Comic Relief vs Oxfam
Oxfam grades higher: B+ against B.
Registered charity #326568
A well-run grant-maker that regrants donor money to frontline causes and keeps governance costs tiny, but adds a layer between you and the work and carries real fundraising and operating overhead.
Read the full receiptRegistered charity #202918
A B+ charity with an A+ brand. Serious humanitarian operator, uneven on development, weak on translating its campaigning into policy wins, and with a safeguarding history that was handled badly before it was handled well.
Read the full receiptThe numbers
Side by side, from the accounts
Comic Relief
Oxfam
Jul 2025
Year ended
Mar 2025
£51m
Income
£339m
£50m
Spending
£363m
155
Staff
4,084
0
Volunteers
28,920
15
Trustees
10
None
Flags raised
0 red, 1 amber
Each column shows the latest year that charity has filed, so the periods can differ. Spend ratios appear only where both charities disclose them at that level of detail. See methodology.