THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives.
Latest income
£287m
Expenditure
£310m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £306m | £295m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £227m | £235m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £439m | £367m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £331m | £323m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £287m | £310m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £133m |
| Charitable activities | £109m |
| Trading | £39.3m |
| Investment income | £4.7m |
| Total income | £287m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £238m |
| Raising funds | £72.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £82.9m |
| Governance | £2.9m |
| Total expenditure | £310m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £64.5m |
| Total funds | £254m |
| — restricted | £147m |
| — unrestricted | £107m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £254m |
| Cash | £40.2m |
People
| Employees | 3,286 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.