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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Charity shops

Discover 187 Charitable activities charities that specialise in charity shops. Use the search below to filter within these results.

187
Charities
£8,642,648,264
Total Income
£1,508,579
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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

Crossroads Church

Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion

Christian Church - activities include - Sunday service, regular prayer meetings. Small ex coffee shop now run as a warm space owned and operated by the church in the centre of Ashington

Latest Income: £30,418
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Ilsington Village Hall

Charitable activities, Facilities, Housing

We manage the village hall in Ilsington for many regular as well as occasional users. An extension was built on to the village hall and this now houses the community shop. We also now have a meeting room as well as the hall.

Latest Income: £27,680
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Trust owns and maintains Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, a Grade II* Listed Georgian Building which contains exhibits, displays and archives of the life and work of Octavia Hill (1838 - 1912).Within the Birthplace House there are two cottages containing three Incubator Office Units , a Tearoom and a shop.

Latest Income: £27,619
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Callow End Village Hall

Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure

Hire of Village Hall for local activities, ie Community Coffee Shop, WI, local societies, Exercise Classes and parties. Maintaining building and grounds to required standards

Latest Income: £18,628
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Charles Burrell Museum

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage

Active Steam Engine Museum and Educational Facility preserving and promoting the historic industrial past of the Charles Burrell Company of Thetford in Norfolk. 100% run by volunteers and financed from grants and donations and also the revenue generated from an in house shop, cafe and outside demonstrations of our steam traction engines.

Latest Income: £16,420
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Godstone Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities

We issued food vouchers for local shops 3 times between March 2023 and September 2023, and intend to give them out again in June 2023, due to the financial need because of the rise in the cost of living. We help with domestic, educational and other personal needs by paying direct to the supplier.

Latest Income: £15,431
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Parents Teachers And Friends Of Five Ways

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education

Organise various fundraising events/activities throughout the year including a well supported Summer Fayre, family events such as chocolate bingo at Easter & Christmas. Host film nights, cake bakes, fashion show evenings etc. Run end of term events such as School Discos & Non-uniform days for all year groups. Offer pre-loved uniform rail throughout the year & seasonal item pop up swap shops.

Latest Income: £14,587
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Loughton Voluntary Care Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Social welfare

Volunteers provide transport for the elderly frail to hospitals, surgeries and clinics. They also undertake shopping, befriending and the occasional odd job. A weekly escorted shopping by minibus provides social contact and enables elderly people to shop independently with help. Ipad familiarization sessions are also offered

Latest Income: £12,912
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Weston-Under-Redcastle Village Hall

Associations, Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

As we have no school, shop or public house, the village hall is therefore the only focal point for the village. It provides a facility that is available to all the residents , various committees,social groups and is available for private functions to the villagers. The elected committee & trustees oversee the use, maintenance & provision of all the facilities that are available to all.

Latest Income: £12,701
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Christian Word Trust

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

The main purpose of the Trust is to raise funds to enable it to give donations to young Christian people and organisations in Redditch and the surrounding area, who are involved in Christian youth, schools and outreach work. A secondary function is to provide a source of Christian reading and other material for the people of Redditch and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £12,543
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Institution Of South Wales

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

Acts as Friends of Swansea Museum;purchases items for its collection; arranges a series of monthly evening lectures, Presidents Invitation Lecture and 4 lunch time talks on a range of topics by specialists in their subjects;Finances a series of work shops for young people on local topics; Publishes Annually well researched contibutions in Swansea History Journal(formerly Minerva) and 3 Newsletters

Latest Income: £12,530
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Lyme Regis Philpot Museum

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Provides a support base for the Lyme Regis Philpot Museum. Specifically it provides critical financial support;volunteers to man the front desk of the museum (entry fees, shop sales and general advice);upkeep and cleaning tasks. Provides a programme of lectures and other educational activities, open to all. The Museum is an important, independent, educational facility for the region.

Latest Income: £11,056
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Middleton Tyas Memorial Hall Trust

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

Provides a community hall for meetings, local organisatons, education classes, social events, charity fund raising. Provides premises for the community shop and for a sub post Office.

Latest Income: £9,791
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Stoughton Village Hall Management Committee

Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

The charity has a long lease of the village hall which is centrally situated in the village of Stoughton. It is available for use by the entire community irrespective of religious beliefs; sexual orientation; and is available to people of all ages. Apart from the parish church there is no other meeting place in the village as there are no shops, school or public house.

Latest Income: £7,727
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Woodcote Volunteers

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

Organise volunteer car drivers to drive residents of Woodcote and surrounding villages without access to their own car, public transport, or any other form of transport to appointments, shops or other venues. Collect prescriptions for these residents who cannot otherwise do so. Organise social/recreational or other activities for this same group with the aim of reducing social or digital isolation

Latest Income: £7,061
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Pensnett And District Community Association

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfare

We have a range of activities available such as rainbows, brownies, St. John Ambulance, Gardening Club, afternoon plus (social group for the young at heart), Boogie Bounce, Keep Fit, Zumba, tap dance, Stay and Play, Coffee Shop and we also hire out our premises for parties or social events.

Latest Income: £4,552
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Royston Museum

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fundraising and supporting the museum eg. on duty on desk for enquiries and shop, cataloguing and assisting with exhibitions, being trained to demonstrate resources to groups.

Latest Income: £4,327
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Hatch Grange Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Princess Anne Premature Baby Unit- Knitted Items, League of Friends local Hospital, local Church Lunch Club, Children's Charity, Barnados, Womens Refuge', collection of green bottle tops, collection of stamps, collection of ring-pulls for as charity in the Phillipines, collection of books for local charity shops,

Latest Income: £3,722
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Community Shop

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

The relief of poverty by the provision of clothing & other goods at low cost to people in need & (as an equal principal object) the promotion of any general charitable purposes in the City of Leeds &, in particular by means of the realisation for cash of donations in kind made to the Trust, & the application thereof for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £190
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Christian Action And Resource Enterprise LTD

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relieving poverty, hardship and distress in Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the surrounding area North East Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £1,191,040
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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League Of Friends Of The Princess Royal Hospital

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Leisure

The charity runs a shop in the Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath and raises funds with other activities such as Golf days /street collections

Latest Income: £701,135
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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League Of Friends Of The Royal South Hants Hospital

Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Health

To run & operate one coffee shop and trolley service, funds to be used on the hospital, patients and staff amenities.

Latest Income: £258,442
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Saltisford Canal Trust Limited

Charitable activities

Providing moorings and facilities for boatersHire of dayboatHire of meeting roomCanal shop

Latest Income: £157,033
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Royal Cornwall Hospital

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Health

Fund raising to provide equipment and comforts for patients at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro and Volunteers to welcome and guide patients through the Hospital, to provide tea and coffee services to patients awaiting appointments, a library trolley and a Friends Coffee Shop providing tea, coffees and other refreshments

Latest Income: £109,065
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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First Church Of Christ , Scientist, Walton And Weybridge

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

Holding church services, sunday school services and testimony meetings; operating a reading room and book shop

Latest Income: £58,318
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many charity-shops charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 187 registered charity-shops charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the charity-shops charitable activities charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£589.5m). 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 charity-shops charitable activities charities?

Charity-shops charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for charity-shops charitable activities charities?

Across all charity-shops charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of charity-shops charitable activities charities?

Charity-shops charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.5m. 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.