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Learning, skills, and opportunities for children and young people.

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2025

Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

Over 350,000 children, young people, parents and carers reached through 650+ services and partnerships in 2024-25; £221.9m spent on charitable activities
Key Metric 1
18,520 volunteers gave 1.9 million+ hours; £58.1m raised through fundraising, donations and gifts in Wills (£15.7m in legacy gifts, £12.8m from direct supporters)
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94p in every £1 spent on services and driving change; 4.5 million children (1 in 3) in the UK living in poverty; total income in 2023-24: £326m
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Barnardo's helped improve the lives of over 240,000 vulnerable children, young people and families; CAMHS Early Help pilot: 98.5% of families did not need to return to CAMHS after support; Re-Fashion Hub reduces recycling waste and generates additional income
2023

Annual Report and Accounts — Year Ended 30 November 2023

5,964 hours of support provided in 2022-23; 227 new individuals supported (64% families of complexly poorly children, 36% bereaved)
Key Metric 1
898 hours of hydrotherapy pool sessions; 498 hours of sensory sessions; 100+ hours of peer support groups for bereaved families
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140 volunteers gave 3,008 hours; £650,938 raised including £125,000+ from Everest Base Camp trek — biggest single event total to date
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1,700 total beneficiaries supported since 2012; sibling programme (ouRR Hub) featured on BBC Children in Need; 20 trekkers including 2 beneficiaries reached Everest Base Camp
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024-2025

6,000 children engaged in Primary Tag Rugby across 64 schools (1,100+ sessions); 372 children in Rugby Reading Champions across 22 schools (220 sessions)
Key Metric 1
133 young people in Mentoring and Rugby programme across 11 schools (215 sessions, 120+ hours); 2,214 children at multi-sports camps including 730 HAF and 450 Wooden Spoon funded places
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600 girls introduced to rugby across 8 Blackpool state schools over 10 weeks (80 sessions); 75+ participants across 4 Walking Rugby venues; 86 children in Rugratz sessions (aged 3-5)
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26 Rugratz children transitioned to partner club mini/junior sections; Henry (Youth Ambassador case study) reduced anxiety and improved school behaviour through mentoring programme; 2 new girls joined Fylde RFC directly from schools programme
2025

Impact Report 2024/25

1,858 young people directly reached; 661 supported through Care Advice Service; 16,000+ used website with 42,000+ page views
Key Metric 1
126 young people supported 1:1 into education by Propel into Education team; 43 moved into training or work; 1,000+ professionals trained (98% said learning would directly impact their practice)
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15 policy changes achieved including 3 wins via Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill; 33 times work raised in parliament; 110 national media hits; 458 Become the Movement members
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Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill wins: corporate parenting duties extended to government departments and NHS; Staying Close support extended to age 25; removal of 'intentionality' from homelessness law for care leavers; local connection test for social housing scrapped for care leavers
2022

Impact Report 2022

7,778 members in 2022 — 13.45% increase on 6,856 in 2021; 1,529 units across Northern Ireland; 538 volunteers
Key Metric 1
2,255 interest badges and 1,751 skill builders completed by Brownies; 992 interest badges and 481 skill builders by Guides; 23 Bronze, 14 Silver and 10 Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards
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Lorne estate: 9,621 visitors in 2022; 22 schools visited with 2,066+ pupils; 550 children at summer scheme; Ukraine appeal raised £9,050
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A Safe Space Level 1: 182 completed; Level 2: 365 completed; Level 3: 162; Level 4: 10; 1st Response: 225 completed; 5 Queen's Guide Awards achieved
2025

STEM Learning Impact Report 2025

CPD delivered to 20,200 teachers improving learning for 3.4 million young people; 95% of teachers showed increased subject knowledge and pedagogical understanding
Key Metric 1
13,800 STEM Ambassadors gave 329,000 volunteering hours (55% under 35, 48% women, 20% from ethnic minorities) representing 3,300 employers; 97% of targeted Ambassador volunteers reported strong sense of personal achievement
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288 research placements delivered (4,000+ since 2020); 178,000 students on Mars Day; 142,000 on Protecting Our Planet Day; 1,500+ students across 300 CanSat teams; 6,900 young people from under-resourced backgrounds targeted
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96% of research placement students said experience positively influenced their confidence; 81% said placement shaped future plans; engagement with Destination STEM STEM Camps can raise GCSE and A-level attainment by up to one grade (independent 2021 evaluation)
2024

Annual Report and Accounts 2023-2024

1,544 adult patients supported at St Barnabas House; 18,503 hours of Hospice at Home care delivered over 9,602 visits; 4,228 community palliative care appointments for 1,132 patients
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293 children and young people supported at Chestnut Tree House; 149 children stayed with 1,812 occupied bed nights; 1,462 counselling and therapy sessions for children, parents and siblings
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Total income £33m (£20.6m like-for-like); statutory NHS funding represents 21% of hospice running costs; lottery generated £1,872,558 with 83% spent directly on hospice work
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411 compliments received vs 4 formal complaints; no serious incidents or never events; no MRSA, CDI or acquired Covid transmission recorded; Chestnut Tree House nurse won Best Nurse at WellChild Awards 2023
2025

Impact Report 2024/2025

1,310 people supported including 381 children, 539 parents/carers and 390 siblings; 30,636 hours of clinical care delivered
Key Metric 1
2,147 hours of creative therapy (up 62%); 120 bereaved families supported with 1,035 bereavement counselling hours; 172 volunteers gave 7,167 hours
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Home care visits increased 46% to 1,198; end-of-life care hours at home increased 859%; 179 overnight stays at The Ark (up 44%); 35 families went on free holiday
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CQC Outstanding rating (2023); Hospice UK Team of the Year 2024; Investing in Volunteers status (one of only 2 children's hospices); Third Sector Unsung Hero Award (Housekeeping Manager Debs)