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

Discover 1,152 Economic and community development charities that specialise in rural and farming areas. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,152
Charities
£3,952,035,051
Total Income
£1,366,540
Avg Income
87.3%
Program Ratio

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

Petersfield And District Beekeepers Association

Economic and community development

We are a locally based Association interested in the craft of bee-keeping. We train new & improving beekeepers in the wellbeing of bees & the production of quality hive products & promote the importance of bees & the conservation of bee-forage plants to the public. We meet regularly, attend country shows, collect swarms when necessary and aid pollination in our farming community.

Latest Income: £6,124
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Clynderwen Community Hall

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities

Community meetings for groups ie Senior Citizens, Young Farmers Club WI etc

Latest Income: £6,122
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Kempston Central Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Society

Undertake activities to enable women interested in issues associated with rural life to improve their education in citizenship, public questions, music, culture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare and to improve rural life.

Latest Income: £6,017
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Leighton Buzzard Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Society

Undertake activities to enable women interested in issues associated with rural life, to improve their education in citizenship, public questions, music, culture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare and to improve rural life.

Latest Income: £6,016
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Alexia Wilson Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To make grants to individuals/families to alleviate poverty, help hardship cases, support families in the old Dunmow Rural District Council area, (now mainly southern area of Uttlesford District Council).

Latest Income: £5,957
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Bicton Overseas Agricultural Trust

Economic and community development, Education

Provides advice, training and other assistance to farmers and their immediate trainers and advisers in developing countries, also runs courses on college administration in Devon and overseas for foreign nationals of developing countries.

Latest Income: £5,859
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Moulton Evening Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

To enable women to take an effective part in rural life and development.

Latest Income: £5,819
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Troedrhiwdalar Young Farmers'club

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Troedrhiwdalar YFC is open to all young people age 10 to 26 years of age. The programme includes; training, community projects, rural crafts, sport, drama and much more.

Latest Income: £5,685
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Silverdale Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

To enable women to take an effective part in rural life and development.

Latest Income: £5,684
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Aspatria Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Organisation run by and for young people aged 10 to 26 years.

Latest Income: £5,678
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Colebrooke Village Hall

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Fundraising, maintaining, organising and managing the Colebrooke Parish Hall and the activities held therein to provide for and accommodate community events and pastimes, and a recreational facility for the inhabitants, young and old, of the villages of Colebrooke, Coleford and Penstone and their rural environs.

Latest Income: £5,668
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Newholm Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities

Sewing Groups, Young Farmers, Parish Council Meetings and private children's parties.

Latest Income: £5,655
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Radlett Society And Green Belt Association

Economic and community development, Facilities

To improve, protect and preserve for the benefit of the public the countryside, the village of Radlett and the country and green belt around Radlett. To stimulate public interest, to promote high standards of planning and architecture and to secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area of benefit.

Latest Income: £5,645
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Southminster And District Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure

Education and development of young people through a variety of activities and competitions including public speaking, stock judging, cookery and sports. 10 clubs across the county organise their own weekly meeting. Emphasis on social, fundraising and travel opportunities too.

Latest Income: £5,623
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway Historic Vehicles Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

The preservation and restoration of rolling stock and associated equipment from narrow-gauge military, industrial and agricultural railways.

Latest Income: £5,583
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Gipping Valley Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development

Junior Young Farmers Club

Latest Income: £5,530
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Tredegar Memorial Trust

Economic and community development

Charitable donations for the benefit of individuals or organisations in the City of Newport or County of Monmouthshire in particular (but not exclusively) those engaged in agriculture

Latest Income: £5,514
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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Dean Rise Womens Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

To enable women to take an effective part in rural life and development

Latest Income: £5,485
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Clwb Ffermwyr Ieuainc Llangybi

Economic and community development

Clwb Ffermwyr Ifanc sydd yn cynnig ystod eang o weithgareddau

Latest Income: £5,435
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Tibberton And Taynton Womens Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Serving women in (rural) communities

Latest Income: £5,415
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Holy Cross Primary School

Associations, Economic and community development, Education

Friends of a small rural school in Norfolk

Latest Income: £5,411
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Catterick Young Farmers' Club

Economic and community development

Weekly club meetings both educational and social

Latest Income: £5,373
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Acton Scott Village Hall

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

Provides a meeting place for leisure activities in a rural community.

Latest Income: £5,369
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Sidford Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Research, Society

To enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, including arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £5,369
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Bainton And District Young Farmers' Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION RAISING AWARENESS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE

Latest Income: £5,321
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
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 1,152 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?

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

Rural-and-farming-areas economic and community development charities reported a combined annual income of £4.0bn 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 87.3%. 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 £1.4m. 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.