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Discover 14,985 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

14,985
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.

UK Fund For Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity provides grants to charitable causes throughout the world for the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion and other such charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £4,615,616
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bederech Kovod

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Making grants to poor families and individuals for basic needs such as food and the likeMaking grants to poor families and individuals in need of medical requirements Assistance forreligious institutions.Making Grants for the enhancement of the practice of the Jewish Religion

Latest Income: £4,607,962
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Wimbledon Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

Grant making / charitable donations, primarily to charities in the London Boroughs of Merton & Wandsworth as well as to national, international and tennis related charities. The Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative which provides tennis coaching via visits to primary schools in Merton and Wandsworth and year round tennis coaching for children and young people.

Latest Income: £4,596,000
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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Sarcoma UK

Charitable activities, Health

Our mission is to ensure everyone affected by sarcoma receives the best treatment, care, information and support available and to create the treatments of the future. We drive awareness of sarcoma cancer, find answers through funding sarcoma research, provide information and support to anyone affected by sarcoma cancer, campaign for better treatments and to improve standards of care.

Latest Income: £4,581,667
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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YMCA South Midlands Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Milton Keynes YMCA's main focus is to support young people to truly belong, contribute and thrive within their communities. We do this through the provision of: Homeless project, residential units, advice and guidance services and extensive activity programmes. We work in partnership with other organisations across the sector in MK, Luton, Beds and Northants.

Latest Income: £4,570,637
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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The Civil Service Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity provides grants in money or kind, either directly or to an organisation that will provide relief from suffering, hardship or distress, financial or otherwise. The Charity's prime beneficiaries are Civil Servants, former Civil Servants, Public Body Employees or former Public Body Employees, and their dependants.

Latest Income: £4,569,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Metro Centre LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, Research

Metro works with anyone experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender & Diversity. We work in the fields of: Sexual & Reproductive health: Mental Health & Wellbeing: HIV Prevention & Support: Youth Services: Community Involvement & Participation. We provide support, advice, advocacy, information, counselling, group work, community development, research, clinical services & resources.

Latest Income: £4,540,306
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Gitta Tangye Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £4,500,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Provide emergency financial assistance, welfare and wellbeing advice and emotional and legal support to the construction industry workforce and their families in times of hardship and stress. Promote initiatives aimed at avoiding accident and improving safety and health on construction sites.Deliver local and national events that embrace networking, fundraising and fun within the industry.

Latest Income: £4,498,967
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Governors Of The Charity For Relief Of The Poor Widows And Children Of Clergymen (commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfare

Clergy Support Trust, formerly Sons & Friends of the Clergy, is a clergy support charity established in 1655. Our mission is to support Anglican clergy families through difficult times, whether caused by financial hardship, health problems or other difficulties. We do this mainly through cash grants to individual beneficiaries and through working with other clergy wellbeing organisations.

Latest Income: £4,498,565
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Coeliac UK

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Research

PROMOTE THE BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF PERSONS WITH GLUTENENTEROPATHY, OR ANY RELATED MEDICAL CONDITION, ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE NATURE OF THE COELIAC CONDITION AND ITS TREATMENTS PARTICULARLY AMONG SUFFERERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE NATURE, CAUSES, ALLEVIATION, TREATMENT AND CURE OF THE COELIAC CONDITION AND TO MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THE RESULTS

Latest Income: £4,478,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Guildhall School Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

To provide grants to Guildhall School of Music & Drama to advance the education of students and prospective students of the School in music, drama & production arts and any other object considered to be beneficial to the promotion of music, drama & production arts. To support any charitable purpose in which Guildhall School or any student may engage and promotes music, drama & production arts.

Latest Income: £4,468,322
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dumpton School

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

Dumpton School is an Educational Charity for Children located in Wimborne, Dorset. Its aim is to advance the education of the public for public benefit without limitations by providing or assisting in the provision of school and educational facilities. We strive for the highest quality of academic tuition and the development of wider sporting, artistic and social skills within a family framework.

Latest Income: £4,459,507
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Dervia Foundation

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £4,457,670
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chalfords Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Research

THE CHARITY ONLY MAKES GRANTS TO JEWISH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING ON AN UNSOLICITED BASIS. PLEASE NOTE: THIS CHARITY HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE SUPPLY OR PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGY OR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.

Latest Income: £4,447,022
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Varkey Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Varkey Foundation exists to improve education for underprivileged children throughout the world. The Foundation's charitable activities include the delivery of programmes to build the capacity of teachers and school leaders and advocacy for the status of the teaching profession.

Latest Income: £4,445,465
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Global Ehsan Relief Worldwide

Charitable activities

Grant-making

Latest Income: £4,422,844
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Yardley Great Trust Group

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The charity's aims are to:provide relief and care, including day care and outreach services and care homes, for elderly and/or disabled persons;provide and manage almshouses for residents in need;relieve those in need hardship or distress generally or individually by making grants;let allotment land belonging to the Trust.

Latest Income: £4,396,811
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Three Guineas Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £4,392,315
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Community Foundations For Lancashire And Merseyside

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

We are part of a national movement of community foundations that undertakes strategic social investment, including grant-making, facilitates community philanthropy and contributes to achieving positive social change in communities.

Latest Income: £4,387,103
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Sir Richard Whittington

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

1. The administration of two thriving almshouse communities for the elderly, one in London and one in Surrey, providing homes for nearly 100 individuals 2.Grant making, primarily for the relief of need and to support the elderly.

Latest Income: £4,380,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Michael Kirk And Noreen Blyth-Whitelock Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities

The charity operates as a grant-making charity only

Latest Income: £4,377,928
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Campden Charities Trustee

Charitable activities

Grant giving

Latest Income: £4,377,549
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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York Conservation Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The charitable company's policy is to acquire, renovate and maintain property of historical, architectural or constructional interest in the County of North Yorkshire in accordance with its objects.The charity does not generally award grants to third parties.

Latest Income: £4,358,982
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice Liverpool Limited

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charities objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but not without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Liverpool and surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £4,349,809
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 14,985 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?

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 charitable activities charities?

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 charitable activities charities?

Across all 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 charitable activities charities?

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.