Charity Filings Record

United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)

Barnardo's: financial filings

Barnardo's, registered as BARNARDO'S, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 216250. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1

IdentifierRegistered charity number 216250
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 31 March 2025GBP 340.2 million
ExpenditureGBP 326.6 million

Filings by year

2021: GBP 280.5 million2021: GBP 286.1 million20212022: GBP 299.5 million2022: GBP 278.8 million20222023: GBP 315.2 million2023: GBP 312.4 million20232024: GBP 326.1 million2024: GBP 335.7 million20242025: GBP 340.2 million2025: GBP 326.6 million2025
Total incomeTotal expenditure
Year endingFormIncomeExpenditure
31 March 20251Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 340.2 millionGBP 326.6 million
31 March 20241Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 326.1 millionGBP 335.7 million
31 March 20231Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 315.2 millionGBP 312.4 million
31 March 20221Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 299.5 millionGBP 278.8 million
31 March 20211Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 280.5 millionGBP 286.1 million

Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £340.25m.

Where the money came from and went

Line31 March 202131 March 202231 March 202331 March 202431 March 2025
Income from government contractsGBP 167.8 millionGBP 164.6 millionGBP 169.4 millionGBP 172.2 millionGBP 181.3 million
Income from government grantsGBP 49.9 millionGBP 17.7 millionGBP 15.1 millionGBP 15.1 millionGBP 10.7 million
Income - Donations and legaciesGBP 41.8 millionGBP 37.2 millionGBP 39.5 millionGBP 41.7 millionGBP 61.8 million
Income - Other trading activitiesGBP 30.1 millionGBP 77.8 millionGBP 87.9 millionGBP 93.1 millionGBP 91.6 million
Income - Charitable activitiesGBP 179.3 millionGBP 179.7 millionGBP 184.5 millionGBP 187.3 millionGBP 188.3 million
Income - EndowmentsGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 5.3 million
Income - InvestmentGBP 2.5 millionGBP 2.0 millionGBP 3.1 millionGBP 3.4 millionGBP 3.2 million
Income - OtherGBP 26.9 millionGBP 2.8 millionGBP 250,150GBP 666,100GBP 652,350
Income - LegaciesGBP 18.6 millionGBP 17.2 millionGBP 19.2 millionGBP 18.4 millionGBP 15.7 million
Expenditure - Charitable activitiesGBP 212.7 millionGBP 202.4 millionGBP 227.0 millionGBP 235.9 millionGBP 221.9 million
Expenditure - Raising fundsGBP 68.8 millionGBP 72.1 millionGBP 85.3 millionGBP 99.9 millionGBP 104.7 million
Expenditure - GovernanceGBP 1.8 millionGBP 3.0 millionGBP 4.0 millionGBP 4.1 millionGBP 4.1 million
Expenditure - Investment managementGBP 276,000GBP 209,000GBP 245,220GBP 383,260GBP 279,660
Expenditure - OtherGBP 4.7 millionGBP 4.2 millionGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0

Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

  1. Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, BARNARDO'S, charity number 216250, financial history (28 October 2026)