Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 5
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

CHILDNET

Childnet's mission is to work in partnership with others worldwide to help make the Internet a great & safe place for children. Our vision is to ensure that all those involved in developing, producing, controlling, using & regulating international telecoms , recognise & implement policies and programmes which prioritise the rights of children so that their interests are both promoted & protected
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,070£1,029£41£0£258£2532.9170
31/03/22£1,151£1,076£75£0£217£0n/a180
31/03/21£960£940£19£0£142£1201.5180
31/03/20*£1,088£1,092£-4£0£123£360.4180
31/03/19*£881£941£-60£0£126£901.1170
31/03/18£999£1,001£-2£0£175£951.1150
31/03/17£755£730£25£1£177£1752.9120
31/03/16£929£914£15£1£152£841.1120
31/03/15£633£603£29£4£137£931.890
31/03/14£509£496£13£5£108£1002.490
31/03/13£502£519£-16£5£95£922.1100
31/03/12£563£573£-10£6£111£1112.390
31/03/11*£507£535£-29£4£121£1212.790
31/03/10*£570£594£-24£4£150£1212.490
31/03/09*£741£725£16£15£174£1632.7100
31/03/08£620£618£2£20£157£1062.180
31/03/07*£812£723£89£25£155£1151.960
31/03/06*£442£459£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£575£612£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£701£627£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.childnet.com

info@childnet.com

02076396967

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£91,116
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Dulverton Trust£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Core Funding 21/22
£25,000 28/10/2021
Core Funding 21/22
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award - COVID19 response
£50,000 01/10/2021
36
Core Costs
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£91,116 09/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£80,000 28/05/2019
24
Childnet International

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-73
  • DEBORAH HURLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Consult-Child Residential Care&Education
  • JULIAN COLES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Editorial Policy Advisor
  • KARL PETER HOPWOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Consultant
  • KATIE RIGG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Higher Education + Well-Being
  • KEVIN NIGEL FRANKLIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • ROB WRIGHT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Web Marketing Manager
  • VICTORIA HORDERN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Lawyer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2000, number: 1080173
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/03/2000, number: 03958416
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR20: 109 days late, AR19: 6 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR07: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

CHILDNET
UNIT 14
BROCKLEY CROSS BUSINESS CENTRE
96 ENDWELL ROAD
LONDON
SE4 2PD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING THE MOST EFFECTIVE SOFTWARE FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN; (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD IN AND BY THE USE OF COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY; (3) TO PROTECT THE MORAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BY THE PROMOTION OF MEASURES DIRECTED TO PREVENT THEIR EXPOSURE TO RACIST PORNOGRAPHIC OBSCENE OR OTHER HARMFUL ELECTRONIC COMPUTER AND TELEVISUAL MATERIAL AND (4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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