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.
Nucleus Community Action LTD
Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfareNucleus combats poverty by providing advice and access to social welfare advice through telephone advice, face to face advice and representation.
The Privy Purse Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Saving of livesThe 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.
Milton Keynes Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesINFORMATION and ADVICE AGENCY
The Friends Of Barnet Hospital
Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, HealthWe 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.
Design West
Charitable activitiesDesign 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.
Bath And District Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesTo provide free, impartial advice and information regarding their rights and responsibilities to the people of Bath and District.
Bristol Masons' Charity
Associations, Charitable activities1. 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
Darul Uloom Leicester Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, ReligionTHE 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.
Wiltshire Law Centre
Charitable activities, HousingProvides free legal advice in housing, debt, and welfare benefits
St Mary Redcliffe Church Lands
Charitable activities, ReligionMakes grants to St Mary Redcliffe Church and its parish in relation to the charitable purposes
Catholic Apostolic Church - Trust Property Held In Connection Therewith
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Religion, Social welfareThe 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.
The Fellowship Of Postgraduate Medicine
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe 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.
Multiple Sclerosis-UK Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, Health, LeisureMS-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.
Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
Release Legal Emergency And Drugs Service Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, HealthRelease 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.
The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, HousingThe 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.
Bourneheights Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareMaking grants to institutions to advance Jewish religous education and relieve poverty
Citizens Advice Reading
Charitable activitiesTo provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect peoples lives
The Alan Edward Higgs Charity
Charitable activitiesThe 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.
The Heathcoat Trust
Charitable activitiesfor 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
Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesThe delivery of community legal advice services to the people of Bristol
Bromley Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited
Charitable activitiesProvide 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.
Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareProvision 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.
Maidstone Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportThe 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.
The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesCOLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST IS A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY THAT FUNDS CHARITIES AND CHURCHES IN KENT.
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.