Claim: Some charities are spending less than half of the money raised by members of the public on good works.
Fact-check: How much are charities spending on good works? - Full Fact
Verdict: looking at the ratio of charitable spending on total income doesn't tell us about how well-run a charity is. charities sometimes have to spend money to make money, and may choose not to spend all of their income at once.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sam Ashworth-Hayes
Date published: 2015-12-15T00:00:00