01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039730
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 155
- Postcode
- E1 8QS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
(i) the relief of poverty. (ii) the advancement of education by means of the encouragement of the arts for the public benefit. (iii) 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 (lv) the promotion of any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the public
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £51,139,000 | £49,858,000 | 155 | 14 April 2026 |
| 31 July 2024 | £53,767,000 | £46,226,000 | 155 | 2 January 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | £50,752,000 | £51,322,000 | 155 | 22 December 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | £49,991,000 | £44,267,000 | 155 | 22 February 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | £74,079,000 | £86,197,000 | 155 | 30 December 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Comic Relief, 6th Floor , White Chapel Building , 10 Whitechapel High Street , London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.comicrelief.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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