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Child Action Northwest is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.
Child Action Northwest (number 222533) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Child Action Northwest do?
To work with disadvantaged and under privelaged children and young people, their families and communities, to improve their life chances.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Child Action Northwest
Answers Child Action Northwest gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Child Action Northwest's highest-paid staff paid?
Child Action Northwest's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
2
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Child Action Northwest's money come from?
Child Action Northwest reported £8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.6m (94%), other income £377k (5%), donations and legacies £52k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£7.6m · 94%
Other income£377k · 5%
Donations and legacies£52k · 1%
Investments£39k · 0%
Does Child Action Northwest receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Child Action Northwest. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Child Action Northwest reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Child Action Northwest as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Child Action Northwest's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Blackburn and District Children's Homes; Blackburn and District Orphanage and Children's Home; Blackburn Child Care Society; Blackburn Children's Society
Where it says it operates
Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Trafford · Lancashire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Child Action Northwest registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Child Action Northwest yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Child Action Northwest.
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The register data used for this profile lists Child Action Northwest as a registered charity (number 222533) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Child Action Northwest's charity number?
Child Action Northwest's charity number is 222533. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 222533?
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What does Child Action Northwest do?
To work with disadvantaged and under privelaged children and young people, their families and communities, to improve their life chances.
Does Child Action Northwest have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Child Action Northwest?
Child Action Northwest's website listed in our register data is http://www.canw.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Child Action Northwest's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Child Action Northwest's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 3 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Child Action Northwest's money come from?
Child Action Northwest reported £8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.6m (94%), other income £377k (5%), donations and legacies £52k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Child Action Northwest?
The register records Child Action Northwest as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Child Action Northwest's trustees paid?
Child Action Northwest's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Child Action Northwest previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Child Action Northwest: Blackburn and District Children's Homes; Blackburn and District Orphanage and Children's Home; Blackburn Child Care Society; Blackburn Children's Society.
When was Child Action Northwest registered as a charity?
Child Action Northwest was entered on the register on 4 October 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00820660).