WAR CHILD

Charity number: 1071659
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

War Child protects, educates and stands up for the rights of children in war. We work in 15 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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£18,896,000

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Donations and legacies £5.11m
Charitable activities £7.60m
Other trading activities £6.15m
Investments £0
Other £45.00k

Total expenditure:
£19,661,000

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Raising funds £3.97m
Charitable activities £15.69m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £229,758 from 3 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £3.97m
Charitable expenditure £15.69m

People

451 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 4
£70k to £80k 4
£80k to £90k 2
£130k to £140k 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Iraq
  • Yemen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1998: Standard registration
  • 23 August 2019: Funds received from 327277 IPMS THIRD WORLD WELFARE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Joseph Fallon Chair 25 June 2020
None on record
Tara Nayagi Heera Rajah Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
Maria Kathryn Panayi Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
Caroline Browne Trustee 24 March 2022
None on record
Shruti Mehrotra Trustee 13 March 2019
None on record
James Briggs Trustee 05 December 2018
None on record
Siobhan King Trustee 05 December 2018
None on record
Cleo Blackman Trustee 05 December 2018
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 £17.49m £16.68m £14.80m £19.10m £18.90m
Total expenditure £16.27m £17.70m £14.52m £16.96m £19.66m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £495.00k £156.00k £715.00k £199.00k £229.76k
Income - Donations and legacies £3.19m £2.58m £6.12m £4.73m £5.11m
Income - Other trading activities £4.18m £0 £1.79m £152.82k £6.15m
Income - Charitable activities £10.13m £14.06m £6.85m £9.22m £7.60m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.00k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £0 £44.00k £38.00k £5.00m £45.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £111.00k £50.63k £100.00k £200.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £14.24m £15.81m £11.95m £14.04m £15.69m
Expenditure - Raising funds £2.03m £1.89m £2.58m £2.92m £3.97m
Expenditure - Governance £89.00k £71.00k £99.00k £135.00k £77.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.20m £848.00k £207.00k £949.00k £2.94m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £9 £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 £116.00k £55.00k £5.00k £25.00k £38.00k
Long-term investments £27.00k £24.00k £24.00k £24.00k £24.00k
Other assets £5.67m £5.34m £5.38m £8.30m £8.48m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £565.00k £1.12m £898.00k £1.70m £2.66m

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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 August 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 10 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 10 July 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH JULY 1998 as amended on 21 Nov 2024

Charitable objects

1. TO BRING RELIEF TO PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE SUFFERING HARDSHIP SICKNESS OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF WAR AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO BRING SUCH RELIEF TO CHILDREN WHO ARE SO SUFFERING; 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE EFFECTS OF WAR ESPECIALLY THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON CHILDREN.

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Part Fourth Floor East
Dunn's Hat Factory
106-110 Kentish Town Road
London
NW1 9PX
Phone:
44 (0)20 7112 2556
Email:
info@warchild.org.uk
Website:

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