British Red Cross
| British Red Cross Society | |
|---|---|
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| legal form | Royal Charter |
| founding | 1870 |
| founder | Robert James Loyd-Lindsay |
| Seat | 44 Moorfields, London United Kingdom ( ⊙ )
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| main emphasis | Humanitarian aid, emergency organization, social work, welfare work |
| people | Mike Adamson |
| Employees | 3,500 |
| Volunteers | 32,500 |
| Website | www.redcross.org.uk |
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The British Red Cross Society is a British aid organization based in London and part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement .
The story goes back to the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded , founded in 1870 . In 1905 it was renamed to its current name. The entry in the Royal Charter took place in 1908.
The organization is active at home and abroad. Development aid and humanitarian aid are provided in Africa and Asia. There are 3,500 paid workers and 32,500 volunteers.
There is a museum and archive in London.
Organizational structure
In addition to the national sub-associations, there are affiliated overseas associations.
National
The national organizational structure is as follows:
| Territory | Operational Area | Branches |
|---|---|---|
| Northern England | North East and Cumbria | County Durham & Teesside |
| Northumbria | ||
| Cumbria | ||
| West Central | Lancashire | |
| Merseyside | ||
| Greater Manchester | ||
| East Central | Lincolnshire | |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | ||
| Northamptonshire | ||
| Yorkshire | North Yorkshire | |
| South Yorkshire | ||
| West Yorkshire | ||
| Hull & East Riding | ||
| East Midlands | Derbyshire | |
| Nottinghamshire | ||
| Cheshire | ||
| Scotland, Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Scotland | North East Scotland & Northern Isles |
| Highland & Western Isles | ||
| Mid Scotland & Argyll | Argyll, Bute & Dunbartonshire | |
| Tayside | ||
| Forth Valley | ||
| Fife, Lothian & Borders | Fife | |
| Lothian | ||
| Borders | ||
| West Central and South West Scotland | Glasgow & Renfrewshire | |
| Dumfries & Galloway | ||
| Lanarkshire | ||
| Ayrshire & Arran | ||
| Northern Ireland & Isle of Man | Northern Ireland | |
| Isle of Man | ||
| South east | East Anglia | Cambridgeshire |
| Norfolk | ||
| Suffolk | ||
| Thames Valley | Berkshire | |
| Oxfordshire | ||
| Buckinghamshire | ||
| South Central | Hampshire | |
| Isle of Wight | ||
| Surrey | ||
| Beds, Herts & Essex | Bedfordshire | |
| Hertfordshire | ||
| Essex | ||
| London | London | |
| Kent & Sussex | Kent | |
| Sussex | ||
| Wales and Western | Wales | Mid & West Wales |
| North Wales | ||
| South wales | ||
| South & West Wales | ||
| Hereford & Worcester | Hereford | |
| Worcestershire | ||
| Shropshire | ||
| West Midlands | Staffordshire | |
| West Midlands | ||
| Warwickshire | ||
| South West & Islands | Cornwall | |
| Devon | ||
| Dorset | ||
| Somerset | ||
| Channel Islands | ||
| Avon | Gloucestershire | |
| Avon | ||
| Wiltshire |
International
There are the following international associations ( overseas branches ):
- British Virgin Islands Red Cross
- Cayman Islands Red Cross
- Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross
- Montserrat Red Cross
- Anguilla Red Cross
- Bermuda Red Cross
- Falkland Islands Red Cross
- Gibraltar Red Cross
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Registered Charity No. 220949
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/Museum-and-archives/Historical-factsheets/The-founding-of-the-British-Red-Cross#The%20Franco -Prussian% 20was
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/Museum-and-archives/Historical-factsheets/The-founding-of-the-British-Red-Cross
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/Museum-and-archives/Historical-factsheets/Our-Royal-Charter
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/en/Where-we-work/Overseas
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Who-we-are/Museum-and-archives
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/Where-we-work/In-the-UK
- ↑ http://www.redcross.org.uk/Where-we-work/Overseas/Overseas-Branches