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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.

Great Shefford Under Fives

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Facilities, Social welfare

We run a Pre-School 3 days a week, term time, plus a Baby & Toddler group once a week at the Village Hall. The group provides educational and social activities for young children plus an opportunity for local families to meet and socialise in our rural area. We are inspected by Ofsted and supported by the West Berkshire Early Years team. We are a member of the Early Years Alliance.

Latest Income: £71,158
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Weston Mill Oak Villa Sports And Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Leisure

Provision of Community Activities to the residents of the Weston Mill area of Plymouth

Latest Income: £71,051
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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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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Wells University Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER PEOPLE NOT IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT IN WELLS, SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Latest Income: £70,167
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Chertsey Combined Charity

Economic and community development, Social welfare

The general relief of distress, hardship and/or need to beneficiaries resident within the boundary of the former Urban District of Chertsey.

Latest Income: £69,949
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Totnes Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

THE PROVISION OF POSITIVE ACTIVITIES FOR RURAL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 10 TO 28

Latest Income: £69,935
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Luxulyan Preschool

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

Providing pre school education for children aged 2-5 in a rural village.

Latest Income: £69,844
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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St Andrew's United Reformed Church Upper Hanover Street Sheffield Trust

Associations, Economic and community development, Religion

In addition to the described involvement there is emphasis on community activities in Broomhall

Latest Income: £69,732
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
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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John Longwill's Agricultural Scheme

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Provision of training/education by way of making grants to individuals and/or organisations.

Latest Income: £69,348
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Foulsham And Bintree Baby Toddler And Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development

We are rural community playgroup who are passionate about child development. We work closely with our family's and celebrate diversity within staff and the family that attend. We supply learning through play activity's that are tailored to the individual child. We accept children from 2 years old and can cater for all needs, and accept all government funding.

Latest Income: £68,966
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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)

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 membersSpecific-interest groups who meet at times of their own choosing.An annual Study Day on a nationally important topic, open to our members and other local U3As.We welcome (but do not insist on!) contributions from all.

Latest Income: £68,899
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Nottinghamshire County Federation Of Young Farmers Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development

To support our rural clubs to advance the education of young people between 10 and 30 to improve their social, physical, and intellectual skills

Latest Income: £68,852
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Cambridgeshire Proficiency Test Committee For Agriculture And Horticulture

Economic and community development, Leisure

Advancement of education by means of collaboration with the National Proficiency Tests Council in the administration and provision of Proficiency Tests in practical land based activities.

Latest Income: £68,685
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
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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Frimley Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities

Operates Frimley Community Centre and supports community activities.

Latest Income: £68,539
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Puebla Charitable Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Grant giving to charities which assist the poorest sections of the population or are involved in community development work.

Latest Income: £68,483
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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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Goosnargh And Longridge Agricultural Society Limited

Economic and community development

Holding of an annual agricultural show

Latest Income: £67,732
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
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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Tavistock Community Church Trust

Associations, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

Promotion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Promotion of religious and secular education, relieve the poor, promote community activities.

Latest Income: £67,462
Areas of Operation: Rwanda
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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Wolverhampton Rotary Club Charitable Trust

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Economic & community development together with the relief of poverty locally, nationally and internationally by the making of grants to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £66,946
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Mirfield Educational Charity

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

The charity makes grants to advance, either generally or individually, the education (including social and physical training) of persons under the age of 25 who are resident, or who have a parent or parents resident, in the area of the former Urban District of Mirfield. The trustees meet in February, May and October each year to consider written applications received by the clerk.

Latest Income: £66,941
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
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.