NSPCC

The NSPCC, correctly known as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is the UK's leading charity http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=216401 specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. It has been active since 1884 and was founded as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty and Better Protection of Children by Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts. Other co-founders included Benjamin Waugh, Herbert Spencer, and Nathan Marcus Adler.

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UK - Charity - 1884 - Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts - Benjamin Waugh - Herbert Spencer - Nathan Marcus Adler

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It has been offered royal patronage but has always declined in order to keep its identity clearly separate from the similarly named RSPCA ( Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

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The NSPCC's administrative headquarters are in Shoreditch, London (Weston House, 42 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3NH).

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Shoreditch - London

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The NSPCC employs 1,800 people.

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In 2002/2003 it had an income of £100.3 million and expenditure of £90.6 million.

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