BBC Charity Appeals - Where The Money Goes

How much is raised and where the money goes

In 2007-8, the BBC, with your help, raised over 113m for charities
throughout the UK. Thank you!

Because the charities connected to the appeals have different financial years and different reporting cycles (some biennial), not all the appeals took place during the financial year 2007/8.

The appeals included

• BBC Children in Need 2007
• Red Nose Day 2007
• Blue Peter Disc Drive Appeal
• BBC Wildlife Fund
• BBC Performing Arts Fund (formerly Fame Academy Bursary Trust)
• Radio 4 Appeal
• Lifeline Appeal
• BBC Northern Ireland
• BBC Wales
• BBC Local Radio
• Emergency Appeals

BBC Children in Need

BBC Children in Need raised £37,500,000 in 2007-08.
Click here to find out more about the children helped through your donations.

Comic Relief/Red Nose Day 2007

In 2007, Red Nose Day, run by Comic Relief in partnership with the BBC, raised £67,700,000.
Find out more about how Comic Relief spends the money raised.

Blue Peter Disc Drive Appeal with Barnardo's

Blue Peter viewers raised more than £675,000 for Barnardo's in 2007/8 through the re-sale of CDs and DVDs and the money is still coming in. Over 575,000 discs have been collected so far, providing help and support for young carers.
You can read more about the Disc Drive appeal here.

BBC Wildlife Fund

The BBC Wildlife Fund has raised £1,776,619 to support projects working with endangered species.
Find out more about how the money is being spent here.

BBC Performing Arts Fund
(formerly Fame Academy Bursary Trust)

Since it was set up, the BBC Performing Arts Fund has raised £2,700,000.
Find out more about how the money raised is spent here.

Radio 4 Appeal

In the year 2007-8, the BBC Radio 4 Appeal raised more than £1.4m for 52 charities working in the UK and overseas. More than £700,000 of this came from donations to the St Martins in the Fields Christmas Appeal. Some listeners make regular donations to the Radio Four Appeal Fund by setting up a monthly, quarterly or annual standing order or by cheque. You can download a form with information about how to donate to the Radio Four Appeal Fund. (Microsoft Word document, 144kb)
The money collected through the Fund is divided equally amongst the charities featured each year.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal.

Lifeline Appeal

In 2007-8 BBC One's Lifeline Appeal raised nearly £140,000 for 12 charities working in the UK and overseas. The average donation was £34.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal.

BBC Northern Ireland

In addition to raising money for the charities listed below, BBC Northern Ireland broadcast its annual Christmas Family Appeal, run by The Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul, providing gifts to more than 12,000 children.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through BBC Northern Ireland.

BBC Wales

In Wales, Appeals were made on radio, television and the internet to support the following charities, to raise awareness of their work and to recruit volunteers.
Find out which charities were supported by BBC Wales.

BBC Scotland does not broadcast Appeals.

BBC Local Radio

In England, 13 BBC Local Radio Stations raised money and other resources for a wide range of local charities.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through BBC Local Radio.