Charity Sector Insights
Explore financial trends, sector efficiency and trustee analysis across the UK charity sector.
185,246
Total Charities
£107.2B
Combined Income
Across all charities
£714,233
Average Income
Per charity
Sectors
Categories of charities
Top Sectors by Total Income
Income Distribution
Large (>£10M) 1,703 (1.1%)
Medium (£1M to £10M) 7,571 (5.0%)
Small (£100K to £1M) 33,766 (22.5%)
Micro (£10K to £100K) 59,662 (39.7%)
Very small (<£10K) 47,451 (31.6%)
Charities by Size
Large (>£10M) 1,703 (1.1%)
Medium (£1M to £10M) 7,571 (5.0%)
Small (£100K to £1M) 33,766 (22.5%)
Micro (£10K to £100K) 59,662 (39.7%)
Very small (<£10K) 47,451 (31.6%)
Sector Efficiency
Efficiency = Charitable expenditure as % of total income (higher = more funds deployed for charitable purposes)
Key Statistics
579K
Mean Income
Per charity
Active Sectors
With charities
0%
Avg Efficiency
Across all sectors
Detailed Sector Breakdown
Sector | Charities | Total Income | Avg Income | Efficiency |
|---|
Financial Trends (2024 vs 2025)
2025
CurrentTotal Income £58,209,673,500
Total Expenditure £56,811,311,319
Charitable Spending £49,534,766,946
Reserves £48,034,892,291
Total Assets £128,075,358,900
Charities Reporting 9,291
Employees 1,290,417
Volunteers 2,709,267
2024
PreviousTotal Income £94,844,542,343
Total Expenditure £93,379,009,487
Charitable Spending £82,115,870,156
Reserves £132,703,212,287
Total Assets £273,796,908,234
Charities Reporting 14,535
Employees 1,279,272
Volunteers 4,141,220
Year-over-Year Changes
Income
-38.6%
Expenditure
-39.2%
Charitable Spending
-39.7%
Reserves
-63.8%
Top Locations by Total Income
Throughout London £5,035,429,367
Surrey £2,624,334,822
Kent £2,300,966,615
Cambridgeshire £2,069,981,235
Oxfordshire £1,991,927,364
Birmingham City £1,766,994,524
Hampshire £1,754,883,132
City Of Westminster £1,701,363,036
Location | Charities | Total Income | Share of Income | Avg Income | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout London | 5,806 | £5,035,429,367 | 4.79% | £892,174 | 91.0% |
| Surrey | 4,364 | £2,624,334,822 | 2.50% | £620,850 | 86.7% |
| Kent | 4,795 | £2,300,966,615 | 2.19% | £496,969 | 86.8% |
| Cambridgeshire | 2,680 | £2,069,981,235 | 1.97% | £797,066 | 81.4% |
| Oxfordshire | 3,165 | £1,991,927,364 | 1.89% | £652,022 | 85.8% |
| Birmingham City | 2,544 | £1,766,994,524 | 1.68% | £721,222 | 84.1% |
| Hampshire | 4,320 | £1,754,883,132 | 1.67% | £420,331 | 83.7% |
| City Of Westminster | 699 | £1,701,363,036 | 1.62% | £2,483,742 | 87.5% |
| Hertfordshire | 3,330 | £1,664,936,186 | 1.58% | £512,604 | 90.4% |
| Essex | 4,317 | £1,624,771,984 | 1.55% | £391,984 | 84.5% |
| Lancashire | 3,325 | £1,476,840,984 | 1.40% | £461,081 | 84.2% |
| West Sussex | 2,763 | £1,392,634,962 | 1.32% | £522,957 | 85.0% |
| Cardiff | 705 | £1,324,859,058 | 1.26% | £1,962,754 | 86.5% |
| Gloucestershire | 2,643 | £1,293,621,935 | 1.23% | £510,506 | 87.7% |
| Somerset | 2,663 | £1,257,285,010 | 1.20% | £487,320 | 87.8% |
| Wiltshire | 2,446 | £1,252,495,695 | 1.19% | £529,373 | 89.6% |
| East Sussex | 2,347 | £1,238,871,866 | 1.18% | £551,590 | 86.1% |
| Dorset | 2,403 | £1,198,322,336 | 1.14% | £517,634 | 85.7% |
| Devon | 3,783 | £1,143,180,682 | 1.09% | £313,029 | 89.7% |
| Manchester City | 2,073 | £1,137,027,994 | 1.08% | £574,547 | 80.0% |