01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 February 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09454981
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,181,080
- Latest expenditure
- £4,572,454
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Adoption UK, Bloxham Mill, Barford Road, Bloxham, BANBURY, Oxfordsh
Website recorded by the regulator: www.adoptionuk.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Adoption UK is a membership organisation providing support, community and advocacy for all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. We connect adoptive families, provide information and signposting on a range of adoption-related issues and campaign for improvements to adoption policy and legislation at the highest levels.
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
- 30 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,181,080
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,572,454
- 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
- 2 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,091,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,021,528
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,927,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,570,670
- 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
- 5 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,452,791
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,595,370
- 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
- 18 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,070,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,867,774
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
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,181,080
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,572,454
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 59
- Count Govt Grants
- £14
- Income From Government Contracts
- 736411
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,045,924
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 159
- 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
- 2 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,091,730
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,021,528
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 17
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Contracts
- 763461
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,667,886
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 263
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,927,934
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,570,670
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 33
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 581919
- Income From Government Grants
- £525,289
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 180
- 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
- 5 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,452,791
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,595,370
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 20
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 551155
- Income From Government Grants
- £519,907
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 207
- 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
- 18 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,070,970
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,867,774
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 33
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 336004
- Income From Government Grants
- £405,421
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 184
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
- 30 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 124588
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 91449
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3958238
- Income Investments
- 6805
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4181080
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £249,401
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,323,053
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4572454
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22577
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 741672
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 44025
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £388,900
- Assets Total Fixed
- 64435
- Assets Own Use
- 64435
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £722,121
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £397,656
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £388,900
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 391823
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 5833
- Assets Cash
- £172,930
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 388900
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 388900
- Count Employees
- 147
- Charity Only 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
- 2 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 530036
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 47688
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3507313
- Income Investments
- 6693
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4091730
- Income Legacies
- 424970
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £177,280
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,844,248
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4021528
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37224
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 752099
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33168
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £780,274
- Assets Total Fixed
- 81965
- Assets Own Use
- 81965
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £992,203
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £293,894
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £780,274
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 278061
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 15833
- Assets Cash
- £347,723
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 741642
- Funds Restricted
- 38632
- Funds Total
- 780274
- Count Employees
- 122
- Charity Only 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
- 21 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 835194
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 104222
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2987601
- Income Investments
- 917
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3927934
- Income Legacies
- 750000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £180,671
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,389,999
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3570670
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28472
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 613474
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34528
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £710,072
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41571
- Assets Own Use
- 41571
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,174,208
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £505,707
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £710,072
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 480126
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 25581
- Assets Cash
- £201,141
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 669198
- Funds Restricted
- 40874
- Funds Total
- 710072
- Count Employees
- 127
- 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
- 5 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 249079
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 31406
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3172005
- Income Investments
- 301
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3452791
- Income Legacies
- 13375
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £168,072
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,427,298
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3595370
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29390
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 788951
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46429
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £352,808
- Assets Total Fixed
- 64219
- Assets Own Use
- 64219
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £654,246
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £365,657
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £352,808
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 329825
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 35832
- Assets Cash
- £134,182
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 195755
- Funds Restricted
- 157053
- Funds Total
- 352808
- Count Employees
- 135
- 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
- 18 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 70528
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 14813
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2985460
- Income Investments
- 169
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3070970
- Income Legacies
- 15000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,991
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,796,783
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2867774
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15013
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 562768
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36152
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £495,387
- Assets Total Fixed
- 65146
- Assets Own Use
- 65146
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,064,343
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £634,102
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £495,387
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 584102
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 50000
- Assets Cash
- £597,031
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 329154
- Funds Restricted
- 166233
- Funds Total
- 495387
- Count Employees
- 119
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION UK CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-01-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5145551
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1187811
- Assoc Charity Name
- CREATE YOU ARTS
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION UK CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-02-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (s.74)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 326654
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 326654
- Assoc Charity Name
- ADOPTION UK
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION UK CHARITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-02-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/02/2015
- Charitable Objects
- (A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE LEGAL ADOPTION OF CHILDREN. (B)TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND WELFARE OF POTENTIAL AND EXISTING ADOPTIVE CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO SUCH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICULARLY BY FACILITATING THEIR ADOPTION BY SUITABLE PERSON WHO ARE ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF THE DECLARATION OF TRUST).
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries