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Petition · past parliament

Remove status from charities paying staff more than 3 times the average wage.

Closed 163 signatures

What the petition asks

Charities in the UK should have their charitable status removed if they pay any of their staff more than three times the average wage. Why should a pensioner on less than £150 a week give £5 to a charity that pays a CEO £200k? In 2016-2017 three times the average wage is £82,500. Many get more.
By way of examples - Parkinson's UK has 10 staff earning between £60,000 and £130,000, The Royal British Legion has 26 staff earning between £60,000 and £160,000, Help for Heroes has 17 staff earning between £60,000 and £110,000 and Cancer Research UK has 219 staff earning between £60,000 and £250,000.

Timeline

22 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 163
Status Closed
Opened 22 Dec 2016
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.