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free to be kids

The charity supports children and young people. Free To Be Kids is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London, Buckinghamshire, and various other locations.


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

Free to Be Kids provides respite holidays, therapeutic adventures, after-school support and a range of year round residentials for children who are struggling with social or emotional difficulties, significant social/financial disadvantage or who are growing up in marginalised communities. Without our work, many would not have support or a break from often extremely difficult home circumstances.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£701,056
Latest Expenditure
£649,652

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £680,509
Charitable Activities £16,520
Other Trading £0
Investments £4,027
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £582,484
Raising Funds £67,168
Governance £2,408
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£701,056£649,652£582,484£370,373£266,1678 / 225
2023£663,991£600,461£540,582£318,969£293,9777 / 210
2022£412,030£428,0310 / 201
2021£456,809£264,3360 / 181
2020£191,555£146,6300 / 178

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers