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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.

Spirit Of Normandy Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

BENEVOLENCETo provide financial assistance for veterans of the three Services who served in Normandy, France during WW2 and their dependants who are in need.EDUCATIONTo increase the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the general public concerning those events leading up to and beyond the Normandy Campaign and their historical significance.

Latest Income: £123,029
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Sussex Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants for the preservation of churches in Sussex.

Latest Income: £122,839
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Nautical Museums Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The object of the Trust is to advance the education of the public in maritime and coastal archaeology, history, geology and environment by the provision of a museum or museums as is considered necessary.

Latest Income: £122,705
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The De Brye Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of any charitable trust or body

Latest Income: £122,449
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Douglas Arter Foundation

Charitable activities

The trust makes grants for projects, within UK only, to registered charities benefiting physically and mentally disabled. Ongoing & core costs, research & major funding are not favoured. Requests from individuals are not considered. Appeals, which must be accompanied by accounts, are not acknowledged. Trustees meet in March/June/Sept/Dec. Successful applicants are advised within two weeks.

Latest Income: £122,134
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Lambert Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

The trustees make grants to charities in the UK and abroad, with an emphasis to those in the Greater London area. A considerable number of these charities support those of the Jewish faith.

Latest Income: £121,763
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Industrial Law Society

Charitable activities

The objects of the Society are to advance the education of the public in industrial law and industrial relations, their practical application and development with a view to the education of all persons who are concerned with industrial law and industrial relations

Latest Income: £121,741
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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North Brixton Islamic Cultural Centre

Charitable activities, Health, Religion

NBICC provides a place of worship for all muslims, advocacy and counselling, conduct wedding ceremonies and promote education for the young and old.

Latest Income: £121,735
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Primrose Trust

Charitable activities

The principle objectives of the Trust are to make donations and grants to such charitable institutions or authorities in such a manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit

Latest Income: £121,358
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of St Constantine And St Helen

Charitable activities, Leisure

To advance the Greek Orthodox faith, and public education and to provide facilities in the interest of the social welfare, for recreation and leisure time activities with the aim of improving the condition of life for the Greek Orthodox and other Orthodox communities in the London Borough of Croydon and neighbouring Boroughs.

Latest Income: £121,177
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Anscombe Bioethics Centre

Charitable activities, Religion, Research

A Roman Catholic academic institute that engages with the moral questions arising in clinical practice and biomedical research. The Centre engages in scholarly dialogue. It contributes to public policy debates and to debates and consultations within the Church. It runs educational programmes for, and gives advice to, Catholics and other interested healthcare professionals & biomedical scientists.

Latest Income: £120,518
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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Peter Cowley Africa Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Assisting Kenyan youth and other Kenyans in the promotion of education, relief of hardship, suffering and disease and the advancement of the Christian religion. Giving grants through our 3 trust partners and directly to 2 schools in Kenya to fund water, agriculture, adult education, school building and health improvement projects as well as drought and famine relief..

Latest Income: £120,444
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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The British Airways Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide grants for the purpose of relieving poverty amongst present and former employees of British Airways, their spouses and dependants.

Latest Income: £119,911
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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British Humane Association

Charitable activities

The promotion of benevolence for the good of humanity,through grant making.

Latest Income: £119,844
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Engineers Charitable Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The main objectives of the trust are: the acknowledgement of excellence in engineering, supporting engineering education and research, giving grants and - in exceptional circumstances - assisting in the support of hardship experienced by members of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and their dependants.

Latest Income: £119,824
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Nelson Thomlinson School

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to the Nelson Thomlinson School and its individual students for activities where other sources are either unavailable or inadequate and a need is perceived by the trustees.

Latest Income: £119,799
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Mrs R P Tindall's Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Professions, Religion, Social welfare

To apply the trust fund and income therefrom for the benefit of such charitable purposes, charitable institutions or charitable foundations and in such manner and proportions as the trustees may determine. In particular, may relieve poverty, further the work of the Christian Church and advance education and may make grants for the welfare of the clergy and their dependants.

Latest Income: £119,350
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Insulation Environmental Training Trust LTD

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Makes grants to promote and advance training and employment in the thermal insulation industry.

Latest Income: £118,997
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Leach Fourteenth Trust

Charitable activities

The making of grants to other charities and voluntary bodies.

Latest Income: £118,950
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The League Of Friends Of The Leatherhead Hospital

Associations, Charitable activities, Health

The current activity of the charity is to support Leatherhead Hospital by the donation of equipment as required, also to provide funds to preserve and enhance the fabric of the buildings in which the hospital is housed.To provide funds to enable hospital staff to attend medical conferences etc.

Latest Income: £118,555
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Douglas Prestwich Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Trustees' policy is to aid improvement of welfare to the elderly & in particular to support hospices for the elderly & their day centres, including assisting with capital projects from the Trust's capital. Trustees' interest is in smaller hospices where information about their work is already known to them or easily accessible & where grants are likely to make a significant difference to the work.

Latest Income: £118,364
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Mitchell City Of London Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To offer bursaries at 6th form level for those students who attend a 'City' school or whose parents have lived or worked within the City of London for a minimum of 5 years. To offer grants to students (age 11-16) of single parent families, also with the 'City' qualification. The 'City' is the 'square mile' almost all postcodes EC3, EC4 and a small area of EC1, EC2 - not Greater London.

Latest Income: £117,185
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Nottingham Operatic Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Leisure

To provide education and entertainment for members of the general public by giving a wide range of affordable, concessionary theatrical performances and concerts of music, drama and dance in the Nottingham area. To improve on performing or back stage skills for both amateur and professional members. Where possible to provide funds, time and performances to help charities.

Latest Income: £116,771
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Gilchrist Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Research, Social welfare

THE TRUST MAKES GRANTS TO: 1) ORGANISATIONS SEEKING TO FILL ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL GAPS.2) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EITHER WITHIN SIGHT OF THE END OF SELF-FINANCED DEGREE OR HIGHER EDUCATION COURSE AND WHO ARE FACING UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OR (B) REQUIRED, AS PART OF A UNIVERSITY COURSE , TO STUDY ABROAD. 3)EXPEDITIONS PROPOSING TO CARRY OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Latest Income: £116,101
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Skelton Bounty

Charitable activities

Grant making to registered charities in the beneficial area.

Latest Income: £115,993
Areas of Operation: Various
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.