01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 April 1984
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01806414
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £51,139,000
- Latest expenditure
- £49,858,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 6th Floor, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 8QS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.comicrelief.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £51,139,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,858,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £53,767,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £46,226,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £50,752,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,322,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £49,991,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,267,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £74,079,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £86,197,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £51,139,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £49,858,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,912,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £53,767,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £46,226,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,828,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £50,752,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £51,322,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,883,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £49,991,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £44,267,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £11,805,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £74,079,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £86,197,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- Yes
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,229,580
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 42721000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4553000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3865000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 51139000
- Income Legacies
- 1263470
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £13,506,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £36,352,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 49858000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 300000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 30676000
- Expenditure Governance
- 78000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2611000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 92000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1292000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £41,124,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 79868000
- Assets Own Use
- 3468000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 76400000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £76,484,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £45,337,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £111,015,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 32602000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 12735000
- Assets Cash
- £57,955,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 93966000
- Funds Restricted
- 17049000
- Funds Total
- 111015000
- Count Employees
- 155
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 46055000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4189000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3523000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 53767000
- Income Legacies
- 864847
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,473,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £34,753,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 46226000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 295000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 28819000
- Expenditure Governance
- 232000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2736000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 107000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2841000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £37,622,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 77375000
- Assets Own Use
- 3067000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 74308000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £74,790,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,723,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £108,442,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 30411000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13312000
- Assets Cash
- £60,667,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 100058000
- Funds Restricted
- 8384000
- Funds Total
- 108442000
- Count Employees
- 153
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 22 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 44302000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4982000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1468000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 50752000
- Income Legacies
- 947602
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,246,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £39,076,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 51322000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 260000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 33542000
- Expenditure Governance
- 161000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3808000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 112000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1237000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £33,652,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 68661000
- Assets Own Use
- 2785000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 65876000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £69,836,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,528,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £94,969,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 30058000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13470000
- Assets Cash
- £58,576,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 92511000
- Funds Restricted
- 2458000
- Funds Total
- 94969000
- Count Employees
- 144
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 43943000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5744000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 304000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 49991000
- Income Legacies
- 231593
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,268,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £31,999,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 44267000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 192000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 25241000
- Expenditure Governance
- 118000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3003000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 232000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -2353000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £41,437,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 66693000
- Assets Own Use
- 2054000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 64639000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £87,815,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £60,417,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £94,091,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43480000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 16937000
- Assets Cash
- £74,285,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 93473000
- Funds Restricted
- 618000
- Funds Total
- 94091000
- Count Employees
- 188
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 65928000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6928000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 1223000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 74079000
- Income Legacies
- 53181
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,967,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £73,230,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 86197000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 321000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 65800000
- Expenditure Governance
- 150000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3814000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 271000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7432000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £41,551,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 58699000
- Assets Own Use
- 1707000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 56992000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £118,425,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £86,404,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £90,720,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 55960000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30444000
- Assets Cash
- £96,425,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 90825000
- Funds Restricted
- -105000
- Funds Total
- 90720000
- Count Employees
- 203
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 106
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHARITY PROJECTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1984-04-18T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CHARITY PROJECTS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-08-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5073042
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1169681
- Assoc Charity Name
- STONEHAGE FLEMING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 APRIL 1984 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 18 JANUARY 1990, 19 APRIL 1990, 2 DECEMBER 1992, 10 JUNE 2004, 24 APRIL 2008, AND 5 AUGUST 2009. ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 26 JANUARY 2011.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/05/2015 as amended on 17 Sep 2019
- Charitable Objects
- A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; C) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROVIDED THAT SUCH FACILITIES ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND D) THE PROMOTION OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 172803
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- COMIC RELIEF
- Charity Name Id
- 172814
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- SPORT RELIEF
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures