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Charity and VCS support Charities

Discover 5,764 Charity and VCS support charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

5,764
Charities
£1,937,796,555
Total Income
£315,602
Avg Income
82.8%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The British Red Cross Society

Charity and VCS support, Housing, Saving of lives

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives.

Latest Income: £287,100,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Alzheimer's Society

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Research, Social care, Social welfare

Alzheimer's Society staff and volunteers provide services to people affected by dementia, including day care and home care, support and befriending services across England, Wales, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. We provide information and training, and every year we invest in research. We campaign for the rights of people with dementia and those who care for them.

Latest Income: £143,833,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cats Protection

Animals, Charity and VCS support

Homing, neutering and the provision of information. Cats Protection operates through a network of around 250 volunteer led branches throughout the United Kingdom. We are also registered with OSCR. In addition to the branch network we have 32 purpose built cat adoption centres. Branches and adoption centres work side by side to deliver cat work.

Latest Income: £96,902,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Jewish Care

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion

Jewish Care cares for people in the Jewish community. We give care & support to older people,Holocaust survivors,people with physical & sensory disabilities & with mental health needs. We offer support groups,run leadership & activity programmes for young people. Our staff & volunteers support thousands of people a week. Everything is guided by our Jewish values, warmth,kindness,honesty & respect.

Latest Income: £81,837,000
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Charities Trust

Charity and VCS support

Charities Trust works with organisations, individuals and other charities to increase charitable giving with particular emphasis on tax effective donations. It does this by providing donation management services including payroll giving, online and offline sponsorship facilities and processing of donations for charity appeals.

Latest Income: £74,377,771
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Charity Projects

Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social welfare

The principal activities of Comic Relief, the operating name of the charity, are to raise funds and awareness, and to distribute money in the form of grants and social investments for specific charitable purposes, in support of our vision of a just world free from poverty and our mission of driving change through the power of entertainment.

Latest Income: £51,139,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Voluntary Service

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity delivers practical support through the power of volunteering so that older people can get more out of life and aims to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in various sections of the community, primarily in the UK, by the provision of various services for individuals and such other purposes for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £41,481,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Turn2us

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Helping eligible residents of the UK who live in poverty by means of regular financial allowances, grants and advice from dedicated case workers and volunteers.Turn2us website and helpline service is also provided to help anybody living in poverty in the UK to access the funds they are entitled to as regards state benefits and financial support from benevolent charities.

Latest Income: £39,239,748
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wales Council For Voluntary Action

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

WCVA is the national membership organisation for voluntary organisations in Wales. WCVA promotes volunteering, good governance, sustainability and engagement by providing information, training, advice and support to charities, voluntary and community groups & social enterprises. WCVA manages several grant & loan schemes.

Latest Income: £36,614,642
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Weizmann Institute Foundation

Charity and VCS support, Research

Weizmann UK raises funds for and awareness of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Latest Income: £35,517,649
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Brendoncare Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Brendoncare's purpose is to support older people, and its principal activities are the development and management of care centres (of which it currently has ten), and volunteer-led friendship and well-being clubs (of which it currently has over 60), situated in the South of England.

Latest Income: £27,848,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Adferiad Recovery Limited

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health

Adferiad 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.

Latest Income: £27,771,116
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Samaritans

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Crime and Justice, Education, Health

Samaritans is the coordinating body for the 201 Samaritans branches located across the UK and Ireland. Samaritans provides a safe place for people to talk, round the clock, every single day of the year. People can get in touch by phone, letter or by visiting a branch. Volunteers also do outreach work, for example, at festivals, prisons, hospitals and schools.

Latest Income: £27,517,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Vso

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

VSO IS THE WORLD'S LEADING INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WORKING FOR CHANGE THROUGH VOLUNTEERS. VSO BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE SKILLS, CREATIVITY AND LEARNING TO BUILD A FAIRER WORLD. VSO HAS PROGRAMMES IN OVER TWENTY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOCUSING ON DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THREE THEMATIC AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SECURE LIVELIHOODS.

Latest Income: £24,673,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Jnf Charitable Trust

Charity and VCS support

JNF UK is an organisation raising funds for environmental and humanitarian causes in Israel.

Latest Income: £21,561,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Princess Alice Hospice

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health

As specialists in end of life care, our primary objective is the care and support of our patients, their families and their friends. This takes place in both our extensive community and within our purpose built hospice. Education and research are important secondary objectives in our work, and like our patient care they are supported through our fundraising activities and our high street shops.

Latest Income: £19,097,555
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Voluntary Service Council

Charity and VCS support

BVSC is the leading voluntary sector support body in Birmingham, committed to ensuring that voluntary action can thrive and make a positive difference for everyone in Birmingham. BVSC provides voluntary sector and volunteering support services, a range of VCS-led social impact programmes, community space and building facilities and consultancy, advice and training for our members and partners.

Latest Income: £16,971,418
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Charity and VCS support, Environment

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust works for a Yorkshire rich in wildlife, valued and enjoyed by people. Through the support of our members and volunteers we remain a local charity working for local communities and wildlife.

Latest Income: £16,560,076
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Point North Community Foundation

Charity and VCS support

County Durham Community Foundation promotes lasting charitable giving, by bringing together donors with their chosen causes, through well targeted grants that make a genuine difference to the lives of local people within the communities of County Durham & Darlington.

Latest Income: £16,093,279
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Frontline AIDS

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Health

Frontline AIDS is the new name of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The charity is the UK-based secretariat of a global partnership of national organisations working to support community action on HIV and AIDS. National partners and local community groups are supported by technical expertise, policy work and fundraising carried out at the secretariat and across the global partnership.

Latest Income: £15,993,453
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Gemma's Hospice

Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfare

The palliative care, treatment or relief of people with active,progressive and advanced illness without regard to their means, culture, faith or belief .The relief of those who have experienced loss and bereavement through the provision of counselling, advice and support. The provision of education and training for professionals and volunteers engaged in palliative care.

Latest Income: £15,672,484
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The United Kingdom Islamic Mission

Charity and VCS support, Religion, Saving of lives

The charity's activities include raising funds for all disasters, human sufferings, human needs, for educational purposes and to provide centers for worship.

Latest Income: £14,606,087
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Local Solutions

Charity and VCS support, Social care, Social welfare

The provision of services in the following fields: Homecare, Shopmobility, Training , Welfare Rights, Supported Accommodation, Support for the disabled, Carers Support, Liverpool Watersports Centre, Mobex, Domestic Violence Service, Conference Facilities

Latest Income: £14,598,037
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Combat Stress

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health

The Charity provides relief of need and advancement of health of veterans and others in the Armed Forces Network, which includes members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (and regular reserves, volunteer reserves, and sponsored reserves of these bodies), and their families, dependents and support network, who have or have had mental health issues.

Latest Income: £14,100,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Salesians Of Don Bosco UK

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Housing

The Salesians of Don Bosco UK work for young people through the provision of schools, youth chaplaincies, a residential youth retreat centre, parishes, youth centres and volunteering opportunities for young adults at home and abroad. We use our international links with Salesians working in the developing world to promote international solidarity in our schools, parishes and works.

Latest Income: £13,472,416
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many charity and vcs support charities are there in the UK?

There are 5,764 registered charity and vcs support charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the charity and vcs support charities by income?

The British Red Cross Society is the largest by latest reported annual income (£287.1m). 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 charity and vcs support charities?

Charity and vcs support charities reported a combined annual income of £1.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for charity and vcs support charities?

Across all charity and vcs support charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 82.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of charity and vcs support charities?

Charity and vcs support charities have an average annual income of £316k. 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.