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.
Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareto provide grants for educational or vocational purposes for boys and girls living in the beneficial area- financial assistance with books tools clothing or instruments with special regard to the promotion of education in the principles of the Church of England.
The F. H. H. Past And Present Employees Trust
Charitable activitiesGrants to former and current employees
The Council Of Manchester And Salford Jews Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe Charity deals with general charitable purposes. In particular we promote education/training, relief of poverty, overseas aid and famine relief, religious activities. We help children/young people, elderly/old people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities/voluntary bodies. In general we carry out the above by making grants available to individuals and organisations.
Charity Of John Rogers
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to enable conservation of heritage and the environment.
The Ellsworth Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProvides small grants to the "Foundation Schools" (First schools of Cutcombe and Timberscombe) and small grants to children and young people in the wider West Somerset area for the purposes of education and training.
Rochdale United Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo relieve persons resident in the Ancient Parish of Rochdale, the Ancient Township of Castleton, or Whitworth, Lancashire, or Todmorden or Saddleworth, West Yorkshire, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. Income generated is applied for these purposes by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce need, hardship or distress.
B D Tomlins Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesgeneral charitable grants made
Lowestoft Church And Town Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationThis Charity makes grants to Higher Education Students aged under 25 from Lowestoft, and to State Schools in the Lowestoft area
Cheshire And Wirral Ornithological Society
Charitable activities, EnvironmentIn the operative area: to advance public education in ornithology and related matters; to promote the recording, research and study of birds and other wildlife; to support and encourage the preservation, conservation and study of wild birds and places of ornithological interest; to protect these from injury, ill-treatment or destruction; to collate, maintain and publish recorded results.
Reads Exhibition Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProvision of grants to children of Tuxford, Nottinghamshire for purpose of education and further education.
Deeside Naturalists Society
Charitable activities, Environment, HeritageTo promote and advance the education of the public in natural history and the conservation of Flora and Fauna on Deeside and the surrounding areas.
Friends Of Harthill And Calderstones Park
Associations, Charitable activities, EnvironmentTo provide assistance and support for the Park's projects aimed at conserving and enhancing Harthill and Calderstones Park and its appeal to the general public by purchasing items for the Park.Also to advance the education of the public and members of the Friends by providing opportunities to participate in educational meetings relating to flora and fauna. A Newsletter is provided quarterly.
The Drawing Matter Trust
Charitable activitiesTo make grants to charities/voluntary bodies of the trustees choosing.
Woodcote Volunteers
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social welfareOrganise volunteer car drivers to drive residents of Woodcote and surrounding villages without access to their own car, public transport, or any other form of transport to appointments, shops or other venues. Collect prescriptions for these residents who cannot otherwise do so. Organise social/recreational or other activities for this same group with the aim of reducing social or digital isolation
Association Of Natural Medicines Limited
Charitable activitiesTo promote natural medicine through professional training, public education and practitioner support.
Women's Institute - Chipping Sodbury
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesProviding women in Chipping Sodbury, Yate and surrounding areas with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their local community.
The Sainer Charity
Arts, Charitable activitiesGRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES: PARTICULAR INTERESTS -- MUSIC, THE ARTS, HEALTHCARE, HELP TO OLD AND YOUNG, INSTITUTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE FOUNDER.
G B Caird Memorial Trust
Charitable activities, EducationThe Charity receives income from various sources including copyright payments and investment income and makes grants to Mansfield College in support of theology teaching, and awards bursaries and scholarships to students.
St Aloysius Parents Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo raise and provide funds and activities to improve and enrichen the social and educational welfare of the children within our school, parish and surrounding area.
Causeway Estate Charity
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to the voluntary organizations charged with the care of burial grounds in the Parish of Cottenham
Macclesfield And District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Saving of livesGeneral Charitable PurposesMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine relief/Disaster reliefHelp Children/Young people, elderly, disabled and groups by making grants.
The Chetham Society For The Publication Of Remains Historical And Literary Connected With The Palatine Counties Of Lancaster And Chester
Charitable activities, HeritageEducation of the public through the publication of monographs and editions of documents concerned with Lancashire and Cheshire for the purpose of furthering knowledge of their history.
Pipe-Cum-Lyde Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Education, ProfessionsThis charity makes grants for educational purposes to parishoners of Pipe-cum-Lyde, Hereford. In addition financial assistance can be given to those in need living in the parish of Pipe-cum-Lyde. The trustees meet three times per year before the beginning of each academic term. The Parish vicar is ex officio chairman, and the two churchwardens are ex officio trustees.
Bunbury Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMaking grants to other charities
British Yemeni Society
Charitable activities, HeritageThe objectives of the Society are to advance public education and knowledge concerning the Republic of Yemen, its history, geography, economy & culture.
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.