The Children's Trust

What The Children's Trust does

The Children's Trust is a UK registered charity (charity number 288018) and company limited by guarantee (company number 1757875), founded in 1984 and headquartered at Tadworth Court in Tadworth, Surrey. It is the UK's leading specialist charity for children and young people with acquired brain injury and neurodisability, delivering residential neurorehabilitation, a non-maintained special school for pupils aged 2–19, step-down care, short breaks, community rehabilitation, and international services for children visiting the UK. Clinical delivery is built around multidisciplinary teams delivering physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, music therapy, hydrotherapy and psychology, with NHS England Specialist Commissioning as a core referral and funding partner.

The organisation funds itself through a diversified income mix: individual donations, a weekly lottery, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, philanthropic giving, legacies, and a retail network of 14 charity shops across Surrey, Kent and Sussex that generates over £2 million annually. The Trust states an annual fundraising requirement of over £8 million to maintain current services and reach more families, consistent with total income likely in the low-to-mid tens of millions GBP given the 251–500 headcount and NHS-commissioned activity. The Brain Injury Hub, an online information resource for families, teachers and professionals, is the Trust's main content asset alongside its regulatory credentials: CQC registration, an Ofsted 'Good' rating for residential services, GDPR and Modern Slavery Act compliance, and NHS Quality Account obligations.

The operating model is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-referrer: families, NHS clinicians and schools refer children into services, with residential placements at the Tadworth specialist centre and outreach delivered in the child's home or community across the UK. Marketing is multi-channel — website, email newsletter, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, real-story content marketing, fundraising events, and charity retail — primarily to drive donations, awareness and referrals. There are no apps, APIs or disclosed technology integrations, and the Trust is structured as an independent entity with no parent company or subsidiaries.

Name

The Children's Trust

Legal name

The Children's Trust

Website

https://thechildrenstrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Children's Trust is a UK charity founded in 1984 that delivers specialist residential and community neurorehabilitation, education, and therapy services for children and young people with acquired brain injury, funded primarily through donations, NHS commissioning, and a network of 14 charity shops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Child and Youth Services (62411), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE)

Keywords

• Paediatric neurorehabilitation
• Brain injury services
• Special education school
• Charity fundraising
• Community rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tadworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Individual donations from supporters to fund services for children with brain injury
2. Charity Retail Shops: 14 charity shops across Surrey, Kent and Sussex raising over £2 million annually through sale of donated goods including clothing, accessories, books, DVDs, toys and homeware
3. Weekly Lottery: Prize-led fundraising lottery for regular supporter donations
4. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for fundraising, employee volunteering and corporate giving
5. Trusts and Foundations: Funding applications to charitable trusts and foundations
6. NHS Commissioning: As an NHS commissioned service, receives funding from NHS England Specialist Commissioning for healthcare provision

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury, providing specialist residential neurorehabilitation, a non-maintained special school, and community-based rehabilitation services at and from its Tadworth, Surrey centre. Services include step-down care from hospital to home, short breaks respite care, international services for visiting children, and a comprehensive Brain Injury Hub online resource. Operating as an NHS-commissioned service complemented by charitable donations, the Trust runs 14 charity shops raising over £2 million annually to fund care for children with acquired brain injury.

Product overview

The Children's Trust operates as a unified suite of brain injury rehabilitation and support services for children and young people. The core offerings include Residential Rehabilitation at its Tadworth, Surrey specialist centre, The Children's Trust School (a non-maintained special school for ages 2-19), and the Community Rehabilitation Service delivering neurorehabilitation in the child's home environment. Supporting services include Step-down Care from Hospital to Home, Short Breaks respite care, and International Services for children visiting the UK. The Brain Injury Hub provides comprehensive online information resources. Therapy services encompass Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Music Therapy, and Hydrotherapy, all delivered by skilled multidisciplinary teams working with children and their families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Rehabilitation Specialist residential brain injury rehabilitation services for children and young people with acquired brain injury, providing intensive multi-disciplinary therapy and care at the Tadworth, Surrey site.
• The Children's Trust School A non-maintained special school dedicated to the education, health, therapy and care of children and young people aged 2-19 with complex neurodisability and acquired brain injury.
• Community Rehabilitation Service Specialist goal-orientated neurorehabilitation delivered in the child's own environment across the UK, maximising participation in everyday life.
• Step-down Care from Hospital to Home Transition services supporting children moving from hospital back to their home environment after acquired brain injury.
• Short Breaks Respite care services providing short breaks for children with acquired brain injury and their families.
• Brain Injury Hub Comprehensive online information resource providing brain injury information in understandable language for parents, teachers, and families.
• International Services Services for children visiting the UK who require brain injury rehabilitation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Children regaining abilities including walking, talking, eating independently
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corporate PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnerships for fundraising, employee volunteering and corporate giving. Partners supported through expert account management and various engagement opportunities.
• NHS England Specialist CommissioningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs an NHS commissioned service, The Children's Trust receives funding from NHS England Specialist Commissioning for healthcare provision. Operates under NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework requirements.
• Child Bereavement UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership for bereavement support resources. Child Bereavement UK provides information for families dealing with loss after brain injury.
• HeadwayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeadway provides information resources on driving after brain injury. The Children's Trust references Headway's 'Driving after brain injury' booklet for young people.
• The Daisy GarlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing epilepsy monitors for children with seizure disorders. Provided grant for epilepsy monitor to Addie's family.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• KIDS: UK charity supporting disabled children and young people through inclusive education, short breaks, and family services. Comparable through shared offerings (short breaks, family support, special education context) for disabled children.

Broad incumbents

• Together for Short Lives: UK charity for children with life-limiting and complex conditions. Comparable as a peer UK children's charity working with the same highly complex pediatric population, supporting families and influencing commissioning — though it focuses on palliative rather than rehabilitative care.
• WellChild: UK charity supporting children with serious illness and complex care needs, including funding specialist nursing and rehabilitation roles. Comparable as a similarly positioned UK children's health charity engaging NHS commissioners, families, and corporate donors.
• Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity: UK children's charity focused on children with serious conditions, funding specialist roles and family services across the NHS. Comparable as a peer UK children's health charity leveraging individual giving, corporate partnerships, and NHS engagement.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity: UK children's hospital charity supporting specialist pediatric care including neurosciences and rehabilitation. Comparable as a brand-leading UK children's health charity with overlapping pediatric neuro-disability patient population and donor base.
• The Disabilities Trust: UK-wide charity operating specialist services for people with disabilities including acquired brain injury across both adult and pediatric pathways. Comparable as a broad incumbent spanning brain injury, autism, and complex disability services.

Direct peers

• National Star: UK specialist college providing education and therapy for young people with complex disabilities, including acquired brain injury. Highly comparable as a residential specialist education and rehabilitation provider serving a similar disability/young person segment.
• Chailey Heritage Foundation: UK charity providing specialist education, residential care, and therapy for children and young people with complex neurodisabilities. Closely comparable to The Children's Trust School's residential special education model and therapy-led ethos.
• The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (part of The Disabilities Trust): UK specialist provider of brain injury rehabilitation services, primarily for adults but operating on the same clinical pathway of multidisciplinary residential rehabilitation for acquired brain injury — making it the most direct brain-injury focused clinical peer.
• Headway — the brain injury association: UK charity dedicated to brain injury, providing information, support services, and rehabilitation guidance. Comparable as a primary national peer in the brain injury information, family support, and awareness domain, where The Children's Trust is the pediatric specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Childrens_Trust
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCKCRBg6qLmdk5mJEumjkDMw
• Facebookfacebook.com/childrenstrust
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrens_trust

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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