Charitable activities Charities
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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.
Community Of The Holy Cross
Arts, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo serve God, promote the spread of the Christian religion, by teaching, publications and acts of mercy. To provide accommodation, food and rest for those in mental, physical or spiritual distress. By giving of grants to various institutions, for the Promotion of Religion, Medical, Relief of Poverty etc., both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Tipton And Tividale Islamic Community Centre
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, ReligionTipton and Tividale Islamic Community Centre Provides Quranic & Islamic teachings to Muslim children and adults who cannot read Qur'an. Provides religious advice & guidance to individuals, particularly young boys and girls. Provides help/advocacy/advice and information. Centre is used as a focal point for social gatherings. Also provides Summer play schemes.
Luton Law Centre
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingLegal services in social welfare law, including advice, casework and representation in housing, immigration, welfare benefits and community care.
The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund
Armed forces, Charitable activitiesThe charity relieves immediate financial distress when a member, who must be Serving in the RAF, dies from whatever cause, by making grants to their nominated beneficiary.
Duke Of Portland's Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Duke of Portland's Charitable Trust makes donations to local charities, which is funded through the charities investments.
Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund
Charitable activitiesDuring the year ended 31 July 2018 there were no changes in the general policies of the Trustees. The Trust remains a grant making trust making grants in accordance with the objects. The Trustees do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications nor to individuals.
The Sophie Jane Tyler Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment, Social welfareThe charitable objects of the Trust are wide and are at the absolute discretion of the trustees. The policy of the trustees has been to support a range of charities, particularly assisting disabled or deprived children both in the UK and overseas, conservation of the environment and providing for the welfare of animals.
The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe Fashion & Textile Children's Trust offers grants to families working in the UK fashion or textile industry. Our grants cover the cost of essential items including school uniform, bedding and specialist items including mobility equipment. We also provide funding towards the cost of educational support, therapies and counselling, where no state funding is available.
Guards' Chapel Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, ReligionProvision of moral support to all military personnel, retired servicemen, families and members of the wider community.Refurbishment.Grants to support Chapel Fund Raising Activities.
The Tompkins Foundation
Charitable activitiesGrant making to a variety of organisations
Bath Mozartfest Limited
Arts, Charitable activitiesTo promote and foster the education of the public in and around the City of Bath in all aspects of the life and music of Mozart.
Alliance House Foundation
Charitable activities, HealthThrough charitable activities to support, encourage and promote education concerning the economic, health and social consequences of beverage alcohol use. Activities include providing grants to other charities, publishing educational material, organizing conferences and seminars and other advocacy initiatives.
The Integration Trust Limited
Charitable activitiesProvdes human resourcesProvides Advocacy advice informationCare and support to individuals with learning disabilies and high physical care needs locally
The Whinfell Charitable Fund
Charitable activitiesThe trustees operate a grant-making policy providing funds for such charitable institutions or objects as the trustees think fit.
The Royal National Theatre Foundation
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe education of the public in the art of drama and the promotion of their appreciation of classical and modern drama in all its artistic forms at the Royal National Theatre (the NT"); the relief of past or present employees of the NT who are in necessitous circumstances; as ancilliary to the above objects, to support the NT in its aims to further the appreciation of classical and modern drama.
The Bristol Benevolent Institution
Charitable activitiesTo provide support to those less fortunate than many in the Bristol area by provision of grants and interest free loans, as well as contact and advice through regular visitation.
Birwa Kurdish Community
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community developmentBKC organizes community activities: religious services and gatherings via volunteer support; supervised youth programs and educational circles following the strict "Rule of Two" safeguarding policy; heritage classes and development workshops for all ages; and community fundraising and support.
The Leigh Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes grants of money for education or training or both to those under 25 years old who are resident or whose parents are resident in Stoneleigh, Ashow, Burton Green or Leek Wootton in Warwickshire
Fuel Allotment
Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfareProvision of grants for the benefit of the inhabitants of the civil parish of Sunninghill. Purposes include (in order of priority) relief of poverty, relief of age or sickness, supporting recreational facilities and supporting educational facilities.
Springboard Chippenham
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, EducationSpringboard provides playgroup sessions for pre-school children from birth to 5 years old with special needs, and a support and information service for parents and carers.
Colel Polen Kupath Ramban Limited
Charitable activitiesMaking grants in accordance with the charity's objects especially to Kupath Ramban - Israel
Hockerill Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionPromotion of education and training by making grants to defined categories of individuals in higher and further education, with a priority to teacher training and to Religious Education; grants to organisations for research of development of Religious Education; grants to the church's educational work, particularly in the Dioceses of Chelmsford and St Albans.
Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentThe Felix Cobbold Trust provides grants to advance and improve agriculture, in particular to educate farmers and young people in agricultural methods, developments and techniques, in Suffolk and the adjoining counties.
North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978) LTD
Charitable activities, HeritageTo advance the education of the public in the history and development of railway locomotion and in particular by the preservation and restoration of a section of the standard gauge railway system formerly operated by the North Staffordshire Railway Company and, for the benefit of the public, to preserve retain and restore Cheddleton Railway Station as a museum and headquarters for the company.
Leatherhead United Charities
Charitable activities, Housing, Social careThe provision of sheltered housing for residents of Mole Valley District Council. Making grants and paying pensions to those in need in the Leatherhead area.
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.