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the duke of edinburgh's award

The charity supports children and young people. The Duke Of Edinburgh's Award is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Reading and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


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

When young people build lifelong belief in themselves, there are no limits to what they can achieve. That's why, at The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), we support young people of all backgrounds to take on their own challenges and discover talents the never knew they had. DofE is open to ages 14-24, and runs in schools, youth clubs, hospitals, prisons and more, all over the UK. Visit DofE.org.

Fundraising

See where The Duke Of Edinburgh's Award is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£24,268,000
Latest Expenditure
£24,746,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,067,000
Charitable Activities £16,900,000
Other Trading £1,433,000
Investments £114,000
Other Income £1,754,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £21,485,000
Raising Funds £3,261,000
Governance £297,000
Grants to Institutions £2,727,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£24,268,000£24,746,000£21,485,000£33,091,000£16,929,000350 / 39457
2023£22,377,000£22,001,000£18,869,000£31,548,000£21,100,000299 / 38888
2022£20,762,000£17,156,000£13,722,000£30,440,000£22,300,000233 / 40000
2021£14,739,000£14,118,000£11,648,000£26,512,000£19,200,000243 / 40000
2020£18,332,000£17,036,000£13,467,000£23,393,000£23,393,000249 / 1341

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers