Annual reports
Published: Wednesday 05 August 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 28 October 2026
See our headline achievements and download the latest annual report
We don’t just say we want to improve the lives of children, young people and families. We hold ourselves to account.
Our annual report shows what we want to achieve, and how far we’ve come.
You’ll always find the latest report on this page. The most recent report available is for 2025/26.
Our values reflect the way we want to work. We’re passionate, ambitious, collaborative and inclusive. And we put children first.
In 2025/26 we helped 544,297 children, young people and their families.
- Action for Children delivered 303 services all across the UK.
- We raised a record £2.5 million through our Secret Santa campaign.
- Successfully secured £5 million from The National Lottery to help children who are criminally exploited.
- Helped lift 350,000 children out of poverty by working with other organisations to push for the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
- D elivered more that 1.5 million hours of support across a range of family support services, including Parent Talk.
Annual Report 2025/26
