# Barnardos Ireland’s income falls

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/09/09/barnardos-irelands-income-falls/
- Published: 2015-09-09T10:17:11+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Barnardos Ireland voluntary income fell from €6 .3 million in 2013 to just under
€6 million in 2014, according the organisation’s latest accounts.**

Trading income held steady at €1.2 million, although trading expenses increased 
from €934,000 to €982,000.

[Barnardos](http://www.barnardos.ie)’ main fundraising income is derived from committed
and cash giving which in 2014 was €3.3 million, down from €3.4 million in 2013. 
Major donor income fell but corporate income was up at €1.5 million.

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Trust income in 2013 was €1.2 million but was down to €750,000 in 2014. Barnardos
has received significant funding from Atlantic Philanthropies over the years and,
reflecting Atlantic’s reducing grant giving, the figure for 2014 was €280,000, down
from €484,000.

Legacy income was €93,000 in 2014, from €130,000 the previous year.

Barnardos’ accounts give a breakdown of expenditure for each income category and
shows that the charity spent €1.5 million on committed and cash giving and €687,000
on corporate and events. Total expenditure was €2.3 million, up from €1.9 million
in 2013.

Total income for Barnardos, which includes grants from the government, was down 
from €22.7 million to €22 million.