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Discover 6,306 Religion charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

6,306
Charities
£5,246,851,192
Total Income
£717,273
Avg Income
90.7%
Program Ratio

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

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

1. Responding to emergencies2. Caring for orphans and children in need3. Supporting education4. Providing access to health care and water5. Promoting sustainable livelihood6. Campaigning and advocacy on humanitrian issues

Latest Income: £238,998,821
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints (great Britain)

Religion

To promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Latest Income: £87,826,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance

Religion

We are a church organisation who seek to fulfil our objectives through extensive relevant programs both in the UK and overseas. Our expanding operations are mainly conducted through National Departments, approximately 500 churches in the UK and in 58 countries overseas

Latest Income: £83,878,662
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Jewish Care

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion

Jewish Care cares for people in the Jewish community. We give care & support to older people,Holocaust survivors,people with physical & sensory disabilities & with mental health needs. We offer support groups,run leadership & activity programmes for young people. Our staff & volunteers support thousands of people a week. Everything is guided by our Jewish values, warmth,kindness,honesty & respect.

Latest Income: £81,837,000
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Achisomoch Aid Company Limited

Religion

The charity is established to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith and for such purposes as are recognised by English Law as charitable and in furtherance of the aforementioned objects.

Latest Income: £73,819,995
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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United Synagogue

Religion, Social welfare

There are five primary objects of the charity.1 To create and maintain synagogues conforming to the orthodox form of Jewish worship.2 To advance education in Jewish religion.3 To provide burial for same4 Relief of the poor 5 To advance charitable purposes of other Jewish bodies and in general any other charitable purpose in connection with the above.

Latest Income: £47,207,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The London Diocesan Fund

Housing, Professions, Religion

The principal activity of the London Diocesan Fund is to serve and support the parishes and people within the Diocese of London in their mission of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. It does this operationally through the payment and housing of parish clergy and chaplaincies and support to their ministry.

Latest Income: £47,039,000
Areas of Operation: Angola
Status: Registered
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The Church Of England Pensions Board

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Professions, Religion

Provides the best possible support and care, within available resources, to those who have retired from stipendiary and lay ministry within the Church of England, and to their dependants, through the provision of retirement and supported housing, and through discretionary grants to ensure beneficiaries have a minimum income standard.

Latest Income: £41,967,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Of England Children's Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Frontline services focus on 10-18 year olds who live with significant disadvantage, poverty, neglect and who have complex needs and face multiple risks. These include child exploitation, mental health, missing and runaways from home, substance misuse and children in and around the care system. We campaign about what needs to change to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people.

Latest Income: £40,642,000
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
Status: Registered
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Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust

Professions, Religion

To provide support to the clergy in training, ministry and retirementTo support pastoral work in parishes and local communitiesTo support and direct lifelong Christian education in parishes and schoolsTo preserve and invest in the property infrastructure of the Archdiocese and parishes, facilitating worship and enabling the charitable work of the Church to take place

Latest Income: £38,660,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Francis Holland (church Of England) Schools Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

The Trust includes three separate girls' schools. Two of which are Senior Schools with Sixth Forms, for ages 10-19, and one is a Preparatory School for ages 4-12.

Latest Income: £36,940,000
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The St Albans Diocesan Board Of Finance

Beneficiary group, Housing, Professions, Religion

To promote, aid and further the work of the Church of England in the St Albans Diocese.Under Living Gods Love, which was launched in January 2011, the St Albans DBF; deploys the clergy, pays stipends and provides housing for stipendiary clergy; recruits and trains the clergy and readers; offers advice on places of worship; promotes parochial stewardship; develops youth work; promotes RE.

Latest Income: £35,716,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St George's Weybridge

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

The advancement of education by the provision and conduct of a school or schools for boys and girls to enable the fulfilment of their academic potential and personal development within an ethos of Christian ideals which derive from the traditions and teaching of the Roman Catholic Church and by ancillary or incidental education or religious activities for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £35,531,138
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Norwood Schools LTD

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Religion, Social care

Promotion of education and the relief in need of people with learning difficulties and children and families in need through the provision of support, particularly in the areas of special education, respite and recreational services, family support including social work, and adoption, the beneficiaries of which activities shall be drawn primarily, but not exclusively, from the Jewish community.

Latest Income: £32,696,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The South London Church Fund And Southwark Diocesan Board Of Finance

Housing, Professions, Religion

Resourcing the Ministry and Mission in every parish Managing the number of clergy in post against budget, and collecting Fairer Shares contributionsProviding clergy training, housing, stipends, pension supporting parish based ministryContributing to national church institutionsProviding education & social outreach fundingProviding Diocesan Retreat House

Latest Income: £30,144,000
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Church Communities UK

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

Advancing the Christian faith and particularly establishing church communities where members devote themselves to the service of Jesus Christ that includes work, worship, apostolic mission, education and family life. We welcome visitors and give charitable assistance in support of peace, justice, reconciliation, non-violence, community, education, and alleviation of poverty and suffering.

Latest Income: £28,524,636
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Canford School Limited

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

To advance the education of boys and girls including but not limited to the provision of a senior school in or near Canford, Dorset and/or if thought desirable, in other parts of England or Wales, in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.

Latest Income: £27,323,290
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The British And Foreign Bible Society

Religion

We are working to make the Bible available and accessible worldwide and build people's confidence in it. We are an advocate for the Bible's place in our national life and we work closely with 146 other Bible Societies across the world to deliver our global ministry.

Latest Income: £26,154,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Saint John's School Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Professions, Religion

To advance the education of boys and girls from the ages of 11 to 18. The provision of subsidised education for Foundationers (being children of Church of England or Church of Wales clergy of limited means). The provision of means-tested bursaries to pupils whose families would not otherwise be able to afford the full fees and thereby widen access to the education provided by the School.

Latest Income: £24,940,887
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Oxford Diocesan Board Of Finance

Religion

In summary the charity's aims are to promote the work and purposes of the Church of England for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Oxford and elsewhere.

Latest Income: £24,862,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Gloucester Diocesan Board Of Finance

Education, Professions, Religion

The DBF undertakes three principle activities:i. It funds cost associated with the vast majority of Church of England clergy in the diocese,ii. It is responsible for the custody and management of the synod's fundsiii. It provides services to other councils and committees within the diocese, primarily PCCs and schools.

Latest Income: £24,832,342
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Johnson Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

Seaford College is an educational charitable trust with a Church of England tradition that exists to provide an education for boys and girls aged between 6 and 18.

Latest Income: £23,208,699
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Chelmsford Diocesan Board Of Finance

Education, Housing, Professions, Religion

1. Mission & Ministry in the Parishes - paying clergy stipends incl pension contribs, providing & maintaining houses for clergy & training clergy & other parish officers.2. Education - providing support for head teachers & governors, facilitating capital expenditure on schools & sponsoring certain schools with Academy status.3.Contributions to NCIs4. Provision of the Diocesan Retreat House

Latest Income: £22,995,571
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ampleforth Abbey

Religion

The main object of the charity is for the furtherance of the Roman Catholic religion. The object is fulfilled by the formation and subsequent ministry of Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey. The works of the monks include the maintenance of the monastic community and its property, education, the welcoming of guests and parish work in dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church.

Latest Income: £22,233,000
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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Arundel And Brighton Diocesan Trust

Religion

The advancement of the Roman Catholic religion and education within the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton and beyond. The Diocese covers the city of Brighton & Hove, the counties of East and West Sussex, and Surrey outside the London boroughs.

Latest Income: £20,233,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many religion charities are there in the UK?

There are 6,306 registered religion charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the religion charities by income?

Oasis Charitable Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£344.5m). 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 religion charities?

Religion charities reported a combined annual income of £5.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for religion charities?

Across all religion charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 90.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of religion charities?

Religion charities have an average annual income of £717k. 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.