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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.

Charterhouse-In-Southwark

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity aims to identify and work with charitable organisations, mainly working with young people in Southwark, by making grants to help their charitable activities.

Latest Income: £194,405
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Chadacre Agricultural Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust awards grants for agricultural education in East Anglia, and aims to advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture and farming by providing grants for training and research.

Latest Income: £193,883
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Derek Williams Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust follows its main object to advance public education in and appreciation of the arts by the public display of fine works of art.

Latest Income: £193,461
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Rotherhithe Consolidated Charities

Charitable activities

The charity supports people living in its area of benefit, The Ancient Parish of Rotherhithe - Rotherhithe, Canada Water and Surrey Quays in the London Borough of Southwark - that are in need, through the provision of charitable grants to organisations and to individuals.

Latest Income: £193,445
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Selwood Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity's main activity was providing the premises known as Minstead Lodge, nr Lyndhurst, Hampshire, this premises was donated to Minstead Trust during the year 2017/2018. Its' main activity now of a grant making charity providing funds to a wide range of charities and organisations.

Latest Income: £193,432
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity

Charitable activities

The Trustees DO NOT accept unsolicited requests.The Trustees support a wide variety of UK and worldwide charitable causes. In furtherance of the objects, the Trustees make a substantial number of grants to charitable organisations both on a one off and recurring basis.

Latest Income: £193,358
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Gloucestershire Society

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The object of the charity is the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress. The trustees may relieve prsons in need by making grants of money to them or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them or making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.

Latest Income: £192,252
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Manna House Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities, Health, Housing, Religion

Since 1982 the Manna House Trust has sought to serve the community by providing access to professional counselling services, accredited courses to students training to be future counsellors and supervisors, and wellbeing workshops, for everyone in Northamptonshire irrespective of faith background or ability to pay. It has also provided a coffee shop, bookshop and flats for the homeless.

Latest Income: £191,549
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Salisbury And South Wilts District Scout Council

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The main activities under taken by the Salisbury & South Wilts District Scout Council is to promote Scouting to young people between the ages of 6 - 25 as per the Scout Association's Policy and Rules. To also monitor the Scout Groups within the Salisbury & South Wilts District Area and report any problems to Wiltshire County Scout Council, Scout Assocation and /or Charity Commission.

Latest Income: £191,439
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Association Of The Friends Of Salisbury Cathedral

Associations, Charitable activities, Religion

The Friends of Salisbury Cathedral exists to support the Dean & Chapter of Salisbury Cathedral, through its objects in the constitution. To do this we collect members subscriptions, receive donations, bequests and legacies and offer grants to the Cathedral. We come together in a common fellowship of loyalty and devotion to care for the Cathedral.

Latest Income: £190,983
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Harding Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

For the benefit of such charitable objects and purposes as the trustees may in their discretion think fit which objects and purposes promote,improve,develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music by sponsoring or by otherwise supporting public concerts, recitals and performances by amateur and professional organisations.

Latest Income: £189,898
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Briess Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Briess Family Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making family-run trust and makes donations to registered charities at the discretion of the Trustees. The Briess Family Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications for support.

Latest Income: £189,577
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hornbie's Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Since the inception of the Trust the main area of funding has been in assisting the development and needs of the school. The policy of the Charitable Trust is to review on a regular basis requests for financial assistance which meet the objectives and criteria of the Trust.

Latest Income: £189,434
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Coleshill Grammar School Endowment Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To support the education of local young people, through grants to individuals in financial need, schools, or community/voluntary organisations. Young people being those under the age of 25 years, who live in the parish of Coleshill, Maxstoke, Shustoke, Whitacres, Curdworth, Lea Marston, Water Orton, or attend a school in one of these parishes, or previously attended The Coleshill School.

Latest Income: £189,188
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Riosan Limited

Charitable activities, Religion

Running a synagogue, and charitable grants

Latest Income: £188,808
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

Charitable activities

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is a grant making charity, founded by William Rees Jeffreys, a lifelong campaigner for roads. Its three main activities are the provision of support for academic posts and studentships; contributions to physical projects on land adjoining highways: and support for highway-related research projects.

Latest Income: £188,765
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rand's Educational Foundation

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Grants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16.Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.

Latest Income: £187,494
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Dorset Health Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Health

Promoting the relief of sickness primarily by making grants to organisations and medical providers which it deems worthy of support.

Latest Income: £186,960
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Cheshunt College (cambridge)

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to individuals to enable them to visit Cambridge for theological study .

Latest Income: £186,708
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Clover Trust

Charitable activities

Makes cash donations to selected registered charities. The trustees make regular donations to a designated selection of recipients and intend to continue with this policy for the foreseeable future. The trustees are currently NOT accepting any further applications for grant funding from other individuals or organisations. Please DO NOT waste your money & resources applying to The Clover Trust.

Latest Income: £186,004
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Guy Newton Research Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Research

Trustees make grants as requested to support research in the medical, biological and chemical sciences in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford.

Latest Income: £185,932
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Tottenham District Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The provision of assistance in the form of grants to the poorer residents in Tottenham and those who are house bound due to sickness, particularly old people

Latest Income: £185,500
Areas of Operation: Haringey
Status: Registered
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Dorset Rural Music School, Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

For music lessons in all styles by qualified experienced teachers on all instruments, singing and music theory. All ages , abilities welcome. Instrument hire, music library, music shop, practice rooms available. Music appreciation classes are held at the school which is also the public examination centre for practical music exams.

Latest Income: £184,502
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Safer Luton

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice

Safer Luton provides a a range of activities to support those who are victims of crime as well as those at risk of crime and anti social behaviour. It aims to provide a menu of support to individuals and families, along with bespoke information advice and guidance

Latest Income: £184,201
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Henley Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education

The provision of grants to fund educational purposes within Henley on Thames and the parishes of Bix, Rotherfield Greys and Remenham. The Charity does not actively fund raise but makes educational grants to individuals, schools and organisations through careful stewardship of its existing resources.

Latest Income: £184,058
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
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.