British Red Cross

Charity Profile

British Red Cross

🇬🇧Disaster Relief#1 last 12 months
Donations
$0
All time
Reach
Global
Verified footprint
Entries
41
Logged on Charity Journal

Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger
Giving and impact by month, last 12 months
MonthGivenImpact bandActivities logged
Dec 2025$0Substantial1
Jan 2026$0Not rated0
Feb 2026$0Not rated0
Mar 2026$0Not rated0
Apr 2026$0Transformative1
May 2026$0Transformative1
Jun 2026$0Not rated0
Jul 2026$0Moderate1
Aug 2026$0Moderate1
Sep 2026$0Not rated0
Oct 2026$0Not rated0
Nov 2026$0Not rated0

Cause breakdown

Relief$0 · 0%
Health$0 · 0%
Welfare$0 · 0%
Innovation$0 · 0%
British Red CrossVerified
Disaster ReliefUnited KingdomEst. 1867Béatrice Butsana-Sita
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About

The British Red Cross is a humanitarian charity that helps people in crisis in the UK and around the world. Founded in 1870, it is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and provides practical and emotional support to people affected by disasters, emergencies, conflict and displacement.

Its work includes emergency response, refugee and asylum support, first aid, crisis support, family reunification and assistance for people experiencing hardship. The British Red Cross works with communities, volunteers, governments and other humanitarian organizations to help people recover from emergencies and build resilience.

Activity feed

British Red Cross supported Nepal Red Cross teams conducting search and rescue and distributing emergency supplies including drinking water, blankets and first-aid materials after devastating flash floods on 2026-08-26. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Nepal flash-flood response
Reliefsupported Nepal Red Cross teams conducting search and rescue and distributing emergency supplies including drinking water, blankets and first-aid materials after devastating flash floods
British Red Cross joined the UK Disasters Emergency Committee response to the Venezuela earthquakes to support communities requiring emergency medical and humanitarian assistance on 2026-07-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Venezuela earthquake response
Healthjoined the UK Disasters Emergency Committee response to the Venezuela earthquakes to support communities requiring emergency medical and humanitarian assistance
British Red Cross supported Red Cross and Red Crescent teams responding to renewed hostilities across Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with emergency medical care, search and rescue and relief assistance on 2026-05-20. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Middle East emergency response
Healthsupported Red Cross and Red Crescent teams responding to renewed hostilities across Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with emergency medical care, search and rescue and relief assistance
British Red Cross supported Sudanese Red Crescent operations providing emergency medical care, first aid, psychological first aid, shelter, household items, food, cash and clean-water services on 2026-04-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Sudan humanitarian response
Healthsupported Sudanese Red Crescent operations providing emergency medical care, first aid, psychological first aid, shelter, household items, food, cash and clean-water services
British Red Cross supported operations reaching people affected by conflict in Sudan with food, shelter and other humanitarian assistance on 2025-12-01. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Sudan humanitarian response
Reliefsupported operations reaching people affected by conflict in Sudan with food, shelter and other humanitarian assistance
British Red Cross supported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's efforts to deliver shelter, food, water and healthcare assistance to people facing severe winter conditions in Gaza on 2025-11-28. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Gaza shelter response
Healthsupported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's efforts to deliver shelter, food, water and healthcare assistance to people facing severe winter conditions in Gaza
British Red Cross deployed specialist psychosocial-support volunteers to Jamaica to provide emotional support to UK nationals affected by Hurricane Melissa on 2025-11-03. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Jamaica hurricane response
Healthdeployed specialist psychosocial-support volunteers to Jamaica to provide emotional support to UK nationals affected by Hurricane Melissa
British Red Cross supported the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent response as the field hospital in Al-Mawasi began treating patients and performing emergency surgery on 2025-06-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Gaza field hospital response
Healthsupported the wider Red Cross and Red Crescent response as the field hospital in Al-Mawasi began treating patients and performing emergency surgery
British Red Cross supported a cash programme reaching 8,277 people in Khartoum and White Nile states, helping families purchase food, medicine and other essentials on 2025-04-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Sudan cash assistance
Healthsupported a cash programme reaching 8,277 people in Khartoum and White Nile states, helping families purchase food, medicine and other essentials
British Red Cross supported a response that reached more than 223,000 people with safe drinking water, household items, first aid, healthcare and cash assistance after the earthquake on 2025-04-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Myanmar earthquake recovery
Healthsupported a response that reached more than 223,000 people with safe drinking water, household items, first aid, healthcare and cash assistance after the earthquake
British Red Cross immediately supported the Myanmar Red Cross response, which carried out search and rescue and connected hospitals and clinics with emergency blood donations on 2025-03-28. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Myanmar earthquake response
Reliefimmediately supported the Myanmar Red Cross response, which carried out search and rescue and connected hospitals and clinics with emergency blood donations
British Red Cross supported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's expanded humanitarian response following the Gaza ceasefire, including increased aid delivery and support for affected communities on 2025-01-19. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Gaza humanitarian response
Reliefsupported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's expanded humanitarian response following the Gaza ceasefire, including increased aid delivery and support for affected communities
British Red Cross reported continued support across Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, Lebanon and neighbouring countries, including food, shelter and medical assistance on 2024-10-07. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Gaza humanitarian response
Healthreported continued support across Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, Lebanon and neighbouring countries, including food, shelter and medical assistance
British Red Cross continued supporting people affected by the Ukraine conflict through humanitarian assistance, healthcare, shelter, cash assistance and mental-health services delivered through the wider Movement on 2024-09-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Ukraine humanitarian response
Healthcontinued supporting people affected by the Ukraine conflict through humanitarian assistance, healthcare, shelter, cash assistance and mental-health services delivered through the wider Movement
British Red Cross supported Caribbean Red Cross teams distributing emergency supplies and providing shelters, relief items and emotional support after Hurricane Beryl on 2024-07-07. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Hurricane Beryl response
Reliefsupported Caribbean Red Cross teams distributing emergency supplies and providing shelters, relief items and emotional support after Hurricane Beryl
British Red Cross supported Red Cross and Red Crescent teams responding to Cyclone Remal and flooding affecting communities in Bangladesh and India on 2024-05-01. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Cyclone Remal response
Reliefsupported Red Cross and Red Crescent teams responding to Cyclone Remal and flooding affecting communities in Bangladesh and India
British Red Cross supported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's humanitarian response as the healthcare system in Gaza deteriorated, including support for the field hospital established in Rafah on 2024-05-01. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Gaza medical response
Healthsupported the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's humanitarian response as the healthcare system in Gaza deteriorated, including support for the field hospital established in Rafah
British Red Cross supported Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent as they provided emergency medical services and assistance to people affected by the conflict on 2023-10-07. Cause: Health.
British Red Cross→ Israel and Gaza humanitarian response
Healthsupported Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent as they provided emergency medical services and assistance to people affected by the conflict
British Red Cross supported Libyan Red Crescent teams conducting search and rescue, evacuation, first aid and family-reunification work after catastrophic flooding on 2023-09-13. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Libya flood response
Reliefsupported Libyan Red Crescent teams conducting search and rescue, evacuation, first aid and family-reunification work after catastrophic flooding
British Red Cross supported the Moroccan Red Crescent response providing first aid, emotional support and emergency assistance after the earthquake on 2023-09-09. Cause: Relief.
British Red Cross→ Morocco earthquake response
Reliefsupported the Moroccan Red Crescent response providing first aid, emotional support and emergency assistance after the earthquake

Board

Elizabeth Padmore
Chair

Former strategy partner at Accenture who created and ran its global strategic think tank, currently chair of Housing Solutions and the Staff College for Leadership in Healthcare.

Louise Halpin
Vice Chair

Senior policy adviser in the Scottish public sector and longtime British Red Cross volunteer, holding a master's degree in international law and international security.

Mark Beddy OBE
Chair of Finance and Audit Committee

Chartered accountant and former senior audit partner at Deloitte, now a director of the London Symphony Orchestra and non-executive director of two REITs.

Yaseer Ahmed
Trustee

Director of strategy and organisational development at Roccia, and a Clore Social Leadership Programme Fellow specialising in equality, diversity and inclusion.

Howard Bell
Trustee

Co-founder of PayPal Europe and former Chief Commercial Officer at JustGiving, now Chair of the ethical lender FairForYou.

Helen Bennett
Trustee

CEO UK at Weber Shandwick, leading operations and strategy across London, Manchester and Scotland with over 25 years of experience in communications.

Carl Cowling
Trustee

Group CEO of WH Smith PLC, having overseen the retailer's international expansion and chairing its ESG Steering Group.

Dennis Dunn MBE JP DL
Trustee

Former Pro Vice-Chancellor International of Manchester Metropolitan University and Chairman of St Luke's Cheshire Hospice, currently Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire.

Sir John Holmes
Trustee

Former UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and British diplomat of over 30 years, later Chair of the UK Electoral Commission.

Alan House
Trustee

Longtime emergency response volunteer and former member of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service.

Katie Igras
Trustee

Special Advisor to the Independent Film Trust and Vice President at a leading UK bank, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Gabrielle Inglis
Trustee

Wealth Management Associate on RBC Brewin Dolphin's specialist Charity Team, supporting trustees on investment strategy and governance.

Kirsty Robeson
Trustee

Development Lead at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead and former British Red Cross President for Co. Durham and Teesside.