Charitable activities Charities
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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.
William Charles Lee Sick Poor Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity makes small cash grants to individuals thought to be in the greatest financial need and usually does this at the Christmas season. Benefit is restricted to persons resident in Windlesham and Valley End, Chobham.
Giles Johnson Seven Springs Trust
Charitable activitiesgrants to aid independent and daily living of disabled
John Salisbury Charity
Charitable activities, EducationMakes grants to two local primary schools.
George Wyman's Bequest To The Curates Fund
Charitable activities, ProfessionsMakes grants to assist clergy in their duties in the Parish of St. John the Baptist, Peterborough
The Frances Kitching Trust For Young Musicians
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesTHE TRUST, SET UP IN MEMORY OF FRANCES KITCHING, MAKES AWARDS TO YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF MUSIC AND THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY TO THE MOST ADVANCED STANDARD OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE.THE TRUST SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AS NEEDED THROUGH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR SUPPORT OF THEIR CLASSES TAKEN IN SUITABLE CHARITIES.
Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes G L E Mersey Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareGRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB FOR NECESSITOUS PURPOSES. DEATH GRANTS TO BEREAVED FAMILIES TO ASSIST WITH FUNERAL EXPENSES. CONVALESCENT GRANTS FOR MEMBERS GOING ON CONVALESCENT STAY AT THE RAOB CONVALESCENT HOMES. BENEVOLENT FUND IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB MERSEY PROVINCE WHO ARE IN FULL FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE. THE FUND ALSO ASSISTS WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
Charles North Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareCharles North Charity; Purpose:- "To apply the income of the charity in relieving either generally or individually, persons resident in Cerne Abbas or adjoining villages 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 such need, hardship or distress".
Cuerden Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationGives grants to individuals, living in the parish of Cuerden, to assist with educational expenses.
The White Bread Meadow
Charitable activities, FacilitiesMaking donations/grants to worthy local causes and organizations
The West Bromwich Rotary Club Charitable Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesSupporting children, young people and elderly with holidays who live in Sandwell MBC. Giving grants which enable young people to pursue avenues other than available in education. Organisations particulary those invloved with helping to improve/ease young and elderly peoples lives.
The Eydon Educational Trust Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionProvision of grants for educational purposes to young people under the age of twenty-five who, or whose parents, reside in the parish of Eydon, Northamptonshire.
Ferguson Memorial Institute
Charitable activities, FacilitiesThe charity makes grants to other organisations. It does not have any other activities in its own right.
William Howard's Charity
Charitable activities, ReligionGrants to members of Quaker meetings who are undertaking futher education or training to equip them for work.
Charity Of Sir Henry Fermor
Charitable activities, Social welfareDistribution of grants to 40 industrious poor people in the Parish of Sevenoaks annually
Ian Mitchell Trust
Charitable activitiesto award discretionary grants to the under 25s, resident in Calderdale, seeking to pursue careers in the Arts.
Scarning United Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe object of the charity is the relief of poverty. The trustees seek to fulfil their obligations by making grants to those in need within the parish of Scarning, or to organisations within the parish whose functions are compatible with this object.
Guy Howland Jackson Memorial
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvide Grants or items to relieve poverty or ill health to those individuals residing in the parishes listed below. Grants will also be provided to charities or organisations working to alleviate poverty or ill health in the parishes listed belowThe charity only serves the Parishes of Talsarnau, Llandecwyn, Llan Ffestiniog,Trawsfynydd and Bronaber and Maentwrog in the county of Gwynedd
The Serve China Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesProvides Bibles, literature, and materials for Chinese (Mandarin) speaking people and co-operate with others in such work. We do not provide grants for people visiting China.
Fuel Allotment
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, ReligionAnnual individual small grants to elderly residents of Yaxham Parish. Annual grant to St. Peter's Anglican Church, Yaxham.
Church And Bridge Lands
Charitable activities, ReligionMakes grants towards maintenance of fabric of Holy Trinity Church, Eckington.
Parish Allotment
Charitable activitiesMAKES GRANTS TO VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS
Holcot Old School Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProviding grants to assist young people up to 25 years old in educational activities. Applicants or their parents must be resident in the parish of Holcot, Northamptonshire
The Friends Of Elstow Abbey
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, ReligionContributes towards the upkeep, maintenance and conservation of the structure & fabrics of the Abbey Church of St.Mary and St.Helena, Elstow. To this end, commissions work or goods, or makes grants to the Parochial Church Council, at their request. Raises funds via membership subscriptions, fund-raising events, donations & bequests, "Small Society" lotteries, trading activities and seeking grants.
Wrington Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to parishioners who are ill/elderly. Particularly at Christmas time.
Educational Foundation Of Meredith Maddy
Charitable activitiesWe provide small grants to individuals and groups for educational purposes. Applicants must reside in the parish of Dorstone in Herefordshire in order to qualify for grant funding.
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.