Action for Children

Action for Children
Formation1869; 155 years ago (1869)
TypeNonprofit
589629566
Registration no.1097940 (England & Wales),
SC038092 (Scotland)
29 (Isle of Man)
CH330 (Guernsey)
Legal statusCharity
FocusChildren and young people's welfare
Headquarters3 The Boulevard, Ascot Road, Watford WD18 8AG
Location
  • United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Paul Carberry
Key people
Sarika Patel
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Staff7,000
Volunteers
4,000
Websitewww.actionforchildren.org.uk
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]

  1. ^ "Our Work Around the UK". Action For Children. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Action for Children, registered charity no. 1097940". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. ^ "Action for Children, Registered Charity no. SC038092". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
  4. ^ Charity Commission