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unison welfare

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. Unison Welfare is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London 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

UNISON Welfare is the registered charity serving members of UNISON. We provide support to members and their dependants at times of financial hardship or personal difficulty such as redundancy, bereavement, illness or relationship breakdown. We also help members caring for a relative or those with special needs.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,779,278
Latest Expenditure
£1,996,181

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 106.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,396,461
Charitable Activities £1,077
Other Trading £120,073
Investments £258,643
Other Income £3,024

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,901,194
Raising Funds £94,987
Governance £37,443
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,779,278£1,996,181£1,901,194£9,499,638£9,344,62912 / 700
2023£1,635,701£1,809,344£1,718,248£9,152,452£8,868,94911 / 700
2022£2,146,802£1,915,165£1,823,086£9,011,366£7,948,1119 / 800
2021£2,257,431£2,030,392£1,935,870£9,939,705£9,939,70511 / 800
2020£2,114,807£1,759,905£1,668,611£8,684,429£8,380,53710 / 800

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers