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CHILDLIFE

Registered charity 1080536 · organisation 3962315

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 May 2000
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03696656
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,355,314
Latest expenditure
£1,184,560
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Childlife, Westmead House, Westmead, Farnborough, GU14 7LP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Childlife helps to improve the lives of children and young people throughout the UK by raising funds for the work of its four member charities. Our partner charities supporting children are Ataxia UK, Acorns Children's Hospice, National Deaf Children's Society and the National Children's Bureau.

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
14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,355,314
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,184,560
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
24 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,310,371
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,082,927
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
16 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,291,869
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,325,321
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
17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,173,918
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,264,738
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
18 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
18 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£997,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,878

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
14 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,355,314
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,184,560
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
24 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,310,371
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,082,927
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
16 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,291,869
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,325,321
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
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
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
17 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,173,918
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,264,738
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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
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
18 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£997,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£903,878
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
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 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
14 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
1341462
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
13852
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1355314
Income Legacies
5100
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£721,695
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£462,865
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1184560
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
12865
Expenditure Support Costs
12865
Expenditure Depreciation
1660
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£788,254
Assets Total Fixed
5902
Assets Own Use
5902
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£858,367
Assets Total Liabilities
£76,016
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£788,253
Creditors One Year Total Current
76016
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£782,216
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
788253
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
788253
Count Employees
3
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
24 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1304724
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
5647
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1310371
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£662,654
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£420,273
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1082927
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10273
Expenditure Support Costs
10273
Expenditure Depreciation
1383
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£617,499
Assets Total Fixed
9706
Assets Own Use
9706
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£828,720
Assets Total Liabilities
£220,927
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£617,499
Creditors One Year Total Current
220927
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£790,837
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
617499
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
617499
Count Employees
2
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
16 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1288327
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
3542
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1291869
Income Legacies
30142
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£914,890
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£410,431
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1325321
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
400000
Expenditure Governance
10431
Expenditure Support Costs
10431
Expenditure Depreciation
447
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£390,055
Assets Total Fixed
5421
Assets Own Use
5421
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£499,323
Assets Total Liabilities
£114,689
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£390,055
Creditors One Year Total Current
114689
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£457,672
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
390055
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
390055
Count Employees
4
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
17 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1173690
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
228
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1173918
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£935,028
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£329,710
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1264738
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9710
Expenditure Support Costs
9710
Expenditure Depreciation
540
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£423,507
Assets Total Fixed
4921
Assets Own Use
4921
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£473,125
Assets Total Liabilities
£54,539
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£423,507
Creditors One Year Total Current
54539
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£445,724
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
423507
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
423507
Count Employees
4
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
18 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
996352
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1559
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
997911
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£579,277
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£267,710
Expenditure Other
56891
Expenditure Total
903878
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4641
Expenditure Support Costs
13069
Expenditure Depreciation
2864
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1860
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£514,670
Assets Total Fixed
2940
Assets Own Use
2940
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£564,656
Assets Total Liabilities
£53,269
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£514,327
Creditors One Year Total Current
53269
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£539,010
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
514327
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
514327
Count Employees
4
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHILDLIFE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2000-05-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 JANUARY 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 MARCH 2006.
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING THE MEMBER CHARITIES THE BETTER TO MEET THEIR RESPECTIVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management