The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

BBC Children in Need

Registered charity 802052 Registered since 1989

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
4.8y median 4.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
10.3y
average years in governance
12 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
12
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 12Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12

Commercial experience

Business services 12Health and social care 7Tech and media 6
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Contact

Websitewww.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
Emailpudsey@bbc.co.uk
Phone03456090015
Address4th Floor, DOCK HOUSE, SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, M50 2LH

Finances

£61,012,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£65,569,253£59,548,901
2022£69,928,692£74,523,835
2023£50,078,000£39,823,000
2024£54,912,249£49,240,729
2025£61,012,000£53,623,000

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

The Charity's objects are to further such exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as the Trustees think fit and in particular to advance life and help children and young people, in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) through the relief of need, hardship, ill-health, disability and distress.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/04/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/02/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/02/2012 as amended on 26 Jun 2019 as amended on 23 Jul 2019 as amended on 23 Jul 2019 as amended on 12 Nov 2019 as amended on 02 Nov 2021 as amended on 09 Dec 2024

Trustees (12)

12trustees
54median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

BBC Children in Need · 04723022 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 04/04/2003

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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