Charitable activities Charities
Discover 5,768 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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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.
The Royal Burnham Lodge No 4904 Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareFund raising by members' donations and by fund raising at social events. Annual distribution of funds to other Masonic Charities and general National and Local charities. Grants to assist members in financial need.
The Friends Of Saint Marys Gamlingay
Associations, Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionProvide funds to St.Mary's Gamlingay for the upkeep andd restoration of the church building
Cecil Lodge Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to other registered charities primarily concerned with health and the relief of poverty.
Ross Educational Foundation
Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, HousingRoss Educational Foundation offers grants to students up to the age of 25 whose homes are within the boundaries of Ross Urban or Ross Rural Parish Council. Grants are awarded for books, equipment, etc, to students following higher education courses & those learning professional or skilled trades. Students studying music & other arts may also apply.
The Hibbert Almshouse Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingMakes grants to the elderly and others in need who are residents of the Parish of Chalfont St.Peter.
Rotary Club Of Perranzabuloe Trust Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, EducationMake grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations including schools, charities etc
J E Whitehead Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo make grants to assist in the education of school children
The Jean Gallagher Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesDistribution of grants to elderly in the parish of Milton
Tiverton Recreational Trust
Charitable activities, LeisureGrants to persons resident in the former Borough of Tiverton for recreational purposes.
Preston-Under-Scar Village Hall
Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareOur purpose is to provide entertainment and an opportunity for socialising in a village where there is no pub, shop or other place for villagers to meet up. We have a structured programme of events and add to these throughout the year as we feel the village would like. These include a weekly soup gathering, harvest supper, christmas party, summer feast, quiz nights and others
Huntingdonshire Local History Society
Charitable activities, HeritageThe advancement of public education through the study of Local History in the former County of Huntingdonshire, now part of Cambridgeshire.
Ampthill And Meppershall Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionWithin the parishes of Ampthill and Meppershall, to make grants for repairs or maintenance of any voluntary aided school or to persons under the age of 25 in connection with their education having regard to the promotion of education in the principles of the Church of England.
The Godson-Kendal Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making trust
The Peter Greenwood Memorial Trust For Deaf People
Arts, Charitable activities, HealthThe trust supports deaf people who wish to continue or return to study.It does this by making small cash grants to individuals, to buy books and equipment to support them in their studies, and to organisations that work with deaf people.
Great And Little Hampton Educational Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrant making, for young persons under the age of 25 who reside in the Parish of Great & Little Hampton, for education purposes.
South Cumbria Dyslexia Association
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThe objects of the charity as contained in its constitution are to help children and adults to overcome the problems of dyslexia and associated learning difficulties by:Providing human resources; Providing care and counselling; Providing advocacy, advice and information.The principal activity for the financial year under review was to help children and only limited guidance given to adults.
Sandwith School
Charitable activities, EducationThe Trust issues small grants to students within the restricted area of the old Parish Councils of Sandwith and Rottington and a small section of Abbey Vale estate, St Bees.
Roe's Educational Charity
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EducationFrom our income received from rental of agriculture land we apply this to grants to students for further education - universities etc.
Clive Pare Memorial Fund
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationTo provide for the advancement of education of any individual person who is or has been a Chorister or admitted as a Singing Boy in the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral by the granting of scholarships or grants to assist any such person in undertaking any course at any school, college, university, conservatoire or training establishment in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
Herschel Society
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe objects of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public in the life and work of William Herschel (astronomer, scientist and musician) and his family, and to encourage greater understanding today of those same subjects.
Gelliswick Bay Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationGrants to Students, Youth, School and local organisations
Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesPSBT delivers public service across the UK through Fixers which engages vulnerable and marginalised young people in using their past experiences to change the future for themselves and others in their communities. We use mass media platforms to extend the reach and value of their work, tackling disadvantage for the benefit of society, building evidence to support change in policy and practice.
Dunchurch And Thurlaston Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMaking grants for educational purposes to young persons who have not attained the age of 25 years and who reside, or whose parents reside, in the parishes of Dunchurch and Thurlaston. Also making grants to voluntary organisations which provide educational or certain other benefits for such young persons.
Charity Of Peter Nevill
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe charity provides grants for young people in the parish of Long Riston and Arnold, to assist with educational needs.
Wycombe High School Prize Fund
Charitable activities, EducationAwards grants to students for academic and personal achievements
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.