Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 6

BBC CHILDREN IN NEED

The Charity?s objects are to further such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as the Directors may in their discretion think fit and in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) to relieve need, hardship, sickness, handicap and distress amongst children and young persons.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£50,078	£39,823	£10,255	£7,286	£47,677	£45,090	13.6	153	250
30/06/22	£69,929	£74,524	£-4,595	£6,679	£37,475	£33,220	5.3	150	250
30/06/21	£65,569	£59,549	£6,020	£4,957	£50,129	£46,861	9.4	142	250
30/06/20	£85,786	£58,889	£26,896	£5,315	£42,823	£17,668	3.6	135	250
30/06/19	£64,906	£81,017	£-16,111	£6,765	£16,314	£16,314	2.4	137	250
30/06/18	£67,689	£81,824	£-14,135	£6,700	£31,666	£31,666	4.6	139	0
30/06/17	£67,718	£71,406	£-3,688	£6,273	£45,127	£45,127	7.6	136	0
30/06/16	£64,829	£60,730	£4,099	£7,189	£48,318	£48,318	9.5	110	0
30/06/15	£56,046	£62,458	£-6,412	£5,594	£44,294	£44,294	8.5	96	0
30/06/14	£55,564	£46,464	£9,100	£5,051	£50,886	£50,886	13.1	84	0
30/06/13	£47,494	£50,742	£-3,248	£4,383	£42,091	£42,091	10	75	0
30/06/12?	£50,907	£35,170	£15,737	£2,865	£45,204	£45,204	15.4	66	0
30/09/11	£40,824	£42,048	£-1,224	£2,126	£29,652	£29,652	8.5	65	0
30/09/10	£44,204	£46,974	£-2,770	£1,986	£31,406	£31,406	8	62	0
30/09/09	£41,567	£30,653	£10,914	£1,880	£34,482	£34,482	13.5	59	0
30/09/08	£42,266	£40,440	£1,826	£1,942	£23,191	£23,191	6.9	56	0
30/09/07	£37,358	£35,158	£2,200	£1,859	£21,514	£21,514	7.3	47	0
30/09/06	£36,313	£35,397	£916	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/05	£37,016	£36,053	£963	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/04	£33,743	£31,999	£1,745	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 47%
Liabilities/Income: 86%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 35 years

www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey

pudsey@bbc.co.uk

03456090015

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations

Where it operates

Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Education Trust - Special Award 2023
£1,500,000	01/12/2023	One-off award
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund Phase 1
£10,379,173	19/01/2022	YIF Phase 1 spending objective is to improve the effectiveness of youth services in order to drive positive outcomes for young people such as improved health and wellbeing, equipping them with skills for work and life, and empowering them to be ....more YIF Phase 1 spending objective is to improve the effectiveness of youth services in order to drive positive outcomes for young people such as improved health and wellbeing, equipping them with skills for work and life, and empowering them to be active members of their communities and society. YIF Phase 1 will work with left-behind areas in England, assessing and distributing grants for capital proposals which meet the objective of improving the effectiveness of youth services.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund Phase 1
£159,327	19/01/2022	YIF Phase 1 spending objective is to improve the effectiveness of youth services in order to drive positive outcomes for young people such as improved health and wellbeing, equipping them with skills for work and life, and empowering them to be ....more YIF Phase 1 spending objective is to improve the effectiveness of youth services in order to drive positive outcomes for young people such as improved health and wellbeing, equipping them with skills for work and life, and empowering them to be active members of their communities and society. YIF Phase 1 will work with left-behind areas in England, assessing and distributing grants for capital proposals which meet the objective of improving the effectiveness of youth services.
DCMS - BBC Children in Need The Big Night In Match Fund - COVID Response
£8,280,000	26/06/2020	To provide a match fund grant to BBC Children in Need (CiN) to disburse monies to voluntary and community organisations across the UK who are responding to the needs of their communities affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-58

CHERRIE BIJA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Ceo

HELEN THOMAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Bbc Radio 2

JAMES FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo

JO WALLACE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Commissioner

JONATHAN MUNRO Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Broadcaster

KENNY IMAFIDON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

KIERAN CLIFTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Bbc Executive

LEIGH TAVAZIVA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Coo

PATRICIA HIDALGO Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Children'S & Education, Bbc

RANDEL BRYAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

RHONA BURNS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director

SUZY LAMB Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director, Events & Music, Bbc Studios

TREVOR BRADLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Investment Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/09/1989, number: 802052
Registered at Companies House on 04/04/2003, number: 04723022

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

Event History

18/07/2017 - Asset transfer in from UNION OF NATIONS
08/10/2018 - Asset transfer in from BLUEBELL CHILDRENS TRUST
04/11/2019 - Asset transfer in from NIC NAC PRE-SCHOOL
15/06/2020 - Asset transfer in from THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL
03/02/2021 - Asset transfer in from THE LYCETT HUMANITARIAN TRUST
18/11/2021 - Asset transfer in from ARMS OF LOVE UK
21/11/2022 - Asset transfer in from MOORLAND ACTIVITIES GROUP
27/04/2023 - Asset transfer in from WOODFIELD AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
20/03/2024 - Asset transfer in from ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
17/06/2024 - Asset transfer in from LIGHT UP YOUR SENSES
27/08/2024 - Asset transfer in from PEI YING CHINESE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Linked charity: THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL
Linked charity: THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds 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

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE BBC CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL on 15/06/2020
Asset transfer in from THE LYCETT HUMANITARIAN TRUST on 03/02/2021

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Main office

4th Floor
DOCK HOUSE
SALFORD
GREATER MANCHESTER
M50 2LH

Objectives

The Charity's objects are to further such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as the Trustees think fit and in particular to advance life and help children and young people, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) through the relief of need, hardship, ill-health, disability and distress.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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