CHILD MIGRANTS TRUST

Charity number: 1171479
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of specialist social work services and family research for former child migrants from the UK, to help reclaim their personal identity and reunite with family; Promotion of human rights and restorative justice relating to the treatment of former child migrants; Raising awareness to public understanding of the history of child migration and its implications. Operating in UK and Australia.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £3,754
Total expenditure: £1,098,826

Total income includes £1,086,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 February 2017: CIO registration
  • 31 December 2018: Funds received from 328385 CHILD MIGRANTS TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HONORARY ALDERMAN THE HON JOAN EVELYN TAYLOR MBE Chair 13 January 2016
None on record
Frances Swaine Trustee 15 August 2021
None on record
PATRICIA ELLEN HIGHAM Trustee 13 January 2016
None on record
KEVIN MICHAEL THOMAS Trustee 13 January 2016
None on record
ANTHONY ROE Trustee 13 January 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £580.13k £625.12k £604.80k £545.55k £1.09m
Total expenditure £561.84k £578.87k £760.04k £1.00m £1.10m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £549.78k £621.00k £600.00k N/A £1.09m
Income - Donations and legacies £26.36k £2.81k £2.35k £2.67k £2.56k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £549.78k £621.00k £0 £540.00k £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £2.87k £1.32k £2.00k £0 £789
Income - Other £1.13k £0 £452 £2.89k £409
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £561.84k £578.87k £760.04k £1.00m £1.10m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £4.98k £7.40k £8.99k £11.38k £6.23k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £1.14k £2.17k £800 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £890.62k £1.01m £859.51k £313.52k £234.42k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £556.35k £627.95k £193.18k £104.82k £34.79k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 26 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 August 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 August 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 06 Feb 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- 4.1 THE PROTECTION, PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FORMER CHILD MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; 4.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN RELATION TO THE EXTENT, OPERATION, CONSEQUENCES AND ADMINISTRATION OF CHILD MIGRATION SCHEMES (INCLUDING SIMILAR SCHEMES BY WHICH CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES) AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILD MIGRANTS AND CHILD MIGRATION SCHEMES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS; AND 4.3 THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, SPECIFICALLY RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF FORMER CHILD MIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT 4.3 BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ENGAGE IN OCCASIONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CIO CARRIES OUT THE OBJECTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE, “CHILD MIGRANTS” MEANS BRITISH CHILDREN SENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHOUT A PARENT BY VOLUNTARY CHILD CARE AGENCIES TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE FORMER RHODESIA OR CANADA ON A PERMANENT BASIS BEFORE 1971 AND “CHILD MIGRANT SCHEME” REFERS TO THE PRACTICE AND POLICY, WITH SUBSIDIES UNDER THE EMPIRE SETTLEMENT ACT 1992 OF ALLOWING VOLUNTARY CHILD CARE AGENCIES TO SEND BRITISH CHILD MIGRANTS TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE FORMER RHODESIA OR CANADA ON A PERMANENT BASIS WITHOUT A PARENT BEFORE 1971.

Contact information

Address:
124 MUSTERS ROAD
WEST BRIDGFORD
NOTTINGHAM
NG2 7PW
Phone:
01159822811
Email:
enquiries@childmigrantstrust.com
Website:

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