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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

Discover 2,489 Charitable activities charities that specialise in advice and individual advocacy. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,489
Charities
£17,799,675,132
Total Income
£1,065,402
Avg Income
85.8%
Program Ratio

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

Rainbow Hub Nw LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

The public benefit to advance the education and relieve the suffering of people (particularly children) with physical disabilities and life-reducing conditions and to provide information, advice and guidance for their families and carers, in particular by means of education, conductive education, rehabilitation and the provision of facilities for participation in sport and other recreation.

Latest Income: £5,699,830
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Amnesty International Charity

Charitable activities, Society

promotion of human rights throughout the world, including by: monitoring abuses, assisting the victims of such abuses and eliminating infringements; research into human rights issues and providing technical advice; contributing to the sound administration of human rights law; raising awareness of, and promoting public support for, human rights issues; and international advocacy of human rights.

Latest Income: £5,657,202
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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British Dressage

Animals, Charitable activities, Leisure

To advance education and participation in the sport of dressage in Great Britain for the public benefit. To promote the sport, to increase participation by persons (both able bodied and with any form of disability) in healthy recreation in dressage. To provide advice and guidance to dressage participants. To develop fair competition between participants and improve the standards of riding.

Latest Income: £5,578,996
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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People First Independent Advocacy

Charitable activities

People First Independent Advocacy provides a wide range of support and information services across the North of England, aimed at helping people to live informed, respected, healthy and fulfilled lives.

Latest Income: £5,485,286
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Wilberforce Trust

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

Provision of tenanted accommodation,support staff, training & rehabilitation services, learning & social activities for children & adults. Equipment training & provision including, Information technology devices. Comprehensive advice and guidance, living with visual impairment including other disabilities specialist training for care workers, companies & other services. Community services.

Latest Income: £5,384,501
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Papyrus Prevention Of Young Suicide

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

The PAPYRUS helpline, HOPELINE247 (0800 068 41 41), provides information and practical advice to any young person who is feeling suicidal and to anyone who is worried that a young person they know may be suicidal. PAPYRUS also produces suicide prevention information and resources. PAPYRUS offers a number of community-based and online education programme focusing on young suicide prevention.

Latest Income: £5,308,845
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The London Irish Centre

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social care

SERVING THE WELFARE AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE IRISH COMMUNITY IN LONDON THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING: ADVICE, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, DAY CENTRE SERVICES, VOLUNTEERING, HEALTHY LIVING, MISSING PERSONS, EDUCATION, REFERRALS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN IRISH MUSIC, DANCE, LANGUAGE AND THEATRE.

Latest Income: £5,085,928
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice Mid Mercia

Charitable activities

To provide free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information for the benefit of the local community, to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services and to ensure individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express their needs effectively.

Latest Income: £5,085,640
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Age UK Lincolnshire

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health

Age UK Lincoln & South Lincolnshire has 5 key functions - to undertake research into the needs of older people and to develop innovative services; raise awareness of older peoples' issues and campaign on their behalf; provide information and advocacy, provide a range of other community services that promotes health and wellbeing, independence and choice; promote volunteering opportunities.

Latest Income: £5,052,716
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Northumbrian Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities

The Bureau provides free, confidential, independent and impartial information, advice and advocacy services which inform people about their rights and responsibilities and help them to take action to resolve their problems. We use client based evidence to exercise a responsible influence on the development of policies and procedures both locally and nationally,

Latest Income: £5,015,891
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Human Aid & Advocacy

Charitable activities, Religion

Human Aid & Advocacy supports survivors of war and persecution through sustainable aid programmes while addressing the real causes of conflict. Our Advocacy will draw public attention to the real causes of war and persecution of Muslims while providing a voice to the survivors and advocating justice for them. We aim to do this via awareness campaigns and telling stories that are often ignored.

Latest Income: £4,990,600
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cardiff And Vale Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities

The charity provides advice, information and representation to individuals and undertakes social policy work.

Latest Income: £4,915,729
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Hammersmith And Fulham Association For Mental Health

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, Social welfare

social inclusion activities, social enterprises, drop-in service with wide range of therapeutic groups, assertive outreach project, advocacy services at Charing Cross Hospital, Advice and Information service, User involvement projects both at Charing Cross Hospital and in the community, counselling service and physical health advocacy.

Latest Income: £4,820,720
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Purple Oak Support

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Leisure

Provision of advice, practical support and care, plus leisure and supported work activities for people of all ages with a learning disability, physical disability or mental health support need who live within Andover and Southern England. Also campaign for the rights of our beneficiaries and provide individual advocacy support.

Latest Income: £4,790,258
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Council Of The Inns Of Court

Charitable activities

1. Advance education in the administration and practice of the law, by providing leadership and guidance to the pursuit of excellence in advocacy.2. Enforce professional standards of conduct amongst barristers by administering Disciplinary Tribunals for barristers facing charges of professional misconduct.

Latest Income: £4,757,488
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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London Legal Support Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfare

THE TRUST FUNDS VOLUNTARY SECTOR LEGAL AGENCIES IN LONDON AND THE HOME COUNTIES THAT PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO POOR OR DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND NETWORK ORGANISATIONS THAT SUPPORT THESE LEGAL AGENCIES.

Latest Income: £4,740,335
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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No Limits (south)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

No Limits was established in 1993. It offers information, advice, advocacy, counselling & support to children & young adults up to 26 in Southampton, Hampshire and Portsmouth. It is a high quality, innovative & award winning service delivered through a drop-in centre, outreach centres and specialist projects which reach out to young people. We seek to help young people help themselves

Latest Income: £4,695,543
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rift Valley Research Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Society

The activities of the Rift Valley Institute comprise field-based, action-oriented social research projects, support for indigenous educational institutions, in-country training courses, consultative processes, legal support programmes and an online digital library. They are designed to inform aid interventions, support local research capacity, record indigenous culture and promote human rights.

Latest Income: £4,630,498
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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YMCA South Midlands Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Milton Keynes YMCA's main focus is to support young people to truly belong, contribute and thrive within their communities. We do this through the provision of: Homeless project, residential units, advice and guidance services and extensive activity programmes. We work in partnership with other organisations across the sector in MK, Luton, Beds and Northants.

Latest Income: £4,570,637
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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The Metro Centre LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, Research

Metro works with anyone experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender & Diversity. We work in the fields of: Sexual & Reproductive health: Mental Health & Wellbeing: HIV Prevention & Support: Youth Services: Community Involvement & Participation. We provide support, advice, advocacy, information, counselling, group work, community development, research, clinical services & resources.

Latest Income: £4,540,306
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Provide emergency financial assistance, welfare and wellbeing advice and emotional and legal support to the construction industry workforce and their families in times of hardship and stress. Promote initiatives aimed at avoiding accident and improving safety and health on construction sites.Deliver local and national events that embrace networking, fundraising and fun within the industry.

Latest Income: £4,498,967
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Varkey Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Varkey Foundation exists to improve education for underprivileged children throughout the world. The Foundation's charitable activities include the delivery of programmes to build the capacity of teachers and school leaders and advocacy for the status of the teaching profession.

Latest Income: £4,445,465
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice Liverpool Limited

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charities objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but not without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Liverpool and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £4,349,809
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Tameside, Oldham, Glossop And Stockport Mind LTD

Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Mental health charity with an ethos of promoting well being social inclusion and recovery through an ever changing variety of activites. Includes counselling, CBT, vocational and therapeutic courses, advocacy, community engagement, carers support, catering academy, vegetarian cafe and horticultural services.

Latest Income: £4,349,361
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of casework and debt advice services and financial support to people employed in or retired from the horticultural industry who find themselves in difficulties arising from financial difficulties, ill health, disability, and /or old age. Support for education and training in horticulture.Preservation and maintenance of small gardens open to the general public.

Latest Income: £4,335,482
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,489 registered advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities by income?

Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). 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 advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £17.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Across all advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Advice-and-individual-advocacy charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.1m. 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.