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barnardo's

The charity supports children and young people. Barnardo's is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Essex and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and various other locations.


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

Barnardo?s helped improve the lives of more than 240,000 vulnerable children, young people and their families. We help children including those who have been sexually exploited, young people leaving care, children with a parent in prison and provide early intervention for families struggling to cope. We find adoptive homes and foster placements for children in care and campaign to change policy.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£326,134,178
Latest Expenditure
£335,719,911

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 72.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 70.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 31.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £41,682,833
Charitable Activities £187,312,295
Other Trading £93,070,918
Investments £3,402,037
Other Income £666,095

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £235,860,222
Raising Funds £99,859,689
Governance £4,131,038
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£326,134,178£335,719,911£235,860,222£76,844,783£33,690,0007784 / 17350
2023£315,250,409£312,350,896£227,040,779£64,931,697£49,306,0007469 / 16900
2022£299,503,000£278,770,000£202,437,000£102,398,000£53,6967317 / 15585
2021£280,464,000£286,145,000£212,688,000£29,298,000£60,111,0007489 / 10400
2020£296,448,000£297,870,000£214,599,000£16,413,000£63,469,0007865 / 11626

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers