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Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25

The NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity, working to prevent abuse and neglect and to support children who have been harmed. In 2024/25 the Helpline responded to 69,920 contacts from adults concerned about a child, and Childline delivered 162,018 counselling sessions to young people. The charity met or exceeded 46% of its impact framework targets and was close to target on a further 26%. Key campaign milestones included Listen Up Speak Up's third burst reaching 4,078 new sign-ups, and 1.4 million parents engaging with the Talk PANTS body safety programme. Policy wins were secured on several IICSA recommendations, and the Childline Vision programme was rolled out to extend reach to more children.

Report snapshot
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About

NSPCC Helpline (free, 24/7 for adults); Childline (free, confidential for under-19s); Look Say Sing Play parent-baby programme; Talk PANTS child safety programme; Listen Up Speak Up public awareness campaign; professional training; local community campaigns; policy and government influencing

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 69,920 contacts responded to on the NSPCC Helpline from adults with concerns about a child's welfare
Key Metric 2 162,018 Childline counselling sessions delivered to children and young people under 19
Key Metric 3 46% of impact framework targets met or exceeded; a further 26% were close to target

Key Outcomes

  • 25 commissioned specialist helplines operational, handling 1,786 additional child welfare contacts
  • Over 1.4 million parents of children aged 3–8 reported having at least one conversation with their child about PANTS (body safety)
  • Successful policy wins on IICSA recommendations; campaigns launched on physical punishment of children in England and Northern Ireland and on Sex and Relationships Education in Scotland

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
91,000 young people supported across 24 countries in 2024/25, including 67,368 in the UK
Key Metric 2
Over 70% of the 25,500 young people who completed Employment and Enterprise programmes achieved a positive outcome
Key Metric 3
Education programmes engaged 63,000 young people (69% of the total), the largest share of delivery
In the UK, 71% of Employment and Enterprise completers achieved a positive outcome, including 39% into employment or self-employment
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
851 students supported through the In2STEM programme in 2024, from 2,036 applications
Key Metric 2
27,447 hours of in-person STEM placement experience provided to participants
Key Metric 3
94% of participants know what it means to work in STEM after the programme, up from 69% beforehand
97% of alumni who applied to university were successfully offered a place, based on UCAS data from 1,760 alumni