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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.

Presteigne Young Farmers' Club

Economic and community development, Social welfare

All types of competitions, organise social events, and many many more activities

Latest Income: £2,032
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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The Ringstead Gift

Economic and community development

27 acres of land. Approx 21 acres being let to an agricultural tenant and 6 acres approx being let to individual allotment tenants

Latest Income: £2,027
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Teme Valley Radnor Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Holds all sorts of competions, activities, training and social events

Latest Income: £2,025
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Chaplaincy For Agriculture And Rural Life

Economic and community development, Religion

Support to the Agricultural and Rural Community in The Diocese of Worcester

Latest Income: £2,000
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Gisburn And District Young Farmers' Clubs

Economic and community development

Weekly club meetings both educational and social

Latest Income: £1,985
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Bridgwater And District Civic Society

Economic and community development

The Bridgwater & District Civic Society's Objects are To stimulate public interest in the borough and rural district of Bridgwater To promote high standards of planning and architecture To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest Its activities include research, planning, meetings and visits.

Latest Income: £1,970
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Great Tey Women's Institute

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

The main purposes of the Women's Institute Organisation are to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £1,945
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Cynwyl Elfed Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Youth Organisation

Latest Income: £1,942
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Northamptonshire Museum LTD

Economic and community development, Heritage

Building a rural heritage and education centre in Northamptonshire

Latest Income: £1,939
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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A B Lucas Memorial Award

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

for promoting improvement in English Dairy Farming for breeding, management and milk produce of British holstein Cattle, awarded to young people living in Cornwall, Devon Dorset & Somerset for the study of griculture. ?500 was given to the Devon Young Breeders.

Latest Income: £1,936
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Pennard Women's Institute

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

To improve and develop conditions for women in both rural and urban communities and advance the education of women in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects; also to secure instruction and training in of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare. To promote sustainable development by education.

Latest Income: £1,929
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Llanrhaeadr And District Agricultural Society

Economic and community development

Organise a local village show on an annual basis.

Latest Income: £1,920
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Cycling History And Educational Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

These are provided each year in the Annual Report submitted with the Charity's Accounts .

Latest Income: £1,919
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Berkeley Womens Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health

Talks and Competions. Entry into local Agricultural Show. Craft Classes, Scrabble and Skittles participation. Gives help with the local hospital fete.

Latest Income: £1,908
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Moss Side Women's Institute

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

The purposes of the W I organisation are to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, arts, crafts and sciences , to improve & develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national & international, in music, drama other cultural subjects & in all branches of health and social welfare.

Latest Income: £1,882
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Belton Poor's Allotment

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Rent received from an area of arable land distributed annually to the parishioners of Belton and Browston upon application.

Latest Income: £1,839
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Laxton Visitor Centre Trust

Economic and community development

To preserve and educate about Englands last remaining example of a working village operating the Open Field system of farming.

Latest Income: £1,825
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Whitchurch Relief In Need Charity

Economic and community development, Social welfare

TO RELEIVE INDIVIDUAL PERSONS IN THE PARISH OF WIRSALL IN CHESHIRE AND THE PARISHES OF WHITCHURCH URBAN AND RURAL SHROPSHIRE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS

Latest Income: £1,822
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Ampthill 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 improvetheir education in citizenship, public questions, music, culture, handicrafts, home economics,health and social welfare and to improve rural life

Latest Income: £1,815
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Kinnerton And Ednol Parish Hall

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

It provides a meeting place for the local community, as well as accomodating the WI, lectures, parties, church functions any other activities such as keep fit and 'Young Farmers' meetings

Latest Income: £1,810
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Carlisle And District Young Farmers' Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Youth group for persons aged 10 - 26 years of age within the rural area surrounding Carlisle.

Latest Income: £1,804
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Rural Theology Association

Economic and community development, Religion

Aims: To study the gospel and develop theology in a rural setting; to raise awareness of the nature of rural ministry, worship and mission in the world at large; to discover ways of living in the countryside which embody a Christian response to the world.

Latest Income: £1,797
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wareham And Purbeck Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

youth club for members aged between 10 and 28 years, including farming activities and sportsevents between other yfc's

Latest Income: £1,778
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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West Midlands Area Committee Of The National Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Economic and community development

Education and social welfare of young members of the public, and coordination of activities of Young Farmers Clubs in the West Midlands area.

Latest Income: £1,750
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Longfield Womens Institute

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

The main purposes of the W.I Organisation are to enable women who are interested in issues associated with rural life, arts and crafts, improve conditions, advance education in citizenship in public questions - national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health & social welfare, and to put in practice those ideals.

Latest Income: £1,750
Areas of Operation: England
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.