Charitable activities Charities
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Western Gazette Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe sole objective of the fund is to provide funds for the benefit of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress, who are or have been members of staff of the Western Gazette Company Limited and their dependants, or who are dependants of the said staff.
Rotary Club Of Cheltenham Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrant making trust to assist charities and distressed persons within the preferred area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and its environs, international charities, Rotary international charities and Rotary Foundation.
17th Barrow (st Perran's) Scout Group
Associations, Charitable activitiesEducation and training in accordance with the policy, organisation and rules of the Scout Association.
Garboldisham Parish Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo give an annual grant to the P.C.C.To give grants to those leaving school and to those continuing in education / work.and to the school and youth organisations in the village.to give grants from our Relief In Need Account.A cash grant each Christmas to those qualifying from our fuel allotment.Grants may only be given to individuals who are residents of the village of Garboldisham.
The Hertford County Association Of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund
Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionThe provision of financial assistance by way of grants to church authorities incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance or improvement of their bells and bell installations or for the maintenance of the fabric of their towers and belfries in the County of Hertfordshire and the ecclesiastical parishes of Chipping Barnet, Monken Hadley, and Great Stanmore
St James's Piccadilly Charity
Charitable activities, ReligionThe charity makes grants to organisations and individuals in the area of benefit, which is within a one mile radius from the Church of St James, Piccadilly.
Friends Of Binsted School
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, EducationTo raise funds for the benefit of pupils at Binsted CofE primary School. To provide funds for items the school require which are outside their normal budget.
Aldham Common
Charitable activities, Social welfare"relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the Parish of Hadleigh who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facility calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons."
The Thomas Edward Clarke Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureCharity gives grants to organisations for the benefit of young persons resident in the city of Nottingham for sporting and recreational purposes.
The Jonathan Joels Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trust considers applications for donations and grants to other charitable institutions both in the UK and overseas.
Parish Piece Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF LEICESTER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM, PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM OR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TOTHOSE IN NEED.
The Staffordshire Branch Of The Campaign To Protect Rural England
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentWorking locally in Staffordshire to protect and enhance a beautiful, thriving countryside for everyone to value and enjoy.
The Systematics Association
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe object of the charity is the advancement of training, research and education of the public in the study of systematic biology. This is achieved primarily by sponsoring symposia, conferences and lectures, by publishing books, and by awarding grants for systematics research.
Scarborough Choral Society
Arts, Charitable activitiesOur aim is to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of choral music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by other such ways.
1st Nottage Scout Group
Associations, Charitable activitiesRelevant activities in accordance with the Policy Organisation and Rules (POR) of theScout Association.
The D G Lynall Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe policy of the trust is to support, mainly on a continuing basis, charitable causes of which the trustees have a special knowledge of interest. Donations are usually confined to UK charities. It is not at present policy of the trust to make grants to individuals.Geographically we focus on Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
The Wigton Choral Society
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchThe object of the Society shall be to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music principally through choral singing in a mixed voice choir by the prsentation of public concerts and by other such ways as the Society through its committee [the trustees] shall determine from time to time.
Sir John Williams Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationProvide support to Elham CoE Primary School and provide further education grants to students living within parish of Elham
The Preston Educational Foundation
Charitable activitiesProvides grants for educational and training needs ages 16 - 25. Must be based in the Stokesley catchment area.
Oxford And St George's Jewish Youth Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, ReligionGrant making to Jewish youth organisations to provide facilities to help educate young people to develop their physical,. mental and spiritual needs.
Grain Of Wheat International
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfareGrain of Wheat (UK) pursues a vision to see children flourish. It gives grants to individuals and organisations in England & overseas which are personally known by trustees and to those linked with the Swiss charity Grain of Wheat International and the Global Children's Forum. Beneficiaries are involved in aspects of children's education, religious activities, recreation and the relief of poverty.
The Roerig Trust
Charitable activitiesWe provide grants to other charitable organisations that work in the areas that the Roerig Trust wishes to support.
The Shropshire Dyslexia Association
Arts, Charitable activitiesProvides practical advice and help to dyslexic people of all ages in Shropshire. Affliated to the British Dyslexia Association. Helpline advice, assessments and screening, tutor information, workshops, conferences and talks, British Dyslexia Association magazine.
The Peter Black Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe giving of charitable grants
Gorleston Competitive Festival
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public particularly in arts activities. To advance and encourage the study and practice of Music, Drama, Dance, Literature, Art and Craft by the promotion of a Competitive Festival each year.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 5,768 registered charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the 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 charitable activities charities?
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 charitable activities charities?
Across all 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 charitable activities charities?
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.