Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the NSPCC with an annual salary of £167,000, thanks you for your contribution.

As do the rest of them: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/fighting-for-childhood/about-us/organisation-structure/how-your-money-is-spent/executive-pay/

I've had an email today to say mines on its way

Just an update they are posted on 16th Dec
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/terms-conditions/letter-from-santa-questions/

Can anyone who has ordered clarify if these will be posted or just for you to download and print. Want to get one for our little boy but can't decide between this one or RM.
Want it to be the best quality possible, else I may as well just make one myself to get the quality I want then donate separately to nspcc.

So disappointed I've just ordered 2 for my girls, I've just received an email telling me to print them out, I thought these would have been delivered!!!!

Last year they were posted... I hope they aren't just a download that will be rubbish

I thought this was derived in the post but once I paid it looks like you just download it and print it yourself!! Little bit annoyed

I'm not 100% convinced although I'm a regular supporter and have been for a long, long time, I give through payroll giving nowadays and gift aid it too, I find that preferable than contributing direct and being on their mailing list for their wooly emails. One time got an email stating that their mission in the upcoming years was to cut child abuse by fifty percent, I questioned how they'd arrived at 50% rather than 40, 60 or most logically 100%, I didn't even get the courtesy of a response. With payroll giving they're no worse off but I don't have to read the tripe they spout. Anybody signing up for these letters needs to be wary of tick boxes and make the right response or they'll go on the mailing list for their guff too.

In short, the aims of the charity are admirable, I'm just not convinced by their methods or thinking.

If you click this link it will bring you direct to the page guys: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/make-a-donation/letter-from-santa/

Yeah but she only works 9 months a year, gets a free house and a fat expense account, as well as not actually having to perform well.

Excuse me Mr Presumptions, but my interest was sparked from the original comment by lockwoodisbored - I don't read any of the red top rags. The exec salary of £167k doesn't seem very charitable, but the comment that "45 other members of staff were paid over £60,000 during the period" is mind boggling. I've worked for many extremely successful companies over the years and very very few people were getting paid over £60k a year.

You want me to make a "sensible point"? Okay. That's ONE HELL OF A SUCCESSFUL COMPANY if it has 55 people getting paid over £60k a year. But wait, they aren't "successful", they are funded by donations from the public. So how do they estimate how well they are performing and how much they deserve based on the fact they are given all their money, huh? Seems very shady.

According to charity comission:
http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=216401&subid=0
they employ 1830 people.

So 1 in 33 of their staff are paid over £60k a year. That's one hell of a successful company, I don't know many companies that pay 1 in 33 over £60K a year. Considering all their money from charitable donations and government handouts (childline is partly government funded), how can they pay so many of their staff so richly? It doesn't seem right to me.

Now you make a sensible point Mr Presumption.

Peter Wanless, Chief Executive of the NSPCC with an annual salary of £167,000, thanks you for your contribution.

As do the rest of them: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/fighting-for-childhood/about-us/organisation-structure/how-your-money-is-spent/executive-pay/

this should be in freebies ;-) lol

You could get which is better and give money either way

It's a con. Impossible for Santa to actually write to everyone that pays. Do they think kids are stupid?!

Agree with all the comments. I haven't had one of the Royal Mail ones but it's a worthy cause and the letters were lovely. I've started to do one for my littlw one as keepsakes. Not sure when they arrive but I think it was early December last year

Used this for the last 2 years. Good quality letters, delivered mid December normally and nicely personalised. And of course, a worthwhile cause.

type santa in search on the page

went to link and can't see the santa letter anywhere

Are the letters handwritten, how does this differ from the free royal mail service?

That may be true but the Prime Minister is *only* on £143k

thanks OP, anyone now the dates they are delivered? just ordered and dont say?

I've had these for my children every year since my daughter was born 13 years ago they're absolutely beautiful.
They offer several themes for different age ranges and gender, they give allowances to include several personal facts about the child and along with the letter the envelope comes decorated too.
It says £5 but you can donate less if you wish however for such an amazing cause I think £5 is acceptable

thank you op it was my first time doing this last year and was very happy I got them for my 2 boys my mum and dad and my hubby they loved them

my mum does this for my boys every year. they are beautiful and a lovely keepsake....so much nicer than the royal mail ones. they can be personalised too.

going cost her £15 this year as I now have 3 kids so I fear we may be on royal mail freebies this time haha

I can't see where to do it from the website.

Thanks

got them last year. they are typed . but you can personalise them. they are very nice :smile:

I read the original post, I just wasn't sure if it was Santa who wrote them himself, because he is very busy, or if the elves helped him out?

Who actually writes these letters though?

:disappointed::disappointed: I'm surprised.

I love this as the nspcc is just such a great cause x thanks for the post op