HELP THE CHILD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 November 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 3 January 2025 – 2 January 2026
Latest income: £39,612
Latest expenditure: £45,794
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CROSSWAYS, GORE ROAD, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 2HL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.helpthechild.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Help the Child raises funds through a number of events throughout the year, with the purpose of providing items of specialist equipment and educational toys for children with special educational needs, physical disability or sensory impairment within Somerset.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 2 November 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £39,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,794

Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 2 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,074

Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 2 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,003

Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 2 November 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,408
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,916

Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 2 November 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £14,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,583

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2026
Ar Due Date: 2 November 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £39,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,794
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 2 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £49,668
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,074
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 2 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £24,343
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,003
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2023
Ar Due Date: 2 November 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £12,408
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,916
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 3 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 2 January 2022
Ar Due Date: 2 November 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £14,072
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,583
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HELP THE CHILD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-11-23T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22ND SEPTEMBER 1987
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE SICKNESS SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN RESIDENT IN SOMERSET AND AVON BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING AIDS CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE SICKNESS SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF SUCH CHILDREN
Area Of Benefit: SOMERSET

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures