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Description

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.

Also known as

  • War Child
  • War Child

CCEW Charity number

1071659

Company number

03610100

Registered

Postcode

NW1 9PX

Website

warchild.org.uk

Latest income

£19,096,000 (on )

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War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Afghanistan
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Central African Republic
  • Iraq
  • Yemen

Registered Office in the UK

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1071659 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1071659 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

War Child (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-07

War Child

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-05-04

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • International activities G30

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Armed forces AF » Army AF101
  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Education ED

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • Overseas

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1998-09-22 Registered as a charity
2004-11-30 1,127,641 1,427,245
2005-11-30 1,505,165 1,303,704
2006-11-30 1,198,794 1,343,464
2007-12-31 1,568,865 1,405,894
2008-12-31 1,291,749 1,638,431
2009-12-31 2,485,141 2,044,440
2010-12-31 2,900,840 2,874,841
2011-12-31 3,667,102 3,107,083
2012-12-31 4,971,000 4,520,000
2013-12-31 5,535,000 5,267,000
2014-12-31 6,668,000 6,349,000
2015-12-31 8,997,000 8,439,000
2016-12-31 13,254,250 10,388,133
2017-12-31 13,868,342 16,052,950
2018-12-31 17,020,690 16,691,758
2019-12-31 17,492,000 16,271,000
2020-12-31 16,685,000 17,695,000
2021-12-31 14,799,000 14,523,000
2022-12-31 19,096,000 16,960,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 239 320
Employees paid more than £60,000 14 15
Volunteers - -
Trustees 8
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 4.6 6.1
Legacies 0.1 0.1
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 4.7 6.1
Income from charitable activities 9.2 6.8
Income from other trading activities 0.2 1.8
Income from investments - -
Other income 5.0 0.0
Total 19.1 14.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 2.9 2.6
Spending on raising funds 2.9 2.6
Grants to institutions 0.9 0.2
Other charitable activities 13.1 11.7
Charitable activities 14.0 11.9
Other spending - -
Total 17.0 14.5
Net income / (expenditure) 2.1 0.3

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 0.0 0.0
Investment assets 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 3.3 2.9
Other current assets 5.0 2.5
8.3 5.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1.7) (0.9)
Net current assets 6.6 4.5
Total assets less current liabilities 6.6 4.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 6.6 4.5
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3.0 1.5
Unrestricted funds 3.6 3.0
6.6 4.5

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 199,000 715,000
Government grants as % of total income 1.0% 4.8%
Number of government grants 3 3

War Child

GB-CHC-1071659

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£1,750 Grant to War Child
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Peace and Security
£51,000
3 years
Grant to War Child
The National Lottery Community Fund
International Grants
£6,277
2 years
Which disadvantaged young people have least access to justice in Northern U
Apr 2007 to Apr 2009

Data source

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War Child

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