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| Formation | 1869 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Registration no. | 1097940 (England & Wales), SC038092 (Scotland) 29 (Isle of Man) CH330 (Guernsey) |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Focus | Children and young people's welfare |
| Headquarters | 3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG |
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Chief Executive | Paul Carberry |
Key people | Sarika Patel Chair of the Board of Trustees |
Staff | 7,000 |
Volunteers | 4,000 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | NCH Action for Children; National Children's Home (NCH) |
Action for Children (formerly National Children's Home) is a UK children's charity created to help vulnerable children and young people and their families in the UK. The charity has 7,000 staff and volunteers who operate over 475 services in the UK.[citation needed] They served a total of 671,275 children in 2021 and 2022.[1] Action for Children's national headquarters is in Watford, and it is a registered charity under English and Scottish law.[2][3] In 2017/2018, it had a gross income of £151 million.[4]
- ^ "Our Work Around the UK". Action For Children. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Action for Children, registered charity no. 1097940". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Action for Children, Registered Charity no. SC038092". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
- ^ Charity Commission