# Almost £40mn raised by end of BBC Children in Need’s 2024 appeal night

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/11/18/almost-40mn-raised-by-end-of-bbc-children-in-needs-2024-appeal-night/
- Published: 2024-11-18T14:33:13+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**This year’s BBC Children in Need had raised almost £40 million by the end of Friday’s
live programme, the BBC has announced.**

This is above [last year’s appeal night total](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/11/20/bbc-children-in-need-raises-33513325/)
of £33,513,325, and the highest since [2021’s £39,389,048](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/11/23/bbc-children-in-need-appeal-night-total-beat-2020s-by-2m/).

Contributing to this year’s total of £39,210,850 are numerous big donations from
businesses, with some of the largest including £3.16mn from Asda, £3.15mn from Omaze,
£1.5mn from McDonald’s, £1mn from Enterprise, and £1mn from Greggs.

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> The wonderful lot at [@Asda](https://twitter.com/asda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and
> [@Georgeatasda](https://twitter.com/Georgeatasda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) have done
> it again 🙌
> A massive £3,150,000 raised! A huge THANK YOU to ASDA Colleagues, 
> Community Champions and Customers for getting behind BBC Children in Need each
> and every year!Asda’s funding has been instrumental in… [pic.twitter.com/stotfQRMda](https://t.co/stotfQRMda)
> — BBC Children in Need (@BBCCiN) [November 15, 2024](https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/1857513853602369726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

One of the biggest draws for donations was Paddy McGuinness’s Ultra Endurance Cycle
Challenge, which has so far raised over £8.8mn for [BBC Children in Need](https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/).

> ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! We are overwhelmed with everyone's generosity in supporting
> [@PaddyMcGuinness](https://twitter.com/PaddyMcGuinness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)'s 
> Cycle Challenge 💛
> You can still donate online and support Paddy's challenge attempt
> at [https://t.co/yF5K0LcOeF](https://t.co/yF5K0LcOeF) [#ChildreninNeed](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChildreninNeed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> | [@BBC](https://twitter.com/BBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) One & [@BBCiPlayer](https://twitter.com/BBCiPlayer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [pic.twitter.com/5o42ueKohF](https://t.co/5o42ueKohF)
> — BBC Children in Need (@BBCCiN) [November 15, 2024](https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/1857540801380684082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

This year’s official BBC Children in Need single, which is also raising funds, was
a new version from Girls Aloud of ‘I’ll Stand By You’ with Sarah Harding, who died
in 2021, featuring on lead vocals throughout.  The vocals for I’ll Stand By You –
Sarah’s Version were discovered in the Girls Aloud vault while the band were pulling
together archive material for their sell-out The Girls Aloud Show arena tour earlier
this year.

Friday night’s show was presented by Ade Adepitan, Chris Ramsey and Rochelle Humes,
as well as Vernon Kay, Mel Giedroyc and Lenny Rush. It included a preview of the
Doctor Who Christmas special, a sketch from the on-screen family of sitcom Outnumbered,
and celebrity support from stars including Graham Norton, Kylie Minogue and Gary
Oldman – as well as Girls Aloud.

 * **[BBC Children in Need uses mobile app Blippar to engage with donors](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/11/15/bbc-children-need-uses-mobile-app-blippar-engage-donors/)**(
   15 November 2012)
 * **[BBC iPudsey app reviewed](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/12/04/bbc-ipudsey-app-reviewed/)**(
   4 December 2012)
 * **[Do the DEC and CIN appeals show public confidence in giving is returning?](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/12/02/dec-cin-appeals-show-public-confidence-giving-returning/)**(
   2 December 2013)