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Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Children

Discover 20,032 Beneficiary group charities that specialise in children. Use the search below to filter within these results.

20,032
Charities
£56,377,453,005
Total Income
£658,307
Avg Income
88.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Julia's House Limited

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing

Hospice care for children in Dorset and Wiltshire at home and in the Julia's House hospices, and support for their families.

Latest Income: £12,221,401
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Northpoint Wellbeing Limited

Beneficiary group, Health

Provision of emotional well-being services, to adults and children/young people.

Latest Income: £12,210,403
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Make-A-Wish Foundation UK

Beneficiary group, Housing

Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Our wishes are truly magical. Whether a wish is to be a princess for the day, own the latest computer equipment, meet a favourite celebrity, or enjoy some special time away from home with their family, a wish come true brings so much to a child's life and provides memories that last a lifetime.

Latest Income: £12,156,946
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Read Foundation

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfare

READ FOUNDATION CHANGED ITS LEGAL STRUCTURE FROM A TRUST TO A CHARITABLE COMPANY, NO:1160256. HISTORICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PREVIOUS CHARITY NUMBER: 1114808.READ Foundation builds purpose built schools to provide quality education for poor and rural communities. It sponsors orphans & needy children to gain the skills needed to help themselves out of poverty.

Latest Income: £12,082,828
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Corporation Of St Lawrence College

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

To provide, maintain and promote sound Public School Education on a religious basis in accordance with the Scriptural and Evangelical doctrines and principles of the Church of England. Secondly, the advancement of education including the provision of boarding and/or day schooling for children of either or both sexes.

Latest Income: £11,987,036
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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West Kirby Educational Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing

The objects of the charity are the education and care of children with complex special needs, who are recognised by their Local Education Authority as having communication, social, medical, emotional and behavioural problems.

Latest Income: £11,886,453
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The National Youth Advocacy Service

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social care

NYAS is a socio-legal charity providing advice, advocacy, information and legal advice to children, young people and vulnerable adults. NYAS also provides Independent Visitors who befriend children in care, and we undertake Regulation 44 visits of children homes. Under Rule 16.4 of the Family Proceedings Act we represent children and young people in private law family proceedings.

Latest Income: £11,839,321
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Three Monkies Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

We aim to support charities operating primarily in England welcomes applications from small to medium-sized charities with an annual income of less than £500,000.The Charity focuses on 3 main areas:- Promoting the advancement and accessibility of music and the arts- Helping children and young people under 25- Supporting London-based charities to provide accommodation for key workers.

Latest Income: £11,780,929
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Cranford School

Beneficiary group, Education

To promote and provide for the advancement of education of children in the United Kingdom and elsewhere such education designed to give a sound Christian and moral basis to all pupils.

Latest Income: £11,716,350
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Institute Of Integrated Systemic Therapy

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Childhood First (previously called the Peper Harow Foundation) provides integrated programmes of care, education and treatment to children and young people who are suffering the consequences of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Activities are centered on five residential communities with attached schools and a placement and family support programme.

Latest Income: £11,612,641
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Caldecott Foundation Limited

Beneficiary group, Social care

To provide residential care, therapy, education and fostering placements for children and young people who have faced deprivation, cruelty or neglect, and who may have emotional, behavioural or educational difficulties.

Latest Income: £11,509,000
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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John Lyon's Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

John Lyon's Charity gives grants to benefit children and young people up to the age of 25 who live in nine boroughs in northwest London. Grants are awarded to registered charities and organisations with automatic charitable status.

Latest Income: £11,506,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cumbria Community Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

We make grants to local charities, groups and individuals, manage grant-making funds on behalf of individuals and organisations, and promote giving to build long term capital funds to benefit the community in the future.Our grants target activities which help children and young people, older people and their carers, people with disabilities, the unemployed and people on low incomes.

Latest Income: £11,470,244
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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West Heath 2000

Beneficiary group, Education

PROVISION OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WHOSE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION HAS BROKEN DOWN DUE TO TRAUMA OR OTHER REASON. WE HELP TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND MORAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBER OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR THOSE WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.

Latest Income: £11,450,741
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lewes Old Grammar School Trust

Beneficiary group, Education

Education of children from the age of three to eighteen in Lewes East Sussex

Latest Income: £11,234,709
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Waterloo Foundation

Beneficiary group, Environment, Health, Saving of lives

OUR MAIN PROGRAMMES SUPPORT:WORLD DEVELOPMENT IN THE POOREST COUNTRIES (ALTHOUGH NOT DISASTER RELIEF) THE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS IMPACTING CLIMATE CHANGE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND MENTAL HEALTH AND FOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY, WE CAN ALSO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN WALES.

Latest Income: £11,208,820
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Mary's College Crosby Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Education

The Charity provides educational facilities and training for boys and girls from birth to 18 years of age. In accordance with its status as a Blessed Edmund Rice School the Trustees offer scholarships and bursaries to children whose families would not otherwise be able to afford an education that provides a balanced and integrated development of the true potentials of the whole person.

Latest Income: £11,051,207
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hope And Homes For Children

Beneficiary group, Housing

Our mission is to be the catalyst for the global eradication of institutional care of children.

Latest Income: £11,035,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Joseph's Specialist Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing

SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES AND ANCILLARY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES; AND THE PROVISION OF RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND SUPPORTED HOUSING TO ADULTS, BOTH WITH COMPLEX LEARNING AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES.

Latest Income: £11,025,623
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Claire House

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care, Social welfare

Claire House helps seriously and terminally ill babies, children and young adults in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. It provides end of life care, emergency respite, hospital support and day care, in addition to short breaks for children with complex needs. It also provides counselling, therapy and bereavement support for the whole family, while a child is living and after they die.

Latest Income: £10,929,035
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Joseph's College Limited

Beneficiary group, Education

St Joseph's College is a co-educational independent school for pupils from 3 to 18 years old. At St Joseph's, we aim to provide the best all-round education within an inclusive Christian community meeting the individual needs of each and every child's heart, mind, body and spirit, nurturing them to be their best in all their academic and extra-curricular activities

Latest Income: £10,923,039
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Rougemont School Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Education

TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT CARRY ON ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOL OR SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES

Latest Income: £10,819,186
Areas of Operation: Newport City
Status: Registered
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Midland Mencap

Beneficiary group

Provision of support services to individuals with a Learning Disability and their family carers

Latest Income: £10,794,540
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Beyondautism

Beneficiary group, Education

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education and health of children diagnosed with autism and/or other autistic and related communication disorders.

Latest Income: £10,697,914
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

We support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.

Latest Income: £10,694,095
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many children beneficiary group charities are there in the UK?

There are 20,032 registered children beneficiary group charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the children beneficiary group charities by income?

Save the Children International is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.1bn). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of children beneficiary group charities?

Children beneficiary group charities reported a combined annual income of £56.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for children beneficiary group charities?

Across all children beneficiary group charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 88.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of children beneficiary group charities?

Children beneficiary group charities have an average annual income of £658k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.