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penny appeal

The charity supports children and young people and elderly people. Penny Appeal is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in West Yorkshire and operates in England And Wales, Afghanistan, 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

Penny Appeal provides poverty relief across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with dedicated programmes to help the poor and needy by building wells, caring for orphans, providing nutritious food, delivering emergency aid in response to crisis situations and providing healthcare. Penny Appeal also works in the UK to help homeless people and women who have experienced domestic abuse.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£13,136,985
Latest Expenditure
£13,756,631

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 74.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 28.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £12,506,433
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £630,552
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,260,387
Raising Funds £3,496,243
Governance £413,148
Grants to Institutions £4,055,593
Other Expenditure £1

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£13,136,985£13,756,631£10,260,387£6,666,599£6,363,54468 / 5
2023£22,429,858£23,816,643£17,304,511£7,286,244£7,286,24490 / 40
2022£23,086,238£22,118,433£15,273,026£8,673,029£7,544,192100 / 85
2021£28,683,676£23,285,223£19,993,933£8,385,066£4,150,174156 / 78
2021£16,188,549£17,159,391£13,115,773£7,414,224£991,973131 / 41

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers