Variety Club Children's Charity, The

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Raising money through celebrity events, golfing occasions and an annual ball, this glitzy outfit aims to help sick, disabled and disadvantaged children. It organises days out, provides mobility equipment and works with schools and hospitals. The annual report is a great improvement on last year but still leaves much to be desired, particularly detail on finances, future plans and how the charity measures its success.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	58 %
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?	Large
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?	4 months
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ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
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GuideStar financial overview [3]
Charity Commission entry and link to annual report [4]

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Reviewed: 2007-09-20 Accounts ending: 2006-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Disadvantaged children
Disabled children
Children affected by illness

Where

Providing

'Sunshine coaches'
Electric wheelchairs and buggies
Days out
Grants to schools and hospitals

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£10,527,160

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

64%

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