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Variety the Children's Charity
Registered charity 209259, on the register since 19 July 1962. The 2,263rd largest charity in England and Wales by income.
From the registerYear to 31 December 2025
Income£7.2m
Spending£6.7m
Surplus£535k
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number00509811
Years on the register64
What it says it does
(1) promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the UK(2) advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the UK(3) provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children
In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.
Its causes
Where it works
It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.
Check it yourself
Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website
Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.