The Honeypot Children's Charity

Happy Memories, Brighter Futures
The Honeypot Children's Charity
REGISTERED NAME
THE HONEYPOT CHILDREN'S CHARITY
REGISTERED NUMBER
1184132
ORGANISATION TYPE
Charity Commission England and Wales
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
2019
LOCATION
England: Nationwide (Our Honeypot Houses supporting young carers in England are located in the New Forest, Hampshire and in Powys, Wales. Our catchment area is a 2-hour bus ride and includes many counties. See https://www.honeypot.org.uk/for-referrers?rq=area)
Wales: Nationwide (Our Honeypot House in Wales is located centrally in Powys. Our catchment area includes all geographic locations within a 2-hour bus ride which means most Welsh counties (as well as English counties bordering Wales). We have our own minibus.)
Scotland: Nationwide (Our Honeypot House in Scotland is located in East Ayrshire. Our catchment area includes all geographic locations within a 2-hour bus ride including cities such as Glasgow ad Edinburgh. We have our own minibus to transport children to our house.)
Last Updated:
05.12.2025
£2M

Turnover

34

Employees

167

Volunteers

Organisation Overview

Areas of Interest

  • Children / Young people
  • Education
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Carer support
  • Mental health

Our History

  • The Honeypot Children’s Charity is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting young carers aged 5-12 years with residential short breaks and other services. We first started offering these fun-filled breaks in our Honeypot House in the New Forest in 1996, then in Wales in 2017 and in Scotland since 2023.

Areas of Operation

  • England: Nationwide
  • Wales: Nationwide
  • Scotland: Nationwide

Beneficiaries

  • Carers

    Young carers perform a surrogate adult role as a carer for a loved one .The issue most frequently expressed by young carers is a chronic feeling of isolation and wishing to belong to a group of children who understand their challenges.

  • Children / Young People

    Our SEAL programme supports children from Years 4-6 who are struggling with vulnerabilities such as social isolation, low self-esteem, disaffection, anxiety, low self-confidence, poor concentration and poor communication.

Our Vision for a better future

  • Our vision is to ensure that young carers do not lose out on their chance of a happy, fulfilling childhood. We hope to get our newest Honeypot House in Scotland up to 100% capacity within two years and then start thinking about a fourth house. In 2024-25 we had over 10,000 interventions with young carers through our range of services.

How the charity helps

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Our Social Value in Media

  • Title:
    New Hero Film Launched: Shining a Light on the Work of The Honeypot Children’s Charity

  • Media Name:
    The Honeypot Children's Charity

  • Media Date:
    2025/09/22

  • Description:
    A news article about the launch of our new film.

  • Image:
    achievment-image

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  • Title:
    Featuring The Honeypot Children's Charity

  • Media Name:
    Short Breaks Scheme Wales - Carers Trust

  • Media Date:
    2025/01/01

  • Description:
    We are funded by the Welsh Government through this scheme.

  • Image:
    achievment-image

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Our goals to make a difference

  • Our vision is to ensure that young carers can enjoy a happy, fulfilling childhood by giving them the opportunity to take breaks and improve their wellbeing.

  • We aim to support young carers through our range of wraparound services for up to eight years so they can start to build brighter futures for themselves.

  • In collaboration with our network of referrers we aim to raise awareness of young carers so that they can be identified and supported from an early age onwards.

  • We also support children struggling with every day life in school through our Social and Emotional Active Learning Programme.

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