WHO KNOWS WHAT THE RED NOSE KNOWS?

Mixing belly laughs with some of the most depressing subjects under the sun such as domestic violence and HIV/AIDS, this charity raises lifeblood cash for charities in the UK and abroad through Red Nose Day and Sports Relief. It raised £28.5 million during Sports Relief 2008 and distributed £47 million to charitable projects. The annual report is informative in parts but gives almost no information about the projects the charity supported this year - a disappointing failing.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		65 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Extra large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£100k to £149k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-03-13     Accounts ending: 2008-09-30

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Vulnerable & disadvantaged people
  • Disadvantaged children & young people
  • People in poor countries
  • People affected by conflict

Where

  • UK
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • South America
  • The Caribbean

Providing

  • Grants to other organizations
  • Development programmes
  • Society support
  • Emotional support
  • Healthcare

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£61,931,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
83%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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Reader's comments

Sport Relief
Submitted by Adam Rothwell on Fri, 14/03/2008 - 6:36pm.

Yes - Comic Relief is the charity behind Sport Relief, so that's why there's no profile of Sport Relief on this site.

Adam, Intelligent Giving


Sport Relief?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 14/03/2008 - 5:57pm.

Are these the same people as Sport Relief? Is there a writeup of Sport Relief?


Well, yes...
Submitted by Adam Rothwell on Sun, 11/02/2007 - 3:19pm.

Yes, Minnie, you are basically right about this.  But there is a good reason for Comic Relief's behaviour.  It, like any major grant-giver, supports a lot of schemes that run over a number of years. This means that, if you want to (for example) set up a vaccination centre in Africa somewhere, Comic Relief might support you by giving a grant a part of which is paid every year for three years.  This means that Comic Relief keeps enough money in the bank to cover the cost of grant commitments it has made, but hasn't yet paid out on.

Adam, Intelligent Giving


16 months?
Submitted by Minnie Mouse on Sun, 11/02/2007 - 12:28am.

Does 16 months of reserves mean that if I give money to Comic Relief it won't be passed on to the charities it funds for a year and a half? (!)


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