The Accountant.

[Just-Jude]

I've just read that the CEO of the Royal British Legion is on a salary of £140k, with all his mates earning slightly under, surely that's enough to keep them in medals for the rest of their lives. I've been wearing my poppy with pride, but now I'm not so sure. With all the EU funding cut after Brexit, will they be asking for more money to maintain their millionaire lifestyles?

[jno]

veterans will all be of an age to get their medicines free too, plus free bus rides. Life of Riley.

[Tilly2]

Don't the CEOs of most big, national and multi-national charities earn extraordinary amounts of money? I'm sure it's not just the Royal British Legion chappie, coining it in.

[marval]

The trouble is all the top brass in these charities earn large sums of money.

I know people who say they will not donate, purely because of that fact.

[dunnitall]

As Tilly says, not just the British Legion....this is what makes me so mad at 'charities'...that people are taking huge amounts in 'wages' which in all honesty should be directed to the charity itself. Of course someone has to run them but at what price....?

[anneasquith]

So when we donate our money and purchase a poppy I wonder how much actually goes to the deserving people ?

[Tilly2]

Some information here:-

http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/copythorne/poppy-appeal/where-does-your-money-go

[dunnitall]

Yess Anne, I wonder that with many charities too.....I think we would be amazed at the little dosh the actual needy people receive. Charities it seems are big business now...what a sad thing to say....

[Maydup]

I looked them up and found that the British Legion turn over £161m a year, with the income from all of their charitable activities and legacies. Among many other things, they run care homes and rehabilitation centres, and support thousands of individuals. Whether its funded by commercial enterprise, the public purse or through charitable giving, the best people to run these enormous organisations are in high demand.

Nothing like that level of success would be acheived by volunteers.

[anneasquith]

I do wonder why we fairly often hear of ex service personnel being homeless then ?

[Mamyalynne]

Some will always slip through the net Anne.

When I was younger and involved with the RBL, as a volunteer , we had apartments adjacent to the club at a reduced rent and they had access to help for problems such as drink or drugs.


Sadly some of the Vets abused the help they were given and sadly had to be evicted to give a home to someone, then of course the Council won't help what they see as fit single men.

For some it's a vicious circle.

The above is not true of why any/all are homeless of course, just an example.

[nannybooby]

Jno .....life of riley .....free prescriptions ....you should be ashamed of yourself !

[ummmm]

Errr...I think jno was being sarcastic.

[jno]

I may have had my tongue a teensy bit in my cheek, nannybooby, in honour of the OP.

[Tilly2]

We got it, Jno.

[Jackdaw33]

The trouble with high-powered charities is that it has generated the phenomenon of 'chuggers'. I run a mile when I see one (actually now I limp a mile). They won't let go and they bite the hand that feeds them by demanding ever increasing contributions. I shan't forgot the case of a very old lady a couple of years ago who took her own life because she couldn't keep up with their demands.