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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.

The Suzy Trust

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

To raise funds to relieve suffering and starvation in third world countries

Latest Income: £14,700
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Third World Foundation For Social And Economic Studies

Economic and community development, Social welfare

The object of the charity is to provide relief from poverty, sickness and advance education among inhabitants of the developing countries.

Latest Income: £13,711
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Lostock Christian Fellowship

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Religious activities, relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, general charitable activities

Latest Income: £11,771
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Greenford Benevolent Fund

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

General charitable purposes.Relief of poverty.Overseas aid/Famine relief.

Latest Income: £2,148
Areas of Operation: Ealing
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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World Orthopaedic Concern UK

Economic and community development, Health

The aim of WOC UK is to educate and train personnel to treat and rehabilitate injured and disabled people in the developing world. Members of the association periodically travel to the countries in need of such help to conduct the programmes. In Cambodia funds are utilised for hospital construction. Current actives are in Ethiopia, Malawi & Ghana.

Latest Income: £73,310
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Stewardship Trust Ripon

Economic and community development, Housing, Saving of lives

To advance the Christian religion in the UK and worldwide and humanitarian work and relief (homelessness, disability, famine relief, education and training, and advancement of health) primarily in overseas countries .

Latest Income: £24,994
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Emmanuel Overseas Projects

Economic and community development, Religion

The Charity was originally founded in 1985 as Emmanuel Community Church. In 2008, the church set up a new charity, and the original charity continued as Emmanuel Overseas Projects. This latter charity is maintained for the purpose of the support of Christian projects and Christian personnel in Third World Countries.

Latest Income: £21,936
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mizpah Trust

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

The Trustees make distributions pro-actively and do not respond to enquiries/requests for funding.The purpose of the Trust is to provide grants to other charities/ voluntary bodies and individuals for general charitable purposes and operating in the following areas; the relief of poverty, overseas aid/ famine relief and the promotion of the Christian religion.

Latest Income: £16,902
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Beacon Trust

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

The Trust continues in being active in Christian agencies working in the developing world, being engaged in work as widely varied as transport, emergency relief aid, education and the support of expatriate staff involved in long term mission and development

Latest Income: £16,464
Areas of Operation: Nepal
Status: Registered
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Church Charity

Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives

We exist for the purpose of organising regular Christian worship in Sweffling and for maintaining the fabric of our historic parish church. We contribute financially to Christian mission in the UK and to overseas aid/famine relief.

Latest Income: £11,751
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Cardiff East Benevolent Fund

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

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDE OVERSEAS AID AND FAMINE RELIEF. ALSO TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. WE ALSO HELP OTHER CHARITIES

Latest Income: £8,329
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Lancaster Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives

General charitable purposes, education and training, overseas aid and famine relief for children, the elderly, the disabled and other charities/voluntary organisations, schools and individuals as decided by the members of Rotary Club of Lancaster under the Trust Deed dated the 6th April 1973.

Latest Income: £3,350
Areas of Operation: Uganda
Status: Registered
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Mount Olivet Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Religion

Children and youth ministry, ministries for widows and aged people, agricultural show witnessing and counselling, support for smaller churches and ministers, teaching and training for Christian workers, and correspondence courses for beginners and adults. Overseas aid, supplying literature. Areas are Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malawi.

Latest Income: £1,394
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Shree Yamuna Mandal Leicester

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

general charitable purposes,relief of poverty,overseas aid,housing,and religious activities.helping young children in need elderly and old people with disabilities of particular ethnic and racial origin

Latest Income: £333
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Aruna And Ambika Paul Foundation

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

The foundation gives grants to further education and to promote the health and wellbeing of young people, mainly in the UK, India and the USA. It also gives humanitarian relief where appropriate, from time to time.

Latest Income: £341,666
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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The Cheruby Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Give aid for crises overseas, and generally help improve welfare of people in developing world and disadvantaged in UK. Support conservation programmes, medical welfare & education of people with learning disabilities.

Latest Income: £206,621
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mutley Foundation

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

The charity's activities are to promote and support health, education and welfare of communities. It also supports humanitarian aid when required. The trustees of the Foundation envisage continuing to support Charities known to them, and as this will absorb its available funds for the forseeable future, the Trustees do not welcome unsolicited applications.

Latest Income: £133,987
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Golden Stable

Economic and community development, Housing

Loans for projects undertaken by other Christian charitiesGrants to Christian work in third world countries.Share of equity in houses of christian workers in high cost areas

Latest Income: £102,493
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Morel Charitable Trust

Arts, Economic and community development

support of the arts, in particular drama, organisations working for improved race relations, inner city projects and third world projects

Latest Income: £59,802
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

101 General Charitable purposes,102 education/Training,105 relief of poverty,106 Overseas aid famine relief, religious activities

Latest Income: £42,159
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Sydney E Franklin Deceased's New Second Charity

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Support Charities involved in the relief of poverty & disability & protection of endangered species. Emphasis is on developing world children, education & communities working towards self sufficiency.Funds distributed annually to smaller organisations with income under GBP200,000.Written applications only, to include, or have weblinks to, most recent audited accounts.Individuals not funded.

Latest Income: £34,096
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Anthony And Deirdre Montagu Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OVERSEAS AID / FAMINE RELIEFARTS / CULTURE / HERITAGE / SCIENCE ANIMALS ECONOMIC / COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / EMPLOYMENTCHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE

Latest Income: £23,992
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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H T And L B Cadbury Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Housing, Religion

The objects of the trust deed are to make grants for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees. In practice, a policy reflecting the interests of the settlers has been implemented, whereby grants are made under the following headings, health, homelessness, Quaker causes/institutions, support groups and third world. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications.

Latest Income: £21,324
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bluarrow Trust

Arts, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Development of personal Skills, active support for foreign aid workers, emergency relief support.

Latest Income: £20,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.