# Britain's most admired charities announced

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/12/04/britain039s-most-admired-charities-announced/
- Published: 2006-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

WaterAid is Britain’s most admired charity, as revealed in Third Sector magazine’s
annual Charities Awards. Save the Children came second, followed by Samaritans.

The charity magazine has held the poll for four years. It is voted on on over two
rounds. In the first round Third Sector’s readers cast their votes and in the second
round a group from the leaders of the 500 largest voluntary organisations vote.

This year Samaritans did particularly well, rising from fifth in 2005 to third in
the ‘most admired’ category and from ninth in the ‘most innovative’ charity category
in 2005 to seventh in 2006.

Editor of Third Sector Stephen Cook said: “The results are fascinating pointers 
to the activities and qualities that are held in high esteem by people working in
senior levels in the sector.”

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