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ORPHAN GIANT NOW BEFRIENDS ALL KIDS

It doesn't run orphanages any more but this is still one of the country's biggest children's charities. In 2006/7 it helped around 110,000 kids through a staggeringly wide range of projects and services, ranging from residential schools for children with special needs to holidays for those with disabilities to practical help and vocational training for young people leaving care. The Quality of Reporting score is a significant increase on last year's, pointing to a charity that's taking transparency admirably seriously.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	80%
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?	Super size
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?	Over £150k
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?	2 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.

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Charity Commission link to annual report [3]

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Reviewed: 2007-11-09 Accounts ending: 2007-03-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Children in poverty
Orphans
Children affected by sexual abuse
Child prostitutes
Young offenders

Where

Providing

Family Centres
Counselling
Vocational training
Adoption and fostering services
Schools

IF YOU LIKE THIS CHARITY
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ChildLine [4]
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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£195,584,000

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

81%

The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.

Barnardo's

ORPHAN GIANT NOW BEFRIENDS ALL KIDS

QUALITY OF REPORTING

SIZE OF CHARITY...

HIGHEST SALARY

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY