01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Company number
- 04764232
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
26 November 2025Next statement due
10 December 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Mean bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Women receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 79.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 82.4%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 49994.5% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49996.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49995.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499910.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49999.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49999.7% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Action for Children
Registration Z8506252
- Registered from
- 1 April 2004
- Current end date
- 31 March 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
05 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Joint Children's Advocacy Service for the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey
LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY · ocds-b5fd17-8d28d00e-a743-4245-bc38-9638d8ba2d50
- Award value
- £450,000
- Contract period
- 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2030
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
Independent Fostering Agency Contracts
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-09d6540d-3ffe-40fc-898b-fe3a1cf34662
- Award value
- £2,352,300
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Procedure
- Other - 455 - Exemption
Independent Residential and Specialist Education Services (C-012547)
Newcastle City Council · ocds-b5fd17-e6a5d1ab-b688-49c2-9346-500620558035
- Award value
- £0.01
- Contract period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2027
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Delivery of a parents course to manage and support young people who may have a conduct disorder.
N H S Dorset · ocds-b5fd17-15f93716-fd52-4741-ae87-b264aae785b2
- Award value
- £307,538
- Contract period
- 1 September 2022 – 31 August 2023
- Procedure
- Other - Single Tender Action Above Threshold
NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) OPENING 1
Newcastle City Council · ocds-b5fd17-7e6a44a0-8f6b-4d6d-ac44-7c98fe544f4f
- Award value
- £1
- Contract period
- 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2028
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Independent Fostering Agencies Placements - Off framework
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-33df20be-2853-42a4-a06e-48fce502c964
- Award value
- £194,172
- Contract period
- 1 July 2022 – 31 March 2023
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
Independent Fostering Agencies Placements - Off framework
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-33df20be-2853-42a4-a06e-48fce502c964
- Award value
- £232,712
- Contract period
- 1 July 2022 – 31 March 2024
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
Independent Foster Care Placements (under NEPO603)
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-361abb23-bba3-47ba-b3fe-61b448775f9b
- Award value
- £0
- Contract period
- 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2025
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Children's Short Breaks Activities and Support (Aiming High) Year 1 Call Offs
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-031d824d-47c6-4477-8b08-a3aa67ec749c
- Award value
- £240,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Children's Short Breaks Activities and Support (Aiming High) Year 1 Call Offs
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-031d824d-47c6-4477-8b08-a3aa67ec749c
- Award value
- £960,000
- Contract period
- 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2026
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Retrospective CLA Fostering Placement - 1058187
.East Riding Of Yorkshire Council · ocds-b5fd17-e56efc14-9443-4b8d-95ac-17dd29317a72
- Award value
- £121,200
- Contract period
- 20 June 2021 – 19 June 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
Award of One to One (1:1) Support, Day Opportunities and Activities Framework for People with Disabilities
ISLINGTON COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-051c9e28-dc08-49e4-b8db-c836fedac23d
- Award value
- £2,000,000
- Contract period
- 6 July 2020 – 5 July 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Improving the Emotional Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Council · ocds-b5fd17-83c17eee-f85a-465a-a1e2-356c5db9fdb1
- Award value
- £3,898,253.33
- Contract period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2025
- Procedure
- Competitive dialogue (above threshold)
Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children & Young People
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-815c45fd-47fe-455a-b7ba-9644a23f9cad
- Award value
- £10,000,000
- Contract period
- 12 January 2018 – 31 March 2019
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Voluntary/Independent Foster Care Provision for Children & Young People
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · ocds-b5fd17-815c45fd-47fe-455a-b7ba-9644a23f9cad
- Award value
- £11,444,968
- Contract period
- 12 January 2018 – 30 June 2022
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
Agency Placement for Fostering - AP64
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-dadb5f24-fd35-4381-91e2-cedd4d61b1bc
- Award value
- £144,987
- Contract period
- 3 June 2016 – 31 December 2018
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No individual or entity with signficant control
- Notified
- 14 May 2017
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. BritDB joins them only by the exact company number and does not create separate pages for individuals. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted from this public view.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
ACTION FOR CHILDREN
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 11 June 2003
- Latest income
- £163,445,000
- Latest expenditure
- £163,026,000
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Children/young People
- Accommodation/housing
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Other Charitable Purposes
- General Charitable Purposes
- Provides Services
We protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
Source details and official record →This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Independent Fostering Agencies
Hampshire County Council · updated 7 August 2026
- Tender value
- £203,000,000
- Awards
- 20
HEA26041 Family Hubs Direct Award 2026
Worcestershire County Council · updated 21 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off)
Hampshire County Council · updated 17 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 16
Independent Fostering Agencies (call off) - Children with Complex / Challenging Behaviours
Hampshire County Council · updated 16 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 14
Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service Re-Tender for London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet · updated 10 July 2026
- Tender value
- £859,428.54
- Awards
- 2
COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework (2025) - Placement
Coventry City Council · updated 29 June 2026
- Tender value
- £4,946,000,000
- Awards
- 12
CCS072 Children in Care (D2N2) - Residential Placements
Derbyshire County Council · updated 29 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Strategic Partner to Operate 2 Residential Children's Homes in Bath & North East Somerset
Bath & North East Somerset Council · updated 26 June 2026
- Tender value
- £34,800,000
- Awards
- 1
CCS034 Children in Care (D2N2) - Fostering Placements
Derbyshire County Council · updated 24 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
CQNV 1478 - The Provision of Specialist Community Based Holiday Club for Children and Young People with SEND
Shropshire Council · updated 15 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
2.0 Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After
London Borough of Hackney · updated 4 June 2026
- Tender value
- £17,860,000
- Awards
- 1
HEA25231 - Family Hubs Direct Award
Worcestershire County Council · updated 15 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Family Hubs Start for Life Commissioned Services - Baby Steps
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · updated 26 February 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Residential Short Breaks Services
Staffordshire County Council · updated 23 January 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Commissioning Children's Homes in Hackney for Children Looked After
London Borough of Hackney · updated 22 January 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Residential Care delivered in a Council owned property for children with multiple presenting needs (Phase 2a)
Nottinghamshire County Council · updated 11 December 2025
- Tender value
- £32,000,000
- Awards
- 1
CMCV 116 - Specialist Community Based Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities
Shropshire Council · updated 20 November 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Social Care or Education Placement
Bristol City Council · updated 24 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
IA3441 Children's Community Care and Support Framework
Staffordshire County Council · updated 20 October 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 6
Independent Fostering Agencies
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · updated 13 May 2024
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 4
Showing the first 20 of 23 linked procurement processes.
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11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
1 exact company-number link.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
23 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: NCH
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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