CHARITY PROJECTS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The principal activities of Comic Relief, the operating name of the charity, are to raise funds and awareness, and to distribute money in the form of grants and social investments for specific charitable purposes, in support of our vision of a just world free from poverty and our mission of driving change through the power of entertainment.
Latest income
£51.1m
Expenditure
£49.9m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £74.1m | £86.2m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £50.0m | £44.3m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £50.8m | £51.3m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £53.8m | £46.2m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £51.1m | £49.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £42.7m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £4.6m |
| Investment income | £3.9m |
| Total income | £51.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £36.4m |
| Raising funds | £13.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £30.7m |
| Governance | £78k |
| Total expenditure | £49.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £41.1m |
| Total funds | £111m |
| — restricted | £17.0m |
| — unrestricted | £94.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £111m |
| Cash | £58.0m |
People
| Employees | 155 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
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.