VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
(1) promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the UK(2) advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the UK(3) provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children
Latest income
£6.6m
Expenditure
£6.5m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £3.7m | £3.8m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £3.7m | £3.7m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £5.4m | £4.9m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £5.5m | £5.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £6.6m | £6.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.3m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £1.3m |
| Investment income | £3k |
| Total income | £6.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.8m |
| Raising funds | £1.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £3.7m |
| Governance | £70k |
| Total expenditure | £6.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.1m |
| Total funds | £4.0m |
| — restricted | £882k |
| — unrestricted | £3.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £4.0m |
| Cash | £1.8m |
People
| Employees | 20 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Disability
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.