01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 June 1969
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00952717
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £15,777,000
- Latest expenditure
- £16,002,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: National Children's Bureau, 23 Mentmore Terrace, London, E8 3PN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ncb.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The National Children's Bureau is a leading charity that for 60 years has been improving the lives of children and young people, especially the most vulnerable. We work with children and for children, to influence government policy, be a strong voice for young people and practitioners, and provide creative solutions on a range of social issues.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,777,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,002,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,751,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,296,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,910,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,130,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,393,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,939,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 August 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £16,239,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,169,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,777,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,002,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 22
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3125557
- Income From Government Grants
- £650,735
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 14
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £12,751,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,296,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 17
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 3722330
- Income From Government Grants
- £924,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,910,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,130,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 22
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2460000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,087,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,393,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,939,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4401388
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,053,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £16,239,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,169,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 12
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7102000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,682,805
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 290000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15332000
- Income Investments
- 150000
- Income Other
- 5000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15777000
- Income Legacies
- 15000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £48,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,946,000
- Expenditure Other
- 8000
- Expenditure Total
- 16002000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 87000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1976000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 207000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,702,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4317000
- Assets Own Use
- 4317000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,285,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,425,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,177,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4425000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,375,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7789000
- Funds Restricted
- 388000
- Funds Total
- 8177000
- Count Employees
- 206
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 276000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12272000
- Income Investments
- 198000
- Income Other
- 5000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12751000
- Income Legacies
- 31400
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £34,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,096,000
- Expenditure Other
- 166000
- Expenditure Total
- 13296000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 96000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1705000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 240000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,531,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4466000
- Assets Own Use
- 4466000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,004,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,068,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2000000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,402,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5068000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,740,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7787000
- Funds Restricted
- 615000
- Funds Total
- 8402000
- Count Employees
- 147
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 237000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10582000
- Income Investments
- 87000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10910000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £39,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,347,000
- Expenditure Other
- 744000
- Expenditure Total
- 11130000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1242000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 212000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 4219000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,741,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4454000
- Assets Own Use
- 4454000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,305,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,817,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,942,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2817000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,989,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7860000
- Funds Restricted
- 1082000
- Funds Total
- 8942000
- Count Employees
- 114
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 209000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12178000
- Income Investments
- 2000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12393000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £35,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,555,000
- Expenditure Other
- 349000
- Expenditure Total
- 12939000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 42000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1218000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 205000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3999000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,775,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4613000
- Assets Own Use
- 4613000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3475000
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,117,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,312,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,943,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3312000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,216,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4351000
- Funds Restricted
- 592000
- Funds Total
- 4943000
- Count Employees
- 113
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 12 August 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 163000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16070000
- Income Investments
- 2000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16239000
- Income Legacies
- 16000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £31,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,833,000
- Expenditure Other
- 305000
- Expenditure Total
- 16169000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1117000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 192000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 626000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,784,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4662000
- Assets Own Use
- 4662000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -7125000
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,864,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,906,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,495,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4906000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,498,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 579000
- Funds Restricted
- 916000
- Funds Total
- 1495000
- Count Employees
- 107
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-03-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds spent (by trustees)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5078571
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1166654
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BEN COHEN STANDUP FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAU
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1969-06-12T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23RD APRIL 1969 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 25TH NOVEMBER 1970, 13TH DECEMBER 1990, 9TH DECEMBER 1992, 23RD NOVEMBER 1993 AND 27 NOVEMBER 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/10/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAR 2017 as amended on 01 Oct 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 3. The objects for which NCB is established for the public benefit (the “Objects”) are to advance the well-being of all children, young people and the adults they become in particular by (but not limited to):(a) relieving poverty, sickness and distress;(b) promoting and maintaining the health, education, safety and wellbeing of children, young people, their families, and adults who come into contact with one or more of the health, education, criminal justice or social care systems, including but not exclusively through the provision of research-led and evidence-informed learning and support to professionals working with those individuals, and by ensuring that those individuals have a strong voice in all matters that affect their lives;(c) encouraging positive and supportive family and other environments for children, young people and adults;(d) advancing the education of the public on matters related to the rights, entitlements, health, wellbeing, welfare and care of children, young people and adults and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results;(e) reducing inequalities; and(f) ensuring that children, young people and adults have a strong voice in all matters that affect their lives.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 155781
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NCB
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures