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world vision uk

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. World Vision UK is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Milton Keynes and operates in Afghanistan, Albania, 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

World Vision UK is an international Christian children's charity working to bring hope to millions of children in the world's hardest places. Our work involves long-term sustainable development programmes focused on children, their families & communities; relief and rehabilitation in response to humanitarian emergencies and advocacy to challenge the policies and practices that perpetuate poverty.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£66,668,632
Latest Expenditure
£64,774,807

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 76.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 79.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 21.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £38,644,679
Charitable Activities £27,587,552
Other Trading £0
Investments £396,301
Other Income £40,100

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £51,291,660
Raising Funds £13,483,147
Governance £302,000
Grants to Institutions £45,394,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£66,668,632£64,774,807£51,291,660£17,998,727£7,579,968204 / 83
2023£74,620,721£77,550,253£64,913,610£15,872,828£13,471,277203 / 16
2022£69,762,595£66,947,735£55,279,843£18,725,292£14,420,716195 / 24
2021£52,813,954£55,897,438£45,169,956£15,970,300£10,673,456239 / 0
2020£69,579,570£67,249,130£55,963,030£18,787,570£9,375,132256 / 7

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers