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Discover 5,768 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

5,768
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Nucleus Community Action LTD

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

Nucleus combats poverty by providing advice and access to social welfare advice through telephone advice, face to face advice and representation.

Latest Income: £1,010,411
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Privy Purse Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

The aims of the Privy Purse Charitable Trust are to make grants to charities of which The King is Patron, support ecclesiastical establishments associated with The King and to make contributions in the event of either National or International disasters.

Latest Income: £1,010,097
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities

INFORMATION and ADVICE AGENCY

Latest Income: £999,508
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Barnet Hospital

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health

We raise funds, run a hospital shop and radio station (Hospital Radio Barnet) in support of Barnet Hospital, purchasing requested equipment and comforts items for patients and staff.

Latest Income: £998,815
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Design West

Charitable activities

Design West inspire the public, politicians & professionals to design better, healthier places to live work & relax. Placemaking brings people together across sector & society to co-design & vision great places. We convene independent Design & Policy Review services. Our Public Programmes inform & involve people in our built environment. We develop diverse talent through Education & Skills work.

Latest Income: £997,818
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bath And District Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities

To provide free, impartial advice and information regarding their rights and responsibilities to the people of Bath and District.

Latest Income: £996,427
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Bristol Masons' Charity

Associations, Charitable activities

1. To make grants to Masons and / or their dependents who are living in reduced circumstances.2. To make grants to individuals at the discretion of the management Committee3. To make grants to other Registered Charities

Latest Income: £995,922
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Darul Uloom Leicester Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

THE CHARITY PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR 11 YEAR OLDS AND OVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM. IT ALSO PROVIDES FURTHER ISLAMIC EDUCATION.THE CHARITY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF BOARDING AND/OR DAY SCHOOLING FOR CHILDREN, ALSO IT IS OUR POLICY TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC LEVELS AS WELL AS PROVIDING EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS.

Latest Income: £994,152
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Wiltshire Law Centre

Charitable activities, Housing

Provides free legal advice in housing, debt, and welfare benefits

Latest Income: £990,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Mary Redcliffe Church Lands

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to St Mary Redcliffe Church and its parish in relation to the charitable purposes

Latest Income: £984,477
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Catholic Apostolic Church - Trust Property Held In Connection Therewith

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

The advancement of the Christian religion by making grants to assist the clergy, both active and retired and their dependants,in the major branches of the Christian church in the UK. The welfare of both poor members and widows of congregations of the Catholic Apostolic Church. The maintenance of remaining Catholic Apostolic Church buildings and their use for worship by other Churches as agreed.

Latest Income: £981,748
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Fellowship Of Postgraduate Medicine

Arts, Charitable activities

The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine publishes the international Postgraduate Medical Journal and the Health Policy and Technology journal and holds a range of seminars and conferences.

Latest Income: £974,588
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Multiple Sclerosis-UK Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Health, Leisure

MS-UK provides information and support to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. We host a wide range of online activities including exercise for all abilities, yoga, mindfulness, information sessions and peer support groups. We also run a national helpline, produce online and printed information booklets on all aspects of life with MS, and publish our magazine, New Pathways.

Latest Income: £969,393
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Latest Income: £963,612
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Release Legal Emergency And Drugs Service Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Health

Release is the national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law providing free and confidential specialist advice to the public and professionals via our national legal and drugs helpline. The charity also provides the following frontline services: therapeutic counselling, expert witness (reports and testimony) and legal outreach surgeries, as well as a number of free publications.

Latest Income: £960,783
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, Housing

The Trust makes grants primarily to the hospice movement and related charities in the UK, but also to other organisations such as those aiding disabled and homeless people and third world self-help groups.

Latest Income: £960,573
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bourneheights Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Making grants to institutions to advance Jewish religous education and relieve poverty

Latest Income: £958,646
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice Reading

Charitable activities

To provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives

Latest Income: £957,392
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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The Alan Edward Higgs Charity

Charitable activities

The clerk to the trustees is the initial contact for local bodies and organisations seeking grants. These applications are screened to ensure that the applications meet the objectives of the Charity. The trustees meet regularly to consider the applications and to make grants in appropriate circumstances.

Latest Income: £954,807
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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The Heathcoat Trust

Charitable activities

for the relief of financial hardshipfor education and trainingfor building or making grants to health institutions andin certain circumstances for making contributions to any charity but mostly in Tiverton, Devon, its neighbourhood or in places where the firms John Heathcoat & Co Ltd and Lowman Manufacturing Co Ltd and their subsidiaries carry on business

Latest Income: £954,438
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities

The delivery of community legal advice services to the people of Bristol

Latest Income: £951,286
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Bromley Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited

Charitable activities

Provide a free, confidential, independent and impartial service of advice, information and counsel for the public who live or work in the London Borough of Bromley through its offices in Bromley and outreaches in Orpington and Penge. Ensure individuals do not suffer through a lack of knowledge or an inability to express their needs effectively.

Latest Income: £946,243
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon

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

Provision of almshouses for older people in need as defined in the Charity's Scheme.Education support grants but area of benefit restricted to Abingdon.Grants to voluntary organizations in Abingdon who support the needy.Relief of poverty by providing essential goods to the needy.

Latest Income: £943,947
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Maidstone Citizens Advice Bureau

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

The Charity was established on 1st January 1940 to provide information, advice and assistance to the community of Maidstone Borough and surrounding areas. It employs paid staff and volunteers to provide specialist and generalist advice respectively to clients who access the Bureau.The Charity aims to be a first point of contact for people suffering from all sorts of discrimination.

Latest Income: £943,771
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST IS A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY THAT FUNDS CHARITIES AND CHURCHES IN KENT.

Latest Income: £935,624
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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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.