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Activities & Mission

War Child protects, educates and stands up for the rights of children in war. We work in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. We understand children's needs, respect their rights, and support their recovery; from providing education for displaced children, to reintegrating child soldiers or promoting justice for children in detention to providing livelihood options.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£13,091,000
Latest Expenditure
£12,700,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 67.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 33.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,901,000
Charitable Activities £1,881,000
Other Trading £6,240,000
Investments £49,000
Other Income £20,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,520,000
Raising Funds £4,180,000
Governance £35,000
Grants to Institutions £7,291,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£13,091,000£12,700,000£8,520,000£3,915,000£2,570,00058 / 40
2023£18,896,000£19,661,000£15,687,000£5,881,000£2,000,000451 / 0
2022£19,096,000£16,960,000£14,041,000£6,648,000£2,200,000239 / 0
2021£14,799,000£14,523,000£11,947,000£4,512,000£2,968,000320 / 0
2020£16,685,000£17,695,000£15,810,000£4,293,000£2,704,000393 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Part Fourth Floor East
Dunn's Hat Factory
106-110 Kentish Town Road
London
NW1 9PX
Registration Date
22 September 1998
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3952298
Charity Number
1071659

Trustees

Siobhan King
Cleo Blackman
James Briggs
Shruti Mehrotra
Caroline Browne
Tara Nayagi Heera Rajah
Maria Kathryn Panayi
Mel Exon

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