Beneficiary group Charities
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Amesbury School Trust Limited
Beneficiary group, Childcare, EducationAmesbury School's over-arching purpose is the advancement of education through an independent nursery, pre-preparatory and preparatory school for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 13. This schooling is non-selective at point of entry on grounds of academic standard, race, colour or religion.
Yehudi Menuhin School Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, EducationThe Yehudi Menuhin School provides a specialist education to boys and girls aged 8 to 19 years with an exceptional talent for music and facility on a stringed instrument (violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, harp) or piano. Selection for a place at the School is based solely on musical potential and the School aims to offer places regardless of the financial circumstances of the applicant.
Headway - The Brain Injury Association
Beneficiary groupHeadway - the brain injury association promotes understanding of brain injury and provides information, support and services to people with a brain injury , their families and carers.
Purley Park Trust Limited
Beneficiary group, Health, Social carePurley Park Trust provides residential care, supported living, domiciliary care and day services for adults with learning disabilities, dementia and acquired brain injury, many of whom have complex needs and other disabilities. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a Registered Residential Care Provider and a Domiciliary Care Agency.
Anglia Care Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and JusticeResettlement and support of offenders or those at risk of offending, provision of support, advocacy and assistance to those people and their families to contribute to the communities in which they live, provision of accommodation and accommodation based services and support to offenders and ex-offenders & the promotion of public safety and the prevention or reduction of crime.
The Hammond School Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe Hammond is one of 4 UK vocational schools and colleges specialising in musical theatre and dance. It is a pre-eminent centre of excellence which leads the way in education and performance training. Its mission is to enable all talented young people, regardless of background or financial hardship an opportunity of a life changing experience through its bursary and community outreach schemes.
St Michael's Hospice(north Hampshire)
Beneficiary group, HealthSt Michael's Hospice was established to meet the needs of persons of either sex (without regard to race or creed) with active, progressive and advanced illness, by the provision of specialist palliative care. To promote the highest quality of life for patients with continued support for their families and carers and to ensure that sufficient resources are always available for this purpose.
St Rocco's Hospice
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careSt Rocco's Hospice aims to provide quality care and support for those people and their loved ones with life limiting disease who live in the Warrington area to enable each person to find comfort, hope, strength and peace. We provide Specialist in-patient palliative care, day unit therapies and Outpatient services and Family Support, and offer general Hospice at Home care.
Teesside Hospice Care Foundation
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing"To provide Specialist Palliative Care and relief of complex symptoms with a regard to physical, social, psychological and spiritual aspects of patient / family care, thus enabling them to return home or to another care environment."
Francis House Family Trust
Beneficiary group, Health, Social careFrancis House Family Trust exists to manage & fund Francis House & Francis Lodge Children & Young Peoples Hospice. Providing respite & end of life care for children & young people with life limiting conditions, and the necessary support and short term care for their families. Care is available to families regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds. Care is family and child /young person led.
Nightingale House Hospice
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareTO PROVIDE A SPECIALIST PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES LIVING IN THE AREA COVERED BY WREXHAM HOSPITALS AND TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT. THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN BY A SPECIALIST TRAINED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WHO WILL PROVIDE SYMPTOM CONTROL, ASSESSMENT, TERMINAL CARE, ONGOING EMOTIONAL AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT + EDUCATION
Gosfield School Limited
Beneficiary group, EducationGosfield School is an independent school for boys and girls aged 4-18.The Charity's aims and obligations seek to provide a rich and relevant learning environment in which young people can excel and flourish both academically and socially, and an environment within which all our pupils feel valued and able to achieve personal excellence in all aspects of life.
Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK
Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare, SocietyThe Association is dedicated to promoting the ideals and activities of the Army Cadet Force, a national, military themed, voluntary youth movement open to boys and girls of all backgrounds and abilities. In providing educational, adventurous, competitve and social activities the Association's key priorities are citizenship development, leadership training, and confidence building.
Haven House Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfareCare for life threatened/limited children and young people and their families, through providing:* Respite care: day care and overnight stays* Palliative care at end of life* Bereavement suite and support* Community and hospice at home services: Physio, Music therapy, Toy loan, Special yoga * Family Support: Siblings, Counselling, Family Suite and Training to equip parents
Art Services Grants Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationVisual arts institution SPACE provides creative workspace, offers advocacy & promotes innovation. Established by artists in 1968, SPACE runs 18 premises in London, providing affordable studios along with talent development programmes, residencies & training opportunities. SPACE also delivers Learning projects for schools, young people & communities to promote engagement with creativity & the arts.
Action For Blind People
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, LeisureAction for Blind People support blind and partially sighted people in the United Kingdom. This can mean helping them to find or keep a job, deal with housing issues, helping them to go on holiday, providing sports clubs for visually impaired children, and other services for visually impaired children and their families or providing vital information in the heart of communities.
Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited
Beneficiary group, EducationKennedy Independent School Trust Limited, trading as Shoreham College, is a co-educational day school for children aged 3 to 16. It is the aim of both the Governors and staff to provide a good all round education to children of varied ability ensuring that they achielve their full potential at a price structure that parents can afford, but sufficient to keep the College financially viable.
Midlands Arts Centre
Arts, Beneficiary groupMidlands Arts Centre, MAC, exists to make innovative, creative arts activities an important part of people's lives. MAC is the most visited arts centre in the Midlands, with almost 1,000,000 visitors a year who come to MAC to enjoy theatre performances, music, comedy, plays for children, literature and poetry events, courses, family shows, films, dance performances and free exhibitions.
The Mortimer Society
Beneficiary group, Social careProvision of long term residential care for adults with physical disabilities, including Huntington's Disease, and/or learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries or other neurological conditions.
Sussex House School
Beneficiary group, EducationPromoting and providing for the advancement of education of children and adults by the provision of one or more schools, tutorial colleges and other establishments. To date these aims have been pursued through the operation of Sussex House School, a preparatory school which aims to develop each pupil to their full potential, enabling them to make the fullest contribution to the wider community.
Volunteering Matters
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS supportTO ENABLE AND SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE ACTIVE CITIZENS AND PLAY A ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. WE DEVELOP AND DELIVER HIGH IMPACT VOLUNTEER-LED SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHALLENGES FACING INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TODAY. WE FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF FOUR DISTINCT COMMUNITIES; OLDER AND RETIRED PEOPLE, DISABLED PEOPLE, VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
The Foundation Charity Of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Beneficiary group, EducationBishop Vesey's Grammar School is a voluntary aided selective secondary school for boys only from age 11 to age 16 and with boys and girls in the sixth form.
Catholic Care (diocese Of Leeds)
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careFor over 150 years Catholic Care has been providing flexible solutions to social challenges across Yorkshire. We deliver a wide range of services including residential and supporting living for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues, a residential care home for children, social work and children's mental health services, and a variety of community services.
Bristol Drugs Project Limited
Beneficiary group, HealthProvision of information, harm reduction and treatment services for problem drug and alcohol users to enable individuals to achieve independence from drugs and alcohol. Over 4,000 individual adults and young people benefit from the charity's activities in any year.
Hospice Of St Mary Of Furness
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareSt Mary's Hospice is the dedicated provider in South Cumbria of comprehensive specialised supportive and palliative care for people with life limiting conditions. Facilities and services are available to all adults who are facing the end of life, and to their families, carers and the bereaved.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many beneficiary group charities are there in the UK?
There are 20,036 registered beneficiary group charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the beneficiary group charities by income?
British Heart Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£410.6m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of beneficiary group charities?
Beneficiary group charities reported a combined annual income of £28.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for beneficiary group charities?
Across all beneficiary group charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of beneficiary group charities?
Beneficiary group charities have an average annual income of £1.0m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.