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Charity Projects

Also known as: Comic Relief

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC039730
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed April 14, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 16, 2008
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Comic Relief
6th Floor
White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 8QS

Contact

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'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'

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

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
July 31, 2025 April 14, 2026On time £51,139,000 £49,858,000 155
July 31, 2024 Jan. 2, 2025On time £53,767,000 £46,226,000 153
July 31, 2023 Dec. 22, 2023On time £50,752,000 £51,322,000 144
July 31, 2022 Feb. 22, 2023On time £49,991,000 £44,267,000 188
July 31, 2021 Dec. 30, 2021On time £74,079,000 £86,197,000 203

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.