Where our money comes from

Finance

In the year to 31 March 2008, the BBC World Service Trust received our highest income ever: £17.9 million. The principle funding source is grants receiveable from international bilateral donors.

Pie chart showing sources of financial support for the BBCWST in 2007-08
Table showing sources and totals for funding support for the BBCWST in 2007-08

This summary financial information has been extracted from the BBC World Service Trust Annual Review (pdf) and Accounts for the year to 31 March 2008, which has been independently audited by KPMG LLP.

The full Annual Report for 2007-08 (pdf, 10MB) is available online. Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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