Charitable activities Charities
Discover 14,985 Charitable activities charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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.
Odi Global
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareODI is Britain's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Our mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries.
The Hospital Saturday Fund
Charitable activities, HealthThe Charitable Company's principal activities are grant making to medical charities, hospices and hospitals and to individuals with health or disability problems. These donations and grants were made possible by the surplus profits of the Charitable Company's trading Company, HSF health plan, being gifted to The Hospital Saturday Fund.
The February Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe Foundation is an independent grant-making charity with broad-ranging charitable objectives.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Professions, Saving of livesThe Charity's objects are to raise money solely to allow The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust to fund state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, create the best patient environments, and ensure its nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments which are used here in the UK and around the world.
This Day Foundation
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to organisations and individuals in the UK and over seas, in line with its grant making policy
The National Deaf Children's Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthNDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.
The Faraday Institution
Charitable activitiesResearch, training and policy advice in the fields of energy capture, conversion and storage.
Lighten Education Network
Arts, Charitable activitiesLightEn is a charitable organisation focused on raising collective consciousness and helping humanity embody the highest levels of love and wisdom we all hold at our core. We provide grants to educational centres, research projects, teachers, and thought leaders across more than 30 countries. We also provide curated educational content in the form of the Library of Light.
Chartered Management Institute
Charitable activities, ResearchThe charitable mission of the Chartered Management Institute is to promote the art and science of management. This is supported by activites such as: encouraging and supporting the development of managers, raising the level of competence and qualification of management, disseminating management thinking through our policy and research activity, and influencing employers on management issues.
Refuge
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfareRefuge provides specialist support to women and children escaping domestic violence, modern slavery, human trafficking, forced prostitution, rape, forced marriage and 'honour' based violence. Services include: 24-hr national helpline, women's refuges, outreach and floating support, independent domestic and sexual violence advocates. We raise awareness and influence policy and legislative change.
Ambition Institute
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationAmbition Institute works to close the educational disadvantage gap and give every child the best start in life. We support educators, teachers and leaders in England with high-quality professional development throughout their careers, especially those supporting underserved communities. We work with partners and policymakers to share research, evidence and practice to help everyone in the sector.
The King's School, Ely
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
Dementia UK
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, ProfessionsDementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through our Admiral Nurse service. Admiral Nurses work alongside families, giving them the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions they need. Dementia UK also runs Admiral Nursing Direct, a free and confidential helpline for anyone with concerns about dementia.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund
Charitable activitiesThe Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust makes grants to support the Armed Forces Community. The Covenant Fund is delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. It has £10M a year to fund projects that support the Armed Forces Community.
Arthritis UK
Charitable activities, ResearchThe charity funds scientific and medical research into all types of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. It is working to take the pain away from sufferers with all forms of arthritis and helping people to remain active. This will be achieved through funding high-quality research, providing services, information and campaigning.The charity's vision is a future free of arthritis.
The Eden Trust
Charitable activities, EnvironmentThe Eden Trust aims to promote public education and research in flora, fauna & other aspects of the natural world, rebuilding connections of understanding that have faded from many people's lives. The Eden Project site tells stories that illustrate our dependence on plants and resources to develop the resilience of individuals, communities and societies to face the challenges of the 21st Century.
The Sigrid Rausing Trust
Charitable activities, SocietyThe Trust gives grants to support work on human rights and rule of law, open societies, and the environment. We support groups in a number of focus regions and countries internationally. We also make occasional gifts via our Chairs Gifts and Trustees Gifts programmes.
The Brookside Trust
Charitable activitiesChristian religious activities to other Christian Charities by making grants to these Christian organisations.
The Mayflower Theatre Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, LeisureThe primary objectives of the trust as defined by the memorandum and articles of association are the encouragement of the arts, the promotion and advancement of education, and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting, and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.
Groundwork London
Charitable activities, Environment, LeisureTo promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment;to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and lesiure time occupation ; advance public education in environmental matters and to help people conserve, protect and improve their environment.
Adferiad Recovery Limited
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, HealthAdferiad Recovery empowers positive change in the lives of people facing complex health conditions and challenging social circumstances, people who are seldom seen and seldom heard, through a range of services, campaigns, and support delivered by skilled and experienced staff and volunteers.
Yorkshire Cancer Research
Charitable activities, HealthThe charity's objects are the advancement of health or the saving of lives by undertaking research and other relevant activities in the Yorkshire region or elsewhere to help people avoid, survive or cope with cancer.
Goldman Sachs Gives (uk)
Charitable activitiesThe charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and former senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
National Grocers Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe tackle hardship amongst those who have worked or are working in the grocery trade, whether in manufacturing, distribution, wholesale or retail. We give financial help via regular and one-off crisis grants, and supply essential household items and independent living aids. We offer practical and emotional support for a wide range of personal and welfare issues via our 24/7 helpline and website.
The Borrow Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Borrow Foundation is a grant making organisation, committed to the improvement of oral health, primarily in children, through the prevention of oral diseases. The work we support reaches many parts of the world, with the focus being firmly on population oral health and the need to reduce inequalities, within and between countries.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 14,985 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?
Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). 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 £17.8bn 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 85.8%. 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 £1.1m. 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.