NCH, the Children's Charity

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Over 100,000 children a year benefit from services provided by this mammoth organisation. It rakes in close to £200m a year from the government, and uses the cash to provide a dizzying array of services, ranging from ARTiculation, a scheme aimed at exposing kids to various art forms, to projects in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. A dense annual report gives a general idea of how the charity ticks, but it lacks detail. What are the their plans for the future? And does the charity have any performance targets?

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	67%
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?	£100k to £149k
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?	Yes
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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The charity's website [1]
GuideStar summary [2]
Charity Commission link to annual report [3]

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Reviewed: 2008-03-19 Accounts ending: 2007-03-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Vulnerable children
Disabled children
Children with special needs.

Where

United Kingdom
Social work in Southern Africa, Caribbean, Central America

Providing

Adoption
Parent support networks
Schools
Residential care
Youth support

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£214,019,000

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

94%

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