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arms around the child(uk)

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Arms Around The Child(uk) is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Portsmouth and operates in India, South Africa, and Ghana.


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

Arms Around The Child is dedicated to children living in adversity, providing homes, medical care & treatment, education, protection, respect, love & support services to children who are orphaned, sexually abused, affected by HIV/AIDS, abandoned, trafficked or living in parentless households in Ghana, SA & India. We support Fund A Mom & offer Volunteer programmes through Vocational Impact.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£213,303
Latest Expenditure
£181,189

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 84.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 84.9%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£213,303£181,1890 / 10
2023£213,004£205,7380 / 15
2022£175,637£188,0840 / 2
2021£151,050£143,1080 / 6
2020£114,405£100,5760 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers