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.
The Centre For Crime And Justice Studies (istd)
Charitable activitiesThe Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an independent educational charity that advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. Through partnership and coalition-building, advocacy and research, we work to inspire social justice solutions to the problems society faces, so that many responses that criminalise and punish are no longer required.
St Albans District Citizens Advice Bureau
Charitable activitiesProvides advice and advocacy services to members of the public.
Citizens Advice North East Kent
Charitable activitiesProviding free, confidential, impartial advice to the community in the Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable and the surrounding areas.
The Women's Royal Army Corps Association (incorporating Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps And Auxiliary Territorial Service Comrades Association)
Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMaintaining contact between former members of the QMAAC, ATS and WRAC and women still serving in the ARMY.Fostering esprit de Corps, comradeship and welfare.To relieve those in need by making grants or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them.
Lilian Frances Hind Bequest (trustees Of Lady Hind)
Charitable activitiesThe sole activity of the trust is the giving of grants
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThe Childhood Eye Cancer Trust provides a support and information service for children, families and individuals affected by retinoblastoma, a rare cancer which affects children, mostly under the age of five. It raises public and professional awareness and funds research projects aimed at increasing understanding of retinoblastoma and improving the treatment and care of children.
Campaign For National Parks
Charitable activities, FacilitiesCampaign for National Parks is the only independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales. We campaign for a world where nature and people are thriving in National Parks that are nature-rich and accessible to everyone. Our mission is to inspire action for wilder, inclusive National Parks.
The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareMakes grants to charitable organisations around the world whose purposes are to help young or disadvantaged people, especially anyone suffering deprivation and discrimination, such as poor, homeless and vulnerable women and children, minority communities, particularly where people are affected by: poverty, a lack of education, malnutrition and disease
Dartmouth United Charities
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareDartmouth United Charities provides almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character, who have lived in Dartmouth for two years before their appointment, or in exceptional circumstances, live outside the area but are otherwise qualified.It also makes grants to individuals and to organisations supporting Dartmouth residents who are in need, hardship or distress.
The Patrick & Helena Frost Foundation
Charitable activitiesMaking grants to charitable organisations, including smaller organisations where a considerable amount of self help and voluntary effort is required. The Trustees of the Foundation proactively seek and select organisations to which they wish to award grants. The Trustees kindly request that unsolicited applications are not submitted as, regretfully, they will not be considered or responded to.
Steve Ross Foundation For The Arts
Charitable activitiesSteve Ross Foundation for the Arts is an independent organisation based at Quay Arts in Newport Isle of Wight. Its purposes are the fostering and development of artistic knowledge, practice and understanding for the education of the public in the arts, creative practice and their presentation and development.
L A G Education And Service Trust Limited
Arts, Charitable activities, SocietyLAG Education and Service Trust Limited (more commonly known as LAG), is a national charity, which promotes equal access to justice. It achieves its objectives by publishing legal books and its monthly magazine Legal Action plus running training courses. Its main customers are lawyers and publicly funded legal services.
The Wo Street Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThis grant-making foundation supports a wide range of activities in the following categories: education, general welfare (particularly the elderly, the blind and the disabled) and family and social welfare. Grants are made to UK registered charities and to organisations with charitable status. Special support is given to the County of Lancashire, as defined before local government reorganisation.
York Civic Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentTo preserve, protect and advise on the historic fabric of York. To publish promote and educate the public and encourage their participation in cultural activities. To provide advocacy in areas of concern to York. To make grants which concur with the trust's objectives. To raise and pay funds in the furtherance of the objects and co-operate with others having similar objects.
Adenfirst Limited
Charitable activitiesMaking grants to charitable organisations selected in accordance with the company's objects.
Citizens Advice Woking
Charitable activitiesThe Bureau offers a free service to any member of the public who may be unaware of their rights and responsibilities by reason of ignorance of such rights or of the availability of the service or through an inability to express their needs in an effective manner.
St Saviours Medical Charity
Charitable activities, HealthIndividual patients' grants for in-patient treatment when NHS lists are excessively long and quality of life is seriously affected. One-off grants to other local, worthy causes.
The Parivar Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrant-making for education and health projects to benefit children, young people and women, in the U.K, especially Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the Bristol area, and India.
Shri Radhe Foundation
Charitable activitiesTo provide grants to institutions which are of religious and social importance.
Scarborough Theatre Development Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesMain activity - to promote, maintain, improve and advance education by supporting, through making grants, such of the purposes of Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd, in such a manner as the trustees think fit.
The Basingstoke Citizens Advice Bureau Limited
Charitable activitiesMEDICAL /HEALTH/SICKNESSDISABILITYRELIEF OF POVERTYACCOMMODATION/HOUSINGECONOMIC/COMMUNITY
The Francis Winham Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe objects of the trust are apply the trust fund and income thereof towards the benefit of old and aged people in England.The trustees receive applications and make grants to registered charitable organisations in England, or to organisations in England the activities of which are compatible with the charitable objectives of the trust.
The Kasner Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesWe Make grants to charities.
The Hilden Charitable Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Hilden Charitable Fund is a grant making trust. Hilden's current grant making priorities are: asylum seekers and refugees; penal affairs; and overseas. Grants awarded are usually in the region of £5,000 to £7,000.
Dr Radcliffe's Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesMaking Grants principally for Classical Music Education and Crafts Education, with a limited number of grants in other areas related to education and conservation. Applicants are advised to look at the website for further information.
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.