# Barnardos Ireland fundraising income increases

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/02/11/barnardos-ireland-fundraising-income-increases/
- Published: 2014-02-11T11:27:59+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Voluntary income for Barnardo’s Ireland increased from €6.8 million to over €7 million
between 2011 and 2012, according to the charity’s latest accounts.

Income from [Barnardo’s](http://www.barnardos.ie) shops also slightly increased 
to €1.2 million from €1.1 million, with a net contribution of €152,000. Overall 
income for the charity including statutory support, however, declined from €24 million
to €23.4 million.

The best performer in Barnardo’s fundraising portfolio  was ‘committed and cash 
giving’ which increased from €3.1 million to €3.5 million. Barnardo’s says it recruited
5,703 new regular donors.

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“Barnardo’s investment in donor recruitment in 2011 was a critical factor in supporting
the organisation in 2012 as those donors continued to donate in Barnardos,” the 
annual accounts reported.

## Trust income up; major donors and corporate down

The biggest growth in fundraising was in the trust category which grew from just
under €200,000 to nearly €800,000. Barnardo’s also received €786,000 from Atlantic
Philanthropies, down from €1.1 million in 2011.

Other fundraising categories – major donors, corporate, and events – showed decline.
Corporate fundraising was down around 30% to €700,000 while events income was €820,000.
Major donor income was €70,000.

Barnardo’s said that, while its shops performance had improved, their main challenge
was coping with heavily discounted merchandise from mainstream retailers.

## Voluntary income recovers to 2006 level

Fundraising costs declined in 2012 to €2.5 million from €3.4 million. The charity’s
reserves decreased from €7 million to €5.2 million.

As a measure of how Barnardo’s has been affected by the recession, the 2012 figure
for voluntary income has recovered to match the figure achieved in 2006.