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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 Clover Trust

Charitable activities

Makes cash donations to selected registered charities. The trustees make regular donations to a designated selection of recipients and intend to continue with this policy for the foreseeable future. The trustees are currently NOT accepting any further applications for grant funding from other individuals or organisations. Please DO NOT waste your money & resources applying to The Clover Trust.

Latest Income: £186,004
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Amersham Museum Limited

Associations, Charitable activities, Heritage

The object of the charity is to advance public education in relation to the history of Amersham and the surrounding area, principally by the operation of a museum.The charity owns the Amersham Museum which is situated at 49 and 51 High Street, Amersham, Bucks. It is open from Easter to the end of October.

Latest Income: £183,426
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Hertsmere Mencap

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social care

The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment

Latest Income: £183,257
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Animal Rescue

Animals, Charitable activities, Housing

The animal rescue charity provides sanctuary (safe haven) throughout the UK for all animals whether domesticated or wild. Without exception, the prevention of suffering and preservation of life is paramount. The ultimate objective is to re-home or re-habilitate. Operates save a dog (SAD) campaign to rescue dogs facing euthanasia from Uk dog pounds.

Latest Income: £182,902
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Positive Care Link

Charitable activities, Health

To support and promote the health of Africans in Greater London by providing care and practical help, information and advice, and to advance public education on HIV and AIDS.

Latest Income: £182,901
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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South London Theatre Centre Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public by the production of educational plays and encouragement of the arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music.

Latest Income: £182,523
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bristol Vineyard

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Established for the furtherance of religious or secular public education; advancement of Christian faith including missionary activities in the UK and overseas, including but not limited to planting of new churches and organisations of congregations; relief of the poor and needy; relief of the sick and elderly and other charity objects and for the benefit of other charity bodies.

Latest Income: £174,223
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Come Back To God Campaign

Charitable activities, Education

Make known the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and spread the knowledge of the Scriptures.

Latest Income: £174,104
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Farmland Museum

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage

The promotion of the education of the public in the social and natural history, geology and archaeology of England with particular reference to agriculture and agricultural history in Cambridgeshire and the Fens.

Latest Income: £172,946
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Inman Charity

Charitable activities

The directors operate a grant giving policy,providing funds for such charitable objects or institutions as they think fit.

Latest Income: £172,252
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Huddersfield Light Opera Company Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The company is established to promote, maintain, improve and advance public education by encouraging involvement in the arts of drama, dance, singing and music, particularly with young people

Latest Income: £170,207
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Disability And Development Partners

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Society

DDP works with partner organisations to help build a society where disabled and other marginalised and vulnerable people have equal social, economic and civil rights. DDP creates opportunities in education for disabled children, including deaf children, sets up socio-economic programmes and supports partner organisations to advocate for disabled people's rights and influence public policy.

Latest Income: £169,889
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mothers' Union (diocese Of Blackburn Branch)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

The Mothers' Union works to support families both locally and worldwide by fulfilling our aims and objects. Work is undertaken by members who are involved in social policy issues and who raise funds to support our overseas work. On a local level our members offer practical support to families in Lancashire and throughout the Anglican Communion.

Latest Income: £166,605
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Thomas Squire Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Our policy is to give grants to students entering further education for up to four years and one off grants for tools and other equipment to those starting apprenticeships or work training on the job. The area we cover is the ancient parishes of Elm, Emneth and Friday Bridge with Coldham. The charity only gives grants up to the age of twenty five.

Latest Income: £165,992
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Second Wave - Centre For Youth Arts

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To foster interest and participation in and study of the arts in local communities making the arts more accessible and relevant to local communities with a view to improving the quality of life and advance the education of the public and young people in the practice and appreciation of the arts.

Latest Income: £165,836
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Associations, Charitable activities, Heritage

The education of the public by promoting, supporting, assisting and improving Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives through the activity of a group of supporters.

Latest Income: £165,207
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Bay Tree Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The trustees operate a grant giving policy, providing funds for such charitable object or instituions as the trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £165,076
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Cheshire Federation Of Womens Institutes

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.The WI is a democratic, non-sectarian and non-party political organisation.

Latest Income: £164,923
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Bassil Shippam And Alsford Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Trustees have continued their policy of mainly supporting charities active in the fields of care for young and older people, health, education and religion.

Latest Income: £163,972
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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In Good Company Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Charity aims to advance the study of and conduct research into any art or science for the public benefit; to receive, educate and train students and members of the general public in drama, opera, music and other arts, to promote, maintain, improve and advance the cultural experience and education of the public at large and the public appreciation of the arts.

Latest Income: £163,188
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Yorkshire Dales Society

Associations, Charitable activities, Environment

1. To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the landscape, biodiversity and cultural heritage of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and adjacent areas, and the social and economic well-being of its local communities; and to encourage others to engage with, understand, enjoy and protect these areas.2. In pursuance of the above, to advance the education of the public.

Latest Income: £156,074
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Sir Samuel Scott Of Yews Trust

Charitable activities

The Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of medical research

Latest Income: £153,476
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Dorset Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

The object of the trust is to assist financially with the preservation, repair, maintenance and preservation of Christian churches and chapels in Dorset. The trustees decide as a matter of policy from time to time which of those things shall be aided by grants made by them.

Latest Income: £152,422
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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British Society For Developmental Biology

Charitable activities, Research

The BSDB aims to promote and advance the research, teaching and public education of developmental biology in the United Kingdom by organising research meetings, awarding grants to individuals and organisations. The BSDB supports young scientists and awards grants to enable them to attend scientific meetings. In addition we aim to further public education in the science of developmental biology.

Latest Income: £150,100
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Gordon Gray Trust

Charitable activities

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US BY TELEPHONE. Individual people are requested NOT to approach The Gordon Gray Trust as it is not our policy to support individuals. If you do not receive a reply to a request for funding, your application has been unsuccessful. Preference is given to Gloucestershire or Worcestershire causes.

Latest Income: £148,521
Areas of Operation: England
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.