THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD

Registered charity 1072490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC038254 (OSCR)

When young people build lifelong belief in themselves, there are no limits to what they can achieve. That's why, at The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), we support young people of all backgrounds to take on their own challenges and discover talents the never knew they had. DofE is open to ages 14-24, and runs in schools, youth clubs, hospitals, prisons and more, all over the UK. Visit DofE.org.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total reserves of £31.5m, a decrease of £1.5m from the previous year, driven by a budgeted operational deficit of £2.5m partially offset by investment gains. The trustees report that available free reserves of £14.3m remain within the stated policy range of £10m–£15m, which is designed to cover operational losses for two to three years. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The DofE (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Baroness Grey-Thompson DBEchair
• Anna Barker
• Emma Judith Sophia Watford
• HRH THE EARL OF WESSEX · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ofei Kwafo-Akoto
• Polly Williams
• Robert Andrew Shuter
• Roisin Helen Currie

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION.

• THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION income £15.1m
• WELCOME BAPTIST CHURCH income £200k
• SCHOOL FUND income £301k
• DONCASTER DANUM SCOUTS income £129k
• FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE income £1.5m
• THE CHIPPING SODBURY ENDOWED SCHOOL FOUNDATION income £74k

Side by side with its peers

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