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Plan International UK Trustees' Annual Report 2025

Plan International UK's Trustees' Annual Report 2025 covers 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. The charity reached nearly 6 million children, young people and their communities across 54 projects in 45 countries, directly supporting 1.18 million people, 65% of them girls and women. Its 54,311 UK sponsors supported nearly 58,000 children. The report covers emergency responses in Sudan and Ukraine, education for out-of-school girls in Nigeria, and the State of Girls' Rights in the UK report, which captured the voices of 3,000 girls and young women.

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About

Plan International UK is part of Plan International, an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. It has no religious, political or government affiliation, and works with children, young people, supporters and partners in the UK and around the world.

Key Metrics

1.18 million people directly supported by programmes, 65% of them girls and women
6 million children, young people and community members reached (nearly) across 54 projects in 45 countries
54,311 UK sponsors supporting nearly 58,000 children

Key Outcomes

  • Helped 60,000 out-of-school children, mostly girls, to learn again after conflict and trauma through the PLANE II project in Nigeria.
  • Delivered food, cash and hygiene kits to over 56,000 people displaced by conflict in Sudan.
  • Launched the State of Girls' Rights in the UK report, capturing the voices of 3,000 girls and young women across the UK.

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
352
young people supported by Alternative Routes since March 2023 (105 in 2025-26)
61%
of participants feel less inclined to take part in antisocial or criminal behaviour (all three years)
48%
of participants report an improved relationship with school
The service reached its target of 330 participants by March 2026, supporting 352 young people in total.