Charitable activities Charities
Discover 5,768 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Christ Church Exhibition Fund
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, ReligionGrants to support the choristers at Christ Church, Bristol: Individual grants and exhibitions for the education of children and students in the City of Bristol
Ann Estcourt Educational Charity
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to eligible individuals and organisations
Association Of Men Of Kent And Kentish Men Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo provide financial support by way of grants to elderly people resident, or formerly resident, in Kent.
George And Alfred Lewis (of Chigwell) Memorial Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes grants to 1939-1945 war ex service personnel who resided in parishes of Chigwell and Chigwell Row at date of their enlistment and who are suffering as a result of that service or are in necessitous circumstances and their widows.
Mount Carmel Spiritual Baptist Church
Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, ReligionADVOCACY FOR THE DISABLEDARTS AND CULTURE (DRUMMING, SINGING AND DANCING)ENTERTAIN THE EDLERLY IN NHS AND PRIVATELY FUNDED HOMES (SINGING, DANCING, INTRODUCTION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
The Violet Melchett Children's Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareWe fund work for the welfare of mothers and children in Greater London. We are currently making grants that exceed our icome. We continue to fund Women + Health (-ú8,000 in 2010 - 2011), a charity assisting disadvantaged women in Camden. We do not fund individuals, and given our low income and existing committments, we discourage applications except from charities we have funded in the past.
The Michael Woodhead Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to people mainly within the Yorkshire region
Trust Property Held In Connection With Derby Girl Guides Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesRooms for meetings, scout & guide shops.
Herefordshire Mencap
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportWe enable voices of local people with learning disabilities and family carers to be heard.We work with people with learning disabilities and family carers to campaign; to challenge providers of local and national services; to raise awareness of learning disability and local and national issues relating to learning disability and fundraise to support our work.
John Chapman's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrants to people or families in financial hardship or distress in the Parish of Dedham and/or voluntary/charitable organisations within the Parish
The Sumray Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesTo advance for the public health, medical and welfare and public education.
Radio Poplar
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesInternet radio service offering music, chat, the spoken word and helpline telephone numbers operating within the medical/health/sickness circle. Radio service aimed at the disabled/elderly/frail people. Inviting children/young people to broadcast covering the main city of Leeds Metropolitan area.
Dame Jane Maynard
Charitable activitiesThe charity provides relief in need and educational grants to individuals within town and hundred of Tenterden.
Lee Street Chapel Fund
Charitable activities, ReligionWe make grants to help strict and particular Baptist churches maintain their chapels.
Berwick Charity School Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationMaking of grants to a local primary schools.
Mouse News Letter Limited
Charitable activities, ResearchMouse News Letter Limited aims to promote the advancement of knowledge in the science of genetics through supporting members of the biomedical research community in various ways, such as providing grants to attend conferences.
Cloughfoot School Trust
Charitable activities, EducationGRANTS TO STUDENTS
Cockermouth And District Civic Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentWe campaign for Cockermouth to be a good place in which people can live, work and relax. By examining planning applications we try to ensure that buildings are designed to respond to the needs of the people who use them. We try to educate people about their heritage and so preserve the best of the past and help design for the future. A Winter series of lectures and Summer visits are organised.
The London Free Legal Advice Society
Charitable activitiesProviding free legal advice
St John Fisher Schools Parent Teachers Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, EducationWE ARE A PTA IN A SMALL CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, WE FUNDRAISE TO PROVIDE EXTRA RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE CHILDRENS LEARNING, WE CONTRIBUTE TO TRIPS AND OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. WE RELY ON LOCAL SUPPORT FROM, FAMILIES, SHOPS AND BUSINESSES.
The Butterfield Trust
Charitable activitiesProvides charitable grants to the needy in the Parish of Baildon
The Springsyde Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes donations to other registered charities, particularly those supporting the environment and heritage.
Holme Hale Fuel Allotment Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo relieve either generally or individually persons normally resident in the parish of Holme Hale and the neighbourhood thereof who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.
Sir David Evans-Bevan Bursary
Charitable activities, EducationGrant making for the work of St John Cymru Wales
Newcastle Upon Tyne Children's Mission And Institute Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to organisations. Grants made to organisations for the benefit of children and adults in Newcastle upon Tyne
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.