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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Policy campaigning and advocacy

Discover 3,987 Charitable activities charities that specialise in policy campaigning and advocacy. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,987
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.

The Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development

Arts, Charitable activities

The purpose of the CIPD is to champion better work and working lives by improving practices in people and organisational development. To achieve this, the Institute pursues a wide range of activities including research, surveys, publications, advisory services, training courses, conferences, contributions to public policy and extensive media coverage.

Latest Income: £53,103,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Victim Support

Charitable activities, Crime and Justice

Victim Support is the independent charity for victims and witnesses of crime in England and Wales. Our services are free of charge and confidential. Whether you are a victim or a witness of a crime our help falls into three main kinds; emotional support; information; practical help.We also speak out as a national voice for victims and witnesses and campaign for change.

Latest Income: £52,734,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ambitious About Autism

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

AMBITIOUS ABOUT AUTISM IS THE NATIONAL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT, RUN A RANGE OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES INCLUDING THE PIONEERING TREEHOUSE SCHOOL, AND CAMPAIGN TO MAKE THE ORDINARY POSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

Latest Income: £52,371,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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National Centre For Social Research

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing

The provision on education and research into all areas of social policy particularly health, employment, housing, travel, education and crime. Most of the projects undertaken include surveys carried out throughout Great Britain

Latest Income: £51,717,542
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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National Museum Of Wales

Charitable activities, Heritage, Research

We operate 7 free-entry museums across Wales, plus the National Collections Centre, to further our core objective of 'the advancement of the education of the public' in the fields of science, art, industry, history and culture.

Latest Income: £49,162,000
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Prostate Cancer UK

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Prostate Cancer UK fights to help more men survive prostate cancer and enjoy a better quality of life. We support men living with prostate cancer, prostate diseases and the effects of treatment. We find answers by funding research and we lead change by campaigning and collaborating. We are the country's leading charity for men with prostate cancer and prostate problems.

Latest Income: £45,518,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Stroke Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

THE CHARITY OPERATES THROUGHOUT THE UK. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO EVERYONEAFFECTED BY STROKE, INCLUDING FAMILIES AND CARERS. WE RAISE AWARENESS OF STROKE AND CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER EMERGENCY, REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES. WE INVEST IN STROKE RESEARCH TO HELP REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF STROKE, TO FIND THE BEST TREATMENT AND LONG TERM CARE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR STROKE SURVIVORS.

Latest Income: £44,377,602
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rethink Mental Illness

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Leisure

To provide information, advice, support & services of the highest standard to those experiencing severe mental illness, their families & carers, in areas such as housing, education & training, rehabilitation & employment and recreation. To spread understanding about severe mental illness. To campaign nationally & locally for high quality care, including both acute & long-term services.

Latest Income: £43,932,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Virunga Foundation

Charitable activities

A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park.

Latest Income: £43,082,590
Areas of Operation: Congo (Democratic Republic)
Status: Registered
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Motor Neurone Disease Association

Charitable activities, Health, Research

The MND Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland dedicated to improving care and support for people affected by MND, funding and improving research, and campaigning and raising awareness so that the needs of people with MND are addressed by society. Visit www.mndassociation.org

Latest Income: £40,786,703
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Church Of England Children's Society

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

Frontline services focus on 10-18 year olds who live with significant disadvantage, poverty, neglect and who have complex needs and face multiple risks. These include child exploitation, mental health, missing and runaways from home, substance misuse and children in and around the care system. We campaign about what needs to change to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

Latest Income: £40,642,000
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
Status: Registered
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The Association Of Accounting Technicians

Charitable activities

To advance public education and promote the study of the practice, theory and techniques of accountancy and to prevent crime and promote the sound administration of the law for the public benefit by promoting and enforcing standards of professional conduct and monitoring and supervising their compliance with money laundering legislation.

Latest Income: £35,183,205
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

JRF is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. It aims to inspire action andchange that will create a prosperous UK without poverty and it principally does this by undertakingresearch, producing or inputting into policy on poverty, collaborating with others working to the samepurpose and otherwise providing practical solutions.

Latest Income: £35,057,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Odi Global

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

ODI is Britain's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Our mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries.

Latest Income: £34,810,701
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Professions, Saving of lives

The Charity's objects are to raise money solely to allow The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust to fund state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, create the best patient environments, and ensure its nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments which are used here in the UK and around the world.

Latest Income: £34,043,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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This Day Foundation

Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations and individuals in the UK and over seas, in line with its grant making policy

Latest Income: £33,666,514
Areas of Operation: South Africa
Status: Registered
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The National Deaf Children's Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.

Latest Income: £33,568,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Faraday Institution

Charitable activities

Research, training and policy advice in the fields of energy capture, conversion and storage.

Latest Income: £33,283,836
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Chartered Management Institute

Charitable activities, Research

The charitable mission of the Chartered Management Institute is to promote the art and science of management. This is supported by activites such as: encouraging and supporting the development of managers, raising the level of competence and qualification of management, disseminating management thinking through our policy and research activity, and influencing employers on management issues.

Latest Income: £32,261,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Refuge

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfare

Refuge provides specialist support to women and children escaping domestic violence, modern slavery, human trafficking, forced prostitution, rape, forced marriage and 'honour' based violence. Services include: 24-hr national helpline, women's refuges, outreach and floating support, independent domestic and sexual violence advocates. We raise awareness and influence policy and legislative change.

Latest Income: £31,975,898
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Ambition Institute

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Ambition Institute works to close the educational disadvantage gap and give every child the best start in life. We support educators, teachers and leaders in England with high-quality professional development throughout their careers, especially those supporting underserved communities. We work with partners and policymakers to share research, evidence and practice to help everyone in the sector.

Latest Income: £31,954,409
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The King's School, Ely

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Latest Income: £31,681,655
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Arthritis UK

Charitable activities, Research

The charity funds scientific and medical research into all types of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. It is working to take the pain away from sufferers with all forms of arthritis and helping people to remain active. This will be achieved through funding high-quality research, providing services, information and campaigning.The charity's vision is a future free of arthritis.

Latest Income: £30,018,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Eden Trust

Charitable activities, Environment

The Eden Trust aims to promote public education and research in flora, fauna & other aspects of the natural world, rebuilding connections of understanding that have faded from many people's lives. The Eden Project site tells stories that illustrate our dependence on plants and resources to develop the resilience of individuals, communities and societies to face the challenges of the 21st Century.

Latest Income: £29,661,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mayflower Theatre Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Leisure

The primary objectives of the trust as defined by the memorandum and articles of association are the encouragement of the arts, the promotion and advancement of education, and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting, and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.

Latest Income: £28,804,714
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
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 3,987 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?

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 policy-campaigning-and-advocacy charitable activities charities?

Policy-campaigning-and-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 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 85.8%. 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 £1.1m. 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.