Kids UK
Charity 1121575
Overview
Summary
Kids UK appears to be a small, relationship-led Christian children’s charity that operates as a bridge between primary schools, churches and families. Its model combines direct delivery with efforts to equip or connect local faith communities, using schools as a significant point of access to children and family networks. The organisation’s distinctive role is not solely religious instruction: it frames Christian activity through schools’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, alongside mentoring, community events and family resources.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Roughley
Confidence: low
Direct evidence identifies Kids UK's current contact address and records that it rented a garden office there in 2023. This may indicate an operational base rather than only a correspondence address, but the evidence does not establish operational activity at ward level or independently confirm that the office remained in use after 2023.
- Kids UK annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, filed with the Charity Commission
The report gives Kids UK's enquiries address in Sutton Coldfield. - The Cornerstone Works Limited trustees' report for the year ended 31 October 2023
The report states that Kids UK asked for an office to be built in the garden at its contact address and that Kids UK would pay annual rent for it. - ONS geography as reproduced by GetTheData
This evidence relies on postcode geography and is not used to establish operational geography.
Remaining uncertainties
- There is direct current evidence that Kids UK operates in Birmingham City, but neither its website nor its 2025 annual report identifies the Birmingham schools, churches, community groups or event venues it currently serves. It is therefore not possible to evidence additional Birmingham wards without inference.
- The principal delivery model is partnership-based: the 2025 annual report records work with local partnership schools, 37 primary schools through ReachOut, a community church hosting weekly DanceItOut sessions, and churches delivering services and outreach. However, the partners and locations are not named.
- The organisation has an evidenced regional operational footprint: the Charity Commission records Birmingham City, Derbyshire, Dudley, Sandwell, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire as places where it operates. Its annual report also records work at national Christian events, but this does not establish a routine nationwide service network; regional is therefore the best-supported overall classification.
- The evidence for a physical office is strong for 2023 and is supported by the continuing use of the same contact address in the 2025 report, but a current confirmation of occupancy or use is unavailable. The Charity Commission's governance record also says the charity does not own or lease land or property, which may reflect reporting treatment or create uncertainty about the current tenancy.
Additional evidence needed
- A current list or map of the primary schools, churches and community venues served through PSP, PSP+, ReachOut, DanceItOut and Create workshops, with delivery dates.
- Confirmation from Kids UK that the garden office remains an active operational base rather than solely a contact address.
- A current annual or impact report distinguishing recurring regional delivery from one-off national-event work, including the locations and frequency of those events.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A bridge between schools and churches
Kids UK appears to use primary schools as a shared space through which churches can build relationships with children and families. Its partnership programmes suggest that connecting institutions is central to its operating model, rather than an incidental feature of delivery.
Why it matters
This helps explain how a relatively small charity may extend its reach: it works through existing community institutions and may create pathways between education, local congregations and family life.
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“Kids UK links with churches, schools and community groups.”
Source:Organisation“ReachOut connects churches with their local schools through a week of special assemblies, often culminating in a community church event for children and their families.”
Source:Organisation
Faith delivery is adapted to education settings
The available evidence suggests Kids UK translates its Christian mission into forms that are legible within primary-school priorities, particularly SMSC development and Religious Education. This may enable faith-based work to be presented as contributing to wider educational development.
Why it matters
This distinguishes Kids UK from a church-only children’s ministry and indicates why schools may be important partners in its work.
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“The trust was set up to share the gospel truth with children and families throughout the United Kingdom.”
Source:Charity Commission“Its school activities support spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and Religious Education.”
Source:Organisation
A small core team may rely on networked delivery
Kids UK appears to be organisationally lean, with named staff, trustees and volunteers delivering work across schools, churches and national events. This may make trusted local relationships and volunteer capacity especially important to its reach and resilience.
Why it matters
Understanding this dependence is useful when considering the charity’s capacity, continuity and potential for collaboration with other local organisations.
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“The team is made up of Andi and Holly Markham, four trustees and volunteers.”
Source:Organisation“The team has served in local schools, churches and nationally at events including Spring Harvest.”
Source:Organisation
- There is no evidence of the number, location or characteristics of children, schools, churches or families reached.
- It is unclear how long partnerships last, how outcomes are assessed, or how the charity manages differing expectations between schools and faith communities.
- No financial, staffing or safeguarding information is available to assess organisational capacity and resilience.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or impact data showing programme reach, repeat partnerships and outcomes.
- Information from partner schools, churches and families about the value, boundaries and inclusiveness of the programmes.
- Financial accounts, safeguarding arrangements and details of volunteer recruitment and training.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Kids UK is a trust set up to share the gospel truth with children and families throughout the United Kingdom through the provision of assemblies, worship roadshows, holiday and childrens clubs and training sessions.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO PARTICULARLY BY MEANS OF SHARING THE GOSPEL TRUTH WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.