Religion Charities
Discover 6,211 Religion charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
St Patrick's Missionary Society UK
Charity and VCS support, ReligionThe principle object of the trust is to raise funds for the Missionary work of St. Patrick's Missionary Society Ireland in Africa, Brazil and West Indies.
The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities
ReligionCentral England Area Quaker Meeting is one of the constituent Area Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain, established for the advancement of religion. Its principal activities are the holding of meetings for worship in its constituent local meetings and the support of its various branches, including Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) and Peace Hub.
Mesifta Talmudical College
Arts, Education, ReligionThe charity's objectives are as set out in its' governing document, namely the charity was established for the purpose of promoting advanced Jewish religious education and learning, and in particular to:(a) to give instruction in the students in Jewish classical religious literature with special emphasis on the Talmud,
Triratna Sarana
Associations, Beneficiary group, ReligionAffording facilities for women to take advantage of retreat, training and ordination in the Buddhist religion
Yeldall Christian Centres
Beneficiary group, Health, ReligionProvision of residential rehabilitation and resettlement for men with drug and/or alcohol addictions.
Jca Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, ReligionTo make grants for education & research.These activities are usually in an agricultural or rural context and often relate to new immigrants to Israel
Union Foundation
Education, ReligionTraining people for the Christian Ministry
Licc Limited
Arts, ReligionLICC exists to advance the Christian religion through the application of the Christian faith to life in the contemporary world. LICC runs courses, arranges lectures, undertakes research and distributes books, DVDs and other resources. LICC's main goals are to empower individual Christians and their church leaders, and to seek to place whole-life discipleship at the heart of the UK church.
All Nations Christian College Limited
Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, SocietyAll Nations Christian College is an independent, evangelical, interdenominational mission training Bible college. The purpose of allnations is to train students in cross-cultural mission. Today, All Nations is the largest college of its type in Europe and welcomes students and their families from all over the world.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Church St Mary Of Zion
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Religion, Social welfareOur overseas activities include shipment of barrels to the Caribbean Islands and Ethiopia at the request of their community leaders, filled with clothing and books. Raise funds on behalf of Christian Community appeals in Ethiopia.Continue to raise funds to renovate our building, formerly a cinema then nightclub into a community centre / place of worship.
The United Reformed Church (north Western Province) Trust Limited
Housing, ReligionSupporting the spreading of the Gospel at home and abroad, the life and witness of the United Reformed Church, the interests of the Church as a whole and the wellbeing of the society in which the Church is placed, in particular in the NW of England. Custodian Trustee for all properties owned by the Local Churches within the North Western Synod of the URC and properties owned by the Synod.
The Gertner Charitable Trust
Religionfor the benefit or in furtherance of such Jewish charitable purposes charitable institutions or charitable foundations or individuals in the United Kingdom or elsewhere and for other general charitable purposes.
Sailors' Society
Housing, Religion, Social welfareWe provide international welfare support for seafarers. Our charitable objectives are:Advancement of the Christian religion (through chaplaincy)EducationRelief of poverty and distress
British Friends Of The Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity (kollel Shomrei Hachomos)
Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Religion, Social welfarethe relief of poverty and the advancement of jewish education and the jewish religion, in particular by assisting poor persons with all necessary relief and medical assistance, housing, old age care facilities and providing financial help for schools and colleges, run by Kollel Shomrei Hachomos in Israel
Roman Catholic Purposes In Connection With The Congregation Of The Most Holy Redeemer
Arts, Crime and Justice, Health, Housing, ReligionSummarised in Trust Deed''The Charitable purposes which advance religious and other charitable work for the time being carriedon by orunder the direction of the Society as the Trustees with the approval of the Superior shall from time to time think fit''. Current activities:Care Parish/Communities,Retreat Centre,Missions,Homeless Centre,Prison/Hospital Chapl., Publish/distr. Christian literature
BEIS Aharon Charitable Trust Limited
ReligionEducation and promotion of the Jewish religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith.
Charity Of Richard Cloudesley
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe Charity's area of benefit is the London Borough of Islington where, through programmes of pro-active grant-making, the Charity's aim is to help those who are sick and poor and to support twenty seven Church of England churches.
The Royal Signals Charity
Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfareTo provide grants for deserving welfare cases that are within the objects of the Charity.To fund the activities of the serving, reserves and retired members of Royal Corps of Signals, that attract no or only partial funding from the Ministry of Defence, in order to foster effectiveness, morale, teamwork, fitness, professional development, comradeship and esprit de corps.
St Andrew's House
Beneficiary group, Housing, ReligionCaring for elderly residents
The General Conference Of The New Church
Beneficiary group, ReligionActivities are local churches; providing for young people; web development and the Purley project. The Conference's objectives, detailed in its Memorandum & Articles of Association, are for the purposes of religion of Receivers of the Doctrines of the New Church, signified by the New Jerusalem in the Revelation of John as contained in the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg
Charity Of John Marshall
Charitable activities, Heritage, Religiona) to support as Patrons the parish church of Christ Church, Southwark;b) to make grants for the support of parsonages to dioceses of the Church of England and the Church in Wales; c) to make restoration and repair grants to Anglican churches in the three counties of Kent, Surrey and Lincolnshire; andd) 4% of the net income is made available to Marshall's Educational Foundation
Jewish Womens Aid Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Health, Religion, Social welfareOnly UK charity supporting & empowering Jewish women & their children affected by domestic abuse & sexual violence. We offer a confidential freephone helpline; a domestic abuse advocacy & advice service, specialist therapeutic services for children, a counselling service for women; training and education programmes for professionals and Safer Dating education in schools & on campus.
Mr Willats' Charity
ReligionSupport the mission and evangelistic ministry of outreach workers, through sharing of the Gospel and making new disciples in areas of high deprivation. Enable new church growth in areas of high deprivation by supporting the mobilisation and equipping of new outreach workers, including through training or evangelism resources, to share the Gospel and make disciples.
Stobart Newlands Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionMaking grants to charities and charitable purposes, mainly to Christian religious and missionary organisations. New and unsolicited requests are unlikely to be successful.
Trust Property Held In Connexion With The Sisters Of The Holy Family Of Bordeaux
Beneficiary group, ReligionThe charity aims to support all charitable, social and pastoral works being carried out by members of the Institute. These ministries carried out by the sisters, all of which benefit members of the public, fall into the following main categories: Education; Social and pastoral work; Care Units; Support of Missionary Work Overseas; and Prayer groups - community and individual prayer
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.