article be merged into plan aid organisation . discuss proposed since june 2016 . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message plan uk type charity industry ngo founded 1937 spain headquarters surrey and london united kingdom key people marie staunton website www.plan uk.org plan uk is the uk branch of the global children s charity plan international which works to achieve sustainable development in 50 countries across asia africa and the americas . it is a registered charity in the uk number 276035 . 1 and has no religious or political affiliations . plan uk works across a range of sectors including education health child protection and participation economic security and water and sanitation . 2 the organisation s current focus is the promotion of the rights of adolescent girls 3 and disaster response and preparedness . tanya barron became chief executive of plan uk in january 2013 having been international director at leonard cheshire disability from 2004 2012 . she holds various trusteeships and is currently a board member of the world bank s global partnership on disability and development . in 2003 tanya was given the european woman of achievement humanitarian award . contents 1 merger with interact worldwide 2 notable persons affiliated with plan uk 3 accountability 4 references 5 external links merger with interact worldwide edit in 2013 plan uk fully merged with the sexual and reproductive health and rights srhr charity interact worldwide formerly known as population concern a uk based ngo which works with communities in africa asia and latin america . the two organisations had entered a part merger in 2009 . interact s projects relating to maternal health family planning hiv & aids as well as other sexual and reproductive issues have been integrated into plan uk s work . notable persons affiliated with plan uk edit celebrities who support plan uk s work include best selling author of brick lane monica ali 4 soul and r & b singer beverley knight 5 and england cricketer owais shah . downton abbey actress joanne froggatt is a plan uk because i am a girl ambassador . accountability edit a minimum of 80p in every pound donated to plan uk is spent on the organisation s development projects in the countries it operates in . the remainder is spent on fundraising activities and maintaining an international network of support staff . 6 in 2010 84p of every pound was spent on development work and 16p on fundraising and administration . 7 in 2006 plan uk was awarded first place in the charities aid foundation s online accounts awards for high quality financial reporting . 8 the awards were presented to charities whose reports and accounts represent excellence relative to their size . 9 references edit charity commission profile of plan uk plan uk what we do plan uk because i am a girl campaign plan uk celebrities support because i am a girl campaign soul singer beverley knight backs plans appeal for haiti plan uk how we spend our funds plan uk annual report and accounts 2010 charities aid foundation 2006 online accounting awards charities aid foundation 2006 online accounting awards speech external links edit charity commission . plan uk registered charity no. 276035 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title plan uk & oldid 740508076 categories children s charities based in englandcharities based in surreyinternational charitieshidden categories articles to be merged from june 2016all articles to be mergedarticles needing additional references from april 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 september 2016 at 14 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view