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Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Rural and farming areas

Discover 2,496 Economic and community development charities that specialise in rural and farming areas. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,496
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.

Suffolk Agricultural Association

Economic and community development, Research

To promote and encourage the advancement and improvement of agriculture through development of skills,techniques or research,the dissemination of such and research both as to the methods of husbandry and use of science and the use and development of agricultural implements and machinery.

Latest Income: £3,531,625
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Zane: Zimbabwe A National Emergency

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

- The provision of food, medicine and support to pensioners, including WW2 and other Commonwealth veterans and their widows. ZANE works in partnership with RCEL.- Small scale community education, training and farming projects in impoverished communities.- Health programmes: clubfoot correction, hearing aids, prosthetic limbs for mine victims.

Latest Income: £3,431,816
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association

Economic and community development

The staging of the annual Royal Cornwall Show, the running of the Royal Cornwall Events Centre and the promotion of agriculture and food production.

Latest Income: £3,427,259
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Newark And Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society

Economic and community development, Housing

The promotion of agriculture and related industries via the Nottinghamshire County , Midlands Machinery and Newark Vintage Tractor Shows. Home to Notts YFC, Long Service medals, the loan of equipment to related organisations, and local shows' conference. Grants for Nottinghamshire agricultural machinery apprentices and students, educational sponsorship. Venue hire through a Trading Company.

Latest Income: £3,377,000
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Conserve Global

Economic and community development, Environment

Engagement and support in conservation management to formal protected areas and community-based conservation areas in Africa to protect wildlife, habitats and ecosystem integrity whilst unlocking economic opportunities and value for local rural communities.

Latest Income: £3,342,236
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Arvon Foundation

Economic and community development, Education, Housing

We run a year-round programme of creative writing courses at three rural writing houses and also online, offering expert tuition from established writers in all forms of published writing to people from all backgrounds and experience. We run mentoring and other creative writing projects and a grant scheme to enable open access to our courses, and provide dedicated facilities for writers' retreats.

Latest Income: £3,261,172
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To provide accessable transport for those who are elderly, infirm, disabled, poor, live in isolated areas without access to public transport or people with young children, within the Surrey, Sussex, Kent areas.

Latest Income: £3,254,665
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Linking Environment And Farming

Economic and community development, Environment

The Charity's objects are in the United Kingdom to promote and improve agriculture and raise standards of practice in farm management for the public benefit by the promotion and advancement of the education of farmers and the general public concerning methods of farm management which conserve and enhance the fabric and wildlife of the countryside.

Latest Income: £3,249,610
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sturts Community Trust

Economic and community development, Research

A community for living and working together. A community to support and care for each other.Sturts Farm is a community working in education, care and support, agriculture, and the arts. Out of respect for the unique individuality of each human being, as inspired by the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, it fosters social and cultural renewal through mutual support and community building.

Latest Income: £3,208,506
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Paddington Development Trust

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

The promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular within the Greater London area) by way of all or any of the following means: relief of poverty and unemplyement; the advancement of education, training or retraining; providing unemployed people with work experience; creation and improvement of businesses.

Latest Income: £3,190,042
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Torbay Coast And Countryside Trust

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Environment, Leisure

Dedicated to conservation of natural environment of Torbay, provision of recreational facilities and environmental education. We manage 1700 acres of land, run a busy countryside events programme, lead school visits, helped by a substantial team of volunteers, carry out habitat management tasks, wildlife surveys and community involvement projects and advise other land managers on good practice.

Latest Income: £3,116,329
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Jamma International

Economic and community development, Environment

The charitable activities are focussed on the Khomani San in Kalahari, conservation agriculture in Namibia, wildlife conservation in southern Africa and financial support to various UK registered charities in the fields of international conservation and/ or community development.

Latest Income: £3,097,144
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tall Stories Theatre Company Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

To advance education for public benefit through theatre productions. A number of imaginative productions are put on each year coupled with educational programmes related to the shows. Aimed at children but for adults as well. Tour in a number of places including commuity and rural venues and schools

Latest Income: £2,945,627
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire Agricultural Society

Economic and community development, Environment

Hold an annual Agricultural Show. Raise awareness and activate and respond to climate change amongst the whole community through the Epic project. Develop and maintain links with the educational sector to encourage participation and increased knowledge within the community, develop and maintain links with regional food producers, develop and maintain links within the community.

Latest Income: £2,925,278
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Devon County Agricultural Association

Economic and community development

The objects of the Association are the advancement of agriculture in the County of Devon and the encouragement of education and knowledge of agriculture and country pursuits. These objects are particularly fostered by the promotion of the annual Devon County Show.

Latest Income: £2,887,357
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Lawes Agricultural Trust

Economic and community development, Research

The promotion of original investigation and research for the advancement of the science of agriculture

Latest Income: £2,862,908
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Uptime Catalyst Facility

Economic and community development

The Uptime Catalyst Facility disburses results-based funding to rural water services providers in developing countries.

Latest Income: £2,802,214
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ripple Africa

Economic and community development, Social welfare

We aim to help rural Malawians sustainably manage their natural resources through large scale tree planting, forest conservation and fuel efficient cookstove projects.We relieve poverty and improve food security through community led fisheries management in Lake Malawi and improved agricultural practices.We aim to improve education and healthcare standards near our Malawi base at Mwaya.

Latest Income: £2,774,619
Areas of Operation: Malawi
Status: Registered
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Farms For City Children Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

Farms for City Children offers children from urban areas all over the country a unique opportunity to spend a week living and working together on a real farm in the heart of the countryside. The charity operates on three farms: in Devon, Gloucestershire and Pembrokeshire. The children visit as a school group, with their teachers and get involved as a team in all aspects of running a working farm.

Latest Income: £2,703,549
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sustain: The Alliance For Better Food & Farming

Economic and community development

Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. We represent around 100 national public interest organisations, and are independent from the agri-food industry.

Latest Income: £2,662,451
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Lake District Calvert Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

The Lake District Calvert Trust aim to enable people with disabilities, together with their families and friends, to achieve their potential through the challenge of outdoor adventure in the countryside.

Latest Income: £2,625,149
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Stc Research Foundation

Economic and community development, Education

Working with primary schools in the area to help them understand food production and increase consumption of fruit and vegetables. Holding free open days for the public to reconnect them with farming and countryside. Hosting visits from HE and FE colleges and holding technology transfer events for farmers and growers. Working with public sector organisations on health projects.

Latest Income: £2,468,006
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Kent County Agricultural Society

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

The holding of an annual show for the exhibition of livestock, farm & horticultural produce, machinery & other things pertaining to agriculture.The encouragement of rural education & the improvement of agriculture generally through the provision of awards and financial help to students.Raising awareness of agriculture to school children via school visits and the Living Land show.

Latest Income: £2,449,207
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Liz And Terry Bramall Foundation

Economic and community development, Religion

The charity supports, through grants, charitable organisations which promote Christian faith in accordance with the beliefs of the Church of England; promotes urban or rural regeneration in areas of social/economic deprivation for the benefit of the public, enhances the lives of those with illness;the advancement of health for public benefit;promotes the arts and promotes the advance of education.

Latest Income: £2,432,810
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The South Of England Agricultural Society

Economic and community development

Promotion of Agricultural Education

Latest Income: £2,420,743
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many rural-and-farming-areas economic and community development charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,496 registered rural-and-farming-areas 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 rural-and-farming-areas 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 rural-and-farming-areas economic and community development charities?

Rural-and-farming-areas 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 rural-and-farming-areas economic and community development charities?

Across all rural-and-farming-areas 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 rural-and-farming-areas economic and community development charities?

Rural-and-farming-areas 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.