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SC039730Registered charity from 16 July 2008

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Comic Relief

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

Postcode E1 8QS

Website www.comicrelief.com

Regulatory Type Cross-Border

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(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

Operations:

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 16 Jul 2008

Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland

Number of Staff: 153

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"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Jul 2021	£74,079,000	£86,197,000	30 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Jul 2022	£49,991,000	£44,267,000	22 Feb 2023	Yes
31 Jul 2023	£50,752,000	£51,322,000	22 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Jul 2024	£53,767,000	£46,226,000	02 Jan 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Jul 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Apr 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
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From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.

From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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