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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 Linden Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Health

Objectives of the charity are defined widely in the governing document to include any charitable activity.Trustees have considered the Commissions guidance on public benefit & currently Trustees policy is to benefit charities specialising in cancer relief & research,those particularly involved with hospices,those involved in arts & also a wider range of charities based in & around Leeds,WYorks.

Latest Income: £92,021
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Centre For Policy On Ageing

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Centre for Policy on Ageing aims to raise awareness of issues around ageing, influence development of policies to enable older people to live their lives as they choose & to support good practice. Key activities are research, policy, dissemination of information (library & information resources open to all), publications, events. Key is to advocate what older people themselves want & need.

Latest Income: £91,957
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Newcastle, Diocese MU members work to support families both locally and worldwide fulfilling our five core objectives. Christian faith in action is demonstrated by the undertaking of work involving faith and social policy issues and by raising funds to support MU overseas and UK work. Locally members provide caravan holidays for families in need, help in women's refuges, support for families visit

Latest Income: £91,783
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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The Lewisham Choral Society

Arts, Charitable activities

Promote public education in and appreciation of choral music through providing learning and singing opportunities for members and presenting at least four public concerts a year.

Latest Income: £90,695
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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The Dexter Cattle Society

Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public at large by registering, monitoring and exhibiting Dexter Cattle and investigating the encouraging the efficient breeding of Dexter Cattle with a view to improving and increasing the numbers of the Breed.Attracting, supporting and retaining members to enable us to fulfil our objects. Conserving the breed through consistant application of support.

Latest Income: £90,031
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Social, Emotional And Behavioural Difficulties Association (sebda)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

SEBDA is a multi-disciplinary association. It serves the interests of children and young people experiencing difficulties in their social, emotional and mental health development by: promoting understanding of their needs;supporting those who work with them; providing training and education; engaging with policy making agencies and service providers;disseminating good practice.

Latest Income: £89,783
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Holyhead Maritime Museum LTD

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public in local maritime history by the provision of a museum.

Latest Income: £88,077
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Calligraphy And Lettering Arts Society

Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in the practice, appreciation and use of all forms of calligraphy and lettering arts.

Latest Income: £88,047
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Peter Jost Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities, Health, Research

Advancement of public education and knowledge in science and technology through teaching and research, particularly advancement of public education and the increase of public knowledge in tribology. Also, advancement of medical education and research and the relief of suffering, resulting from both physical and mental illness and its effects.

Latest Income: £87,156
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Be'er Avrohom Slonim

Associations, Charitable activities

The policy of the charity continues to be to derive its income from donations from various institutions and individuals and to make donations in accordance with the Trust objects.

Latest Income: £86,861
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Society Of Women Artists Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Promoting, improving and advancing the education of the public by the encouragement of the visual arts with special reference to pastel painting, pencil drawing and associated arts undertaken by women.

Latest Income: £86,692
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Addison Group Of Singers

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Addison Group of Singers operates to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in an appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Executive Committee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £84,706
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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International Microelectronics Assembly And Packaging Society - United Kingdom

Charitable activities

IMAPS-UK supports the personal networking and training needs of engineers, scientists and students in the UK microelectronics industry. It has a policy of collaboration and co-operation with like technical institutions and holds technical events throughout the year for the benefit of its members and the general public.

Latest Income: £83,417
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Fellowship Of Reconciliation (for)

Charitable activities

FoR was founded in 1914 as a body of people who accepted that Christian faith is incompatible with participation in war. FoR supports and affirms those with a commitment to peace and non-violence and undertakes education and campaigning on issues of conflict and peace and on behalf of the victims of war and injustice.

Latest Income: £83,408
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Dr Prem Nath Berry Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Health, Professions, Saving of lives

1. To advance public education and training in the field of medicine by supporting medical professionals through training, workshops, seminars and personal engagement. 2. Provision of scholarships to help doctors, nurses and paramedics from all parts of India to come to the United Kingdom for training/attachment.

Latest Income: £83,274
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Don District Scouts

Associations, Charitable activities

The charity operates in Sheffield and acts in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout movement providing support, coordination, training and District activities for Scouting groups that form part of the Don District within the South Yorkshire County of the Scout movement within the UK.

Latest Income: £82,961
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Ludwick Family Centre

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Acts as an umbrella organisation for local groups to use the building for their activities. All ages are catered for, from babies and toddlers to over-eighties. The charity has an equal opportunities policy and people of all races and cultures use the facility. As well as classes, the building is used for birthday parties, wedding receptions and meetings.

Latest Income: £82,486
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Diesel And Electric Preservation Group Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The principal activity of the company is to advance the education of the public in the history and development of diesel traction on the railways of the West of England by the preservation and operation of diesel locomotives and associated equipment on the West Somerset railway.

Latest Income: £82,237
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Twickenham Museum

Charitable activities, Heritage

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A MUSEUM.

Latest Income: £81,209
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Sir Winston Churchill Archive Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Trust exists to advance the education of the public by acquiring, holding, restoring and maintaining the Churchill Archive and by making it available for the purposes of research and viewing.

Latest Income: £78,833
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lincoln Record Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

LINCOLN RECORD SOCIETY EXISTS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE AND COUNTY OF LINCOLN, ESPECIALLY BY PUBLICATION OF ORIGINAL HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS.

Latest Income: £78,749
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Elephant Trust

Charitable activities

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS AND TO DEVELOP ARTISTIC TASTE AND THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE FINE ARTS IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Latest Income: £78,313
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The World Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

To promote, improve, develop and maintain, public education in, and appreciation of, music and the arts, and to promote any charitable purpose throughout the world. The main project is Ripon International Festival.

Latest Income: £77,995
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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The Bedford Steam Engine Preservation Society

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RESPECT OF ALL TYPES OF STEAM ENGINES, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, TRACTORS, AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.

Latest Income: £77,889
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The League Of British Muslims - UK

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Leisure, Religion

The League of British Muslims on a local and national level. Locally, we provide after school facilities, religious education, indoor sports facilities, pre-school children's services, services for frail & elderly people, office accommodation, prayer facilities, and social and cultural activities. On a nationally level, the League conducts research affecting Muslims and impacts on national policy.

Latest Income: £77,526
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.