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The Children's Trust

Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25

The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury and neurodisability, providing rehabilitation, education and community services from its national specialist centre in Tadworth, Surrey. In 2024–25 it supported 406 children and young people, achieved a £1.5m surplus, won Rehab Outcome of the Year, and delivered the UK's first paediatric trial of a robotic rehabilitation device. Its Outstanding-rated school returned 88% of pupils to their previous educational setting.

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Residential neurorehabilitation at national specialist centre in Tadworth, Surrey; The Children's Trust School (Ofsted Outstanding, ages 2–19); Community Rehabilitation Service offering digital resources, virtual consultations and outreach packages; neurotechnology programme including ROBERT® robotic device trial and anti-gravity hoists; Sensory Careers Project for students with profound learning difficulties

📊Key Metrics

406 children and young people accessed one or more services across residential rehabilitation, school and community programmes Key Metric 1
88% of school-aged children who underwent rehabilitation were able to return to their previous educational setting Key Metric 2
92% of families would recommend The Children's Trust to others needing similar care or treatment Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 100% of school-age children discharged from rehabilitation had an education placement confirmed for their next step, and 200 rehabilitation goals were achieved 'as expected' or above
  • Named winners of Rehab Outcome of the Year at the 2024 Neuro Rehab Times Awards, with judges praising the use of evidenced-based tools and prolific range of improved rehabilitation outcomes
  • Delivered the UK's first paediatric trial of the ROBERT® robotic device for upper and lower limb early rehabilitation, with results suggesting it could assist passive range of motion in the earliest stages of recovery

📍Geography

South East

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