Major newspapers raised more than £6m through Christmas charity appeals last year, with some raising more money than the year before , while others raised less. The Guardian and Observer’s latest Christmas charity appeal also raised more year-on-year – over £1.73m, up from £1.42m in 2023. Readers of the Times and Sunday Times raised £1.5m for charities in Christmas 2024, compared to £2.03m the year before. Telegraph readers raised £486,000 for the newspaper’s chosen charities, down from over £527,000 the year before. Meanwhile, the Financial Times charity Christmas appeal raised over £211,000 in donations for its Financial Literacy and Inclusion campaign.

Source: The Times April 02, 2025 11:58 UTC