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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.

Round Table Charitable Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development

Kenilworth Round Table raise funds through community activities, most notably the Fireworks Gala and Santa Floats. These funds are then distributed to charitable and good causes in the Kenilworth area.

Latest Income: £97,012
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Blackfriars Overseas Aid Trust

Economic and community development, Social welfare

BOAT (Blackfriars Overseas Aid Trust) provides support for the charitable activities of organisations and societies in the relief of poverty and the advancement of education.

Latest Income: £96,594
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Whittlesey Charity

Economic and community development, Religion

We have four funds. Relief in need, education, public purposes & church. They are self explanitory, except that the church fund is a share of our net income. Our area of benefit is limited to the urban & rural districts of Whittlesey. Applications from outside our district will perhaps not receive a reply.

Latest Income: £96,129
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Council For Awards Of Royal Agricultural Societies

Economic and community development

Exists to recognise outstanding contributions to agricultural and rural progress within the UK and to make awards accordingly of associateship and fellowship, duly assessed by peer review.

Latest Income: £95,892
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Lady Lumley's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Awarding grants to Lady Lumley's School Pickering North Yorkshire and to individuals under twenty-five living in the locality for educational purposes and assisting them into employment

Latest Income: £95,814
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Nunthorpe And Marton Playing Fields Association

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

We provide and maintain community sports and recreation facilities for people of all ages in Nunthorpe, Marton and Ormesby. Through football, cricket, racket sports, running, quoits, volunteering and community activities, we promote health, wellbeing, social inclusion and active lifestyles while preserving open space for public benefit

Latest Income: £95,650
Areas of Operation: Middlesbrough
Status: Registered
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Corn Exchange Benevolent Society

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Helps present/past employees, dependants, of grain/related trades, agricultural merchants, feed compounders, flour millers, seed processors and others. Help is to people of all ages, is usually financial, in form of grants or help with utility and other bills.

Latest Income: £95,298
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Copperdale Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Housing, Social welfare

Copperdale provides a home for homeless young people aged between 15 - 24, providing 24 hour a day support and aims to empower marginalised young people to gain better life chances. An additional project, The United Estates of Wythenshawe, provides an alternative community centre which is open to all ages including young people who are at risk of becoming involved in gangs and poor life choices.

Latest Income: £95,096
Areas of Operation: Manchester City
Status: Registered
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Life Destiny Church Trust

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Religion

We are a Christian church based in Harrogate and meeting Sunday mornings, 10am at 93 High Street, Starbeck, HG2 7LH. We operate various activities including Sunbeams (mother and toddler group), Extend (for the over 60's), CAP Release (for those with life controlling dependencies), CAP Life Skills (helping those on low income), CAP Job Club (for unemployed), children & youth work.

Latest Income: £94,663
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Lancashire County Federation Of Young Farmers' Clubs

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

Lancashire Young Farmers is a democratic youth organisation with 15 clubs around Lancashire. Our aim is to provide opportunities for young people to learn new skills and develop existing ones, through self governance and a comprehensive programme of competitions and activities.

Latest Income: £94,502
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Burniston And Cloughton Pre-School Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Burniston and Cloughton pre-school playgroup provides quality education and care for children from 2 to 4 years of age. We are situated in the rural location of Cloughton, north of Scarborough. We employ 4 qualified members of staff and can cater for 24 children per session.

Latest Income: £94,433
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Lytham St Annes Civic Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote & encourage in the Lytham St. Annes area by meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications & promotions of a charitable nature:-+? A careful watch on the town's development-+? Focus public attention on the importance of enlightened town planning & imaginative design-+? Stimulate interest in & consideration of the preservation of features of historical interest & beauty in the town.

Latest Income: £93,886
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Parish Church House

Associations, Economic and community development, Religion

Church Meetings, community activities

Latest Income: £93,732
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Hyde Bangladesh Welfare Association

Economic and community development

Community Development Work

Latest Income: £93,415
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To make grants for environmental and social causes in the county of Suffolk with a bias towards preservation or regeneration of the built heritage, amenity and landscape of the county. Grants to social causes are either for start-up projects, or for modest on-going support to groups involved in voluntary care, education, theatre, music and youth and community projects.

Latest Income: £93,398
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Avon County Federation Of Women's Institutes

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

The activities organised by this charity are consistent with upholding the objects of the Women's Institute charity of which the main purpose is to enable women who are associated with rural life, including arts, crafts and sciences, to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and o

Latest Income: £93,209
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Quedgeley Community Trust

Economic and community development

As per our constituition

Latest Income: £93,108
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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St Johns Playgroup (southwark)

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Caring for pre school children in an inner city area.

Latest Income: £93,076
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Derbyshire Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs

Arts, Economic and community development, Housing, Leisure

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN AGRICULTURE, HOME CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS. IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £92,698
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Merseyside Somali And Community Association

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Housing

-We provide a community centre that is open 12 hours per day, 7 day week-Lunch club for the elders serving a daily average of 10 breakfasts, 20 lunches and innumerable hot drinks-Advice sessions on: Welfare rights, Health and drugs, Benefits, Jobs and training and Housing.-an advocacy and interpreting service for dealing with the authorities

Latest Income: £92,455
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Maranatha Community Trust

Economic and community development, Religion

Seeks to equip individual Christians to be more assured and effective in their places of worship and work in their local communities.

Latest Income: £92,397
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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North Muskham Playing Field

Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Providing community facilities for people of all ages within our local area. This includes provision for children and senior citizens as well as providing a venue for a large range of sporting, recreational, cultural and social activities.

Latest Income: £91,944
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Merioneth Agricultural Society

Economic and community development

Organise an annual county agricultural show.

Latest Income: £91,719
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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The William Dean Countryside And Educational Trust

Economic and community development, Environment, Heritage

To promote the advancement of education for the public benefit relating to natural history, ecology and conservation of the natural environment.

Latest Income: £90,534
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust makes grants to charities and other bodies for the improvement and welfare of British agriculture.

Latest Income: £90,025
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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.