Sport Relief

Adam Rothwell — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:36:35 +0000

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?

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:57:40 +0000

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

Well, yes...

Adam Rothwell — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:19:27 +0000

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?

Minnie Mouse — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:28:00 +0000

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? (!)

Comic Relief

admin — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:28:33 +0000

Comic Relief

WHO KNOWS WHAT THE RED NOSE KNOWS?

Hats off to this crowd for mixing belly laughs with some of the most depressing subjects under the sun, raising lifeblood cash for a finely targetted set of unsexy charities (mentally ill people, prostitutes, asylum seekers...) in the UK (40% of grants) and abroad (60%). The annual report is comfortingly clear on how the cash is raised, invested and distributed. What it doesn't explain is what difference the money has made.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	67%
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.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	16 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
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: 2007-02-01 Accounts ending: 2006-09-30

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Mental health charities
Charities for a range of disadvantaged people
International aid charities

Where

UK
Worldwide

Providing

Grants for charities

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£64,836,000

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

89%

The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.

Intelligent Giving - Comic Relief - Comments

Sport Relief

Sport Relief?

Well, yes...

16 months?

Comic Relief

Comic Relief

WHO KNOWS WHAT THE RED NOSE KNOWS?

QUALITY OF REPORTING

SIZE OF CHARITY...

HIGHEST SALARY

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

But don't take our word for it...

IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

Where

Providing

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VITAL STATISTICS

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