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Religion Charities

Discover 6,211 Religion charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

6,211
Charities
£5,651,244,260
Total Income
£700,799
Avg Income
89.5%
Program Ratio

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

Oasis Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Education, Housing, Religion

Oasis Charitable Trust is a family of organisations running community Hubs providing holistic support to the communities we serve. Our work includes our Academies programme, youthwork, Chaplaincy services & churches, anti human traffiking campaigning through STOP THE TRAFFIK, Higher Education courses through Oasis College and supported housing through Oasis Aquila Housing.

Latest Income: £344,497,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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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: £275,575,689
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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Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust And Other Trust Funds Administered By The Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustee

Religion

Provision of places of worship.Provision of pastoral care.Provision of support to vulnerable and marginalised.

Latest Income: £75,133,000
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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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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: £63,673,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Farmland Reserve UK Limited

Religion, Social welfare

To promote and further the religious and other charitable work of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the united Kingdom or elsewhere and to assist members and other persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, sickness and distress, to all ages and denominations.

Latest Income: £57,850,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Society Of Jesus Trust Of 1929 For Roman Catholic Purposes

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfare

PARISH MINISTRY: in parishes & in university chaplaincies SPIRITUALITY: centres, programmes & publications for spiritual education EDUCATION: schools, colleges of higher educationFORMATION: for Jesuits & Catholic clergySOCIAL JUSTICE & RELIEF OF POVERTY: Jesuit Refugee Service & service to the poorCARE OF INFIRM & ELDERLY JESUITS JESUIT WORK OVERSEAS

Latest Income: £48,904,000
Areas of Operation: Guyana
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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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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International Bible Students Association

Religion

Provide serviced facilities to support religious activity of Jehovah's Witnesses. Arrange for venues to host conventions for Bible education. Pay expenses for and take care of living arrangements for members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Latest Income: £40,581,061
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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 11-18, and one is a Prep School for ages 4-11.

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 King's School, Ely

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Latest Income: £31,681,655
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Nightingale Hammerson

Health, Housing, Religion, Social care

Provision of residential, nursing, dementia and respite care

Latest Income: £30,806,000
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The Kingdom Hall Trust

Religion

To advance the Christian religion as practised by Jehovah's Witnesses by providing, maintaining, and at times acting as custodian trustee for places of worship in the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £30,298,548
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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South England Conference Of Seventh Day Adventists

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Religion

We are a Church Organisation whose purpose is to proclaim and teach the everlasting gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Our activities include worship services, Bible studies, youth and children's' activities including annual camps, health education, community help, a counselling service, and three Primary schools.

Latest Income: £29,084,018
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Salford Diocesan Trust

Religion

The maintenance and advancement of the Roman Catholic Religion.

Latest Income: £28,806,530
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
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: £28,536,000
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many religion charities are there in the UK?

There are 6,211 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 £5.7bn 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 89.5%. 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 £701k. 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.