Charity Sector Insights
Explore financial trends, sector efficiency and trustee analysis across the UK charity sector.
357,876
Total Charities
£0
Combined Income
Across all charities
£0
Average Income
Per charity
24
Sectors
Categories of charities
Top Sectors by Total Income
Beneficiary group £55,004,645,813
Education £39,719,562,580
Health £23,765,619,202
Charitable activities £17,160,800,647
Housing £15,519,297,318
Religion £15,492,869,265
Social welfare £14,234,280,400
Arts £10,563,889,410
Income Distribution
Large (>£10M) 100 (100.0%)
Medium (£1M-£10M) (0.0%)
Small (£100K-£1M) (0.0%)
Micro (<£100K) (0.0%)
Charities by Size
Large (>£10M) 100 (100.0%)
Medium (£1M-£10M) (0.0%)
Small (£100K-£1M) (0.0%)
Micro (<£100K) (0.0%)
Sector Efficiency
Beneficiary group
87.3%
efficiency
Education
87.6%
efficiency
Health
86.2%
efficiency
Charitable activities
84.1%
efficiency
Housing
89.5%
efficiency
Efficiency ratio = Expenditure as % of income
Key Statistics
K
Median Income
Per charity
24
Active Sectors
With charities
86%
Avg Efficiency
Across all sectors
Detailed Sector Breakdown
Sector | Charities | Total Income | Avg Income | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficiary group | 59,402 | £55,004,645,813 | £641,678 | 87.3% |
| Education | 37,217 | £39,719,562,580 | £711,489 | 87.6% |
| Health | 14,974 | £23,765,619,202 | £1,403,924 | 86.2% |
| Charitable activities | 16,579 | £17,160,800,647 | £1,022,572 | 84.1% |
| Housing | 9,953 | £15,519,297,318 | £1,497,135 | 89.5% |
| Religion | 28,981 | £15,492,869,265 | £419,998 | 89.6% |
| Social welfare | 26,762 | £14,234,280,400 | £502,587 | 84.7% |
| Arts | 19,657 | £10,563,889,410 | £387,936 | 93.9% |
| Economic and community development | 9,649 | £8,803,276,349 | £855,767 | 80.2% |
| Leisure | 21,043 | £8,153,546,014 | £322,173 | 86.4% |
| Research | 3,305 | £6,846,701,051 | £2,077,906 | 91.1% |
| Social care | 2,706 | £5,715,375,360 | £1,954,643 | 91.7% |
| Heritage | 7,449 | £4,945,253,767 | £564,527 | 97.3% |
| Charity and VCS support | 19,247 | £4,798,721,396 | £248,871 | 79.2% |
| Saving of lives | 2,512 | £4,221,042,555 | £1,698,609 | 79.9% |
| Environment | 2,419 | £3,390,797,405 | £1,307,169 | 86.6% |
| Facilities | 18,025 | £2,786,400,509 | £143,651 | 77.1% |
| Crime and Justice | 1,088 | £2,696,386,961 | £2,480,577 | 89.1% |
| Childcare | 7,559 | £2,518,071,762 | £265,872 | 76.0% |
| Associations | 22,136 | £2,153,170,633 | £97,517 | 91.6% |
| Armed forces | 1,313 | £1,570,979,650 | £1,184,751 | 73.0% |
| Professions | 1,256 | £1,204,481,533 | £1,030,352 | 95.1% |
| Society | 1,923 | £1,182,547,536 | £565,542 | 85.6% |
| Animals | 1,644 | £1,155,088,671 | £683,889 | 73.4% |
Top Locations by Total Income
Throughout London £4,931,191,281
Surrey £2,621,766,315
Kent £2,250,898,914
Cambridgeshire £1,969,774,740
Oxfordshire £1,966,433,550
Hampshire £1,744,780,188
Birmingham City £1,716,890,430
City Of Westminster £1,716,609,244
Location | Charities | Total Income | Share of Income | Avg Income | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout London | 5,841 | £4,931,191,281 | 4.87% | £868,932 | 91.1% |
| Surrey | 4,390 | £2,621,766,315 | 2.59% | £616,017 | 83.4% |
| Kent | 4,790 | £2,250,898,914 | 2.22% | £486,786 | 86.1% |
| Cambridgeshire | 2,695 | £1,969,774,740 | 1.94% | £758,481 | 81.8% |
| Oxfordshire | 3,180 | £1,966,433,550 | 1.94% | £640,324 | 82.3% |
| Hampshire | 4,349 | £1,744,780,188 | 1.72% | £417,212 | 81.2% |
| Birmingham City | 2,541 | £1,716,890,430 | 1.70% | £701,058 | 82.7% |
| City Of Westminster | 702 | £1,716,609,244 | 1.69% | £2,505,999 | 84.5% |
| Hertfordshire | 3,339 | £1,689,227,747 | 1.67% | £520,403 | 86.3% |
| Essex | 4,314 | £1,537,116,316 | 1.52% | £370,836 | 84.9% |
| Lancashire | 3,313 | £1,455,803,145 | 1.44% | £455,508 | 81.4% |
| West Sussex | 2,783 | £1,377,392,135 | 1.36% | £515,298 | 83.5% |
| Cardiff | 705 | £1,332,632,896 | 1.32% | £2,003,959 | 82.3% |
| East Sussex | 2,344 | £1,242,676,370 | 1.23% | £550,100 | 82.3% |
| Gloucestershire | 2,623 | £1,229,937,072 | 1.21% | £486,141 | 90.1% |
| Wiltshire | 2,452 | £1,219,806,637 | 1.20% | £513,819 | 90.2% |
| Somerset | 2,664 | £1,214,066,019 | 1.20% | £470,204 | 85.1% |
| Dorset | 2,400 | £1,128,201,898 | 1.11% | £489,671 | 87.6% |
| Devon | 3,782 | £1,122,731,433 | 1.11% | £307,935 | 88.2% |
| Manchester City | 2,074 | £1,074,613,844 | 1.06% | £542,187 | 80.5% |