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Written question asked by Scott Benton (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 March 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 April 2021. It was answered by Matt Warman (Conservative) on Friday, 16 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

British Red Cross: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the amount of Government funding donated to the British Red Cross Charity in the last ten years.

Answer

The Government does not make donations to charities. Such funding, whether for a specific restricted purpose or unrestricted, would be classified as a grant.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales publishes charities’ annual returns from the last five reporting years. This includes a breakdown of funding that includes income from government grants and income from government contracts. The most recently published annual return covers the financial period up to 31 December 2019.

The British Red Cross Society has received £147 million in government grants in total over the past five reporting years. A breakdown by financial period end date is below:

  • 31/12/2015 - £32.5 million

  • 31/12/2016 - £22.3 million

  • 31/12/2017 - £33.7 million

  • 31/12/2018 - £22.1 million

  • 31/12/2019 - £36.4 million

The British Red Cross Society also receives income from government contracts. Over the five reporting years described above, the British Red Cross Society received a total of £226.3 million income from government contracts.

This information is published on the Charity Commission for England and Wales website here: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/220949/financial-history

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
176078
Session
2019-21
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Finance British Red Cross
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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