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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.

Herefordshire And Gloucestershire Canal Trust Limited

Economic and community development, Leisure

The trust's vision is of a sustainable, fully navigable waterway, with towpaths, reconnecting the rural communities between the cities of Hereford and Gloucester to bring environmental and economic benefits to both counties as well as recreational opportunities for local people and visitors alike.

Latest Income: £194,797
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Thanet Countryside Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Advancement of public education in ecology and natural history and the conservation, protection and restoration for public benefit of natural resources, natural beauty, animal and plant life and land of ecological or scientific importance throughout the Isle of Thanet. Provide for the benefit of the public facilities of a charitable nature for outdoor recreation in the Isle of Thanet.

Latest Income: £194,678
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Chadacre Agricultural Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust awards grants for agricultural education in East Anglia, and aims to advance the education of the public in all aspects of agriculture and farming by providing grants for training and research.

Latest Income: £193,883
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Loddon Social Enterprise LTD

Economic and community development, Education

To provide work experience and training opportunities for people with special needs to help them develop their life skills in a safe environment.

Latest Income: £193,701
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Rural Community Action Nottinghamshire

Economic and community development, Facilities

RCAN works to create strong and inclusive rural communities in which social disadvantage is addressed to create an equitable, sustainable, open and prosperous society.We do this by working with local community groups, encouraging enterprise, promoting equality of opportunity for all, speaking out on rural issues.

Latest Income: £193,341
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Upper Wharfedale Agricultural Society

Economic and community development

Annual Agricultural Show held every Tuesday after August Bank Holiday Monday at Kilnsey, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Latest Income: £191,701
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Tibet House Trust

Economic and community development

During the financial year the Trust had made donations to charitable institutions amounting to ?219,347. The detailed are below:1) Education, Religion and Culture - ? 26,5972) Community Development - ? 178,7843) Health - ? 13,966

Latest Income: £190,962
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Northbrook Community Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing

Our charitable Trust typically supports Devon charities/organisations who focus on the care, education and training of children and young people under 25.

Latest Income: £189,595
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Newstead Colliery Miners' Welfare Trust

Economic and community development, Facilities, Professions

Newstead Miners' Welfare Trust is at the forefront of social and economic regeneration in an area high on the indices of local deprivation. Primary activities include: Cafe; social meeting; training, office and conference facilities; fully internet linked IT Suite; access to local service providers including local councils, and drop-in facilities for Job Club and other community support services.

Latest Income: £188,545
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Greenfield Valley Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote the restoration, improvement and permanent preservation of land and buildings of historic, industrial, environmental and agricultural interest for the benefit of the public.Also to maintain and provide heritage and countryside park.

Latest Income: £188,215
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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United Counties Agricultural And Hunters Society

Economic and community development, Leisure

To promote improvements in agriculutre generally, inlcuding forestry and horticulture, by holding exhibitions thereof and to use the Charity's showground and land for the generation of income in support of such activities.

Latest Income: £187,459
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Totteridge Manor Association Limited

Economic and community development

Maintenance and preservation of common lands formerly held by the Lord of the Manor of Totteridge and the rural amenities attaching there to for the benefit of the residents of Totteridge and neighbouring districts and visitors.

Latest Income: £186,276
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Tottenham District Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The provision of assistance in the form of grants to the poorer residents in Tottenham and those who are house bound due to sickness, particularly old people

Latest Income: £185,500
Areas of Operation: Haringey
Status: Registered
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Dorset Rural Music School, Limited

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

For music lessons in all styles by qualified experienced teachers on all instruments, singing and music theory. All ages , abilities welcome. Instrument hire, music library, music shop, practice rooms available. Music appreciation classes are held at the school which is also the public examination centre for practical music exams.

Latest Income: £184,502
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Christ Apostolic Church Mount Zion International

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Religion

PREACHING AND TEACHING, ORGANISING SEMINARS FOR VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS SUCH AS YOUTH, MEN AND WOMEN, PROVIDING SPIRITUAL ADVICE AND COUNSELLING, CARING AND SUPPORTS OTHER CAHRITIES SUCH ELDERLY, YOUTHS, DISABLED AND CHILDREN. REVIVAL AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £183,965
Areas of Operation: Nigeria
Status: Registered
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Hertsmere Mencap

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social care

The support for individuals with a learning disability, their parents and carers, whether through the provision of care, advocacy, treatment or education; campaigning for greater awareness and better provision of services; service delivery in a range of areas including leisure, respite care, residential care, education and employment

Latest Income: £183,257
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Antioch Christian Centre

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

Antioch provides a community facility which is a base for - food/clothes bank, community businesses, business start-up units, children's play facilities, youth clubs, recording/rehearsal studios, conference/meeting rooms for hire by the local community, Sunday meetings, support groups, arts events, national conferences, training facilities for volunteers and young people.

Latest Income: £182,438
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tamil Welfare Association (newham) UK

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Research, Social welfare

PROVIDES ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION , PROVIDE SERVICES. PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, DISABILITY, THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY, ACCOMMODATION/HOUSING, ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE, ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /EMPLOYMENT.

Latest Income: £182,376
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Brighton West Pier Trust

Economic and community development

Recent activities include the development and regeneration of the root end of the West Pier through the BAi360 project which includes a strong heritage dimension, opening the West Pier Centre, securing of major artefacts removed from the sea-based pier and working closely with the City Council on the options for the future of the sea-based pier.

Latest Income: £181,584
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Ellingham And Ringwood Agricultural Society

Arts, Economic and community development

To hold an annual agricultural show and to promote agriculture by encouraging skill and industry in all its trades, crafts and professions connected with it, using the income generated from the activities to help support charitable causes.

Latest Income: £180,911
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Reall Limited

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

We support the development of self-sustaining local organisations in Africa and Asia that work with urban poor communities to help realise their right to land, housing and basic services. We provide a range of grants, loans and other support that these organisations need to deliver land, housing and basic services at increased scale and in new ways.

Latest Income: £180,397
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Guild Of St George

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Promote the advancement of education & training in the field of rural economy, industrial design and craftsmanship, and appreciation of the arts in accordance with the principles set out in the Letters to Working Men by John Ruskin published under the title Fors Clavigera.

Latest Income: £176,004
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Farmland Museum

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage

The promotion of the education of the public in the social and natural history, geology and archaeology of England with particular reference to agriculture and agricultural history in Cambridgeshire and the Fens.

Latest Income: £172,946
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Great Bardfield Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Great Bardfield Preschool is a rural preschool giving educational development to children aged between 2years old and four years old.

Latest Income: £172,389
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Evans Public Hall

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Leisure

Raise money to maintain the Hall through different activities. Regular users are Bowls, Community Council, Line Dancing, Circuits, Social Hub, Quiz nights and Singalongs. Facilities have been improved through funding from Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm Community Fund. The primary school regularly uses the facilities. We hold fundraising events such as fairs and Tribute Evenings.

Latest Income: £172,299
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
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.