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The British Red Cross Society

British Red Cross

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
220949
Status
Registered
Registered
March 21, 1963
Legal form
Other
Company number
RC000070

Address

Address
British Red Cross Society
44 Moorfields
London
EC2Y 9AL

Activities

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.

Objects: (A) To Provide Assistance To Victims Of Armed Conflicts (B) To Work For The Improvement Of Health, For The Prevention Of Disease And For The Prevention And Alleviation Of Human Suffering In The British Islands And Throughout The World.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
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
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
National And Overseas
Country
Afghanistan, Anguilla, Bangladesh, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cayman Islands, Djibouti, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guinea, Iraq, Isle Of Man, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mali, Mongolia, Montserrat, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Philippines, Saint Helena, Scotland, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Syria, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £287,100,000 £310,300,000 £253,900,000 3,286
Dec. 31, 2023 £330,600,000 £322,700,000 £271,400,000 3,548
Dec. 31, 2022 £439,000,000 £366,700,000 £256,900,000 3,353
Dec. 31, 2021 £226,500,000 £234,700,000 £198,100,000 3,355
Dec. 31, 2020 £305,900,000 £295,300,000 £199,400,000 3,356

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alan House QFSM Jan. 1, 2023
Carl David Cowling Jan. 1, 2025
Dennis Dunn MBE JP DL Jan. 1, 2018
Gabrielle Inglis Jan. 1, 2026
Helen Frances Bennett Jan. 1, 2026
Howard Ashley Bell Jan. 1, 2023
Katie Igras Jan. 1, 2021
Kirsty Robeson Jan. 1, 2021
Louise Halpin Jan. 1, 2020
Mark Peter Beddy Jan. 1, 2025
Sir John Eaton Holmes Jan. 1, 2022
Yaseer Ahmed Jan. 1, 2019

Linked charities

  • Greater London Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (220949-1)
  • Trust Property Held In Connection With The Disabled Old People's Club And The British Red Cross Society (220949-2)
  • The Shillington Scales Fund (220949-3)