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church of england children's society

The charity supports children and young people. Church Of England Children's Society is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England and Denbighshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£36,475,000
Latest Expenditure
£40,896,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 59.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 53.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 47.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £12,577,000
Charitable Activities £12,081,000
Other Trading £11,772,000
Investments £23,000
Other Income £22,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £21,836,000
Raising Funds £19,060,000
Governance £488,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£36,475,000£40,896,000£21,836,000£45,965,000£30,685,000793 / 3200
2023£43,398,000£40,001,000£22,618,000£48,164,000£34,301,000767 / 4000
2022£36,653,000£37,863,000£22,213,000£45,559,000£27,195,000768 / 7500
2021£34,041,000£38,946,000£20,790,000£44,519,000£16,200,000825 / 8303
2020£37,400,000£52,557,000£32,817,000£43,542,000£28,759,000642 / 9307

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers