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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.

Friends Of The Hurtwood

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities

Providing access to countryside by clearing paths, maintaining car parks, providing interpretation etc

Latest Income: £155,256
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Rural Ministries

Economic and community development, Religion

To support rural churches in their growth and development and assist in the planting of new rural churches.

Latest Income: £154,342
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire Rural Activities Centre

Animals, Economic and community development

To organise and incorporate equestrian facilities for all abilitiesTo establish a rural activities centre for all abilitiesTo create training opportunities in rural education,appreciation,equine management and such other appropriate activitiesTo maintain links with other organisations interested and involved in rural activities/education and disabled riding.

Latest Income: £148,676
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Derbyshire Agricultural And Horticultural Society

Economic and community development, Leisure

Annual County Show

Latest Income: £147,758
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Daughters Of Our Lady Of Providence Charitable Trust

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

The Congregation Charity supports all-age schools for children, and health centres. Also, it participates in running social welfare and religious projects. Globally and throughout England and Wales the Trust works mostly in deprived or rural areas.

Latest Income: £147,744
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rural Missions

Economic and community development, Religion

To advance the Christian faith in the United Kingdom and throughout the world by such means being charitable as the Society may determine.

Latest Income: £146,993
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Astor Foundation

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

The primary object of the Foundation is medical research in its widest sense with preference given to assistance with launching/initial stages of new projects and filling in shortfalls. Also supported are children & youth groups, disabled, countryside, arts, sport, carers groups and animal welfare. Grants are generally between £500 and £2500, to UK registered charities, not available for salaries.

Latest Income: £146,605
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Gorham's Gift

Economic and community development, Health, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

INCOME IS APPLIED FOR PRESERVATION OF THE RURAL CHARACTER OF TELSCOMBE SO THAT THE INHABITANTS OF TELSCOMBE, PIDDINGHOE & BRIGHTON MAY HAVE ACCESS TO PEACEFUL RECREATION & MEDITATION, THE AUGMENTATION OF THE STIPEND OF THE INCUMBENT OF TELSCOMBE, THE UPKEEP OF THE CHURCH AND YARD, THE GENERAL CHARITABLE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS, AND THE RELIEF OF DESERVING POOR PERSONS RESIDING IN THE VILLAGE.

Latest Income: £144,811
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Emley Show Society

Economic and community development

The principal activity of the Society is the organisation of an annual agricultural show.

Latest Income: £144,325
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Stepping Stone Pre-School Knebworth

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

A rural Pre-school and nursery providing Early Years Foundation Stage Education for children 2 1/2 years to school age who live in Knebworth Parish and the surrounding area. Our income from the LEA is topped up by the payment of fees for those children not in receipt of LEA funding and the overall shortfall in funding is supplemented by fundraising events organised by the Management Committee.

Latest Income: £144,064
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Christian African Relief Trust

Economic and community development, Education

The Christian Africa Relief Trust is a charity which provides goods to the people of Africa, free of charge, in order to make a positive difference to their lives. The goods are distributed regardless of caste or creed. We also sponsor and encourage self-help and developmental projects in education, medicine, agriculture and vocational training.

Latest Income: £142,374
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire County Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs

Economic and community development

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AGRICULTURE, HOMECRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS

Latest Income: £139,583
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Forest Bears Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Semi rural community setting; providing education, development and learning for pre-school children aged 2 to 5 years, in a safe and stimulating environment.

Latest Income: £139,412
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Leicestershire County Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

To advance the education of its members in Leicestershire and Rutland in agriculture, homecrafts, country life and related subjects. This is provided by a programme of training, social, educational and recreational activities.

Latest Income: £134,455
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Staffordshire County Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

We are a rural youth organisation for members aged between 10 and 28 years who belong to one of our ten clubs based across the County. We organise Competitions, Social Events, Training and offer Travel Opportunities to all of our members.

Latest Income: £129,000
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Federation Of Essex Women's Institutes

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

To enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and other cultural subjects, in all branches of agriculture, home economics, health and social welfare. It gives women the opportunity of working together and putting into those ideals for which is stands.

Latest Income: £128,988
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hospital Or Almshouses Of Dorothy Elizabeth Pickering And Frances Byrd

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing

Northamptonshire rural village location providing accommodation to needy spinisters and widows within the Parish

Latest Income: £128,893
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Zimbabwe Educational Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Society

ZET supports grass roots organisations in Zimbabwe to deliver projects for vulnerable and marginalised young people. Projects are education focused and vary to include; life skills, vocational skills and work experience, health, birth registration and access to basic human rights, as well as teaching about conservation agriculture.

Latest Income: £127,754
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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Monmouthshire Show Society Limited

Economic and community development, Leisure

Advancement of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and conservation in Wales.

Latest Income: £125,806
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Jack Patston Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Religion

The trust fund and income is to be applied for such charitable purposes as the trustees may at their absolute discretion think fit, particularly in Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire and with particular regard to the preservation of wild life, the environment, the advancement of religion and the preservation of rural church fabric.

Latest Income: £123,709
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

A charity with over 600 members covering 25 groups of young people who run clubs on a weekly/fortnightly basis.

Latest Income: £120,504
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Peter Cowley Africa Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Assisting Kenyan youth and other Kenyans in the promotion of education, relief of hardship, suffering and disease and the advancement of the Christian religion. Giving grants through our 3 trust partners and directly to 2 schools in Kenya to fund water, agriculture, adult education, school building and health improvement projects as well as drought and famine relief..

Latest Income: £120,444
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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B E M B Research And Education Trust

Economic and community development

Improvement and advancement of that branch of agriculture which is concerned with the production of hen or duck eggs in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by advancing, promoting, conducting, encouraging or supporting education, investigations, research and experimental or development work to that end.

Latest Income: £120,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Pembrokeshire Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Pembrokeshire YFC seeks to fulfill the potential of rural young people through education, training and social programmes that develop their personal skills, encourage community involvement and concern for the environment.

Latest Income: £119,995
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Minsterley Show Society

Animals, Arts, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfare

To organise an annual agricultural/horticultural/horse show for the people of Minsterley and surrounding area which promotes farming and its associated crafts. To arrange social events to support the above financially, and involve the local community in the shows patronage.

Latest Income: £119,372
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
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.