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Registered Charity (England and Wales) 802052. Registered Charity (Scotland) SC039557. Registered Company 04723022 Company SC039557. Registered Charity (Scotland) 802052. Registered and Wales) Charity (England Registered 1 2018 Report Annual LIVES ACROSS THEUK CHANGING CHILDREN’S Registered charity England & Wales no.802052 and Scotland no. SC039557. Contents Report of the Trustees Message from the Chair 4 Report of the Trustees 6 Fundraising 8 Direct Public Support 8 Our Fundraisers 9 Corporate Partnerships 10 BBC Programmes and Events 12 Developing Engaging Content 13 The Difference We Make 14 Grant Making Policy 15 Our Investment in Children 15 Insight 20 Strong Charity 21 2 Financial Statements Financial Review 22 Future Plans 25 Structure, Governance and Management 26 Reference and Administrative Details 28 Statement of Trustees Responsibilities 29 Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustees 30 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 32 Charity Statement of Financial Activities 33 Consolidated and Charity Balance Sheets 34 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 35 Notes to the Financial Statements 36 3 Message from the Chair I was delighted to be appointed to the Board of Trustees year, our grants have helped to change the lives of in January 2018, succeeding the wonderful Stevie Spring 580,000 children and young people up and down CBE who stepped down as Chair after nine years. It’s an the country. In addition to our Main and Small Grants enormous privilege to join an organisation that makes programmes, we also continue to support children such a difference to so many young lives, thanks to our and families in crisis through our Emergency Essentials supporters around the UK. Programme with our new partner Family Fund Business Services, and to develop and deliver proactive The year ending June 2018 was another successful one programmes where we identify a particular area of need. for the Charity, with an astonishing £60.8 million raised Most recently, we have committed £10 million to fund a through the 2017 Appeal. This fantastic sum is already number of grant partnerships that will support children being used to help change the lives of disadvantaged and young people facing challenges with their mental children and young people across the UK. health and this ambitious new programme will be rolled out over the coming year. Our ‘Do Your Thing’ fundraising campaign motivated people up and down the UK to come together to help As of July 2018, we have a new Executive Team in raise money in a marvellous variety of ways – from place, having welcomed Claire Hoyle (Director of putting on cake sales, donning fancy dress, paddling Commercial), Tommy Nagra (Director of Content), canoes through the Canadian wilderness or trekking Jo Ruddock (Director of Insight) and Anna Whitton through Nepal, to donating and buying Pudsey goodies. (Director of Impact) since this time last year. They join Corporate Partners launched their own campaigns, Simon Antrobus (Chief Executive) and Karen Bass (Chief galvanising customers and colleagues alike to join in the Operating Officer) and I am delighted that we have fundraising fun. As always, our supporters and sponsors such an experienced, dynamic and committed senior were overwhelmingly generous throughout the Appeal. leadership team to drive the charity forward in the coming years. Once again, the BBC showed its support in inimitable fashion with colleagues throughout the organisation Although we can be proud of the past year’s springing into action on behalf of Pudsey: BBC teams achievements, we know that there is still so much more across the Nations and Regions rose to the challenge as to do to change the lives of disadvantaged children and they always do; there was Radio 2’s fabulous fundraising, young people. Young people today are facing challenges led by Chris Evans; DIY SOS: The Big Build BBC Children that may be more complex than ever before. But we also in Need Special; BBC Children in Need Rocks the 80s; know that they can overcome many obstacles, given the Countryfile Calendar and Ramble; and, of course, the right support. With this in mind, we are committed The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge with Matt Baker and to increasing the positive impact we have on the lives of a team of inspiring young riders pedalling an epic 500 disadvantaged children and young people, with them at miles from London to Glasgow…. not forgetting the big the centre of all our plans. show itself! On behalf of BBC Children in Need, I would like to thank At the heart of all this were the stories of children and all of our supporters for their contributions to another young people who faced a range of challenges in their amazing year. With your continued support, we really can lives, prompting incredible displays of generosity from change young lives for the better. supporters around the UK and beyond. Rosie Millard Because of you, we are currently funding over 2,700 Chair Of Trustees projects which touch every part of the UK. In the past 4 5 The Trustees of BBC Children in Need (who are also the Directors for the Report purposes of the Companies Act 2006) are pleased to present this, their report and accounts for the period ended 30 June 2018, and incorporating the Strategic of the Report and the Directors’ Report required under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations Trustees 2013. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice – Charities SORP (FRS 102) issued by the Charities Commission in January 2015, applicable Accounting Standards in the United Kingdom, requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Brief History and support children and young Christmas Day 1927 saw the first BBC Our objectives and activities are a people quickly, whilst also retaining Appeal for children. Over time, the crucial aspect of ensuring maximum all-important governance and rigour Appeal has evolved and 1980 saw the positive impact on disadvantaged with every decision to fund a project. first Children in Need telethon hosted children and young people. To ensure We will ensure the standards we set by Sir Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley and the whole of the charity is focusing for allocating grants and funding Esther Rantzen. on what is needed to achieve our continue to be the highest possible. vision, we have five key organisational The telethon’s 38th appeal was held objectives. We focus on driving our Equally, we are acutely aware that during this year. Since inception the commercial activity to optimise our impact and improved outcomes for Appeal has cumulatively raised over income streams. This is fundamental children and young people can also £972m for disadvantaged children in enabling us to continue finding and be driven by the important stories of and young people right here in the funding inspiring ideas that change families, children and young people UK. the lives of children. We utilise BBC who have received much needed content and programming to help support from the projects and Objectives & Activities change lives, and create impact services we fund. Our connection During the reporting year we have by sharing stories that will raise and support from the BBC is a critical further developed the objectives awareness of the disadvantages factor in this. Not only can we raise and activities of the organisation, children and young people in the valuable funds but we can also work and started to focus them in order UK face. We generate valuable with our colleagues across the BBC to achieve our refreshed strategic insight and evidence about these to ensure content and programming ambitions. disadvantages, and are developing on the BBC also contributes to the systems needed to enable this changing young lives. We can BBC Children in Need exists to make insight to create maximum impact, articulate the challenges children and a positive difference to the lives of both for us and the wider sector. young people face but also celebrate disadvantaged children and young The essential foundations and and champion the enormous people across the UK. Our objectives building blocks need to be in place contribution children and young and activities focus on ensuring the to enable us to focus all of our efforts people can have on their peers and in impact we have on children’s lives on delivering great outcomes for their communities. is front and centre of the work the children and young people across the charity undertakes, over and above UK. To do this we need to continue With all of this, bringing to life the projects and services we fund. our focus on being a strong charity. our strategy requires careful Our focus continues to be on finding consideration of data, information and funding the inspiring ideas that By continuing to focus on finding and evidence. Whilst we want to act change children’s lives. and funding the inspiring ideas that quickly to meet need and deliver change the lives of children and important outcomes for children and And whilst we know that every child young people, during this reporting young people, we know we can best deserves a childhood that is safe, period we have spent £71.1m on do this when we generate valuable happy and secure, we also know 1,525 new projects and services in insight and knowledge. We want that a growing number of children communities up and down the UK. every decision in BBC Children in are experiencing ever increasing and We take very seriously the huge Need to be an informed decision. more complex levels of disadvantage. responsibility entrusted to us by In order to find and fund the inspiring members of the public when they ideas, we are building on our make a donation to BBC Children in commitment across the organisation Need – no matter how small or large.

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