Arms Around The Child
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Arms Around The Child's work fits best if your project supports children's care, education, psychosocial support or family livelihoods, and it gives priority to Ghana, South Africa and India.
- Its typical grants fall between £750 and £44,500, with a median of about £4,950, so a modest request in that range suits its usual giving.
- No application process is published in the annual report or on its website, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact it shows and ask how to proceed.
- Its work is grounded in long-term partnerships with local organisations, so a relationship built before you ask is likely to count for more than a cold application.
- Nothing published rules out any type of organisation, but its giving is directed towards its priority countries and themes.
Overview
Arms Around The Child is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1123038).
Arms Around The Child is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to protect and support children who have experienced poverty, abandonment, HIV, abuse and neglect. Its work covers care in stable homes, access to schooling and classrooms, psychosocial support, and wider initiatives that strengthen families and communities, delivered through long-term partnerships in Ghana, India and South Africa. Through Fund A Mom it supports mothers and caregivers to build sustainable livelihoods. Its total grants to projects came to £156,692 in its latest annual report. Its history records a programme that launched as a branch of Arms Around The Child.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Arms Around The Child works to protect and support children who have experienced poverty, abandonment, HIV, abuse and neglect. It supports care in stable homes, access to schooling and classrooms, psychosocial support, and wider initiatives that strengthen families and communities. Its work is grounded in long-term partnerships with local organisations and communities in Ghana, India and South Africa. Through Fund A Mom it supports mothers and caregivers to build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen families. The annual report records grants made to projects, while its approach aims to provide children with safe, healthy and dignified lives.
Themes
- Children's care
- Education
- Psychosocial support
- Family livelihoods
Geographic Focus
Priority: Ghana; South Africa; India.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ghana
- India
- South Africa
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Arms Around The Child.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 10 grants in year to 12 December 2025 by size
Median £6,464 (year to 12 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Becky's Home (Ghana)£65,632year to 12 December 2025
- AATC India — Faith / Fund A Mom£44,213year to 12 December 2025
- Uzima (South Africa)£19,016year to 12 December 2025
- Crime Check (Africa)£8,025year to 12 December 2025
- Bobbi Bear (South Africa)£7,991year to 12 December 2025
- Nkosi's Haven (South Africa)£4,937year to 12 December 2025
- Lawyers for Human Rights£2,985year to 12 December 2025
- Teddy Bear Foundation£2,271year to 12 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 12 December 2021 | £151,050 | £143,108 | — | Accounts for year to 12 December 2021 |
| year to 12 December 2022 | £175,637 | £188,084 | — | Accounts for year to 12 December 2022 |
| year to 12 December 2023 | £213,004 | £205,738 | — | Accounts for year to 12 December 2023 |
| year to 12 December 2024 | £213,303 | £181,189 | — | Accounts for year to 12 December 2024 |
| year to 12 December 2025 | £354,971 | £305,839 | £156,692 | Accounts for year to 12 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 12 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- armsaroundthechild.org/childrens-care-and-education · read on 25 October 2026
- armsaroundthechild.org · read on 25 October 2026
- armsaroundthechild.org/vocational-impact · read on 25 October 2026
- armsaroundthechild.org/contact-us · read on 25 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 12 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Contact
- +44 (0)780 129 2553source
- +44 (0)845 094 9491source
- info@armsaroundthechild.orgsource
- 4th Floor, 81 Piccadilly, London. W1J 8JYsource
- armsaroundthechild.org
- Contact form
Applying to Arms Around The Child?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0)780 129 2553source
- +44 (0)845 094 9491source
- info@armsaroundthechild.orgsource
- 4th Floor, 81 Piccadilly, London. W1J 8JYsource
- armsaroundthechild.org
- Contact form