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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.

4th Thames Ditton Ajax Sea Scouts

Associations, Charitable activities

Sea Scouting activities in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association.

Latest Income: £103,870
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Chipping Sodbury Endowed School Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

THE CHARITY AWARDS GRANTS TO STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL FOR MORE THAN TWO ACADEMIC YEARS AND WHO ARE IN FULL TIME EDUCATION BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18YRS AND 25YRSIT ALSO AWARDS MONIES TO CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL FOR ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE LEA

Latest Income: £103,807
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Handsworth Area Community Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Make grants to non-profit making organisations within the civil parish of Handsworth, Sheffield.

Latest Income: £103,385
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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1st Hartford Scout Group

Associations, Charitable activities

A scout group registered with and governed by policy, organisation and rules of Scout Association. The beaver, cub, scout sections plan and execute annual programme of creative activity to meet the purpose of scouting.

Latest Income: £103,357
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Nottinghamshire Federation Of Womens Institutes

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.

Latest Income: £103,332
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Cecil King Memorial Foundation

Charitable activities

The trustees identify projects and approach organisations they wish to support. The Foundation does not make grants to people or organisations who apply speculatively.

Latest Income: £103,212
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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G F S Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to provide financial support to places of worship and those involved in the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ

Latest Income: £102,532
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mcalpine Educational Endowments LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The principal activity and charitable objective of the company is and will continue to be to provide grants to individual children for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £102,530
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Housing Bursary Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Housing

Makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £102,178
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Horse Rescue Fund

Animals, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing

The Horse Rescue Fund aims to prevent and relieve cruelty to horses, ponies and donkeys, to protect them from unnecessary suffering and to advance the education of the public in their proper care and treatment. To this end we rescue any neglected or badly treated equines, restore them to full health and carry out all necessary rehabilitation to enable us to place them on loan in approved homes.

Latest Income: £102,014
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Ridings Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education

Care & early years education of children aged Two to Five years from the local and surrounding area of the setting. The charity raises funds form fund raising activities and makes applications for small grants to support the maintenance of the premises and provide quality resources for the children and families who access this service.

Latest Income: £102,000
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Hastings Area Community Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The provision of accommodation for charities and other organisations and providing an administration service to other grant making bodies. Also making Grants to individuals in line with the Charity's objects.

Latest Income: £101,800
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Allerdale Disability Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Information service giving advice and support on any disability related issue to people with disabilities, their families and carers. A large proportion of the work involves assisting people to complete welfare benefit forms. Drop In Centre for physically disabled adults and their carers, providing social and learning opportunities.

Latest Income: £101,709
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Farrer And Co Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The main purpose of the Trust is to apply income for the benefit of such charitable bodies or for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall decide. The Trustees do not make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £101,509
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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May Hearnshaw Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Wholly or mainly for the inhabitants of the United Kingdom. It is the policy of the trustees to support either national charities or charities working principally in the South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, East Lancashire and Cheshire areas.

Latest Income: £101,365
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Houghton Trust Limited

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £101,301
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Warwick District U3a

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE NO LONGER IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES TO THIS END.

Latest Income: £101,144
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Freshgate Trust Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

A grant making charity established in 1941 by Harry Brearley, the discoverer of stainless steel.The Trustees policy is to meet the objectives whilst giving priority to organisations within South Yorkshire in the following spheres: Education (including Travel & Training);Heritage, Restoration & Environment; Music & The Arts; Recreation (including Holidays & Sport; Welfare, Health & Social Care.

Latest Income: £101,008
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lionel Wigram Memorial Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to charitable bodies for such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine

Latest Income: £100,949
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Gemiluth Chesed And Brides Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to brides and poor families.

Latest Income: £100,281
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Beth Johnson Endowment

Charitable activities

Endowment fund grant giving to associated charity Beth Johnson Foundation

Latest Income: £100,263
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Mrs Wingfield's Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity's objective is to provide funds for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees.The charity does not accept unsolicited requests for grants or help with further, higher or private education fees.

Latest Income: £100,066
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Theatre Design Course Limited

Arts, Charitable activities

The advancement of public education in design in all the performing arts.

Latest Income: £100,033
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wogen Anniversary Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to registered charities, organisations with charitable objects which are exempt from the requirement for charitable registration and which are based in the U.K., and other charitable causes.

Latest Income: £100,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Leukaemia Cancer Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing

RECRUIT BONE MARROW DONORS, HOME AND HOSPITAL VISITS, ON HOUSE COUNSELLING,TELEPHONE HELP LINE,CANCER INFORMATION AND TRANSLATIONS, ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS LONG TERM ILLNESS. SUCH AS LEUKAEMIA,EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT LEUKAEMIA. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO LEUKAEMIA AND OTHER BONE MARROW DISEASES..

Latest Income: £99,925
Areas of Operation: London
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.