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Economic and community development Charities

Discover 2,554 Economic and community development charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,554
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.

Giving Hope To Children Of The World

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

To relive poverty and sickness by providing Advice counselling and information on health, employment , training and education to improve the conditions of life of the children of the world.

Latest Income: £200
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Hull Trust Fund

Associations, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives

General charitable purposes.Overseas aid/famine relief.Economic/community development/employment.

Latest Income: £195
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sperring Foundation

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Economic/Community development/Employment - makes grants to organisations.

Latest Income: £191
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Community Shop

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

The relief of poverty by the provision of clothing & other goods at low cost to people in need & (as an equal principal object) the promotion of any general charitable purposes in the City of Leeds &, in particular by means of the realisation for cash of donations in kind made to the Trust, & the application thereof for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £190
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
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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Gilding And Holder Apprenticing Charity

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Support to young people preparing for or starting their first job

Latest Income: £180
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
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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Wigan Civic Trust

Economic and community development

Wigan Civic Trust seeks to stimulate Public Interest in the area;to promote high standards of planning and architecture,and to secure the preservation,conservation,development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest. We have members meetings with speakers on many different topics, and committee meetings where we look at local planning applications.

Latest Income: £168
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Hasham Muhammad Jamil Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

Promoting research into Larngo-onycho-cutaneous syndrome (LOC) Dissemminatng medical knowledge of LOC. Advising families of affected individuals. Sponsoring young people/students on trips to widen their knowledge about children in developing countries and helping children educationally and medically eg. by teaching, building schools, fresh water supplies etc.

Latest Income: £165
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rickinghall Relief In Need Trust Fund

Economic and community development, Health, Housing

Payment of travelling expenses for visiting people in hospitals, convalescent homes or similar institutionsPayments to assist in meeting electricity and gas billsGrants may be made in the form of special payments to relieve sickness or infirmity, payment towards the cost of adapting the home of the disabled etc..

Latest Income: £163
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Luton Community Arts Trust Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Provison of drop-in and outreach activities for young disadvantaged persons, using arts related activity to promote a return to education, training and/or employment

Latest Income: £155
Areas of Operation: Luton
Status: Registered
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The Shipdham Community Trust

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

To provide the village of Shipdham, Norfolk with community facilities for the use of all village organisations and residents for sport and recreational activities. To also support the village Heritage Centre.

Latest Income: £154
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Sale Civic Society

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

Campaigning and fundraising for Sale's future

Latest Income: £149
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Aintree Action And Overseas Aid Group

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

Raising funds for charitable or community projects in the UK, and Aid projects in the developing World

Latest Income: £147
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
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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Saltaire Village Society

Economic and community development

We have continued to support local Saltaire initiatives. We also regularly attend meetings with other Saltaire Partners and contribute to discussions on the Management Plan for Saltaire. A key piece of work has been our input to the Local Development Framework in terms of how it affects Saltaire.

Latest Income: £119
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Dronfield And District Old People's Welfare Committee

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Supervises facilities for a luncheon club which meet weekly throughout the year on premises owned by the local town council.

Latest Income: £113
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Pelsall Civic Society

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

To raise funds and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whatsoever by way of subscription, donation and otherwise; provided that the Society shall not undertake any permanent trading activities in raising funds for its primary purpose.

Latest Income: £110
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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Camden Civic Society

Economic and community development

Meetings; campaigns; tours, representations.

Latest Income: £108
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Maluju - South African Artists For Peace

Arts, Economic and community development

Music, arts ,festivals and community development in the UK and South Africa

Latest Income: £100
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tottington District Civic Society

Economic and community development

Promote and conserve the heritage and environment of Tottington and District

Latest Income: £92
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Ambleside Civic Trust

Economic and community development

Activities to protect and preserve and stimulate public interest in the area covered by the Parish of Ambleside, and to promote high standards of town planning and architecture in the area.

Latest Income: £81
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Sudan Famine Relief Trust

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To alleviate famine and hardship in the Sudan

Latest Income: £80
Areas of Operation: South Sudan
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many economic and community development charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,554 registered 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 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 economic and community development charities?

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 economic and community development charities?

Across all 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 economic and community development charities?

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.