Plan UK earned its highest ever income last year – to the tune of £80.4m, its latest annual report reveals.
The figure is an increase of 27 per cent from the previous year when it earned just under £63.2m. It was also significantly higher that its 2013 income which was just short of £53m.
Much of the charity’s income was generated through institutional donors which brought in £39.6m for the year ending 30 June 2015 - almost half of all income.
The Department for International Development (DFID) provided a total of £29m – up from £11m the previous year. It also received £5.5m from the European Commission and £3.6m from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Office.
A five year £25m programme funded by DFID, for South Asia WASH results, brought in £10 over the year, while funds for disasters in Ebola hit areas and earthquakes in Nepal brought in an additional £15m.
Chief executive Tanya Barron said in the report’s introduction, the charity’s water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programme “significantly reduces gender inequality”.
“Our South Asia WASH Results Programme, with partners WaterAid, Unilever, and Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor, funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), has helped over 1,147,000 people construct their own toilets, and provided water to over 110,000 people. Over five million people have learned about hand washing,” she said.
A further £18.5m income came from sponsorship, while £9.1m was generated through other donations and appeals.
A statement in the annual report said sponsors “remained committed to giving generously” in what “continues to be a tough economic climate”. Its 90,310 sponsors helped 96,231 children and gave £900,000 to other appeals, the report said.
The charity spent £61m on charitable activity. Some £39.3m went towards development and £18.4m to disaster relief.
Total expenditure for the year was £71.3m. Some £7.7m was spent on staff costs with the same again spent on agency staff.
Three employees earned between £70,000 and £79,999 and chief executive Tanya Barron earned £110,433 during the year.
