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Economic and community development Charities That specialise in International development

Discover 97 Economic and community development charities that specialise in international development. Use the search below to filter within these results.

97
Charities
£3,847,430,462
Total Income
£1,489,520
Avg Income
87.0%
Program Ratio

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

Rotary Club Of Consett Charity Fund

Associations, Economic and community development

Rotary Club of Consett gives donations to organisations, individuals, groups and other charities in the local area. We help all ages for purposes of education, training, medical support and overseas aid.

Latest Income: £45,981
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Roman Catholic Purposes In Connexion With The Missionary Convent Of The Holy Rosary

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Religion, Social welfare

General Charitable purposes including missionary and Educational / training.The congregation is also involved in Nursing and Medical care, overseas aid, relief of poverty as well as religious activities.

Latest Income: £40,138
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Susila Dharma Britain

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfare

Fundraising and publicity for projects of members of the World Subud Association, which relieve poverty and sickness, advance education and promote environmental sustainability or any other social and humanitarian development anywhere in the world.

Latest Income: £38,952
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Reading Abbey Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Donations to individuals and local charities - occasionally to national charities. Service in the community. Specific assistance to overseas projects (Third World).

Latest Income: £27,317
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Farnham Benevolent Fund

Associations, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The charity supports local and international charitable objectives. This includes: support to international disasters and emergencies, eg. tsunamis, earthquakes: general humanitarian support, eg. distribution of medical equipment in the third world; support to local hospices, hospitals and disabled institutions and support to needy individuals.

Latest Income: £26,377
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Saltwell Will Trust (research Branch)

Economic and community development, Health

Income used to aid research work in connection with and the cure and prevention of cancer, rheumatism, malaria and morbid conditions of the prostate gland.

Latest Income: £24,604
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Bulgaria

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Friends of Bulgaria provides humanitarian aid to Bulgaria focusing on improving the quality of life of disadvantaged children and young people through fund-raising raising initiatives and events. Financial grants are awarded by the Committee to Bulgarian NGOs and institutions on the basis of project proposals.

Latest Income: £13,399
Areas of Operation: Bulgaria
Status: Registered
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Caterham Overseas Aid Trust

Economic and community development, Social welfare

In our own small way Caterham Overseas Aid Trust are committed to help the two thirds of the desperately poor people in Third World countries help themselves. By way of recognised NGOs working on the ground, such as Self Help Africa and Practical Action and other small charities, we finance projects which will enable local self-help and development of individuals. We give NO aid handouts.

Latest Income: £12,788
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Newhaven Peacehaven And Seaford Lions Club Charity Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To raise money from the local community by holding fundraising events. To finance and run a minibus adapted for the disabled and seniors. To assist local organisations and individuals with donations. To support Lions International Programme in supporting major, national and international relief for incidents and to include both nationally and internationally Sightsavers and Water aid.

Latest Income: £11,563
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Northampton Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Sponsoring and managing events, arranging collections and receiving donations for fund raising. Making donations in cash or kind, activities for disadvantaged young and old people, educational events for young people of all abilities, educational links with overseas students, helping to sponsor international aid projects where needed. Managing 4 'in-house' trusts.

Latest Income: £11,437
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Lady Peel Legacy Trust

Economic and community development, Religion

The Trust makes annual awards to projects that strengthen a catholic understanding of Christianity in the Church of England. It also gives grants that support the church in the developing world.

Latest Income: £8,497
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Council Of Manchester And Salford Jews Charitable Trust

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

The Charity deals with general charitable purposes. In particular we promote education/training, relief of poverty, overseas aid and famine relief, religious activities. We help children/young people, elderly/old people, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities/voluntary bodies. In general we carry out the above by making grants available to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £7,202
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Macclesfield And District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

General Charitable PurposesMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine relief/Disaster reliefHelp Children/Young people, elderly, disabled and groups by making grants.

Latest Income: £7,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Newport Pagnell Trust Fund

Associations, Economic and community development

The charity supports local charities operating in health and welfare. Also individuals, mainly teenagers and young adults, in their personal development. It also supports international charity work in the third world and the Rotary Foundation.

Latest Income: £5,403
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of St Marylebone Trust Fund

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

Help towards poverty, disaster area, health, eduation, help youth and senior citizens, grants to Organisations, Overseas aid, Economic Community Development, Education training etc

Latest Income: £4,701
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Jacobs Well Appeal

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives

WE ARE A CHRISTIAN CHARITY THAT RAISES FUNDS AND COLLECTS SUPPLIES, OFTEN RECYCLED, TO SEND ABROAD, GIVING VOLUNTEERS NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES.1) IN W. AFRICA WE ARE SUPPORTING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP SERVICES. 2) IN MOLDOVA, UKRAINE, AFGHANISTAN AND KENYA AND DISASTER AREAS WE SUPPLY HUMANITARIAN AID 3) WE PROVIDE REHABILITATION HOUSING IN ROMANIA

Latest Income: £2,341
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Allan And Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The trustees award grants to UK registered charities, supporting educational projects, the promotion of world peace and overseas development.

Latest Income: £613,947
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Survive - Miva

Economic and community development, Religion

SURVIVE-MIVA funds essential transport for outreach programmes in the developing world.

Latest Income: £561,716
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Adelphi Genetics Forum

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Learned Society. Membership organisation. Education. Medical/health/sickness. Relief of poverty. Overseas aid.

Latest Income: £134,851
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Haggai Advanced Leadership Training Limited

Economic and community development

To advance the Christian Faith and train men and women from the developing world as Christian leaders, evangelists and teachers.

Latest Income: £74,296
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Mothers Union (diocese Of Durham Branch)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Parish support. Short breaks for those in difficult circumstances, support for women prisoners and families, school children in deprived area, womens refuge. Blankets, baby clothes, toilet bags to hospitals, support members overseas, literacy, development, health education, famine relief.

Latest Income: £57,707
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Medical Mission (evangelical Church)

Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Relief of poverty. Religious activities. Overseas aid / famine relief.

Latest Income: £56,499
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Dci Foundation

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Training without walls, frontiers or fees for leaders mainly in the developing world with project development and micro-enterprise for the poor.

Latest Income: £53,159
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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One World Group Oxted

Arts, Economic and community development, Education, Health

AIDS EDUCATION, BOOKS, SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT, AGRICULTURE PROJECTS, WELLS,SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

Latest Income: £44,314
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Mark's Overseas Aid Trust

Economic and community development

We raise and distribute funds to carefully selected development projects in the developing world. We also organise educational events locally, often hosting talks by people who have been working on projects we have supported.

Latest Income: £16,008
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many international-development economic and community development charities are there in the UK?

There are 97 registered international-development economic and community development charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the international-development economic and community development charities by income?

Barnardo's is the largest by latest reported annual income (£340.3m). 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 international-development economic and community development charities?

International-development economic and community development charities reported a combined annual income of £3.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for international-development economic and community development charities?

Across all international-development economic and community development charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 87.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of international-development economic and community development charities?

International-development economic and community development charities have an average annual income of £1.5m. 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.