GREAT WEBSITE, MEDIOCRE ANNUAL REPORT

The UK branch of this charity runs 'children's villages' in 132 countries for over 60,000 young people who have nowhere else to turn. Where possible, children are supported at home: for example, help is given to families in Africa where the breadwinners have died of HIV/AIDS. The organization is let down by a mediocre annual report with many essential details missing. But this is counterbalanced by a great website with a helpful section answering every transparency question we ask.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		60%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

What is this? 		0 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
The charity replies
SOS Children's Villages haven't written a response to be published here - but they have answered every question we could possibly ask on their website. We're seriously impressed.
We take no cut
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Reviewed: 2007-11-20     Accounts ending: 2006-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Orphans
  • abandoned children
  • Children affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Child refugees

Where

  • Worldwide

Providing

  • Child Sponsorship
  • Orphanages
  • Social care

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£2,700,183
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
73%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Reader's comments

i'm desperate to get into this kind of job.
Submitted by seema patil (not verified) on Thu, 12/07/2007 - 11:41am.

hello sir/madam,
i am from south India and want to set up such an non-profitable organization to help people educate about alcohol de-addiction and child abuse, can you help me with some suggestions and mails?
do you have a wing in south India (banglore), if you already have a wing then how do i join it? kindly help me with adequate information.


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