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.
Lady Hewley Charity For Schools
Charitable activities, EducationMakes grants to individuals
The Brodie Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe object of the trust is to apply the capital and income of the trust fund for such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit. The policies adopted by the trustees in achieving these aims are to make grants to suitable organisations themselves charitable in nature.
J E Yates Bequests
Charitable activities, ReligionProvide funds for St John The Evangelist Church, Thornham with Gravelhole.
Wistanstow Church Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareFor the relief of financial hardship either generally or individually of people living in the parish of Wistanstow by making grants of money or paying for items, services or facilities
Reverend J M Ward's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareRelief of poverty of elderly widows by making grants
Ann Greswold
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe charity collects income on its modest investments and makes grants to support under privileged children in and around Solihull.
The Lush-Wilson Charity
Charitable activitiescharitable grants to those in financial need from the parish of Canon Pyon
Whitestone Relief In Need Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking small grants to individuals for the relief of poverty and to individuals perceived by the trustees as deserving of some pastoral recognition and uplifting of the spirit during difficult times.
The Lord Bolton Lodge Charitable Fund
Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE CHARITY IS PREDOMINANTLY A MASONIC CHARITY, HOWEVER IN 2014to2015 . WE GAVE GRANTS TO NON-MASONIC CHARITIES. GRANTS WENT TO THE BLOODFAST EVS:SOLDIERS SAILORS AIRMEN FAMILIES ASSOCIATION. GRANTS WERE 50% TO MASONIC CHARITIES AND 50% TO OTHER CHARITIES. WE ALSO ORGANISED RAFFLES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
Newham Muslim Citizens Association
Charitable activities, ReligionOperating to provide affordable legal advice services and community cohesion projects in England and Wales.
Dr Sherlocks Charity For The Poor Of Yealand Conyers And Yealand Redmayne
Charitable activities, Social welfareto make modest grants to the poor and needy of the parish of Warton including Yealand
Beynon's Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Beynon charity provides grants for the support of poor persons in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinty Wallington.
Charity Of Sarah Guest
Charitable activities, Social welfareRelieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of St Denys, Walmgate, York, 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.
The Mabel Janet Booth Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes small grants to individuals living within the Parish, or on the Electoral Roll, who are believed to be suffering financial hardship through age or other hardship.
Town Land Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthGIVES GRANTS TO THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED RESIDENTS OF STOW LONGA TOWARDS COST OF FUEL, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH VISITING HOSPITAL, AND GRANTS TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT
The Joely Bear Appeal
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThe Joely Bear Appeal has three main aims. The Appeal was originally set up to provide facilities to make stays in hospital more comfortable for young cancer patients and their families. The Appeal now also makes grants for research into the treatment and detection of cancer on children. It also promotes the importance of giving blood and of registering on the Bone Marrow Panel
The Nether Stowey United Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareSUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY, BEREAVED AND SICK PEOPLE IN THE PARISH OF NETHER STOWEY. THE CHARITY ALSO MAKES MODEST GRANTS TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP.
Ravenfield Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationThe Board meets twice a year to give grants to students between the ages of 18/25 and/or the local school. The grants are only available for the residents of Ravenfield.
Town Land
Charitable activitiesMake small donations/grants to individuals or groups residing in the parish who are in need of help.
The Kenninghall Bells Restoration And Maintenance Fund
Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE VIRGIN IN THE PARISH OF KENNINGHALL IN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING ITS BELLS AND INSTALLATIONS BY MAKING GRANTS TO IT
Emley Consolidated Charities
Charitable activitiesDistribute small monetary grants to individuals in the Parish of Emley
The Virginia Ashton Charitable Settlement
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvides grants to assist other charities working with disadvantaged individuals.
Catherine Floyer And Francis Floyer
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGIFTS AT CHRISTMAS TIME TO ELDERLY IN VILLAGE AND GRANTS TO OTHER IN THE VILLAGE IN NEED
Wesleyan Methodist School
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationMakes grants to individual children/young people, who have attended for not less than two years both a public elementary school in the Borough of Beverley and a Wesleyan Methodist School, for their further education/training.
The Mary And Harriet Shornden Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to elderly or less well off members of the Parish at Christmas time and elsewhen and Flowers to those suffering from illness
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.