The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF

Analysis

The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03663181). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF reported income of £146.7m and spending of £145.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £141.8m to £146.7m (+3.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denise Coates Foundation (£144.0m), Cardiff Metropolitan University (£148.6m) and Alzheimer's Society (£143.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8.7m. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 24%. Grants to other organisations totalled £96.5m. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 403 people.