01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 March 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 12136703
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,245,849
- Latest expenditure
- £7,120,035
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Third Floor, Alliance House, 12 Caxton Street, LONDON, SW1H 0QS
Website recorded by the regulator: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
What Works for Children's Social Care seeks better outcomes for children, young people and their families by bringing the best available evidence to practitioners and other decision makers across the children's social care sector.
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
- 15 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,245,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,120,035
- 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
- 19 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,477,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,457,499
- 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
- 24 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,988,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,983,409
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £17,764,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,408,827
- 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 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,236,275
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,746,256
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
- 15 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,245,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,120,035
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 346938
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,644,646
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- 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
- 19 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,477,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,457,499
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 458410
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,735,903
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- 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
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,988,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,983,409
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 609409
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,958,676
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £17,764,111
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,408,827
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 233631
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,189,673
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- 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
- 6 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,236,275
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,746,256
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 810567
- Income From Government Grants
- £12,099,691
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 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
- 15 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 182999
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6991584
- Income Investments
- 60634
- Income Other
- 10632
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7245849
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,120,035
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7120035
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1552478
- Expenditure Governance
- 52807
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 906393
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33078
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 10632
- Reserves
- £2,677,983
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52905
- Assets Own Use
- 52905
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,827,817
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,116,243
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,764,479
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1116243
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,297,640
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2677983
- Funds Restricted
- 86496
- Funds Total
- 2764479
- Count Employees
- 70
- 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
- 19 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9194313
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 283547
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9477860
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,457,499
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9457499
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 3688137
- Expenditure Governance
- 73776
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1204912
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37736
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,638,665
- Assets Total Fixed
- 51385
- Assets Own Use
- 51385
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,874,147
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,286,867
- Assets Current Investment
- 2559536
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,638,665
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2286867
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2638665
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2638665
- Count Employees
- 74
- 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
- 24 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12743684
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 244465
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12988149
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,983,409
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12983409
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 6508124
- Expenditure Governance
- 239068
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1280953
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37847
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,618,304
- Assets Total Fixed
- 89121
- Assets Own Use
- 89121
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,606,689
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,077,506
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,618,304
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1077506
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,849,442
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1064515
- Funds Restricted
- 1553789
- Funds Total
- 2618304
- Count Employees
- 84
- 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
- 23 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17434343
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 329768
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17764111
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,624,874
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,783,953
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 17408827
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 14699694
- Expenditure Governance
- 68070
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1016189
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 29778
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £916,526
- Assets Total Fixed
- 71240
- Assets Own Use
- 71240
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,486,480
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £638,929
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £918,791
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 638929
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,138,959
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 916526
- Funds Restricted
- 2265
- Funds Total
- 918791
- Count Employees
- 43
- 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 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13012420
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 223855
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13236275
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,151,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,594,794
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12746256
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 10920176
- Expenditure Governance
- 60912
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 613706
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14556
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £513,507
- Assets Total Fixed
- 64218
- Assets Own Use
- 64218
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,250,271
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,750,982
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £563,507
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2750982
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,735,224
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 513507
- Funds Restricted
- 50000
- Funds Total
- 563507
- Count Employees
- 36
- 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
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-11-21T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5035460
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1152605
- Assoc Charity Name
- EFFECTIVE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LTD
- Charity Name
- FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-03-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 AUG 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAR 2020 as amended on 07 Dec 2022 as amended on 19 Dec 2022 as amended on 25 May 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO BY RESEARCHING, EVALUATING AND DISSEMINATING PRACTICE, POLICIES, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMES INTENDED TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICE AND BETTER OUTCOMES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK AND BEYOND;2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF GRANT FUNDING TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS WORKING IN THE SECTOR OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 620780
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- WHAT WORKS FOR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE
- Charity Name Id
- 669012
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
- Charity Name Id
- 663315
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- WHAT WORKS FOR EARLY INTERVENTION AND CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures