Donate to the British Red Cross

To save lives, we need you. Please help us with a monthly donation.

How much would you like to donate?

No matter how hard it gets, we’ll never give up.

Whether it’s in the UK or overseas, it feels like we’ve never been needed more.

Through war and conflict, flooding and fires, families and communities are facing unimaginable hardship. It would be easy to give into despair. But we will never give up.

However difficult or dangerous things can get, we’re ready to face these challenges, helping and bringing comfort and aid when all hope and humanity can feel lost.

But we depend on support to do what we do – so please give right now, if you can.

Why your donation matters to us

The last year has been incredibly difficult for many of us. It can feel like every day is relentless, bringing more formidable challenges and more tragic events.

These are the moments that demand our best. And the faster and stronger our response, the more lives we can save and support during, and in the aftermath of, crises. That’s why your donation matters so much.

Your gift is a way of showing decency, humanity and kindness to people regardless of where they are. A way of saying that you won’t give up on them no matter how hard things get.

So, if you think you can give something, please don’t wait.

Help the British Red Cross' work with a donation today. 

Why do we ask for monthly donations?

A regular monthly donation to the charity helps us plan our work, because it helps us know how much income we’ll have in the future. It also allows you to plan your giving and gives you the flexibility to change it at any time.

And don’t ever think your gift is too small. Whatever you can give will help us be here for humanity – responding to emergencies, planning for future ones, and building strong, resilient communities in the UK and 190 other countries around the world.

People need us right now, and we need you. 

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How your donation could help

Our teams in the UK and around the world are on the ground helping people in crisis. That might mean providing:

  • food, clean water, shelter and clothing in an emergency
  • emergency response services
  • refugee support services 
  • support to victims of modern slavery and trafficking 
  • wheelchair services
  • help to find missing family

If you're able to support the British Red Cross with a one-off or monthly donation, every time you hear about our work, you’ll know you’ve played a part in it.

  • £5 could provide a community in Bangladesh with training on water sanitation and hygiene, helping people keep themselves healthy after a disaster.
  • £12 could buy a hygiene pack for a refugee or person seeking asylum in the UK, giving them access to some of the basics no one should go without.
  • £20 could give a parent in the UK the essential items they need to care for a newborn baby, when they have lost everything due to flooding.
  • £50 could help a family in Nigeria prepare for when severe flooding hits again.
  • £75 could keep 150 survivors of a fire at a block of flats in the UK warm, while we support them to find emergency accommodation for the night.

Donate to the British Red Cross now.

Donating to other Red Cross appeals

You can also donate to appeals that help people specifically affected by emergencies in GazaAfghanistanTurkey-SyriaSomaliaPakistan, Ukraine, Yemen or Syria.

We refuse to ignore people in crisis. We help people cope with disasters, conflicts and personal crises in the UK and overseas.

Other ways to donate

By phone

0300 456 1155

By post

Postal Donation Form 2024

Direct Debit by Post

Download Direct Debit postal form PDF