Donate to Barnardo's

Your donation helps change a life

Right now, 1 in 4 children in the UK live in poverty because too many families are struggling to make ends meet. Aliyah's family is one of them.

Thanks to donations like yours, we can make sure families like Aliyah's get the support they need—whether it's helping them put food on the table, keeping the electricity on so they can stay warm, or organising special days out for them to enjoy as a family.

Together, we can help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier, and more hopeful through our specialist services, raising awareness, and campaigning to change the way the system works for children, young people and families across the UK.

We've been changing childhoods and lives for over 150 years. And thanks to you, we can continue to be here for as long as we're needed.

How we helped in 2023-2024

356,200

We reached 356,200 children, young people, parents and carers through our services and partnerships.

£93.1m

We raised £93.1m through sales and donations of pre-loved good from our 591 shops and superstores across the UK.

17,300

We were supported by 17,300 volunteers who gave an amazing 1.8m hours of their time to help us support even more children, young people and their families.

Thank you for changing childhoods and changing lives

Where does your donation go?

Your donation won't be restricted to a particular project but will go to the services that need it the most. For every pound we spend (excluding retail costs) approximately:

94p goes on working with the children and young people who need it most
Less than 1p goes on investment management costs
And the remaining amount - just over 5p - on raising the next £1

For more info about how we raise and spend our money, please look at our latest annual report.

Other ways to donate

Find out about other ways to donate to us and help vulnerable children.