01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 July 1986
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01993854
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,638,560
- Latest expenditure
- £5,591,056
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP, 30 MICAWBER STREET, LONDON, N1 7TB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cpag.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Child Poverty Action Group is a charity, working for children in the UK. We believe no child should grow up in hardship or lose out through poverty. Our aim is to prevent and end child poverty by advocating evidence-based solutions to policy-makers and providing accurate information and advice so families can access the financial support they need.
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
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,638,560
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,591,056
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,240,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,336,497
- 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
- 8 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,757,724
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,381,868
- 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
- 7 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,835,230
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,847,339
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,893,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,551,712
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
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,638,560
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,591,056
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,110,065
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 62
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,240,641
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,336,497
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,024,128
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 45
- 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
- 8 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,757,724
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,381,868
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,058,037
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 23
- 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
- 7 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,835,230
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,847,339
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £960,661
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,893,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,551,712
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 16573
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,157,695
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1261770
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4243151
- Income Investments
- 118781
- Income Other
- 14858
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5638560
- Income Legacies
- 280098
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £474,537
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,116,519
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5591056
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 107961
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1246299
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 90349
- Gain Loss Investment
- 645
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,504,102
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3200219
- Assets Own Use
- 1493993
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1706226
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,717,557
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,032,565
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,885,211
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2032565
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,461,461
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4885211
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4885211
- Count Employees
- 67
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 963164
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4151833
- Income Investments
- 103415
- Income Other
- 22229
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5240641
- Income Legacies
- 81363
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £469,953
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,866,544
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5336497
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 111730
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1352272
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 88476
- Gain Loss Investment
- 428
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,532,821
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3209202
- Assets Own Use
- 1584342
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1624860
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,584,143
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,956,283
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,837,062
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1956283
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,247,863
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4837062
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4837062
- Count Employees
- 65
- 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
- 8 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1290203
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 830
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4428858
- Income Investments
- 37833
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5757724
- Income Legacies
- 24359
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £323,277
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,058,591
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5381868
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 104393
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1147812
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 87546
- Gain Loss Investment
- 178
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,624,215
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3127140
- Assets Own Use
- 1571400
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1555740
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,672,048
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,866,698
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,932,490
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1866698
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,563,644
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4932490
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4932490
- Count Employees
- 68
- 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
- 7 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1254390
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4555288
- Income Investments
- 9706
- Income Other
- 15846
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5835230
- Income Legacies
- 42033
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £259,642
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,587,697
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4847339
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 63278
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1020270
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 96290
- Gain Loss Investment
- 69
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,138,995
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3182127
- Assets Own Use
- 1653916
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1528211
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,450,058
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,075,729
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,556,456
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2075729
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,276,789
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4554454
- Funds Restricted
- 2002
- Funds Total
- 4556456
- Count Employees
- 69
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1372240
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4484735
- Income Investments
- 6202
- Income Other
- 30391
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5893568
- Income Legacies
- 45707
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £252,822
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,298,890
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4551712
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57334
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1078746
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 122064
- Gain Loss Investment
- 272
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,275,327
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2862454
- Assets Own Use
- 1744010
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1118444
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,077,469
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,371,427
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,568,496
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2371427
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,429,407
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3553880
- Funds Restricted
- 14616
- Funds Total
- 3568496
- Count Employees
- 63
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 256818
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 256818
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE NORTHMOOR TRUST
- Charity Name
- CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1986-07-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 FEB 1986 AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS DATED 25 MAR 1986, 9 FEB 2000, 11 DEC 2002, ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 2 DECEMBER 2009 & REGISTERED WITH COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 DEC 2009, RESOLUTION 6 OCTOBER 2010 AS AMENDED 25/9/14 as amended on 24 Nov 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO PREVENT POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND TO PROMOTE ACTION FOR THE RELIEF DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OF SUCH POVERTY
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 129709
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CPAG
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures