BBC Charity Appeals - Where The Money Goes

How much is raised and where the money goes

In 2008-9, the BBC, with your help, raised millions of pound for charities throughout the UK. Thank you!

Here's a list of the appeals which took place or were reported on in 2008-9.

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 2008-09.

The appeals included

• BBC Children in Need 2008
• Sports Relief 2008
• Red Nose Day 2007
• Blue Peter Mission Nutrition Appeal
• 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 £38,000,000 in 2008-09.
Find out more about the children helped through your donations.

Sports Relief 2008

In 2008, Sports Relief, run by Comic Relief in partnership with the BBC, raised £28,500,000.
Find out more about how Sports Relief spends the money raised.

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 Mission Nutrition Appeal

Blue Peter viewers have raised more than £192,000 in 2008-09, however these figures are provisional, as although the appeal has finished, the account was open until December and final donations have yet to be counted.
Read more about the Mission Nutrition appeal.

Blue Peter Disc Drive Appeal with Barnardo's

Blue Peter viewers raised more than £675,000 for Barnardo's in 2007-08 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.

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 raised for BBC Wildlife Fund is being spent.

BBC Performing Arts Fund 2008-09
(formerly Fame Academy Bursary Trust)

The Performing Arts Fund does not run appeals, but receives income from voting on BBC programmes.

In the period 2008-09 the BBC Performing Arts Fund raised £700,530.
Find out more about how the money raised the BBC Performing Arts Fund is spent.

Since it was set up to the period ending March 2008, the BBC Performing Arts Fund raised £2,700,000.
Find out more about how the money raised for the BBC Performing Arts Fund is spent.

Radio 4 Appeal

In the year 2008-09, the BBC Radio 4 Appeal raised more than £1.36m for 52 charities working in the UK and overseas. More than £704,000 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 2008-09.

In the year 2007-08, 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.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal 2007-08.

Lifeline Appeal

In 2008-09 BBC One's Lifeline Appeal raised more than £173,000 for 12 charities working in the UK and overseas. The average donation was £45.
This is how much money was raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal 2008-09.

In 2007-08 BBC One's Lifeline Appeal raised more than £137,000 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 2007-08.

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.