THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF

Charity Number: 1072612
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£160,850,000

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Donations and legacies £149.27m
Charitable activities £2.68m
Other trading activities £14.00k
Investments £983.00k
Other £7.91m

Total expenditure:
£160,393,000

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Raising funds £34.08m
Charitable activities £119.92m
Other £6.40m

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £417,064 from 15 government contract(s) and £2,546,000 from 5 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £40.47m
Charitable expenditure £119.92m
Retained for future use £457.00k

People

358 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 33
£70k to £80k 4
£80k to £90k 6
£90k to £100k 10
£120k to £130k 3
£150k to £200k 1
£200k to £250k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Djibouti
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 November 1998: Standard registration
  • 24 February 2017: Funds received from 1125250 THE M M B FOUNDATION
  • 01 October 2018: Funds received from 256640 NEW RENASCENCE
  • 03 February 2021: Funds received from 1143457 THE LYCETT HUMANITARIAN TRUST
  • 14 May 2021: Funds received from 271022 THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 07 June 2023: Funds received from 1038063 SKCV CHILDREN'S TRUST (UK)
  • 24 January 2024: Funds received from 268645 MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 17 June 2024: Funds received from 1103475 CENTRAL RELIEF FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • UNICEF UK (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shatish Damodar Dasani Chair 01 September 2020
None on record
Jacob Dafydd Ellis Trustee 31 March 2025
None on record
Heather Francis Trustee 31 March 2025
None on record
Zamila Skingsley Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
Matthew Ferguson Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Dr Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson Trustee 10 March 2021
THE MICHAEL SIEFF FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Richard Charles Hawkes Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Usama Anmar Al-Qassab Trustee 01 September 2020
None on record
SEAN CARNEY Trustee 14 November 2019
None on record
Sarah Davis Trustee 26 June 2017
WOMEN'S PRIZE TRUST
Received: On time
Alex Connock Trustee 26 June 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £101.39m £109.37m £141.82m £179.50m £160.85m
Total expenditure £100.51m £109.28m £139.67m £176.53m £160.39m
Income from government contracts £526.89k £190.19k £508.48k £436.25k £417.06k
Income from government grants £1.41m £3.56m £2.47m £5.66m £2.55m
Income - Donations and legacies £90.81m £102.08m £133.81m £168.87m £149.27m
Income - Other trading activities £284.71k £298.00k £320.00k £91.00k £14.00k
Income - Charitable activities £2.28m £1.40m £1.91m £2.15m £2.68m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £47.26k £20.00k £4.00k £198.00k £983.00k
Income - Other £7.97m £5.57m £5.78m £8.19m £7.91m
Income - Legacies £6.71m £4.73m £6.82m £6.73m £7.27m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £64.52m £75.35m £106.20m £140.60m £119.92m
Expenditure - Raising funds £28.33m £29.83m £27.46m £28.36m £34.08m
Expenditure - Governance £1.24m £0 £1.18m £1.20m £1.62m
Expenditure - Grants institution £56.39m £0 £99.45m £133.50m £110.94m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £7.67m £4.10m £6.01m £7.57m £6.40m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £2.62m £2.25m £1.81m £1.57m £1.41m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £33.23m £31.66m £39.31m £44.88m £40.96m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £32.32m £30.28m £35.34m £37.69m £33.16m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 23 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 23 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 16 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 16 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 17 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 17 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/11/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/07/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/06/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/07/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/2008 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/07/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/12/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 JUN 2016 as amended on 27 Jun 2018 as amended on 19 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR CHILDREN (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND OTHER RELEVANT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; 2) TO FURTHER CHARITABLE WORK FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING WORK THROUGH FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR: I) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND NEED; II) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING; III) THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF, AND PROVISION FOR, HEALTH; AND IV) THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Unicef UK
1 Westfield Avenue
LONDON
E20 1HZ
Phone:
03003305580
Email:
supportercare@unicef.org.uk
Website:

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