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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Policy campaigning and advocacy

Discover 1,065 Charitable activities charities that specialise in policy campaigning and advocacy. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,065
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

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

The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity gives financial support, for the public benefit, to a range of charitable causes. Principal fields of interest are the arts, education, social policy and research and charities for the disabled.

Latest Income: £225,348
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Oasis Church Southampton

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

1) THE FURTHERANCE OF RELIGIOUS OR SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INLCUING MISSIONARY ACTIVITES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND ALSO INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PLANTING OF NEW CHURCHES AND ORGANISATIONS OF CONGREGATIONS.3) THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY.4) THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY.

Latest Income: £219,940
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Social Policy Association

Charitable activities

To advance education and learning and in particular to advance teaching, research and disseminationof knowledge in the field of social policy and administration.

Latest Income: £219,392
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Florence Turner Trust

Charitable activities

The trustees policy is to distribute the charitys income to such charitable purposes as they see fit particulary but not exclusively in Leicester and county smaller local charities are favoured rather than large national ones although local activities of these could be supported. Any grants for individuals are only made through refering agencies like social services, NHS trusts etc.

Latest Income: £218,327
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The George Adamson & Tony Fitzjohn Wildlife Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Research

The trust's objects are to advance education of the public at large in the science of zoology by the study of wildlife in its natural habitat particularly in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

Latest Income: £215,221
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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Mencap Mon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

To support people with a learning disability, in particular by the provision of help and advice for them, their families and carers and by campaigning for better services. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for people with a learning disability so as to improve their lives.

Latest Income: £215,208
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Anglesey
Status: Registered
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The Windsor Festival Society Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

The aim if the Society is to promote the arts. The policy is to provide musical and other entertainment including events for young people, in a historical setting that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of residents.The principal activity is to provide an annual festival at Windsor and the neighbouring area in the autumn and a smaller event in the spring.

Latest Income: £214,654
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Basingstoke East District Scout Council

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

A co-educational youth organisation providing a structured programme of activities for young people aged from 4 - 25 years in accordance with Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.

Latest Income: £212,873
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Brain Tumour Research Campaign

Arts, Charitable activities, Health, Research

TO PROMOTE NEUROLOGICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS THEREOF TO THE PUBLIC BYSEMINARS, PRESS ARTICLES AND MEDICAL JOURNALS.

Latest Income: £211,260
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Magic Circle Foundation Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The promotion of the education of the public in the history and practice of the art of magic

Latest Income: £210,679
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Campaign For The Protection Of Rural Wales (cprw), Ymgyrch Diogelu Cymru Wledig (ydcw)

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

CPRW campaigns to protect all Welsh landscapes; safeguard rural services and community life; promote responsible and sensitive change; encourage environmental awareness amongst young poeple and to celebrate the quality and diversity of our heritage.

Latest Income: £210,015
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Community Health Foundation

Charitable activities

The objective of the charity is to safeguard health in the community by the provision of public education to promote more self-reliance and responsibility in maintaining health.In order to achieve its principal objective Community Health Foundation offers various courses, workshops and other forms of training and information to people as individuals and in groups.

Latest Income: £208,592
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal Birmingham Society Of Artists

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the public education in the practice of fine arts and other allied arts and crafts through the maintenance of the RBSA Gallery as a venue for the organisation of exhibitions and events. To develop and maintain a permanent collection to support and enhance these activities.

Latest Income: £207,212
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Biggleswade District Scout Council

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential through a structured programme, in accordance with the Scout Associations policy organisation and rules.

Latest Income: £206,516
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Institute For Policy Research

Charitable activities, Research

Funding research studies, conferences and seminars which promote the education of the public concerning major social science, management studies and economic policy issues.

Latest Income: £201,302
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Oriel Myrddin

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To promote the education of the public in arts and crafts by the provision and maintenance of an arts and crafts gallery and museum in Carmarthen, for the exhibition to the public of collections and items of fine art and crafts.Provision and support of facilities for the education and research in arts and crafts and the dissemination of such research.

Latest Income: £199,923
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Furness Maritime Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public by the establishment of a Maritime Museum in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness and to collect, preserve restore, improve enhance, use and maintain features and objects of historical, industrial and social interest relating to the past and in particular the Maritime history of the Furness District.

Latest Income: £198,033
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Cor Meibion De Cymru - The South Wales Male Choir

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing

Staging concerts to further the aims of the charity in performing male choral music, supporting young artists, and contributing to education of the public, at home and abroad, about choral music and Welsh male choir tradition. In addition, to work with selected charitable causes, mainly through the staging of fundraising concerts, to support their work.

Latest Income: £194,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Thanet Countryside Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Advancement of public education in ecology and natural history and the conservation, protection and restoration for public benefit of natural resources, natural beauty, animal and plant life and land of ecological or scientific importance throughout the Isle of Thanet. Provide for the benefit of the public facilities of a charitable nature for outdoor recreation in the Isle of Thanet.

Latest Income: £194,678
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Maritime Volunteer Service

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills.The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society.MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.

Latest Income: £194,594
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Chadacre Agricultural Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust awards grants for agricultural education in East Anglia, and aims to advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture and farming by providing grants for training and research.

Latest Income: £193,883
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Derek Williams Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust follows its main object to advance public education in and appreciation of the arts by the public display of fine works of art.

Latest Income: £193,461
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Salisbury And South Wilts District Scout Council

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The main activities under taken by the Salisbury & South Wilts District Scout Council is to promote Scouting to young people between the ages of 6 - 25 as per the Scout Association's Policy and Rules. To also monitor the Scout Groups within the Salisbury & South Wilts District Area and report any problems to Wiltshire County Scout Council, Scout Assocation and /or Charity Commission.

Latest Income: £191,439
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Harding Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

For the benefit of such charitable objects and purposes as the trustees may in their discretion think fit which objects and purposes promote,improve,develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music by sponsoring or by otherwise supporting public concerts, recitals and performances by amateur and professional organisations.

Latest Income: £189,898
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Hornbie's Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Since the inception of the Trust the main area of funding has been in assisting the development and needs of the school. The policy of the Charitable Trust is to review on a regular basis requests for financial assistance which meet the objectives and criteria of the Trust.

Latest Income: £189,434
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,065 registered policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). 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 policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Across all policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 96.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. 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.