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Toybox · Milton Keynes, UK

Toybox Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024-25

Toybox's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2025, the third and final year of its strategic period, reports that 14,937 children, young people and caregivers were reached directly. Working with eight partners across seven countries, Toybox supported 31 projects, including four emergency responses, focused on legal identity, education, economic empowerment and protection for children in street situations. 2,528 children received their birth certificates, and a wellbeing survey of 194 children found 72% rated their wellbeing as good or very good.

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About

Toybox is a UK charity working to end the injustice of children living and working on the streets. It believes every child deserves a life free from harm and exploitation. It works through active, sustainable partnerships with local organisations, with a strong focus on legal identity (birth registration), education and economic empowerment.

Key Metrics

14,937 children, young people and caregivers reached directly in 2024-25
2,528 children received their birth certificates
72% of children surveyed rated their wellbeing as good or very good

Key Outcomes

  • Supported 31 projects, including four emergency responses and seven capacity-building projects, with eight partners across seven countries.
  • 2,528 children received birth certificates, giving them legal identity and access to services.
  • 77% of children surveyed reported that their wellbeing got better or a lot better in the past year.

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities