Barnardo's

Barnardo's
Founded1866
FounderThomas John Barnardo
TypeCharity
Registration no.216250 (England and Wales)
SC037605 (Scotland)
20010027 (Ireland)
FocusChildren
Location
Area served
United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia
Revenue
£245,183,000[1]
Employees5,026[1]
Volunteers
17,175[1]
Websitewww.barnardos.org.uk
Formerly called
Dr. Barnardo's Homes,
Dr. Barnardo's[2]
A 1931 advertisement for Dr Barnardo's Homes.
A Barnardo's charity shop in Jedburgh, Scotland. Barnardo's current tagline is "Believe in children".[3]
A Barnardo's shop in Muswell Hill, London.

Barnardo's is a charity headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge. It was founded by Thomas John Barnardo in 1866, to care for vulnerable children. As of 2013, it raised and spent around £200 million each year running around 900 local services, aimed at helping these same groups. It is the largest children's charity in the UK in terms of charitable expenditure.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Barnardo's". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ^ Index to Certificates Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Barnardo's (retrieved 5 March 2024)
  3. ^ "Barnardo's I Celebrities believe in children event". Barnardos.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Dr Barnardo's charity for children". The Telegraph. London. 17 September 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2012.