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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.

Cranleigh And South Eastern Agricultural Society

Animals, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To promote, maintain, improve and advance agriculture, to promote good farming and the advancement of the breeding and rearing of lviestock, poultry and horses and to foster and maintain the education of the public and its interest and awarenessin agricultural industry generally.

Latest Income: £378,204
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Spode Museum Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

Museum comprising an extensive collection of ceramics, copper plates, tools, pattern books, paper records and other items recording the history of the manufacture of Spode china from its origin in 1770 all which archive is held upon trust to preserve it as a collection and to advance the education of the public by its exhibition; and a visitor centre on the former factory site at Stoke.

Latest Income: £376,810
Areas of Operation: Stoke-on-trent City
Status: Registered
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The Exeter Canal And Quay Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure

The preservation of land, buildings around the Canal and Quay Basin The promotion and encouragement of high standards of architecture The promotion of educational and cultural activities and support of community participation in any form of healthy recreation, including waterborne sportsThe education of the public about the historic trade passing through Canal and Quay.

Latest Income: £376,580
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Music Theatre Wales

Arts, Charitable activities

The principal activities of the company continue to be the education of the public in greater knowledge, interest and appreciation of new opera and music theatre including performances, public demonstrations, educational workshops and creative projects with other arts organisations.

Latest Income: £374,317
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Elfrida Rathbone (camden)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education

We run a specialist college for young people with learning disabilities, which prepares students for independent living and employment. We also deliver services to support families with multiple needs and a creative therapies project. In Kentish Town we run a volunteer programme, to give local people an active role in tackling issues around health and inequality.

Latest Income: £373,764
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Kingsley Organisation Limited

Charitable activities

We support disabled adults to fulfil their potential. We recognise the importance of independence, choice and control and have developed therapeutic and person centred approaches underpinning a range of innovative support, training and personal development programmes. Our base the Kingsley Centre is a community hub, including a shop and PO. We operate in North East Hampshire and Camden

Latest Income: £373,332
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Headway Surrey Head Injuries Association LTD

Charitable activities

Headway Surrey promotes the relief of persons who have suffered head injuries from the consequences of such injuries and the rehabilitation of such persons.It also advances the education of the public in all aspects of head injury and the consequences thereof.

Latest Income: £373,310
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Sainsbury Research Unit For The Arts Of Africa, Oceania And The Americas

Charitable activities

During 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.

Latest Income: £372,289
Areas of Operation: Japan
Status: Registered
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Woodlands Green LTD

Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion

The charity makes grants to institutions advancing the Orthodox Jewish faith both in the UK and overseas.

Latest Income: £371,301
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The W A Handley Charity Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfare

The trust is a grant making trust. Grants are commonly in response to appeals in support of welfare for those who are disadvantaged, young, elderly, disabled, as well as maritime and Service causes, education, training and employment opportunities, community benefit, historic buildings, the environment, music and the arts. Grants are made out of income and not normally out of capital.

Latest Income: £369,651
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The World Of Glass (st Helens) Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

To educate the public generally in respect of science and technology with particular reference to the glass industry. To promote and advance public education by the maintenance of a museum to provide facilities for leisure-time occupation. To promote education in the sciences. To promote education in the arts and history

Latest Income: £369,027
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Mrs Waterhouse Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Religion

The trust makes donations to bodies embracing a wide range of charities, the main fields supported being medical and health, welfare in the community, environment and wildlife, and church and heritage, with special reference to charities based in, or with branches in the Lancashire area.

Latest Income: £365,803
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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New Contemporaries (1988) Limited

Charitable activities

Promote high standards of contemporary art including but without limitation by providing professional opportunities to artists who are in or have recently left educationAdvance and to educate the aesthetic taste of the public in relation to contemporary art in particular by promoting public education and discourse about contemporary art and the artists engaged in the creation of contemporary art

Latest Income: £365,521
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Russian Language Undergraduate Studies Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of public education by organising and facilitating educational courses and placements in colleges and universities in Estonia and Kazakhstan for students from United Kingdom universities and colleges.

Latest Income: £363,871
Areas of Operation: Estonia
Status: Registered
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Rjm Charity Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity gives grants to suitable causes.

Latest Income: £363,636
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Yeshivas Ohel Shimon Trust

Charitable activities

Making grants to the Erlau Institutions.

Latest Income: £363,146
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Welland Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to organisations (inc schools, charities etc)

Latest Income: £363,122
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Walberswick Common Lands

Charitable activities

Relief in need residents of village of Walberswick, Suffolk only. Grants for the benefit of the village of Walberswick, Suffolk & its inhabitants. Grants to assist with education, village of Walberswick, Suffolk residents only. Environmental, conservation within the village grants to bodies that serve the village.

Latest Income: £362,425
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers Aid Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The object of the Society is to provide advice and assistance, directly or indirectly, out of capital or income, to serving and past members of the Regiment and past members of the Regiments from which it was formed, and their widows and dependants, by making grants to them when in need and towards education.

Latest Income: £360,257
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Thomas Howell's Education Fund For North Wales

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The award of grants to institutions and organisations in support of a broad range of educational initiatives for young people under the age of 25 in North Wales. It strives to increase student inclusiveness across primary, secondary, further and higher education, particularly in areas of high deprivation.

Latest Income: £360,123
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Stokenchurch Dog Rescue

Animals, Charitable activities, Housing

To rescue, board and place stray and unwanted dogs in good homes. To continue to care for and protect dogs in need. In line with our non-destruct policy, we endeavour to save abandoned dogs from being put to sleep in the specified areas.

Latest Income: £358,848
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Bestway Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Health, Heritage

Providing scholarships/grants to University students of South Asian origin both in the UK and overseas.The relief of sickness and the preservation of health both in the UK and in South Asia by way of grants to hospitals, medical research establishments, by building, new hospitals, or in such other manner as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion decide.

Latest Income: £358,167
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Summerfield Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust awards grants to charities based in Gloucestershire

Latest Income: £357,835
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Lewisham Irish Community Centre

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfare

The principal objective of the charity is to promote the benefit of the community, particularly but not exclusively persons of Irish descent within the London Borough of Lewisham. To this end we provide premises, staff and volunteers for the following services:Advice and Advocacy services, Children and youth services , volunteer programme , clubs, classes and social events.

Latest Income: £357,345
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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The Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social care

We exist to provide a range of services to support local residents, including legal and welfare rights advice and advocacy, services for young people with special needs, daycare and activities programmes for the elderly, a local newsletter, an environmental project, education advice and advocacy, mobility trike hire, and signposting to nine partner organisations who use our facilities.

Latest Income: £357,219
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
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.