BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£61.0m
Expenditure
£53.6m
Financial year end
2025-06-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | £65.6m | £59.5m | |
| 2022-06-30 | £69.9m | £74.5m | |
| 2023-06-30 | £50.1m | £39.8m | |
| 2024-06-30 | £54.9m | £49.2m | |
| 2025-06-30 | £61.0m | £53.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-06-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £52.8m |
| Charitable activities | £5.1m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £2.7m |
| Total income | £61.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £44.0m |
| Raising funds | £9.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £37.6m |
| Governance | £478k |
| Total expenditure | £53.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £66.6m |
| Total funds | £66.6m |
| — restricted | £3.7m |
| — unrestricted | £62.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £66.6m |
| Cash | £4.7m |
People
| Employees | 167 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- 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.