Wendy Watson MBE, who was also a trustee, was paid from the charity’s £909,634 budget. In total £874,539 was set down in the charity’s accounts as “fundraising expenses and other costs”, with just £27,403, or 3 per cent, left over for charitable activities.
This is a test which not quite all of those political charities would pass all that well, isn’t it?
How many kids does Barnardos actually aid these days, instead of calling for more aid?