VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY

Charity Number: 209259
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

(1) promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the UK (2) advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the UK (3) provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£5,546,756

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Donations and legacies £4.49m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £965.54k
Investments £95.32k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£5,898,442

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Raising funds £1.93m
Charitable activities £3.97m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

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 £1.93m
Charitable expenditure £3.97m

People

20 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

160 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£110k to £120k 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
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VARIETY CLUB (Working name)
  • THE HEART OF VARIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY (Previous name)
  • THE VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S CHARITY LIMITED (Previous 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Helen Louise Davis KC Trustee 03 May 2024
None on record
Andrew Gordon Geddes Trustee 03 May 2024
None on record
Tania Bryer Trustee 22 May 2023
KING HUSSEIN CANCER FOUNDATION UK
Received: 44 days late
Talya Shalson Trustee 27 February 2023
None on record
Candice Sammeroff Trustee 27 February 2023
None on record
Benjamin Thomas Whittle Trustee 11 February 2022
None on record
Guy Remond Trustee 28 September 2021
None on record
Tesula Mohindra Trustee 29 April 2021
None on record
Dilaram Kitchlew-Williamson Trustee 11 April 2016
None on record
Tushar Prabhu Trustee 19 February 2015
None on record
PROFESSOR JONATHAN SHALIT OBE Trustee
InterTalent Louder Foundation Ltd
Received: On time
MOBO TRUST
Received: On time

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 £7.66m £3.67m £3.69m £5.38m £5.55m
Total expenditure £7.41m £3.82m £3.66m £4.90m £5.90m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £5.38m £3.18m £2.65m £4.09m £4.49m
Income - Other trading activities £2.18m £386.34k £945.53k £1.17m £965.54k
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £99.54k £102.02k £92.07k £118.53k £95.32k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £70.94k £347.87k £59.16k £100.91k £89.16k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.54m £2.34m £2.19m £3.01m £3.97m
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.87m £1.49m £1.47m £1.89m £1.93m
Expenditure - Governance £168.45k £256.13k £172.87k £159.92k £109.07k
Expenditure - Grants institution £615.67k £1.45m £1.32m £2.03m £2.68m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

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 £1.72m £1.68m £1.65m £1.66m £1.63m
Long-term investments £1.74m £1.62m £1.69m £1.61m £1.61m
Other assets £2.22m £2.13m £2.41m £2.66m £3.19m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £1.71m £1.73m £1.95m £1.74m £2.59m

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 26 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 10 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 October 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 16/07/1952 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/10/1981 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/03/1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/11/1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/03/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/04/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 DEC 2017 as amended on 27 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND UPBRINGING OF SICK, DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED OF CHILDREN WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 3. TO UNDERTAKE AND TO ASSIST OTHERS TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO ANY ILLNESS OR AFFLICTION AFFECTING CHILDREN WHICH WILL ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; 4. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
VARIETY
THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
VARIETY HOUSE
93 BAYHAM STREET
LONDON
Phone:
02074288100
Email:
info@variety.org.uk
Website:

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