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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 Bardi Orchestra

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The 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.

Latest Income: £122,105
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To 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.

Latest Income: £122,021
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Industrial Law Society

Charitable activities

The 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

Latest Income: £121,741
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Armed Forces Bikers Veterans Charity

Charitable activities

The 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.

Latest Income: £121,473
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Suffolk Prickles Hedgehog Rescue

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment

To 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.

Latest Income: £121,279
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Team Poundie

Animals, Charitable activities, Health, Housing

UK 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

Latest Income: £121,256
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of St Constantine And St Helen

Charitable activities, Leisure

To 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.

Latest Income: £121,177
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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British Academy Of Childhood Disability

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

BACD 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.

Latest Income: £121,070
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Blood Cancer Alliance

Charitable activities, Health

The 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.

Latest Income: £120,988
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Long Mead Foundation

Charitable activities, Environment, Facilities, Heritage

Conservation 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.

Latest Income: £120,867
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Anscombe Bioethics Centre

Charitable activities, Religion, Research

A 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.

Latest Income: £120,518
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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Centre For Policy Development And Advocacy

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Society

Centre 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.

Latest Income: £120,245
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Spencer Dayman Meningitis Research

Charitable activities

The 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.

Latest Income: £120,009
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Northwood And District University Of The Third Age

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

The 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.

Latest Income: £119,963
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brighton Gay Men's Chorus

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Society

The 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

Latest Income: £119,667
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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The Paolozzi Foundation

Charitable activities

The 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.

Latest Income: £119,448
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Society For Longitudinal And Life Course Studies

Charitable activities, Research

To 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.

Latest Income: £119,088
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Douglas Prestwich Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Trustees' 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.

Latest Income: £118,364
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Dean Forest Railway Society

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

We 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.

Latest Income: £118,075
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Independent Food Aid Network

Charitable activities

Independent 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.

Latest Income: £117,606
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Happier Lives Institute

Charitable activities

The 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.

Latest Income: £117,578
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Kokni Community Luton

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

To 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.

Latest Income: £117,360
Areas of Operation: Luton
Status: Registered
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Building Bridges In Burnley

Charitable activities, Religion

To 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.

Latest Income: £117,145
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Tenby Museum And Art Gallery

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To 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.

Latest Income: £116,364
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Lincs Digital

Arts, Charitable activities

To advance the education of the public in Digital Literacy and Skills by providing classes, hands on training, workshops and drop-in sessions.

Latest Income: £116,267
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
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.