | £38.9m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £36.7m | £37.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £43.4m | £40.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £36.5m | £40.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £40.6m | £44.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £14.9m |
| Charitable activities | £14.0m |
| Trading | £11.6m |
| Investment income | £38k |
| Total income | £40.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £25.0m |
| Raising funds | £19.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £325k |
| Total expenditure | £44.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £45.1m |
| Total funds | £45.1m |
| — restricted | £1.6m |
| — unrestricted | £30.1m |
| — endowment | £13.3m |
| Total assets | £45.1m |
| Cash | £800k |
People
| Employees | 852 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.