Charitable activities Charities
Discover 5,768 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.
Hawkshead Grammar School Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HeritageEducational Charity providing grants to young people from Hawkshead for further education or for entry into one of the professions. Also providing a museum experience based on the Old Grammar School Building showing how an Elizabethan Grammar school worked.
Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (cgef)
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe CGEF provides sponsorship grants to girls for secondary or high school education in their own Commonwealth country in cases where this might otherwise not be possible. Support is tailored to the individual needs of each girl based on academic potential, merit and need.
Friends Of East Surrey Hospital
Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, HealthThe Friends' aim is to assist in promoting the health, comfort and welfare of the patients, their visitors and the staff of the East Surrey Hospital by the provision of equipment, medical and otherwise, and amenities, by running a coffee shop in the Hospital and generally by supporting the charitable work of the Hospital.
British Friends Of The Chazon Ish Institutions
Associations, Charitable activitiesGrants to educational institutions
Friends Of The Royal Cornwall Hospital
Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, HealthFund raising to provide equipment and comforts for patients at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, Truro and Volunteers to welcome and guide patients through the Hospital, to provide tea and coffee services to patients awaiting appointments, a library trolley and a Friends Coffee Shop providing tea, coffees and other refreshments
Seedfield Trust
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes grants in furtherance of its charitable objectives.
The Stratton No2 Charitable Fund
Charitable activitiesThe Charity makes donations to voluntary organisations and other charitable bodies (but not individuals), as decided on by the Trustees, for the general charitable purposes of the organisations concerned.
Derwentside Detached Youth Project
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, HousingWe provide youth workers to meet young people on the streets with the aim of engaging with them and introducing them to diverse worthwhile activities. We provide advocacy advice and support in terms of sexual health, well-being, drug and alcohol misuse and parenting. We facilitate activities promoting healthier lifestyle and physical wellbeing.
The Britten Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe Britten Foundation is an entirely private charity, formed for the purpose of supporting a handful of causes personally known to and supported by the Trustees. The Britten Foundation does not in any circumstances make donations to individuals, or to any organisation or charity other than those selected. Unsolicited applications will not be responded to.
New Forest Mencap
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportNew Forest Mencap provides support and services for people with a learning disability in the New Forest area, their families, dependants and carers which will benefit them and improve their quality of life. It offers advice and guidance to parent/carers and to volunteers and works to raise awareness of people with learning difficulties
The Whitechapel Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationThe Charity's principal activity is to provide financial support for the Academy Trust of Davenant Foundation School, situated in Loughton, Essex.The Charity is also able to provide small grants to students who reside in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Age Concern Bude And District
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthFormed in 1977 with the object of promoting the welfare of the elderly within Bude, and the surrounding areas detailed in our constitution, in any manner that is or may become charitable. Currently that involves operating a subsidised hospital car scheme and a subsidised shopping scheme supported by income from donations and a charity shop.
Mid Staffordshire Postgraduate Medical Centre (education)
Charitable activitiesThe advancement of public education and the preserving and safeguarding of public health.
Bible Text Publicity Mission
Charitable activities, FacilitiesTHE TRUST DISPLAYS VERSES FROM THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SPACES, FOR EXAMPLE ACROSS THE RAILWAY NETWORK, LONDON UNDERGROUND, ON BUSES, IN PEDESTRIAN AREAS. THE TRUST MAINTAINS A WEB SITE FOR PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATION PURPOSES. THERE IS ALSO A HELP LINE MANNED BY AN EXPERIENCED TRUSTEE.
The Clatterbridge Hospitals League Of Friends
Associations, Charitable activities, HealthTo provide funds for amenities for patients at Clatterbridge Hospital to provide a link between the hospitals and the public they serve. To foster the interest of the public in the work of the hospitals and the patients they serve.
The Bantam Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareBantam Charitable Trust operates in the Mole Valley area of Surrey, UK. The charity provides grants to local individuals, or organisations acting on behalf of individuals, to assist them in meeting expenses of education for themselves or their children, and to assist individual families who are disadvantaged and suffering from poverty.
Pridegulf Limited
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to other charities
The Cyril And Yvonne Korn Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionThe charity was established to provide benefits mainly to Jewish Charities and to medical and educational charities which it has always supported. The charity only donate to charities registered with the Charities Commission and DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE CHARITIES IT SUPPORTS.
The Leslie Smith Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe Leslie Smith Foundation is a grant making body with general charitable purposes. Without surrendering their discretion, the Trustees have decided to focus mainly on charities supporting: children in the UK with life changing medical conditions, hospices, education and special needs schools in the UK and recipients of previous grants.
Frognal Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe trust applies income for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees, awarding grants to other charities for people with disabilities, the elderly/ old people, youth, medical research and environmental heritage.
International Society Of Radiographers And Radiological Technologists
Charitable activitiesProvides workshops and education for in health matters and radiation protection where requested throughout the world. Co-operates with United Nations, World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Agency Agency. Organises conferences related to topics in radiography, radiology and ultrasound. Provides grants for relevant research.
Headley Pitt Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social care, Social welfareThe charity provides accommodation for the elderly in ten bungalows or flats. It also provides grants to organisations and individuals. These may be in respect of the Religious Society of Friends, or any charitable objects connected with the town of Ashford in Kent, or to meet expenses of education or or for the relief of poverty.
The Co-Operative Clinical Cancer Therapy Trust Fund
Charitable activities, Health, ResearchThe Lymphoma Research Trust supports research into the treatment of lymphoma. It makes grants to medical researchers at the Lymphoma Trials Office who organise clinical trials to see which treatments are most effective.
The Archer Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking charitable grants, mainly to small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantaged or marginalised people, which are competently managed and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.
Basingstoke West District Scout Council
Associations, Charitable activitiesProviding facilities and support for Scouting in North Hampshire covering West Basingstoke, Oakley and Overton and neighbouring villages. Putting on the biennial Basingstoke Gang Show and involved with and supporting the shop run by Basingstoke Scouting Supplies.
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.