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the world children's fund

The charity supports children and young people and elderly people. The World Children's Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Bromley and operates in England And Wales, Kenya, 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

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LESS STABLE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AID RELIEF IN DISASTER AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,090,888
Latest Expenditure
£1,169,747

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,076,576
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £14,312
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,062,893
Raising Funds £106,854
Governance £21,414
Grants to Institutions £241,850
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,090,888£1,169,747£1,062,893£810,645£810,6451 / 0
2024£1,001,052£1,139,771£1,035,867£889,504£889,5041 / 0
2023£2,359,733£2,382,902£2,208,587£1,028,223£1,028,2231 / 0
2022£2,163,207£2,090,063£1,949,309£1,051,392£1,051,3921 / 0
2021£4,271,928£4,139,815£4,003,380£978,248£978,2481 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers