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the united kingdom committee for unicef

The charity supports children and young people. The United Kingdom Committee For UNICEF is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Nepal, Niger, 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

UNICEF is the world's leading organisation working for children. UNICEF works in partnership with families, local communities, partners and governments in over 190 countries and territories to help every child realise their full potential.UNICEF UK raises funds for UNICEF's emergency and development work around the world and advocates for lasting change for children worldwide.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£135,263,000
Latest Expenditure
£136,560,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 68.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 28.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £126,335,000
Charitable Activities £2,490,000
Other Trading £91,000
Investments £1,028,000
Other Income £5,319,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £93,953,000
Raising Funds £36,719,000
Governance £1,655,000
Grants to Institutions £83,966,000
Other Expenditure £5,888,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£135,263,000£136,560,000£93,953,000£7,918,000£7,003,000400 / 0
2023£160,850,000£160,393,000£119,919,000£9,215,000£8,046,000358 / 0
2022£179,503,000£176,530,000£140,600,000£8,758,000£8,012,000340 / 0
2021£141,824,000£139,667,000£106,195,000£5,785,000£4,812,000328 / 1
2020£109,368,000£109,280,000£75,346,000£3,628,000£2,664,000351 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers