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.
- RSBP: https://youforgotthebirds.com/g-rspb-press-officers/
- Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/archive/media-contacts/
- RSPCA: https://media.rspca.org.uk/media/home and https://media.rspca.org.uk/media/contacts
- British Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/media-contacts
- NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/press-office/
- National Trust: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/regional-press-contacts and https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/press-contacts
- Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media-centre/contact-us and https://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/mediacontacts?page=1
- MacMillan Cancer Support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-office-contacts.html
- Barnando’s: https://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/media_centre.htm
- 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
- RSPB, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=207076&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- Age UK, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1128267&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- RSPCA, http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=219099&subid=0
- British Red Cross, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=220949&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- NSPCC, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216401&SubsidiaryNumber=0#
- National Trust, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=205846&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- Oxfam, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=202918&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- MacMillan Cancer Support, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=261017&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- Barnardo’s, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=216250&SubsidiaryNumber=0
- British Heart Foundation, http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=225971&SubsidiaryNumber=0