Think Children is a Registered Charity Number 1146301 and a Company Ltd by Guarantee, Registered in England & Wales No 7952016. Our governing document is our constitution and we meet the Charity Commission’s Hallmarks of a Good Charity.

To safeguard the children
We implement enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks throughout the organisation. Our comprehensive set of policies & procedures (with training & monitoring) cover child protection, data handling, whistle blowing and a wide range of other safeguards.

To be effective
Think Children undertakes accredited training of all front line workers and carries out regular mandatory supervisions. Our services are scrutinised by a Quality Assurance Manager and an independent consultant. We carry out external professional evaluation and follow up on outcomes.

To be inclusive & relevant
We are accountable to stakeholders through feedback from children, parents and schools. We carry out extensive networking with the community and other agencies and diversity monitoring against demographic data. In addition we provide feedback to funders, our annual report and accounts are submitted to the Charity Commissioners and all our Trustees are elected at our AGM or co-opted in accordance with constitution rules.

To safeguard resources
Think Children’s accountability framework embraces a comprehensive set of policies & procedures covering human, financial & organisational issues. These are supplemented by manager’s reports and staff appraisals.

To be sustainable
Think Children work to an assurance framework with associated strategic and business plans. We undertake board development where relevant to this, and have a participative management style.