Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Policy campaigning and advocacy
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The Bardi Orchestra
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchThe charity's principal aims are to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the directors see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals and to further such charitable purpose or purposes as the directors in their absolute discretion shall think fit.
The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre
Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageTo advance the education of the public by promoting learning for pleasure and to increase their knowledge of history, culture and community issues, to establish a library space for such activities to take place in and to make grants and awards to encourage the further advancement of education through research, lectures and works published for the public.
Industrial Law Society
Charitable activitiesThe objects of the Society are to advance the education of the public in industrial law and industrial relations, their practical application and development with a view to the education of all persons who are concerned with industrial law and industrial relations
Armed Forces Bikers Veterans Charity
Charitable activitiesThe Armed Forces Bikers (AFB) is a Veterans Charity. Our main effort is in the raising and granting of funds to support veterans and their immediate dependents in charitable need, if they qualify under our grant policy and as agreed by the charity trustees. We seek to work with other veteran-friendly charities or voluntary bodies, in a multi-agency approach, to offer more effectively help.
Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EnvironmentTo further the conservation and preservation of the hedgehog species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned hedgehogs with the aim of releasing such hedgehogs back into the wild wherever possible.To advance the education of the public in the study of hedgehogs and in the care, methods of treatment, conservation and habitat of hedgehogs.
Team Poundie
Animals, Charitable activities, Health, HousingUK Pounds have 7 days legally to find the owners of dogs, once that time is up the dogs can be put to sleep. We help find rescue spaces and support the rescues so that homes can be found. We support dogs needing emergency help if owners cannot look after them, short or long term, transport dogs to safety and provide end of life care. We run a neuter campaign reducing the number of unwanted dogs
Greek Orthodox Community Of St Constantine And St Helen
Charitable activities, LeisureTo advance the Greek Orthodox faith, and public education and to provide facilities in the interest of the social welfare, for recreation and leisure time activities with the aim of improving the condition of life for the Greek Orthodox and other Orthodox communities in the London Borough of Croydon and neighbouring Boroughs.
British Academy Of Childhood Disability
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesBACD provides a forum for those working in Childhood Disability. We host committee and educational meetings, develop teaching, training and educational materials and support the strategic research group. BACD works closely with voluntary and other organisations, provides technical advice to inform policy and guidance and works to improve the health of children, young people and their families.
Blood Cancer Alliance
Charitable activities, HealthThe Blood Cancer Alliance aim to improve the lives of those living with blood cancer in the UK by raising the profile of the unique issues faced by patients and encouraging focused healthcare policy.
Long Mead Foundation
Charitable activities, Environment, Facilities, HeritageConservation and enhancement of the biodiversity of the floodplain meadows along the Upper Thames including advancing understanding of and developing methods to restore the meadows. Contributing to the education of the public on nature based solutions for climate-change particularly in relation to floodplain meadows and offering nature-based activities to adults with special needs.
The Anscombe Bioethics Centre
Charitable activities, Religion, ResearchA Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. The Centre engages in scholarly dialogue. It contributes to public policy debates and to debates and consultations within the Church. It runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals & biomedical scientists.
Centre For Policy Development And Advocacy
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, SocietyCentre for Policy Development and Advocacy seeks to promote the visibility of young people through creative learning and engagement in decisions that will affect and impact their future.CPDA seeks to break this tide through non-formal participatory approach to learning and training for knowledge development in human rights, non-violent conflict transformation and intercultural learning.
Spencer Dayman Meningitis Research
Charitable activitiesThe charity operates across the UK. It funds research to advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst scientists) in the prevention and treatment of meningitis and other associated diseases. It also relieves the needs of those affected by meningitis and other associated diseases through awareness and peer support.
Northwood And District University Of The Third Age
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EducationThe charity provides about 50 different learning groups to advance the education of the public and in particular the education of older people no longer in full time gainful employment in Northwood and its surrounding area.
Brighton Gay Men's Chorus
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, SocietyThe objects of the CIO are(1) To promote public education by the study, practice and public performance of choral music; and to assist other charitable causes.(2) For the public benefit to advance and promote the education of gay and gay-friendly men in Brighton and Hove in the subject of choral music, its study, practice and performance.(3) The promotion of equality and diversity for the pu
The Paolozzi Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe principal object of the charity is to advance the education of the public by the promotion of their appreciation of fine arts and in particular, the works of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.
Society For Longitudinal And Life Course Studies
Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote interdisciplinary and inter-study understanding and collaboration in longitudinal and life course research.To promote new thinking about making measurements comparable across studies and across time.To promote how best to exploit the potential scientific and policy value of comparing findings within and across societies.
The Douglas Prestwich Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthTrustees' policy is to aid improvement of welfare to the elderly & in particular to support hospices for the elderly & their day centres, including assisting with capital projects from the Trust's capital. Trustees' interest is in smaller hospices where information about their work is already known to them or easily accessible & where grants are likely to make a significant difference to the work.
Dean Forest Railway Society
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, HeritageWe are concerned with the preservation, development and restoration of the Dean Forest Railway, together with the education of the public in the history of the railways in the Forest of Dean, and education in skills pertinent to the maintenance and operation of a heritage railway. We raise funds, recruit volunteers and undertake projects for the railway's development.
Independent Food Aid Network
Charitable activitiesIndependent Food Aid Network (IFAN) seeks to connect and support grassroots independent food aid providers, to provide a voice for these groups by advocating on their behalf at a national level, and to campaign for food security for all - and the end for the need of charitable food aid in the UK.
Happier Lives Institute
Charitable activitiesThe Happier Lives Institute connects donors, researchers, and policymakers with the most cost-effective opportunities to increase global wellbeing.Using the latest subjective wellbeing data, we identify the problems that matter most to people and find evidence-based ways to solve them.
Kokni Community Luton
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfareTo advance the religion of Islam according to the doctrines and beliefs of the Shaif MadhabTo advance the education of the public in Luton and surrounding district in particular Kokni Muslim children and adults ("the beneficial class") which includes healthly living.To relieve poverty, distress and sickness of the beneficial classTo provide facilities for recreation and leisure time.
Building Bridges In Burnley
Charitable activities, ReligionTo advance the education of the public in the study of religion of all denominations and creed, in particular, but not exclusively, with reference to the Christian and Islamic faith. To work towards the elimination of racial discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity and good rellations between persons of different racial groups.
Tenby Museum And Art Gallery
Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageTo promote the education of the public by the provision of a museum to collect, document, preserve, exhibit and interpret material evidence and associated information predominantly of local interest.
Lincs Digital
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo advance the education of the public in Digital Literacy and Skills by providing classes, hands on training, workshops and drop-in sessions.
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.