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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.

Keddington Poor

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Collection of rent from agricultural fields. The income is used to aid needy people in Keddington, or to make occasional donations to charities.

Latest Income: £290
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Bridgnorth Civic Society

Economic and community development, Environment, Heritage

To promote and organise such activities as may be necessary for the preservation and improvement of the character and amenities of Bridgnorth, its riverside, and the town's rural surroundings including buildings, monuments, natural features and other features of historical, architectural or scenic interest.

Latest Income: £281
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Town Lands

Economic and community development, Facilities

Provision of allotment, market garden and agricultural land.

Latest Income: £270
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Kayler Travel Award Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Giving of grants to young people to travel abroad to experience different forms of agricultural practice.

Latest Income: £266
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Pinder's Land

Economic and community development, Religion

Looking after agricultural land in village on behalf of parish church and parish council.

Latest Income: £265
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Holstein Friesian Breeders Club

Economic and community development

The promotion of Agriculture by the encouragement, promotion and improvement of the breeding of Holstein Friesian Cattle in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland with particular reference to Norfolk

Latest Income: £248
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Surrey County Agricultural Society

Animals, Arts, Economic and community development

The encouragement of agriculture and agricultural employees in their various crafts and to promote good farming, breeding and rearing livestock and horses. This is put into practice by organising annual Farms Competitions, a Ploughing Match and Country Fair, Agricultural Machinery Demonstrations and Long Service Awards and the annual Surrey County Show.

Latest Income: £223
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Escrick And District Young Farmers Club

Economic and community development

Weekly club meetings booth educational and social

Latest Income: £210
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Severn Group Committee Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

Rural youth movement for young people aged between: 10 and 26 years, involving Educational Skills, Social, Sports & Competitions.

Latest Income: £207
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Joseph Clarey

Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfare

The Joseph Clarey Charity incorporating the St peter Toynton Relief in need Charity. Toynton relief in need charity has been merged into The Joseph Clarey charity. Toynton relief in need owns and consists of 2 parcels of land, The poor Close Meadow and the Poor Close Arable which it rents on an annual basis. The money raised is distributed to poor and needy individuals, who live in the village.

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Idris Davies Memorial Fund

Economic and community development

The income of the Fund is to be used for the advancement of agriculture (primarily in Pembrokeshire)

Latest Income: £187
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Bruton Conservation Trust

Economic and community development, Environment, Heritage

Restoration of Bruton Abbey Park under Countryside Stewardship funded by DEFRA, using mainly but not exclusively voluntary labour, on hedges and wildlife sites, including fishponds together with picturesque landscape featuring Bruton Dovecote (H.T.) co-operating with Bruton Community Partnership and South Somerset District Council. Also vetting planning applications.

Latest Income: £182
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Fulshaind Village Trust (uk)

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Promoting health education and provision of health care services to rural communities in and around Fulshaind village in the Golapgonj Thana, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Aiming to improve heath status of poor communities by providing access to health care, chid immunisation, family planning, safe water and sanitation.

Latest Income: £180
Areas of Operation: Bangladesh
Status: Registered
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South Heighton Womens Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Monthly educational meeting. Help develop conditions of rural life. To ask questions in both national and international in music, drama and other cultural subjects.

Latest Income: £126
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Cumbria Deaf Children's Society

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

We cover a large rural area.We orgainise social events to enable families to meet up to share information and experiences in a relaxed venue.

Latest Income: £119
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Lowes Allotment

Economic and community development, Environment

Management of Holt Lowes SSSI to benefit wildlife (in accordance with requirements of Natural England) and to enhance public access for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and its wildlife.

Latest Income: £68
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Devon Branch Of The Campaign To Protect Rural England

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The objects of the branch shall be to promote and encourage for the benefit of the nation the improvement, protection and preservation of the countryside of Devon and its towns and villages and the better development of the rural environment.

Latest Income: £51
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of The Museum Of Kent Life

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Heritage

PROVIDE HELP AND RESOURCES TO MUSEUM. RAISE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS. GIVE GRANTS TO MUSEUM.

Latest Income: £49
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Cheslyn Hay And District Footpaths And Countryside Conservation Society

Economic and community development, Facilities

The group seeks to protect the public rights of way and the coutryside in the parishes of Huntington,Hatherton,Saredon, Shareshill,Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley,Featherstone, Hilton and Essington

Latest Income: £48
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Settle Educational Foundation

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

The primary function of the charity is to make grants to individuals to support activities outside the normal curriculum such as study visits. The second function is to support the provision of community transport in this deeply rural area.

Latest Income: £45
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Llangeler Pentrecourt Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Promotes the well being of women in rural areas through education, training, health and welfare activities.

Latest Income: £42
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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The Fuel Allotment

Economic and community development

Preservation of rural area

Latest Income: £39
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Pat Gray Arts (music) And Rural Education Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To advance public education in the Arts (particularly music, literature and drama), country life and related subjects.

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Rees Owen Memorial Fund

Economic and community development

The income of the Fund is to be used for the provision of prizes for students attending the course in agriculture organised by the Pembrokeshire Education Committee.

Latest Income: £21
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Cronfa Ymddiriedolaeth Amaethyddol Edeirnion (edeyrnion Agricultural Trust Fund)

Economic and community development

TO SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE TAKING UP AGRICULTURE OR CAREERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

Latest Income: £19
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
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.