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390,000+ registered charities · Official data from Charity Commission

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Your guide to UK charities. We make charity information easy to find and understand.

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397,000+
Registered Charities
Updated 7 September 2026
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Official Data
From Charity Commission
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Explore trustee networks. Find connections across UK charities.

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Official Charity Commission Data

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Highest Earning

Top Charities by Income

See the UK's largest charities by income. Learn about their impact.

£1,453,100,000
Top Income
Highest earning charity
£6,590,689,508
Combined Income
Across 6 charities
£1,098,448,251
Average Income
Per charity

Explore by Location

Find charities in cities and regions across the UK

Popular Locations

Throughout England And Wales

Explore charities operating in Throughout England And Wales

27,309
charities
£41,626,763,869
Total Income
Avg Income: £1,639,817
Program Spending (%): 87.1%
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Throughout England

Explore charities operating in Throughout England

11,016
charities
£11,279,302,463
Total Income
Avg Income: £1,194,209
Program Spending (%): 84.6%
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Scotland

Explore charities operating in Scotland

6,942
charities
£24,757,763,868
Total Income
Avg Income: £3,739,279
Program Spending (%): 83.0%
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Throughout London

Explore charities operating in Throughout London

5,806
charities
£5,053,247,404
Total Income
Avg Income: £896,284
Program Spending (%): 91.2%
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Kent

Explore charities operating in Kent

4,795
charities
£2,351,970,988
Total Income
Avg Income: £509,747
Program Spending (%): 86.5%
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Northern Ireland

Explore charities operating in Northern Ireland

4,502
charities
£18,300,269,093
Total Income
Avg Income: £4,285,777
Program Spending (%): 84.5%
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Surrey

Explore charities operating in Surrey

4,364
charities
£2,654,012,039
Total Income
Avg Income: £628,169
Program Spending (%): 87.3%
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Hampshire

Explore charities operating in Hampshire

4,320
charities
£1,790,121,797
Total Income
Avg Income: £429,183
Program Spending (%): 84.3%
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Essex

Explore charities operating in Essex

4,317
charities
£1,635,220,499
Total Income
Avg Income: £394,124
Program Spending (%): 84.3%
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India

Explore charities operating in India

3,863
charities
£11,508,191,708
Total Income
Avg Income: £3,136,602
Program Spending (%): 94.1%
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Devon

Explore charities operating in Devon

3,783
charities
£1,128,703,961
Total Income
Avg Income: £309,403
Program Spending (%): 89.2%
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Norfolk

Explore charities operating in Norfolk

3,432
charities
£919,824,685
Total Income
Avg Income: £277,725
Program Spending (%): 76.1%
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Charity Trustees

Meet the people leading UK charities. See their backgrounds and connections.

838,307
Total Trustees
921,644 relationships
92,304
Chairs
11.0% of trustees
99.4%
Individuals
833,135 trustees
0.6%
Organizations
5,172 trustees

Trustee Distribution

How many charities do trustees serve? Most (92.4%) serve one charity.

1 charity 774,668
2 charities 51,353
3-5 charities 11,604
6-10 charities 628
11+ charities 54

Most Active Trustees

LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD
141 charities
LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD
114 charities
LCVS
78 charities
Ludlow Trust Company Ltd
45 charities
RHONDDA CYNON TAF CBC
34 charities

Multi-Chair Trustees

His Eminence Metropolitan Anba Antony
16 chairs
DAVID WOOD OBE
9 chairs
MR E ENGLANDER
8 chairs
Archbishop Nikitas Lioulias
8 chairs
PAUL ANDREW KNIGHTS
7 chairs
1.1
Average charities per trustee
1
Median charities per trustee
826,021
Trustees serving 1-2 charities