Charity Appeals

Where the money goes

In 2009-2011, the BBC with your help, raised millions of pounds for charities throughout the UK. Thank you!

Here’s a list of the appeals which took place or were reported on in 2009-2011.

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 2009-2011.

The appeals included:

• BBC Children in Need 2011
• Comic Relief/Red Nose Day 2011
• Sport Relief 2010
• Blue Peter
• BBC Wildlife Fund
• BBC Performing Arts Fund
• Radio 4 Appeal
• Lifeline Appeal
• BBC Northern Ireland
• BBC Wales
• BBC Local Radio
• Emergency Appeals

BBC Children in Need

BBC Children in Need raised £46m in 2011, however these figures are provisional, as donations are still coming in.

Find out more about the children in the UK helped through your donations.

Comic Relief/Red Nose Day 2011

Red Nose Day, run by Comic Relief in partnership with the BBC, raised £108.4 million.

Find out more about how Comic Relief spends the money raised.

Sport Relief 2010

Sport Relief, run by Comic Relief in partnership with the BBC, raised £44,200,000.

Find out more about how Sports Relief spends the money raised.

Blue Peter

The Blue Peter appeal for 2013 will once again be raising money for BBC Children in Need. The on-air activities will be launching in the autumn of 2013 - please check out the Blue Peter website to take part or for more information.

BBC Wildlife Fund

The BBC Wildlife Fund has raised £1,185,154 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

The Performing Arts Fund does not run appeals, but receives income from voting on BBC programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing.

In the period 2010-11, the BBC Performing Arts Fund raised £714,494.

Find out more about how the money raised for the BBC Performing Arts Fund is spent.

Radio 4 Appeal

In the year 2010-11, the BBC Radio 4 Appeal raised more than £2.3m for 51 charities working in the UK and overseas. £1.5m 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 4 Appeal Fund (Microsoft Word document, 144kb). The money collected through the Fund is divided equally amongst the charities featured each year.

Money raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal 2011-12.

Money raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal 2010-11.

Money raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal 2009-10.

Money raised for each charity through the Radio 4 Appeal 2008-09.

Lifeline Appeal

In 2011-12 BBC One's Lifeline Appeal raised over £93,000 for 12 charities working in the UK and overseas.

Money raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal 2011-12.

Money raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal 2010-11.

Money raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal 2009-10.

Money raised for each charity through the Lifeline Appeal 2008-09.

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.

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, 6 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.