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Economic and community development Charities That specialise in International development

Discover 742 Economic and community development charities that specialise in international development. Use the search below to filter within these results.

742
Charities
£9,914,386,440
Total Income
£963,216
Avg Income
79.4%
Program Ratio

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

Belz Israel Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Education and Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid

Latest Income: £402,078
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Daystar Television Europe

Arts, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Promoting the Christian Faith for the public benefit, providing humanitarian aid and propagating the the Christian Gospel.

Latest Income: £384,999
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Refugee Support Europe

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Humanitarian aid to individuals fleeing violence

Latest Income: £382,738
Areas of Operation: Cyprus
Status: Registered
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The Butterfly Tree

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing

Advance education - pre-school, primary, secondary, further and special education, orphan sponsorship, food security. Supports healthcare - maternity, HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention, funds treatment for sick children. Provides - safe water, sanitation, community houses and sustainable enterprises. Operates - Southern Province, Zambia. Promotes travel philanthropy and responsible tourism.

Latest Income: £380,860
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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Hatzola Ambulance Service Limited

Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives

HATZOLA AMBULANCE SERVICE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION PROVIDING FREE ASSISTANCE AMBULANCE FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. OTHER HUMANITARIAN AID MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED.

Latest Income: £376,086
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Anglican International Development LTD

Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

The Charity's principal activity is that of the advancement of religion, namely to serve Jesus Christ in the church and in the world in a manner faithful to the Holy Scriptures and as his ambassadors in low income communities to bring solutions to poverty and to promote the relevance, truth and authority of the Holy Scriptures in a manner that leads others to trust and serve Jesus Christ.

Latest Income: £373,091
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire Aid Convoy

Economic and community development, Education, Health, Saving of lives, Social care

Provide Humanitarian aid to Schools, Hospitals and Orphanages

Latest Income: £358,517
Areas of Operation: Romania
Status: Registered
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Community Against Poverty Foundation

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

We're an international humanitarian relief and charity organisation focuses on empowering communities to build a brighter future for themselves. Our mission is to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities by helping them eradicate poverty, providing education, and promoting health and welfare. We're committed to making a positive difference in the world and bringing hope to people!

Latest Income: £351,977
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Armenian Ministries

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives

1. Humanitarian aid relief - providing money to destitute families, medical assistance, wood and winter fuel and food2. Sending humanitarian aid relief to Armenia in containers from the UK and elsewhere3 To advance the Christian religion and education by providing children with clubs and also publishing Christian literature

Latest Income: £346,359
Areas of Operation: Armenia
Status: Registered
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Superyacht Charities

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Fund raising via events organised within our industry for donations to charitable causes plus 3rd world relief after disasters.

Latest Income: £343,766
Areas of Operation: Antigua And Barbuda
Status: Registered
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Lightforce International

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Humanitarian Aid and Development Projects

Latest Income: £343,241
Areas of Operation: Various
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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International Aid For The Protection And Welfare Of Animals

Economic and community development

Our aim is to provide protection and improve the welfare of animals in need both through our own projects and in partnership with other charities who share our vision and values

Latest Income: £339,797
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Sodality Of St.peter Claver

Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

Promotion of religion and education together with the relief of poverty and sickness in accordance with the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church. This is done through receipt of donations and legacies which are distributed in third world countries in order to promote healthcare, culture, education and evangelisation.

Latest Income: £333,036
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Spicma

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Religion

SPICMA reaches out to the poorest and most marginalized in the developing world; to be open to the needs of small communities and individuals who neither fulfil the criteria nor have any way of approaching the larger agencies;minimising bureaucracy, and maintaining direct personal links with both recipients and donors; and to minimise administration costs and making use of willing volunteers

Latest Income: £332,452
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Global Humanitarian Relief Foundation (ghrf)

Economic and community development, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare, Society

PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY, ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE. PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEED ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING WATER SANITATION, AND HOUSING.

Latest Income: £328,229
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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B'nai B'rith United Kingdom

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Relief of poverty, religious activities for humanitarian relief worldwide.

Latest Income: £321,460
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Ridley Foundation

Economic and community development, Health, Social welfare

The objective is to provide intra-ocular lens surgery in the cure of cataract blindness to the poor of the Developing World, with the objective of providing the sustainable training of opthalmologists.

Latest Income: £317,772
Areas of Operation: Nepal
Status: Registered
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The Hugh Symons Charitable Trust

Economic and community development

The Trust will have an emphasis towards 3rd World needs and development.

Latest Income: £313,665
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Superintendent Minister's Trust

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

We are the UK HQ of the Free Methodist Church with 25 Churches in GB, 5 in NI, 3 affiliates in England,1 in Eire. In 2016 we furthered our religious and charitable work by operationally, financially, and spiritually supporting new and existing churches in the UK, raising funds/volunteers for international childcare, a missionary hospital in Rwanda, other overseas mission and humanitarian relief .

Latest Income: £308,930
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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One World Media Trust

Economic and community development

ONE WORLD MEDIA'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STRONG VIBRANT AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA THAT EMPOWERS CITIZENS, PROMOTES JUSTICE AND CONTRIBUTES TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF MEDIA PROFESSIONALS, SHOWCASE THE BEST COVERAGE OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH, SUPPORT MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH AND INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKERS BY RUNNING THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND INSPIRING EVENTS.

Latest Income: £308,506
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Percy And Lily Reed Williams Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The charity tends to support charitable projects either very close to home - mainly in mid-Cornwall where these tend to be of a cultural nature - or in the developing world, where we tend to concentrate on the relief of poverty by supporting small-scale community projects.

Latest Income: £302,360
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Refugease

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

We are a small and mighty UK-based NGO that lives to help our war-torn brothers and sisters around the globe. At your service: emergency humanitarian aid, crisis awareness, and education for refugees.

Latest Income: £299,921
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ebenezer Aid Fund

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

Distribution of Humanitarian Aid to poor and needy Jewish people mainly in the Former Soviet Union

Latest Income: £298,502
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Thermosafe Foundation

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Support of humanitarian relief and development projects in China and other countries through partner organisations that meet our accountability and ethical guidelines. Support and management of educational and training programmes worldwide that concur with donors' initiatives.Ethical leadership development and training in cross cultural and high-need locations.

Latest Income: £295,483
Areas of Operation: China
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 742 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?

Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). 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 £9.9bn 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 79.4%. 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 £963k. 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.