Comic Relief

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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.

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

Comic Relief's website [1]
The Big Give project information [2]
Charity Commission entry and link to Comic Relief's annual report [4]

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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.

Comic Relief

WHO KNOWS WHAT THE RED NOSE KNOWS?

QUALITY OF REPORTING

SIZE OF CHARITY...

HIGHEST SALARY

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY