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Education Charities That specialise in Higher education

Discover 579 Education charities that specialise in higher education. Use the search below to filter within these results.

579
Charities
£19,730,821,908
Total Income
£995,601
Avg Income
91.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Norfolk And Norwich Hospitals Charity

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Research

We support even better care at the Norfolk & Norwich, Cromer and Jenny Lind Children's Hospitals. Donations enable us to offer much more than NHS funding alone can provide. We fund medical equipment, specialist staff, research projects, improvements to the hospital environment and more to improve the comfort and care of patients, visitors and staff. Visit nnhospitalscharity.org.uk for more info

Latest Income: £2,088,394
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Nuffield Oxford Hospitals Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Health

To allocate grants to raise the standard of service of local hospitals in order to assist the development of the Oxford University Medical School.

Latest Income: £2,027,148
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Latin Link

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Religion

Our vision is to see vibrant, Bible-believing Christian communities in Latin America, impacting their neighbours, their societies and the wider world. We work in partnership with churches to send and receive individuals, families and teams to share the love of God by caring for street children, training church leaders, supporting university students and generating employment opportunities.

Latest Income: £1,895,334
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The London Playing Fields Society

Education, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The provision, promotion and protection of playing fields in London for sport and physical activity with the aim of creating a happier, healthier and more cohesive London by providing places to play sport forever. The society caters particularly for the young, old, disabled and disadvantaged. It also provides resources and coaching facilities for students at schools, universities and colleges.

Latest Income: £1,841,238
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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University Of Cape Town Trust

Charity and VCS support, Education

To raise funds and support for the University of Cape Town in South Africa

Latest Income: £1,770,436
Areas of Operation: South Africa
Status: Registered
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The Central Foundation Schools Of London

Beneficiary group, Education

The provision and maintenance of a day school for girls and a day school for boys in London.Providing special benefits for the school of an kind not normally provided by the Local Education AuthorityAwarding exhibitions, bursaries or maintenance allowances tenable at any approved place of higher education.In otherwise promoting the education (incl social & physical training) of beneficiaries

Latest Income: £1,740,000
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Stafford And Cannock League Of Hospital Friends

Charity and VCS support, Education, Health

Fund raising activities for provision of material benefits to University Hospital of North Midlands (County Hospital), The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (Cannock Chase Hospital) and South Staffs & Shrops Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust, (St George's Hospital) Outpatient Coffee Bars in all hospital Trust.

Latest Income: £1,679,556
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Teikyo University Of Japan In Durham

Education

Advance the education and training of students and members of Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan in the United Kingdom at Durham University

Latest Income: £1,338,010
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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Blackburn Diocesan Board Of Education

Education

To develop Christian Education in parishes, schools, further and higher education establishments within the Diocese of Blackburn. To support school governors in the maintenance and development of school buildings. To be the Custodian trustee of school buildings and land as defined in individual school trust deeds or under section 86 of the Education Act 1944.

Latest Income: £1,321,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brigham Young University Limited

Education

To Promote and further the educational and other charitable work of Brigham Young University in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. To help achieve this object the charity continues to operate it study abroad program from its premises based at 27 Palace Court, London.

Latest Income: £1,299,210
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Evelyn Trust

Education, Health

The Evelyn Trust has invested funds to support the relief of sickness, the preservation and protection of health for the public benefit and the promotion of medical research and education within the City of Cambridge, the University of Cambridge and the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge or otherwise in the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £1,283,691
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Learning On Screen - The British Universities And Colleges Film And Video Council

Arts, Education

the advancement of education by promoting the production, study and use of moving image, sound and related media within education and research for the public benefit

Latest Income: £1,271,903
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Counties

Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

COUNTIES seeks to communicate the Christian faith in a culturally relevant way, across England and Wales, and encourage churches in mission through Evangelists, Exhibitions & other resources. It actively supports self-employed Evangelists, who are involved in a wide range of initiatives including local churches, schools, universities, prisons, markets, agricultural shows and door-to-door contacts.

Latest Income: £1,241,745
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Medlock Charitable Trust

Education

TO MAKE DONATIONS TO OTHER REGISTERED CHARITABLE TRUSTS.TO MAKE DONATIONS TO UNIVERSITIES OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.TO MAKE DONATIONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY CHARITIES IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY.

Latest Income: £1,147,519
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Guildhe Limited

Education

One of the two formal representative bodies for UK higher education institutions.

Latest Income: £1,121,354
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Harvard University

Associations, Education

Provision of assistance to UK taxpayer donors interested in supporting the activities of Harvard University and its various subdivisions as well as other activities related to education

Latest Income: £1,083,468
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The University Nursery Parents Association Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

To provide a caring environment where high quality play and education are used to stimulate and encourage the intellectual, physical and emotional development of the pre-school children of the officers, staff and students of Bristol University or of other persons.

Latest Income: £1,043,918
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Reta Lila Weston Trust For Medical Research

Education, Health, Research

The principal objectives of the Charity are to provide monies for the purposes of providing medical research and promoting neurological research throughout the UK and providing funding to the Department of Neurological Studies at the Middlesex Hospital and Medical School, London, now part of University College London.

Latest Income: £1,040,394
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Charitable Fund

Education, Health

To support high quality patient care, focusing on areas not fully supported by exchequer funds such as improvements to the Hospital environment and better facilities. As a large teaching hospital, the Trust also has links with the local universities, and another important aim of the charity is providing financial aid to support and encourage our clinicians in new research projects.

Latest Income: £937,073
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bay Hospitals Charity

Education, Health

The Charity's aim is to use the donations received to enhance the services provided by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, thereby improving patient care. This is acheived through the provision of additional equipment, services, training and education. The Charity also funds items directly related to patient and staff welfare which could not be purchased using NHS funds.

Latest Income: £828,219
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Whitelands College

Education

Whitelands College provides, conducts and develops higher and further education for men and women for a range of degree courses validated by Roehampton University, including the training of teachers.

Latest Income: £820,867
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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Society For Research Into Higher Education

Education

The Society for Research into Higher Education:- works to enhance the role of Higher Education Research within the higher education sector- encourages and supports newer researchers coming into the field - provides opportunities for the publication of research and scholarship- organises conferences and seminars.

Latest Income: £819,611
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rothermere Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Supporting Phd students from Memorial University of Newfoundland to continue their education in the UK, supporting Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, other grant making

Latest Income: £785,266
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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British Accreditation Council For Independent Further And Higher Education

Education

Improve and enhance the standards of independent further and higher educational institutions by the establishment of a system of accreditation of such institutions and their programmes of study and by the provision of an advisory and consultancy service in the field of further and higher education in the United Kingdom and Elsewhere.

Latest Income: £781,828
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Culham St Gabriel's Trust

Education, Religion

Supporting research, development and innovation in religious education/religion and worldviews education, taking account of the current context of education in England and Wales. Grants and scholarship programmes related to RE; Programme of websites, professional development, events and resources to support teachers of RE; Partnerships with Higher Education, RE associations and RE organisations.

Latest Income: £772,617
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many higher-education education charities are there in the UK?

There are 579 registered higher-education education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the higher-education education charities by income?

United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£790.0m). 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 higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities reported a combined annual income of £19.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for higher-education education charities?

Across all higher-education education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 91.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities have an average annual income of £996k. 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.