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child poverty action group

The charity supports children and young people. Child Poverty Action Group is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in Scotland and 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

Child Poverty Action Group is a charity, working for children in the UK. We believe no child should grow up in hardship or lose out through poverty. Our aim is to prevent and end child poverty by advocating evidence-based solutions to policy-makers and providing accurate information and advice so families can access the financial support they need.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,240,641
Latest Expenditure
£5,336,497

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 10.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £963,164
Charitable Activities £4,151,833
Other Trading £0
Investments £103,415
Other Income £22,229

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,866,544
Raising Funds £469,953
Governance £111,730
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,240,641£5,336,497£4,866,544£4,837,062£1,532,82165 / 45
2023£5,757,724£5,381,868£5,058,591£4,932,490£1,624,21568 / 23
2022£5,835,230£4,847,339£4,587,697£4,556,456£2,138,99569 / 11
2021£5,893,568£4,551,712£4,298,890£3,568,496£1,275,32763 / 0
2020£3,893,135£4,210,438£3,991,389£2,226,368£115,76156 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers