British Red Cross

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British Red Cross
Founded4 August 1870
Legal statusIncorporated by royal charter, 1908
FocusHumanitarian aid
Location
Patron
King Charles III
Deputy President
Princess Alexandra
Béatrice Butsana-Sita
Key people
Co-chairs Youth Leadership Team, Andrea Ando[1] - Georgia Goddard [2]
Main organ
Board of Trustees - chairperson, Liz Padmore [3]
Revenue (2022)
£439 million[4]
Staff3,353[4] (in 2022)
Volunteers (2022)
12,000[4]
Websitewww.redcross.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War

The British Red Cross Society (Welsh: Y Groes Goch Brydeinig) is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more than 17,200 volunteers and 3,400 staff.[4][5] At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The Red Cross is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion.[6] Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of the society until her death in 2022, and was replaced by her successor King Charles III, who previously served as president between 2003 and 2024.[7]

In the year ending December 2022, the charity's income was £439 million, which included £37M from government contracts and £44M from government grants. It spent £367M (82%) of its income delivering its charitable activities.[4]

  1. ^ "Co-chair Youth Leadership Team". uk.linkedin.com. Andrea Ando. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Co-chair Youth Leadership Team". uk.linkedin.com. Georgia Goddard. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Our Trustees". www.redcross.org.uk. British Red Cross. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Charity Overview: The British Red Cross Society". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Introducing the British Red Cross" (PDF). British Red Cross. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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  7. ^ "How we're run". British Red Cross. Retrieved 10 May 2024.