SOS Children's Villages UK

Ensuring every child can grow up feeling safe, loved and supported
SOS Children's Villages UK
REGISTERED NAME
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES UK
REGISTERED NUMBER
1069204
ORGANISATION TYPE
Charity Commission England and Wales
YEAR OF REGISTRATION
1998
LOCATION
Global
Last Updated:
21.03.2025
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£6M

Turnover

25

Employees

0

Volunteers

Organisation Overview

Areas of Interest

  • Girls and women
  • Children / Young people
  • Community
  • Education
  • Poverty
  • Rescue & Disaster
  • Employment
  • Food & Hunger
  • COVID-19 recovery

Our History

  • The first SOS Children’s Village was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Austria, in 1949. As a child welfare worker, Gmeiner saw how children orphaned as a result of World War II suffered. He was committed to helping them by building loving families and supportive communities. Today, SOS Children’s Villages is active in 136 countries and territories

Areas of Operation

  • Global

Beneficiaries

  • Children / Young People

    Children without parental care

  • The General Public / Mankind

    Families who are at risk of breakdown due to extreme poverty, natural and man-made disasters and other social factors

Our Vision for a better future

  • A world where every child has a family, a community and a chance to grow up feeling cared for and loved. Enabling them to become strong, resilient adults capable of contributing to their families and communities

How the charity helps

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Our goals to make a difference

  • Many more children have a loving home and an equal chance to succeed in life

  • No country leaves children without parental care behind

  • Families are resilient and stay together ensuring children can grow up with the love of caregivers

  • Young people are prepared for independence, emphasising employability and community integration

  • Community-integrated, gender-sensitive and cost-effective alternative quality care options

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