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ADOPTIONPLUS

Registered charity 1204419 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a specialist innovative Therapeutic Agency registered by Ofsted, and rated Outstanding at every inspection. We employ a multi disciplinary clinical therapy team and support children and families impacted by abuse, trauma and child to parent violence. We provide children and their families with specialist trauma and attachment therapy, counselling and specialist therapeutic training.

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Latest income
£775k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £227,605 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £1,019,295 in deficit. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis due to a letter of support from the parent charity, Barnardo’s, which committed to providing adequate financial support for at least 12 months. Despite the deficit, the trustees expressed confidence in the future and anticipated further improvement in financial performance following a cost reduction program.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 - £90,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £80,000 - £90,000 2025 No. 1” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: £80,000 - £90,000 2025 No. 1” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Due to the deficit position as at 31 March 2025, the charity has received a letter of support from the parent charity Barnardo’s, confirming it will not request any loan repayments, and will provide adequate financial support either in the form of a contribution or a loan to ensure the business continuity of the charity fora period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£775k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£1.0m
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~12.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£775k£1.0m
31/03/2024£927k£990k

Common questions

Is ADOPTIONPLUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £227,605 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted free reserves of £1,019,295 in deficit. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis due to a letter of support from the parent charity, Barnardo’s, which committed to providing adequate financial support for at least 12 months. Despite the deficit, the trustees expressed confidence in the future and anticipated further improvement in financial performance following a cost reduction program. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ADOPTIONPLUS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.