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Discover 20,036 Beneficiary group charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

20,036
Charities
£28,389,754,778
Total Income
£1,022,465
Avg Income
85.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Actors' Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To give relief, advice, welfare or assistance to members of the acting and stage management professions who cannot work for reasons outside of their control, particularly accident, illness or old age, and to their spouses, partners and dependants.

Latest Income: £1,855,623
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Business Education Partnership (uk) LTD

Beneficiary group

To advance the education of young people with particular regard to the development of applicable commercial and business skills and methods and other related matters.

Latest Income: £1,855,254
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Special Olympics Great Britain

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure

Providing year round sports training and competition opportunities to children and adults with intellectual (learning disabilities). Currently the charity serves 8000 athletes annually supported by over 2800 volunteers.

Latest Income: £1,851,906
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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National Justice Museum

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Heritage, Society

To maintain the heritage site of the Shire Hall and its collections for access by the general public to learn about the law and its history. Through Education programmes, deliver citizenship (legal literacy, community involvement, understanding social and moral rights and responsibilities), history, crime prevention, to young people.

Latest Income: £1,848,862
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Croydon Youth Information And Counselling Service Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Croydon Drop In is a free, confidential counselling, advocacy, outreach and health education charity who support infants, children & young people between the ages of 2 - 25 and families who live, study or work in the London Borough of Croydon. Drop In has a mobile unit know as Talkbus which travels across the Borough delivering our services to our community in their own environments.

Latest Income: £1,847,340
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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The British Geriatrics Society

Beneficiary group, Research

The Society aims to be the pre-eminent professional body for practitioners engaged in the specialty health care of older people. Our mission is to improve the health care of older people throughout the UK. We hold scientific meetings, publish approved papers and promote research, education and training in all aspects of geriatric medicine.

Latest Income: £1,844,874
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Port Talbot And Afan Womens Aid

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Housing, Social welfare

We provide a range of support services for women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. This includes emergency refuge accommodation and supported housing at our move-on . We also provide a range of specialist services for children affected by domestic abuse, including after school clubs.

Latest Income: £1,833,688
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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Age Concern (herne Bay)

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

DAY SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE/LAUNDRY/BATHING/VISITING SERVICE/INFORMATION & ADVICE/HOME HELP SERVICE/TOE NAIL CUTTING SERVICE/ACTIVITIES/CARER SUPPORT SERVICE/hot meals delivery/Personal Independence Program/Independent Living Services/

Latest Income: £1,804,534
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Chance For Childhood

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Chance for Childhood is an award-winning charity working in Africa to support the most vulnerable children, often invisible from society, such as street children, disabled children, children affected by conflict and children in conflict with the law. These children are often hidden members of their communities, unable to go to school, excluded from society and living in abject poverty.

Latest Income: £1,804,371
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

2.1 The objects of the Charity are to prevent or relieve poverty and to relieve need arising from youth, age, ill health, disability and bereavement among people who are doctors or who have worked as doctors, and medical students and the dependants of such individuals

Latest Income: £1,803,719
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Institution Of Chartered Surveyors' Benevolent Fund Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfare

LionHeart helps RICS members and past members and their families in need. This includes financial assistance, counselling, legal advice, debt advice, employment advice and stress advice.

Latest Income: £1,799,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Fellowship Of St Nicholas

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The principal business of the Fellowship of St Nicholas (FSN) is to support children and families, particulary those suffering the effects of poverty, disadvantage, neglect and abuse.

Latest Income: £1,792,751
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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St Hilda's East

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Social care

St Hilda's is a multi-purpose community centre running a number of projects for the local population including an Older People's Project, an advice service including Legal Advice Clinics, youth groups, Food Co-op project, Women's Project, mental health support, creche and under 5s facilities and others. It also runs an off-site day centre service targeted at Bangladeshi older people.

Latest Income: £1,780,399
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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YWCA England & Wales

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Young Women's Trust champions young women aged 18 to 30 on low or no pay. Our purpose is to create a more equal world of work and raise young women's incomes. We provide practical help so young women can get ahead, carry out research to shine a spotlight on the realities of their lives and bring together a network of thousands of young women to support each other and campaign for equality.

Latest Income: £1,774,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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London Black Women's Project

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT (LBWP) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES UNDER A FRAMEWORK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING, SERVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION.IN ADDITION LBWP PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

Latest Income: £1,772,035
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Bromley Youth Music Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group

Bromley Youth Music Trust is an independent music service nationally renowned for providing a very high quality comprehensive and inclusive instrumental and vocal music education to the young people of Bromley and surrounding areas, as well as providing opportunities for performance in a wide range of settings to enhance the musical understanding and appreciation of pupils and the wider community.

Latest Income: £1,767,779
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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South West Action For Learning And Living Our Way Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Leisure

SWALLOW provides supported housing, outreach in the community, education, independent living skills training, information, supported employment and work skills experience and social and fitness activiites for people with learning disabilities. We are a user led organisation, responding to the needs and wishes of our members.

Latest Income: £1,767,361
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Northamptonshire Mind

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health

Northamptonshire Mind works to promote and support good mental health within the areas of Northampton, Daventry, Wellingborough, Corby, East and South Northants.Service provisions include: Peer to peer support, a young peoples service, gender sensitive services, community access projects, user-run services and volunteering opportunities.

Latest Income: £1,757,052
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Scout Association County Of Birmingham

Associations, Beneficiary group

Scouting in Birmingham provides fun and adventurous activities for young people from the city, so helping them to grow in confidence and challenging them to reach their potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their communities.

Latest Income: £1,748,548
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Royal Naval Benevolent Society For Officers

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Founded in 1739 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1838, the Society grants financial relief to officers and former officers of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, QARNNS, WRNS and their Reserves, and including spouses, former spouses, and families in need. In the last year grants just in excess of £500,000 were made. Additionally many hours are spent signposting, offering advice or a friendly ear.

Latest Income: £1,745,423
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

Southwark Playhouse is a leading London theatre venue that presents a year round programme of work by new and emerging theatre artists and practitioners. Alongside this work the organisation offers a year round curriculum support programme working in a large number of Southwark schools, and a peer-led youth theatre for local young people (16-25) offering arts activities and training initiatives.

Latest Income: £1,744,174
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Central Foundation Schools Of London

Beneficiary group, Education

The provision and maintenance of a day school for girls and a day school for boys in London.Providing special benefits for the school of an kind not normally provided by the Local Education AuthorityAwarding exhibitions, bursaries or maintenance allowances tenable at any approved place of higher education.In otherwise promoting the education (incl social & physical training) of beneficiaries

Latest Income: £1,740,000
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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The Warren Of Hull Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Research

Young peoples resource centre offering informal education, accredited and non-accredited courses, childcare, counselling, cafe, health activities, womens work, work with LGBT young people, music, art, recording studios and sports. All of these activities are provided with in a philosophy of encouraging young people to take control over their own lives).

Latest Income: £1,734,252
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Gloucestershire Group Homes Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing

The provision of a specialist service for individuals with the diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome and their families/carers. Our main aim is to provide a secure and caring environment that enables people to achieve their fullest potential, taking into account the individuals intellectual, physical, emotional and social ability. Independence, training and integration into the community are a priority.

Latest Income: £1,730,815
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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York Childcare LTD

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

We provide quality and affordable childcare for children from 6 months to 16 years, and in particular to lone parents and those on low income. We support out of school clubs offering wrap around childcare.

Latest Income: £1,730,089
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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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.