Overall GiG Score: 24 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 14
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

THE KIDS NETWORK 

The Kids Network supports children through one to one mentoring services .
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Established: 8 years

www.thekidsnetwork.org.uk

info@thekidsnetwork.org.uk

07935861644

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£642£660£-18£21£232£167315400
31/12/21£447£409£38n/an/an/an/an/a400
31/12/20£329£264£65n/an/an/an/an/a240
31/12/19£206£187£19n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/12/18?£178£81£97n/an/an/an/an/a38
18/10/17£13£1£12£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 12
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 15 employees
  • 400 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£289,899
Henry Smith Charity£150,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£100,000
Walcot Foundation£63,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
BBC Children in Need£44,499
The Funding Network£15,922
City Bridge Trust£12,382
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Kids Network
£1,032 21/10/2023
We would like to provide children who need us most with fun, enriching activities to improve their wellbeing, confidence and resilience.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Kids Network
£44,499 28/08/2023
This grant will support the provision of early intervention mentoring for children aged 8-11 years old across London. Intended outcomes include improved emotional wellbeing.
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to The Kids Network
£6,000 27/01/2023
Cost-of-Living Uplift
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Kids Network
£100,000 13/12/2022
Main Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Walcot Foundation - Cost of Living Top-Up Grant
£3,000 18/11/2022
Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kids Network Southwark Mentoring Project
£10,000 04/11/2022
The funding will be used to provide twelve months of weekly one to one mentoring sessions for referred 8-11-year-old children. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing educational engagement ....more
The Childhood Trust - C-59112
£5,000 28/06/2022
We believe every child has the right to a bright future, no matter what their background or circumstance. That is why we intervene at a young age, pairing them with a mentor from their local area, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 24/06/2022
Connecting for Change
The Childhood Trust - The Kids Network Mentoring Programme
£1,500 12/06/2022
We believe every child has a right to equal opportunities and a bright future, no matter their background. That is why we intervene early, before children reach crisis, and match them to a mentor for ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kids Network
£150,000 26/05/2022
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towards three years' running costs of a mentoring programme for young people from disadvantaged communities in London.
Walcot Foundation - Lambeth Connecting for Change
£60,000 16/11/2021
The Kids Network is a relatively new London-based organisation (est. 2016) that provides volunteer early intervention mentoring for primary school children. This proposal is to fund a new Lambeth ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting for Change in Brent
£10,000 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to continue the volunteer led mentoring program for local children with multiple needs in Brent. The project aims to build stronger relationships in the community and improve ....more
The Childhood Trust - Connecting for Change!
£5,000 22/06/2021
To provide 410+ 8-11-year-olds this year, with weekly, one-to-one mentoring. We intervene early reaching children who live in poverty and/or face multiple adverse challenges. We train mentors to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kids Network Hackney
£240,000 08/04/2021
The group are using funding to continue their intergenerational early intervention mentoring project in Hackney. The Kids Network work with young people (the mentees) aged 8-11 who come from low ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 19/02/2021
Connecting for Change
Camden Giving - The Kids Network
£5,000 08/06/2020
3
This project will work with 15 local primary schools to identify and refer children they are particularly concerned about.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Kids Network
£12,382 28/05/2020
A grant of £12,382 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kids Network
£19,899 28/05/2020
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The funding will be used to respond to the well-being needs of children aged 8-11 who are identified by schools and Early Family Help teams as ‘high risk’ through COVID-19 government measures.
The Funding Network - Tools for the Future
£15,922 12/05/2020
To establish a long-term impact measurement tool, in order to asses and evaluate the sustained impact of our intervention and allow us to refine our approach accordingly.
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to The Kids Network
£5,000 01/04/2020
COVID-19 community grants wave 2 grant from the Finance & Governance department
National Lottery Community Fund - Transition Primary Mentoring
£10,000 18/04/2019
12
The project aims to create community networks and improve confidence by coordinating a volunteer led mentoring program for local children with multiple needs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Kids Network
£8,416 19/11/2018
We want to match 10 disadvantaged children with 10 mentors in their local community to work one-to-one for a year.
Camden Giving - Camden Connect
£99,968 26/07/2018
24
The project will work with a minimum of 80 children on an individualised, one to one basis to give them the support they need to have a happy childhood and give them the tools to equip them for the ....more
The Funding Network - Transitional Mentoring Programme
£7,208 23/05/2018
The Kids Network works with disadvantaged children aged 8-11 to support the transition into secondary school by providing them with a volunteer mentor.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Kids Network
£10,000 21/02/2018
12
The group will use the funding to deliver a mentoring programme for young people aged 8-11 from families who are facing economic challenges. This will enable more people to fulfil their potential by ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2016, number: 1167178
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Hoxton Mix Ltd
86-90 Paul Street
LONDON
EC2A 4NE

Objectives

TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVANCE IN LIFE THROUGH PROVIDING MENTORING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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