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The World Children's Fund

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1079124 .
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Description

Provision of financial assistance to children and families in less stable countries of the world.provision of emergency aid relief in disaster areas throughout the world.

Also known as

  • The World Children's Fund
  • World Children's Rescue Fund
  • World Children's Fund

CCEW Charity number

1079124

Company number

03778493

Registered

Postcode

BR1 1EA

Website

worldchildrensfund.org.uk

Domain

worldchildrensfund-uk.org

Latest income

£2,359,733 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mozambique
  • Sudan
  • South Sudan
  • Thailand
  • Ukraine
  • Uganda
  • South Africa

Registered Office in the UK

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

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-1079124 .
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 1079124 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The World Children's Fund (this record)

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

The World Children's Fund

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Last updated 2024-05-04

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

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

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Beneficiary group BE » Families BE103
  • Charitable activities CA » Grant making CA200
  • Saving of lives SL » Humanitarian relief SL102

Theme (CCEW)

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

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2000-01-27 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 2,982,665 2,983,040
2005-03-31 7,988,474 7,504,532
2006-03-31 2,517,455 2,453,287
2007-03-31 3,241,962 3,177,882
2008-03-31 3,103,270 2,925,937
2009-03-31 7,109,701 6,940,470
2010-03-31 4,460,299 4,621,987
2011-03-31 1,889,953 2,044,000
2012-03-31 3,054,847 3,162,367
2013-03-31 3,302,514 3,484,317
2014-03-31 3,026,654 3,020,741
2015-03-31 2,951,546 2,958,871
2016-03-31 3,016,059 2,887,434
2017-03-31 3,247,363 3,106,822
2018-03-31 3,210,566 2,974,536
2019-03-31 3,049,304 2,992,386
2020-03-31 3,309,871 3,288,052
2021-03-31 4,271,928 4,139,815
2022-03-31 2,163,207 2,090,063
2023-03-31 2,359,733 2,382,902
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.

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 1 1
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers - -
Trustees 4
Employees
Volunteers

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

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

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.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 2,307.6 2,101.2
Legacies 48.0 61.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 2,355.5 2,163.1
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 4.2 0.1
Other income - -
Total 2,359.7 2,163.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 174.3 140.8
Spending on raising funds 174.3 140.8
Grants to institutions 140.5 150.8
Other charitable activities 2,068.1 1,798.5
Charitable activities 2,208.6 1,949.3
Other spending - -
Total 2,382.9 2,090.1
Net income / (expenditure) (23.2) 73.1

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

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.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 7.9 10.7
Investment assets - -
7.9 10.7
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1,025.0 1,039.7
Other current assets 15.9 23.8
1,040.9 1,063.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (20.7) (22.7)
Net current assets 1,020.3 1,040.7
Total assets less current liabilities 1,028.2 1,051.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 1,028.2 1,051.4
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds - -
Unrestricted funds 1,028.2 1,051.4
1,028.2 1,051.4

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

The World Children's Fund

GB-CHC-1079124

Data sources

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