# 118 499 directory enquiries service raises nearly £24,000

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/01/118-499-directory-enquiries-service-raises-nearly-24000/
- Published: 2004-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**118 499, the Share Charity Number that makes a donation to charity for each directory
enquiries telephone call received, has so far raised £23,954.49 for its two partner
charities.**

The Share Charity Number makes a 5p donation for each call handled, sharing it equally
between Barnardo’s and the British Red Cross.

The directory enquiries service has today claimed that BT’s price increase for its
118 500 directory service line is “a massive price increase despite the window dressing.”
Managing Director Steve Warner said that, with the BT service, “an average 40 second
call (without call connect) increases from 45p to 50p (an 11% increase)”. He added
that “the percentage of price increase rises sharply with shorter duration calls.”

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

Warner uses the opportunity of the BT price rise to point out that Share Charity
Number’s prices “have remained consistent.”

 * **[Bmycharity launches 'affordable for all' online sponsorship service](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/02/bmycharity-launches-039affordable-all039-online-sponsorship-service/)**(
   2 March 2004)
 * **[Encephalitis Society wins free day of corporate fundraising consultancy](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/09/encephalitis-society-wins-free-day-corporate-fundraising-consultancy/)**(
   9 March 2004)
 * **[British Red Cross ends online affiliate campaign with UKaffiliates](https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/03/10/british-red-cross-ends-online-affiliate-campaign-ukaffiliates/)**(
   10 March 2004)