The Commission also acts as a paid contractor for Member Governments and other authorities, in the maintenance of many national, divisi and regimental battle memorials, foreign war graves and non-world war ervice graves and memorials. The amount of such agency work is significant and income from this work amounted to £1,593,629 during 1990–91.
The various sources of the Commission's annual income, together with a general breakdown of annual expenditure, are illustrated on the following income and expenditure diagrams and are described in further detail in Appendix A of the annual accounts on pages 28-29.
SOURCES OF INCOME
Canada
Australia
United Kingdom
India
New Zealand
South Africa
Agency Services
Endowment Fund and other income
The second chart clearly shows how labour-intensive is the Commission's essential task of regular maintenance. Almost 80% of the 1,273 permanent staff of the Commission work in the cemeteries, memorials, nurseries and workshops as gardeners or structural maintenance craftsmen.
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STAFF COSTS
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Travel
Expenses other than
Administration
on staff
Structural Maintenance
Horticultural Maintenance