Data sources are below the table.

Charity

Press Officers

Total Income £

Income per press officer £

Press Officers per £100m of income

1 RSPB 34 £134m  £3.9m 25.3
2 Age UK 13 £150m £11.5m 8.7
3 RSPCA 11 £144m £13.0m 7.7
4 British Red Cross 19 £285m £15.0m 6.7
5 NSPCC 8 £127m £15.9m 6.3
6 National Trust 34 £592m £17.4m 5.7
7 Oxfam 21 £409m £19.5m 5.1
8 MacMillan Cancer Support 11 £247m £22.5m 4.4
9 Barnardo’s 9 £313m £34.8m 2.9
10 British Heart Foundation 6 £311m £51.8m 1.9

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DATA SOURCES

Press Officer Numbers

Figures of reported press officers working in the UK for each charity, taken from the links below.

  1. RSBP: https://youforgotthebirds.com/g-rspb-press-officers/
  2. Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/archive/media-contacts/
  3. RSPCA: https://media.rspca.org.uk/media/home and https://media.rspca.org.uk/media/contacts
  4. British Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/media-contacts
  5. NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/press-office/
  6. National Trust: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/regional-press-contacts and https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/press-contacts
  7. Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media-centre/contact-us and https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/mediacontacts?page=1
  8. MacMillan Cancer Support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-office-contacts.html
  9. Barnando’s: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/media_centre.htm
  10. British Heart Foundation: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/contact-the-press-office

Charity Income

Charity

Income Figure Source

  1. RSPB, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=207076&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  2. Age UK, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1128267&SubsidiaryNumber=0 
  3. RSPCA, http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=219099&subid=0
  4. British Red Cross, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=220949&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  5. NSPCC, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216401&SubsidiaryNumber=0#
  6. National Trust, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=205846&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  7. Oxfam, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=202918&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  8. MacMillan Cancer Support, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=261017&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  9. Barnardo’s, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216250&SubsidiaryNumber=0
  10. British Heart Foundation, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=225971&SubsidiaryNumber=0