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Economic and community development Charities

Discover 2,410 Economic and community development charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,410
Charities
£3,847,430,462
Total Income
£1,489,520
Avg Income
87.0%
Program Ratio

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Ethiopian Community In Britain

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing

Provide informaiton, advice, counselling, referral, interpretation, translation and accompanying services on housing, welfare, health, immigration & asylum, education, training, employment to men, women, older people, young people, children, abled and disabled of all ethnic backgrounds.

Latest Income: £70,222
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Poole University Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Leisure

The objectives of Poole University of the Third Age (U3A) is the advancement of education, leisure time, and recreational activities of middle aged and older persons no longer in gainful employment, residing in Poole and the surrounding area. These objectives are achieved by the organising and running of educational and leisure courses, using rented venues and member's homes.

Latest Income: £69,565
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Baha'i Agency For Social And Economic Development - United Kingdom

Economic and community development, Religion

BASED-UK exists to foster and support social and economic development learning and action as part of the Baha'i International Community's commitment to building a more unified, equitable and ever-advancing global civilisation. BASED-UK partners with local organisations overseas to assist them in enlarging the scope of their activities by channelling financial resources to them.

Latest Income: £68,903
Areas of Operation: Eswatini
Status: Registered
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Bury St Edmunds Branch Of The Third Age Trust(u3a)

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

The Bury St Edmunds U3A is a self-help group of people who are no longer in full-time paid employment. Our activities include:A monthly lecture, open to all members. Meetings for new members and group organisers. Supporting over 80 self-organised interest groups covering a wide range of subjects. Occasional special events.

Latest Income: £68,899
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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India Development Group (uk) Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Working with people on the margins of rural society in India- low caste and tribal people, especially disadvantaged women- to help them build and sustain their individual, family and community livelihoods.

Latest Income: £68,566
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Eritrean Community In UK

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

General charitable purposes including education/training accommodation, employment, health, community development, tackle poverty and similar services to all ages and gender.

Latest Income: £68,160
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bengali Association Midlands

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities

To improve the life of minority, ethnic and children, young people, audults and the elderly by widening access to our services and support through extending our current community centre to establish an inter-cultural community centre, a family centre, to address the wide range of needs of our diverse local community.To promote local community activities,Social, Cultural and regious activities.

Latest Income: £67,771
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Tunbridge Wells U3a

Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Tunbridge Wells U3A is a recreational and educational organisation set up with the aim of benefiting those in the community who are retired or no longer in full-time gainful employment. It provides a meeting each month with an invited speaker, a variety of social gatherings and has over sixty study groups with subjects from art appreciation to 10 mile walks. Around 150 attend the monthly meetings.

Latest Income: £67,666
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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British Cattle Breeders Club Limited

Arts, Economic and community development, Education, Research

The charity aims to link practical cattle breeding with science, to improve the quality and productivity of cattle breeding to benefit UK dairy and beef production by means of a conference, farm walks and publications. Publications are circulated to members, sections of the agricultural industry and the libraries of the Universities and Agricultural Colleges as well as published on the web.

Latest Income: £67,451
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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East Kent Ploughing Match Association

Animals, Economic and community development

To encourage those employed in Agriculture and to award prizes for skills in ploughing with Tractors, Vintage & Horses, also for excellence in Crop Husbandry.The Charity also aims to educate the general public in the fundamentals of Agriculture and to impart a greater understanding on the relationship between Farming and the Environment.

Latest Income: £66,888
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Community Trust Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

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

Grant Making to other charities and organisations in the Brighton and Hove area particularly those involving impoverished or disadvantaged women and children and the local Church of England Primary Schools

Latest Income: £66,468
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Teesside Federation Of Women's Institutes

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

To advance the education of women in all areas including local, national and international issues of political and social importance, music, drama, other cultural subjects, all branches of agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health, social welfare, to promote sustainable development, to advance citizenship for the public benefit by the promotion of civic responsibility and volunteering.

Latest Income: £66,325
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Humanitarian Aid Limited

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social care

Collecting Aid and raising funds in England to enable us to help and supply the Aid to the Ukraine. The funds are raised to carry this out. The Charity supports centres and orphanages in the Ukraine. The people we help are mainly children, disabled and elderly.

Latest Income: £65,494
Areas of Operation: Ukraine
Status: Registered
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Landscape Research Centre LTD

Economic and community development

To promote and encourage:Education through research into the evolution of British rural landscape from the Palaeolithic to the present day; The provision of education and training in landscape research methodology; the dissemination of the useful results of landscape research.

Latest Income: £65,254
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Campaign To Protect Rural England - Dorset Branch

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The objects of the Branch shall be seek to improve, protect and preserve for the benefit of the public, the countryside and the market towns and rural villages of the County of Dorset.

Latest Income: £64,238
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Chester Civic Trust

Economic and community development

WE HELP TO CONSERVE CHESTER'S HERITAGE, WE INFLUENCE THE NATURE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AND WE PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE OPINIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.

Latest Income: £64,015
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Barn Outdoor Pursuits Association

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

The charity aims to provide an accommodation centre to enable programmes for personal and social development of young people in Rural & Wild Country. This is founded upon the principle of equality of opportunity and the principal that it should be affordable to all, irrespective of social standing or background.

Latest Income: £63,756
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Electrical Contracting Industry Further Education Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Provides grants to JIB operatives and JIB registered apprentices, who wish to undertake further education or training in the Electrotechnical sector over and above what is required under the JIB grading structure. Funding is also open to anybody who wishes to undertake research as a whole and there is discretionary funding for the unemployed within the sector.

Latest Income: £63,056
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Somerset Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure

A rural youth organisation for all young people with an interest in the countryside aged 10-26 years. Recognised life skills are learnt by members who run their own clubs, chairing meetings, secretarial duties, treasurer duties and programme planning are just a few. Training and achievements in public speaking,sports and the arts are within the structured sports and competitions programme.

Latest Income: £62,272
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Benger Bears Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Benger Bears Pre-School is set in the rural village community of Sutton Benger. At Benger Bears Pre-school we aim to provide high quality, affordable and accessible childcare to children aged two and a half to five, in a safe and supportive environment, and to work in partnership with parents in the provision of this childcare.

Latest Income: £61,701
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Buxton Community Church

Associations, Economic and community development, Religion

Buxton Community Church is committed to the advancement of the Christian faith and the establishment of the kingdom of God. We involve ourselves in community projects, which aim to reach the widest possible spectrum of the community. Our worship facility is used for various community activities.

Latest Income: £61,198
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Llanharan Recreation Ground

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

The provision of * Recreation Centre* Playing Fields including Children's Play Area *Sports Pitches (Rugby and Football)* Green Space in Llanharan and Bryncae * Community Activities* Community wellbeing Activities at Llanharan Recreation Ground off Bridgend Road, Llanharan CF72 9RA and Land at Bryncae off Powell Drive, Llanharan

Latest Income: £60,897
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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Hawkwell Village Hall

Arts, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Main Hall: Playschool, Dance, Urban Theatre School, Slimming World, Meetings & Shows, Fuchsia Society, Zumba Class, 1 U3A Group, Vulcan Trust, Martial Art, general public, Budgerigar/Foreign bird Society. Polling Station when required. Annex:Playschool, Jazz Record Society, South Essex Astronomy club, Budgerigar/Foreign bird Society.Car Park:Stambridge Pigeon club, Horticultural Society

Latest Income: £60,301
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Selby Community Trust

Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure

The object of the Charity is, in the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions by the provision and maintenance of a community centre, a recreation ground and an open space .

Latest Income: £59,421
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Poverty Relief Foundation Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Providing funds for construction of wells with pumps & rainwater tanks in rural areas of Tanzania. Other projects include new classrooms & loans to women's groups.

Latest Income: £59,088
Areas of Operation: Tanzania
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 2,410 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 £3.8bn 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 87.0%. 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 £1.5m. 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.