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Children's homes SC104

Children's homes is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Social care category.

629 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 0.31% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(children'?s?'? homes?|orphanages?|home for (children|orphans|street children))\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 242 0.29%
£10k - £100k 254 0.39%
£100k - £250k 62 0.32%
£250k - £500k 15 0.17%
£500k - £1m 12 0.21%
£1m - £10m 15 0.19%
Over £10m 3 0.16%
Total 603 0.31%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 555 0.33%
ccni 45 0.63%
oscr 29 0.11%
Total 629 0.31%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
BIRTENSHAW [Charity number: 1092798]
Birtenshaw operates a special school, college, eight specialist children's homes, including a short break centre, and provides domiciliary care & therapies.The charity supports children, young people and young adults who have a moderate to severe learning disability, including Autistic Spectrum conditions and those with a significant physical disability/impairment including complex health needs.
£18,997,479
HOLLYBANK TRUST [Charity number: 1043129]
The provision of education, therapy, medical support and residential care for children and adults with profound and complex physical disabilities in a specialist school ,children's home and adult homes.
£15,922,232
SUNFIELD CHILDREN'S HOMES LIMITED [Charity number: 527552]
Sunfield is a residential school for children with severe learning difficulties and autism
£13,016,260
THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE [Charity number: 1012485]
NYAS is a socio-legal charity providing advice, advocacy, information and legal advice to children, young people and vulnerable adults. NYAS also provides Independent Visitors who befriend children in care, and we undertake Regulation 44 visits of children homes. Under Rule 16.4 of the Family Proceedings Act we represent children and young people in private law family proceedings.
£9,142,253
THE SHEILING SPECIAL EDUCATION TRUST [Charity number: 1149264]
We are a registered Children's Home, near Ringwood, Hampshire offering Special Needs Education for 7-18 year olds. Weekend and holiday respite is also available.In September 2012 we opened a residential specialist college for adults between 19-24years old.
£8,641,103
THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN BRITAIN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA QUAKER MEETING CHARITIES [Charity number: 1134537]
There are regular Meetings for Worship, all of which are open to the public. We hold discussion groups and social activities contributing to the educational and social nurture of members and attenders. We have provided spiritual and pastoral support for residents in Peterborough and Littlehey prisons. We help support an orphanage in Kitale and Quaker work in Tiblisi.
£7,279,859
EXETER ROYAL ACADEMY FOR DEAF EDUCATION [Charity number: 1124523]
The operation of a School which educates students aged 5 to 16 years and a Further Education College providing post 16 education. Both the School and College offer residential and day placements to deaf young people. The Charity also operates a Children's Home for deaf young people.
£5,825,766
CATHOLIC CARE (DIOCESE OF LEEDS) [Charity number: 513063]
For over 150 years Catholic Care has been providing flexible solutions to social challenges across Yorkshire. We deliver a wide range of services including residential and supporting living for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues, a residential care home for children, social work and children's mental health services, and a variety of community services.
£4,242,562
MERCY IN ACTION [Charity number: 1096068]
MERCY IN ACTION WORKS IN THE PHILIPPINES IN CEBU AND MINDANAO AMONGST THE POOREST OF THE POOR. WE CURRENTLY SEND AROUND 400 CHILDREN TO SCHOOL AND COLLEGE & RUN 3 CHILDREN'S HOMES. WE HAVE FEEDING PROGRAMMES AND A DROP IN CENTRE FOR STREET CHILDREN, BUILD HOMES FOR DESTITUTE FAMILIES AND PROVIDE GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 'FEEDING THE HUNGRY TODAY; EQUIPPING THEM FOR TOMORROW'.
£3,525,508
TALBOT HOUSE TRUST NORTH EAST [Charity number: 1076317]
We provide an alternative education and children's home facility to local authorities in the north east region, for children and young people who have emotional, social and mental health difficulties. We place great emphasis on social and educational inclusion and our ability to purposfully engage young people is a key to a young persons educational ongoing development in these areas.
£2,852,722

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
HOPE AND KINDNESS MINISTRY [Charity number: 1108996]
Hope and Kindness is committed to providing care and education for orphaned and needy children and helping some of the poorest people on earth to meet their basic needs.Hope and Kindness Ministry is entirely responsible for maintaining and staffing an orphanage in Kosele, Western Kenya and has established a small primary school on the site of the orphanage in Kosele, Western Kenya.
£123,712
THAMANI YOUTH OF AFRICA [Charity number: 1144259]
Thamani is currently raising funds to help sponsor educational programmes for low income communities living in rural villages in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on women/widows,children and youths.The charity also raises funds from organisations and individuals in order to fund youth-led organisations running orphanages, schools and educational programmes in Kenya.
£900
AFRICA PROJECTS [Charity number: 1020904]
Provides support to the Arap Moi Children's Home in Nakuru, Kenya. Does not make additional grants.
ORCHID MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1079648]
We continue to give varying amounts of support to the S E Asian organizations we work with. The majority of our donations are from sponsors specifically for the Palm House (now called Nehemiah Blessing Home but bank a/c is Palm House), in Cambodia as we are their only means of support. We are also helping Narin to complete the first childrens home "My Fathers House" in Boriram Province Thailand.
£14,150
LITTLE FEET (BEDFORD) [Charity number: 1170055]
The charity was set up to raise money to help orphans after earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. The charity raises money to provide help to two orphanages in Nepal, by supplying food, clothes, shoes, medical treatment, medicines, learning materials, teaching programmes and by assisting with running the orphanages by paying for teachers' salaries and covering running costs of the orphanages.
£2,848
DARJEELING CHILDREN'S TRUST [Charity number: 1143109]
Advancing the education and preserving and protecting the health of the children and young people of Darjeeling throughsponsoring children into better education and young people into vocational training, improving conditions in schools and supporting the improvement of living conditions in two orphanages.
£92,431
HANS AND ANNIE REIFENBERG TRUST [Charity number: 1093285]
Supports financially individuals and organisations, eg orphanages and students, predominantly, but not exclusively, in South Asia and predominantly, but not exclusively people from the Himalayan regions, especially Tibetans.
£8,100
CHERISH INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 1115148]
To relieve poverty, hardship and distress and advance the education of orphans and young people in the Asian sub continent, Africa and other parts of the world, in particular, but not exclusively by assisting in the establishment and maintenance of orphanages and the provision of financial and material assistance and such other facilities as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine.
£25,819
GO MAD IN TANZANIA [Charity number: 1128990]
GoMAD is set up to provide volunteers with the opportunity to make a difference in a rural community in Northern Tanzania, specifically the Diocese of Mara. Our volunteer teams ÔÇô either on a 3-month or 2 week placement get involved in a range of activities:Build a house and/or churchConstruct pit latrines, also water tanksAssist in the local orphanage Be involved in HIV/AIDS education
£184,632
MALAWI ORPHAN FUND [Charity number: 1110640]
Malawi Orphan Fund primarily raises funds in the UK to support the work of Mchinji Children's Home in Malawi, also known as the Home of Hope, Malawi.
£62,571

Last update: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024