Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

WAR CHILD

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 26 years

www.warchild.org.uk

info@warchild.org.uk

44 (0)20 7112 2556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£19,096	£16,960	£2,136	£2,919	£6,648	£3,645	2.6	239	0
31/12/21		£14,799	£14,523	£276	£2,576	£4,512	£2,973	2.5	320	0
31/12/20		£16,685	£17,695	£-1,010	£1,885	£4,293	£2,816	1.9	393	0
31/12/19		£17,492	£16,271	£1,221	£2,029	£5,246	£2,186	1.6	378	0
31/12/18		£17,021	£16,692	£329	£2,593	£4,025	£1,825	1.3	345	4
31/12/17		£13,868	£16,053	£-2,185	£2,070	£3,696	£2,532	1.9	306	0
31/12/16		£13,254	£10,388	£2,866	£1,641	£5,881	£4,456	5.1	212	0
31/12/15		£8,997	£8,439	£558	£1,340	£3,015	£2,049	2.9	223	0
31/12/14		£6,668	£6,349	£319	£913	£2,457	£1,497	2.8	172	0
31/12/13		£5,535	£5,267	£268	£784	£2,138	£876	2	192	0
31/12/12		£4,971	£4,520	£451	£509	£1,870	£1,057	2.8	149	0
31/12/11		£3,667	£3,107	£560	£452	£1,419	£768	3	116	0
31/12/10		£2,901	£2,875	£26	£453	£859	£-94	-0.4	26	0
31/12/09		£2,485	£2,044	£441	£591	£638	£37	0.2	22	0
31/12/08		£1,292	£1,638	£-347	£376	£197	£93	0.7	14	0
31/12/07?		£1,569	£1,406	£163	£272	£544	£186	1.6	13	0
30/11/06		£1,199	£1,343	£-145	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/05	*	£1,505	£1,304	£201	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/11/04		£1,128	£1,427	£-300	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo (Democratic Republic), Iraq, Yemen,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

239 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to War Child
£51,000	12/07/2019 36	Children's rights in armed conflict index
Comic Relief - TeamUp: Improving children’s resilience through movement–based activities and sport.
£300,000	09/01/2019 24	The TeamUp project aims to increase the resilience and psychosocial wellbeing of refugee children and vulnerable children in host communities through structured movement-based and sports activities. ....more The TeamUp project aims to increase the resilience and psychosocial wellbeing of refugee children and vulnerable children in host communities through structured movement-based and sports activities. It will be implemented in Arua and Yumbe districts in northern Uganda, and will reach a total of 4,000 children during two years of implementation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-61

CAROLINE BROWNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Group Finance Director

CLEO BLACKMAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

JAMES BRIGGS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

JOHN JOSEPH FALLON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

MARIA KATHRYN PANAYI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Music Marketing Lead, Emea

SHRUTI MEHROTRA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

SIOBHAN KING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

TARA NAYAGI HEERA RAJAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: General Counsel, Head Of Business Integrity

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1998, number: 1071659
Registered at Companies House on 30/07/1998, number: 03610100

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 115 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from IPMS THIRD WORLD WELFARE TRUST on 23/08/2019

Main office

Part Fourth Floor East
Dunn's Hat Factory
106-110 Kentish Town Road
London
NW1 9PX

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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