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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.

Safelives

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

SafeLives, formerly known as CAADA is a national charity supporting a strong multi-agency response to domestic abuse. SafeLives provides practical tools, training, guidance, quality assurance, policy and data insight to support professionals and organisations working with domestic abuse victims. The aim is to protect the highest risk victims and their children.

Latest Income: £10,628,690
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Royal College Of Pathologists

Charitable activities, Education, Research

The College's mission is to promote excellence in the practice of pathology, and its primary concern is to patients and the public. As indicated in the Royal Charter the aims are to (1) advance the science and practice of pathology (2) further public education in the field of pathology and (3) promote research in pathology and disseminate the results.

Latest Income: £10,515,264
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Centre For Homelessness Impact

Charitable activities, Housing

The Centre's mission is to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness by ensuring that policy,practice and funding decisions are underpinned by robust evidence.

Latest Income: £10,044,557
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Homeless Link

Charitable activities, Housing

The charity undertakes a number of key activities. These comprise:1) Ending Homelessness2) Research and Development3) Social Enterprise4) Funds for Grant Distribution5) Membership and Campaigning

Latest Income: £10,037,679
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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B Lab (uk)

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS & PROMOTE ITS STUDY.TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT OF: PRESERVATION & PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES & PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH. TO PROMOTE ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT & MAXIMISE THE POSITIVE IMPACT & MINIMISE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF BUSINESS.

Latest Income: £9,948,450
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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World Horse Welfare

Animals, Charitable activities

Charity exists to promote horse welfare. In UK through rehabilitation centres where horses can be returned to health ; Field Officers investigate welfare concerns and give advice.Overseas by working with communities and local bodies to provide equine and other skills to help working horses.Internationally by campaigning for improved welfare and an end to long distance transport for slaughter

Latest Income: £9,944,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Trust's primary objectives are the presentation of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, the most complete 18th Century dockyard in the world, and the education of the public in its historical, architectural and arcaheological importance.

Latest Income: £9,759,615
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Signhealth

Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

SignHealth aims to improve healthcare & access to health services for deaf people. As well as campaigning, research & health promotion, we provide supported living schemes and outreach for deaf people with mental health problems. We provide a national Advocacy & Counselling service and support for deaf victims of domestic abuse.

Latest Income: £9,735,635
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Groundwork South Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Environment, Leisure

In relation to its "Beneficial Area":1. To promote conservation, protection and improvement of the physical/natural environment.2. To implement recreation/leisure solutions which enhance social welfare in the community.3. To advance public education in environmental/sustainability issues.4. Via a social enterprise, contribute to wider national strategies on crime reduction.

Latest Income: £9,432,485
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Charitable activities, Environment

To advance the conservation of wildlife and wild places in Norfolk for the public benefit and to advance the education of the public in the principles and practices of sustainable development.

Latest Income: £9,369,195
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Fostering Network

Charitable activities, Social care

These are membership services, policy and practice, publishing and training, advice & mediation work, information services and consultancy and projects.

Latest Income: £9,359,081
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Piece Hall Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Research

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the environment by the preservation of The Piece Hall as a historic building and advance the education of the public in arts, sciences and history.

Latest Income: £9,346,486
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The Think Ahead Organisation

Charitable activities, Health

The main objects of the Charity are: The advancement of education and training in particular in the fields of mental health care, social work and social care and allied fields. The advancement of physical and mental health to improve standards of social care. To raise the awareness of mental health issues and promote research for the education of the public. The relief of those in need.

Latest Income: £8,971,320
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Causeway Charitable Services

Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing

Causeway supports marginalised and vulnerable people to recover from trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. Our modern slavery and crime reduction services include safe houses, outreach and community programmes, holistic crisis interventions and signposting into counselling, training and employment. We drive change nationally through research, campaigning and strategic partnerships.

Latest Income: £8,963,687
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Eleva Foundation LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Saving of lives

We have a collaboration with Unicef. We are impressed with their reach, transparency and experience in eliciting long term sustainable change. We aim to help them to achieve even more for the hardest to reach children by supporting long term, sustainable development of emerging nations, ensuring that children are at the forefront of policy and planning, and their rapid, impactful emergency relief.

Latest Income: £8,889,477
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Contact A Family

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To support parents and families who care for a disabled child by:- Providing access to good quality advice and information, broad ranging appropriate support and contact with other families which will lead to positive outcomes;- Influencing changes in policy and practice in order to substantially improve the quality of lives of parents and families and their children.

Latest Income: £8,758,116
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public by the acquisition, restoration, preservation, exhibition or operation of LMS Steam Locomotive 6100 'Royal Scot' and other steam locomotives, rolling stock, equipment and artefacts, relics, documents and records of historic interest as the trustees may from time to time decide.

Latest Income: £8,745,305
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Campaign Against Living Miserably

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Preservation and protection and improvement of mental health and well-being amongst men in the UK, particularly focusing on the prevention of suicide by offering without limitation the use of support services, counselling, advice and/or information about the prevention of suicide, depression,and/or crisis management.

Latest Income: £8,656,407
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Bernard Leach (st Ives) Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Housing

The Trust's objectives are to:-Advance the education of the public in the life and work of Bernard Leach-Preserve and maintain his former home and workplace at Higher Stennack, St.Ives to house and display examples of his work and those of others-Train people in the art, craft and manufacture of pottery and related skills and increase the appreciation of the public in the ceramic arts

Latest Income: £8,361,491
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Birmingham And Solihull Women's Aid

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

BSWAID is working with women and children affected by domestic violence by:offering safe temporary accommodation, appropriate and accessible support services includingsupporting women in accessing justice system. The charity raises awareness and promotes action against Domestic violence and promotes policy and best practice that responds to women and children's needs.

Latest Income: £8,293,567
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Centre For Economic Policy Research

Charitable activities

CEPR's mission is to promote world-class economic research and deliver the policy-relevant results to decision-makers: Research Excellence with Policy Relevance. It provides common services for its network of researchers and for users of its research, and obtains funding for the activities it develops, executing projects once funding is obtained, and reporting to donors on activities undertaken.

Latest Income: £8,226,934
Areas of Operation: Islington
Status: Registered
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Groundwork North East

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment

To promote for the public benefit, urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Area.To advance public education in environmental mattersTo promote the conservation, protections and improvement of physical and natural environment within the Area

Latest Income: £8,192,304
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Our mission is to enable older people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We do this by providing high quality advice & information services, befriending & support services and campaigning work on behalf of older people.

Latest Income: £8,155,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Age UK Leicester Shire And Rutland Limited

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social care

DAYCARE,HOME CARE, DROP IN CENTRES, VISITING SCHEMES, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SCHEME, CAMPAIGNING, AWARENESS, SERVICES INTO RESIDENTIAL HOMES, INFORMATION AND ADVICE, ADVOCACY SPECIALIST INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO LOCAL GROUPS, HANDYMAN SCHEME, TRANSPORT, TRAINING SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING.

Latest Income: £8,106,837
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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The Henry Moore Foundation

Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public by the promotion of their appreciationof the fine arts and in particular the works of Henry Moore

Latest Income: £7,958,098
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.