01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 April 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02805996
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,502,609
- Latest expenditure
- £1,705,337
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Cardiff University SBARC/SPARK, Maindy Road, CARDIFF, CF24 4HQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.childreninwales.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Children in Wales is the national umbrella children's organisation in Wales. We bring organisations and individuals together to:* Make the UNCRC a reality in Wales * Fight for sustainable quality services and fair shares for all children and young people * Ensure special attention and treatment for children in need and those who are marginalised * Give children and young people a voice
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,502,609
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,705,337
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,930,105
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,714,940
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,784
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,582,028
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,313,369
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,275,845
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,348,522
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,502,609
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,705,337
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £10
- Income From Government Contracts
- 93907
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,042,960
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 201
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,930,105
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,714,940
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 79497
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,232,097
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,597,784
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,582,028
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 81971
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,215,399
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 93
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,344,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,313,369
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Contracts
- 101514
- Income From Government Grants
- £987,659
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 87
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,275,845
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,348,522
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £14
- Income From Government Grants
- £967,087
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3080
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6350
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1475323
- Income Investments
- 17856
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1502609
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,705,337
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1705337
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 295106
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 658
- Gain Loss Investment
- -11229
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £683,868
- Assets Total Fixed
- 371335
- Assets Own Use
- 450
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 370885
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £473,694
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £161,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £683,868
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 150401
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10760
- Assets Cash
- £368,340
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 683868
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 683868
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8100
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1589334
- Income Investments
- 16587
- Income Other
- 316084
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1930105
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,714,940
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1714940
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 311470
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3308
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12935
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -995000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £770,399
- Assets Total Fixed
- 385634
- Assets Own Use
- 3517
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 382117
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £666,762
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £154,571
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £897,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 138799
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 15772
- Assets Cash
- £286,329
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 770399
- Funds Restricted
- 127426
- Funds Total
- 897825
- Count Employees
- 30
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9210
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1532175
- Income Investments
- 16399
- Income Other
- 40000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1597784
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,582,028
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1582028
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13994
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 216269
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3217
- Gain Loss Investment
- -28440
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2074000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 14325
- Reserves
- £611,307
- Assets Total Fixed
- 378446
- Assets Own Use
- 6825
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 371621
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 995000
- Assets Other Assets
- £477,075
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £185,796
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,664,725
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 144582
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 41214
- Assets Cash
- £363,408
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1606307
- Funds Restricted
- 58418
- Funds Total
- 1664725
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18435
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1313484
- Income Investments
- 13051
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1344970
- Income Legacies
- 17000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,313,369
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1313369
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17608
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 209374
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3176
- Gain Loss Investment
- 19415
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 803000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £567,226
- Assets Total Fixed
- 411279
- Assets Own Use
- 10042
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 401237
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1028000
- Assets Other Assets
- £400,880
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,388
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£340,229
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 98777
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 25611
- Assets Cash
- £287,272
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -460774
- Funds Restricted
- 120545
- Funds Total
- -340229
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1097
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1262233
- Income Investments
- 12515
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1275845
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,348,522
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1348522
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 86359
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 263736
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1802
- Gain Loss Investment
- 58454
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -666000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £466,461
- Assets Total Fixed
- 389728
- Assets Own Use
- 5225
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 384503
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1831000
- Assets Other Assets
- £395,839
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £148,812
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,194,245
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 117754
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 31058
- Assets Cash
- £275,563
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1364539
- Funds Restricted
- 170294
- Funds Total
- -1194245
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout Wales
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHILDREN IN WALES-PLANT YNG NGHYMRU
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-04-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2011
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE SAFEGUARDING AND MAINTAINING OF HEALTH, THE PROVISION OF CARE AND UPBRINGING, THE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE AND ALL OTHER INJURIOUS, HUMILIATING AND DEGRADING TREATMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures