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Social and cultural affairs
9 The social framework
Table 9.10 Income and expenditure of the top1 fund-raising charities. United
Kingdom, 1999/2000
Imperial Cancer Research Fund2
National Trust
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Oxfam
British Heart Foundation
Cancer Research Campaign2
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Salvation Army
National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Voluntary
111
106
105
101
89
87
82
70
65
59
Total
income
136
192
134
158
101
98
100
95
78
65
£ million
Total
expenditure
122
171
41
152
116
97
94
76
75
62
1 Ranked by voluntary income.
2 These organisations have since merged to form Cancer Research UK.
Source: Charities Aid Foundation
Voluntary organisations may receive income from
several sources, including:
■ central and local government grants;
■ contributions from individuals, businesses
and trusts;
■ earnings from commercial activities and
investments; and
■ fees from central and local government for
services provided on a contractual basis.
The introduction of the National Lottery (see page
263) in 1994 has given charities and voluntary
organisations substantial funding for projects
across a range of activities. Another valuable
source of revenue for charities is through tax relief
and tax exemptions. The Gift Aid scheme provides
tax relief on one-off and regular cash donations of
any amount, while under the Payroll Giving
scheme employees and those drawing a company
pension can make tax-free donations from their
earnings. In 2001/02, over 0.5 million PAYE
employees gave in this manner, giving over £72.5
million, almost double the amount two years
earlier. In addition, gifts of listed stocks and
shares, and gifts of land and property can now be
offset against income for tax purposes.
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAP) is a
registered charity that works to increase resources
for the voluntary sector in the UK and overseas.
As well as providing services that are both
charitable and financial, CAP undertakes
a comprehensive programme of research and is
a leading source of information on the voluntary
sector.
Further reading
Asylum Statistics, United Kingdom. Home Office.
Better Communities in Scotland: Closing the Gap.
Scottish Executive, 2002. The Stationery Office.
Building Cohesive Communities: A Report of the
Ministerial Group on Public Order and Community
Cohesion. Home Office, 2002.
Family Spending. Office for National Statistics. The
Stationery Office.
Households Below Average Income. Department for
Work and Pensions.
International Migration. Office for National
Statistics. The Stationery Office.
Living in Britain: Results from the General
Household Survey. Office for National Statistics.
The Stationery Office.
The migrant population in the UK: Fiscal effects.
Home Office, 2002.
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