Health Charities
Discover 3,316 Health charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Age UK Gateshead Limited
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfareOur staff and volunteers together deliver services and activities for people aged over 50 in Gateshead & Newcastle.We are driven by the needs & aspirations of people in later life & our mission is to improve the lives of older people.Our vision is that all older people flourish. We provide Benefits Advice, Advocacy, Dementia Care, Social Groups, Befriending, Frailty, Falls, Stroke Services,
The British Association Of Plastic Reconstructive And Aesthetic Surgeons
HealthThe Association's principal activity is the dissemination of information as it relates to the specialty of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. BAPRAS aims to be a unifying organisation to represent, support, and professionally develop the best evidence-based practice in order to achieve the highest standard of patient care.
Neuromuscular Centre
Economic and community development, Education, HealthThe aim of the Neuromuscular Centre is to work together to support people affected by muscular dystrophy, creating an environment where full potential and optimal well-being can be achieved, through employment, training and physiotherapy.
Religious Sisters Of Charity
Beneficiary group, Health, ReligionHealth care - care of persons suffering from terminal cancer and other life - limiting illnesses. Social and pastoral work. Education. Care for members of the congregation. Worship and prayer.
Action For Me
Charitable activities, Health, ResearchAction for M.E. was established for the relief of people suffering from the disease MyalgicEncephalomyelitis, (commonly known as M.E., or CFS/ME), and to provide information, advice and support, and to promote public education, campaigning and research into the disease. On a day to day basis we provide telephone support to people with M.E., manage Online M.E Centre and publish 'InterAction'.
Lennox Childrens Cancer Fund
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careThe activity of the charity is the relief of pain and suffering sustained by children diagnosed with any form of cancer, and in such manner as may be considered reasonable by the trustees.The charity owns and operates two respite holiday homes for such children and their families. The charity also provides financial grants and emotional support.
Asist
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThe provision of independent advocacy to persons with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and/or mental health issues. The service includes generic, specialist and self advocacy projects.
Brighton Women's Centre
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareBrighton Women's Centre provides a range of services to the women of Sussex. Its aims are to protect and preserve physical and mental health, to promote education and to relieve poverty.
Friends Of Eastbourne Hospital
Associations, HealthThe Objects of the Friends shall be to provide relief and assistance for patients and staff at the Eastbourne Hospitals of the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and the community NHS services provided centrally by other NHS and primary care trusts to the extent that the same was provided formerly by Eastbourne and County Healthcare NHS Trust.
Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust
Crime and Justice, Health, Social welfareA grant-giving trust which supports charitable organisations, predominantly operating in and around the City of London. The Trust continues to offer support to a number of longstanding beneficiaries in the advancement of education and the prevention and relief of hardship. Other multi-year grants awarded are in the fields of food & nutrition, mental health and education in prisons.
Core Arts
Arts, HealthRelieving persons suffering from mental illness by the encouragement of participation in creative activities, particularly, but not exclusively, painting, photography, printing, music and creative writing.
The Abbeyfield Hoylake And West Kirby Society LTD
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careThe provision of care home accommodation for older people in Wirral. We run a care home (non nursing) and annexe with 24 hour care with thirty three rooms in West Kirby. We are affiliated to the Abbeyfield Society nationally.
Dreams Come True Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, LeisureDreams Come True is a national charity that brings joy to terminally and seriously ill children and young people by making their treasured dreams come true. Since it was founded in 1988 it has brought joy to more than 5,000 children across the UK. Dreams include meeting a favourite sports or pop star, swimming with dolphins, starring in a rock concert, equipment and holidays.
Royal College Of Veterinary Surgeons Trust
Education, HealthThe ambition of RCVS Knowledge is to become a global intermediary for evidence based veterinary knowledge by providing access to information that is of immediate value to practising veterinary professionals and directly contributes to evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Community Discovery And Recovery Services
Beneficiary group, HealthTO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ADDICTION , MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; THEIR RECOVERY AND RE-INTEGRATION. WHILE SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILY AND CARERS. WE OFFER: COUNSELLING, AFTERCARE, OUTREACH, FAMILY SERVICE, DAY PROGRAMME, ETE SKILLS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING.
Sheffield Futures
Beneficiary group, Education, HealthSheffield Futures is committed to helping people who are most at risk and vulnerable to make a successful transition into learning and work. Focusing on young people, we offer mental health and wellbeing support, employability and targeted youth services to encourage the people of Sheffield to achieve their full potential.
The Congregation Of The Daughters Of Mary Mother Of Mercy In The British Isles
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareMembers of the Community continued to work in hospitals and nursing homes providing medical and nursing support. In the local parish communities the sisters undertake pastoral work, including adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, visiting and administering the Eucharist to the lonely, sick, aged, bereaved and other members of the community. They are also involved in other aspects of parish life.
Rockinghorse Children's Charity
Beneficiary group, Health, Social careAt Rockinghorse, we aim to make life better for sick and disabled babies, children and teenagers across Sussex. We do this by providing cutting edge equipment that the NHS cannot cover and by making medical and respite facilities for children and young people as comfortable, friendly and accessible as possible.
Bushell House
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social careResidential Care Home for the Elderly
People In Action (yorkshire)
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Health, LeisureThe Charity supports people with learning diffiuculties/disabilities, mental health and other similar impairments wtihin communities to create a barrier free - world, a world which provides equality of opportunity and celebrates cultural diversity.Individuals are supported to become independent citizens through, employment, volunteering social and leisure and training actvities.
The Evelyn Trust
Education, HealthThe 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.
Teesside Ability Support Centre
Health, Social careThe charity provides personal care and life skills learning opportunities to adults with cerebral palsy and associated disabilities in a Day Centre setting
Mires Beck Nursery
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Leisure1. Relief of persons with a physical and/or learning disability, the elderly and persons suffering or recovering from mental illness.2. Conserve, protect and enhance the natural and physical environment.3. Advance the education of the general public in horticultural and allied skills.
Gaia House Trust
Health, ReligionGaia House is an Insight Meditation Centre offering a year round programme of silent retreats with meditation instruction and teachings drawn from the Buddhist traditions.
Arthritis Action
HealthFounded in 1942, Arthritis Action is a UK charity helping people with arthritis to live a more active life with less pain. The Charity offers a holistic self-management approach to people living with all forms of arthritis, comprised of healthy eating and nutritional consultations, education and support groups, self-management events, and access to physical therapies across the UK.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many health charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,316 registered health charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the health charities by income?
Nuffield Health is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.5bn). 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 health charities?
Health charities reported a combined annual income of £15.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for health charities?
Across all health charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 87.4%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of health charities?
Health charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. 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.