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adoption uk charity

The charity supports children and young people. Adoption UK Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Banbury and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Adoption UK is a membership organisation providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,091,730
Latest Expenditure
£4,021,528

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £530,036
Charitable Activities £3,507,313
Other Trading £47,688
Investments £6,693
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,844,248
Raising Funds £177,280
Governance £37,224
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,091,730£4,021,528£3,844,248£780,274£780,274122 / 263
2023£3,927,934£3,570,670£3,389,999£710,072£710,072127 / 180
2022£3,452,791£3,595,370£3,427,298£352,808£352,808135 / 207
2021£3,070,970£2,867,774£2,796,783£495,387£495,387119 / 184
2020£2,505,066£2,273,352£2,220,573£292,191£292,19160 / 163

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers