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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.

Stony Stratford Aid In Sickness Fund

Charitable activities

This Charity makes grants to people who are in need who reside in the Parishes of Calverton, Stony Stratford and Beachampton

Latest Income: £911
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Chapman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £911
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Pistyll Charity

Charitable activities

GRANTS TO LOCAL ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £910
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Thomas Gray

Charitable activities

Making financial donations to individuals who are in financial need. Making donations to groups/organisations who make a contribution to the quality of life in our community.

Latest Income: £910
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Over Stowey Parochial Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, FOR THE ELDERLY OR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS.

Latest Income: £906
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Corium Lodge Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

General charitable purposes making grants to organisations throughout England and Wales.

Latest Income: £905
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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James Coker Foundation

Charitable activities

Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications for Educational grants to individuals and organisations benefiting only those persons living within the parishes of St Michaels and St Pauls, Braintree

Latest Income: £901
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Phipps Church And Poor Lands

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Very small charity confined to the parish of Langtree, making small charitable grants once a year to selected elderly and needy.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The J I Menaged Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to organisations with religious and relief of poverty aims.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dame Dorothy Jeffreys' Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

The objects of the charity are the making of charitable grants to individuals and organisations for the benefit of children and young people for educational, training, religious and recreational purposes in a defined area of benefit in the county of Clwyd, North Wales.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Architects Registration Board Staff Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making charitable grants to existing or former employees of the Architects Registration Board,formally Architects Registration Council of the UK and their dependents.

Latest Income: £899
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Ipswich Epilepsy Support Group

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Our aim is to provide a service of help, information and support to sufferers of Epilepsy and/or their families. The Trustees and committee consists of people who either suffer from Epilepsy or support a family member. We operate a telephone Helpline 01473 901263 where callers can discuss their problems with someone who has had experience of Epilepsy. Limited financial help can be given.

Latest Income: £899
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Banwell Society Of Archaeology

Charitable activities, Heritage

Education/training - environmental/conservation/gneral public mankind heritageProvides advocacy/advice/informationSponsor or undertake researchActs as umbrella or research body

Latest Income: £894
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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John Bunyan Leaver Charity (known Locally As East Farleigh Coal Charity)

Charitable activities, Facilities

The charity receives rent from allotments and uses the money primarily to give small donations to individuals experiencing problems. The money is also used to maintain the allotment site in good condition.

Latest Income: £892
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Stoke Climsland Charity Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To provide grants for the advancement of education (including social and physical) training for persons under the age of 25 years and in need of assistance, who have attended Stoke Climsland Primary School .To provide grants to parishioners of Stoke Climsland who are suffering financial hardship or deprivation.

Latest Income: £890
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Wyndham Lecture Trust For The Borough Of Bridgwater

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to to shcools and the college in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Latest Income: £888
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Sem Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment

Grant making to specialist orginisations working on Climate Change. The trust does not suggest making applications unless asked by the trust. (Please note the trust has since April 2015 changed focus away from special education and community development, and may not respond to requests unless a request has been asked for by the trust)

Latest Income: £884
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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M C A Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Making grants for religious activities and other general charitable purposes to individuals and to organisations, throughout England and Wales.

Latest Income: £879
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Cyril Edward Gourley Victoria Cross Endowment

Charitable activities, Education

Distributing annual grants to university students in the area covered by the West Kirby secondary schools

Latest Income: £877
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Women Friends Of London (box Meeting)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to Quaker women in the London area

Latest Income: £870
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Chetana Educational Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provide funds to selected organisations and individuals who promote the study of Sanskrit language and to educate children from poor background in order to elivate them from poverty trap to a better future in the following countries ;- UK, India, South Africa , Sri Lanka and Australia.

Latest Income: £861
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The R H Hobhouse Fund

Charitable activities

Estblished to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £859
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Marlesford Old School Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

Marlesford Old School Fund provides grants to support young people living in the parish of Marlesford in starting school and undertaking educational activities.

Latest Income: £859
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Acton United Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relieving either generally or individually persons resident in Acton, Brindley, Burland or Worleston 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.

Latest Income: £859
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Annie Driver Award (icw The Cowling County Primary/ove

Charitable activities

Provision of Grants

Latest Income: £856
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
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.