Charities

[mudskipper]

You can check out the proportion of costs actually going to the 'good cause' here.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales

So for Oxfam it's around 75%, which to me sounds like a reasonable figure.

'Trading to raise funds' seems to be the least profitable activity - not sure what that means - Charity shops?

[Freamon]

You can check out the proportion of costs actually going to the 'good cause' here.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales

So for Oxfam it's around 75%, which to me sounds like a reasonable figure.

'Trading to raise funds' seems to be the least profitable activity - not sure what that means - Charity shops?

Any kind of trading i.e. selling goods (assuming most charities don't sell services, although maybe some do). Charity shops, online, mail order, selling via volunteers, car boots etc.

[MarillionFan]

Charity.

I don't like to talk about it.

[mudskipper]

Charity.

I don't like to talk about it.

Don't be embarrassed. We all need a helping hand sometimes.

[NotAllThere]

Charity.

I don't like to talk about it.

Here you go. Have my spare change.

[DodgyAgent]

Charity.

I don't like to talk about it.

Will we now see more Scots outside on Flag day?

[d000hg]

the host ripped him apart when he tried to get him to admit what he meant was 97% of the DECLARED PROFIT, not the income, most of that went on Mercs, jollies, bonuses and shameless guilt advertising

And did they have any facts for that, or did they make the leap from the truth that they only give their profit (which is so obvious it shouldn't need saying) purely fueled by cynicism? i.e. were they making BS claims on an equal level as the charity bod?

Anyone who is paid to raise money for a charity kinda defeats the idea in my opinion

A large charity needs skilled experts to do things like manage the accounts, which can be very complex.

A small charity can work on zero costs, the same way a contractor can develop a plan B for £0. But that doesn't scale.

[v8gaz]

Did a year with one of the big charridees. Shocking place, all the senior managers drove company BMW 5s, and we wasted at least 30Mil of a 70 mil IT project I worked on. I will never give these idiots a penny of my cash.

[KimberleyChris]

Although close family members died of it, I stopped giving to Cancer Research when I found out just how much of their budget was spent on anti-smoking propoganda posters.

As though we all don't know the risks already, and each with a great big logo, to raise their public profile.

[BrilloPad]

Some charities are very good. My sister-in-law works for Royal Blind Society Home Page. - very very low fund raising costbase. There are a couple of others we support too.