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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.

Siva Charitable Fund

Religion, Social welfare

Apply and pay for or to such legally charitable purpose or purposes or legally charitable institution or institutions in the United Kingdom or elsewhere including the relief of poverty and the advancement of education amongst persons who in the uncontrolled opinion of the Trustees are of Jewish Faith and advancement of Jewish Religion and the study of the Torah.

Latest Income: £845,641
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ashley Gospel Hall Trust

Religion

The purchase and maintenance of halls for Public Religious Worship.

Latest Income: £845,039
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Sisters Of The Holy Family

Beneficiary group, Religion

Support the religious and other charitable works carried out by the members of the Sisters of the Holy Family including Social & Pastoral Work and Overseas MInistry in West Africa - Senegal, Ivory Coast, North Africa ÔÇô Egypt, Middle East ÔÇô Lebanon, South America ÔÇô Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Asia ÔÇô Philippines, India.

Latest Income: £838,381
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Evangelical Movement Of Wales

Arts, Religion

6 Bookshops, a conference centre, run camps & conferences and produce Christian publications. Provide theological education and training

Latest Income: £835,918
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre

Health, Religion

The principal activity of the charity is to promote the Buddhist faith through the activities of teaching, study, practice and the observance of moral discipline all within the Buddhist tradition of Je Tsongkhapa.

Latest Income: £832,350
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Jamme Masjid, Reading

Religion

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN READING AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

Latest Income: £831,340
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Gold Hill Church Trust

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.

Latest Income: £827,914
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Preston Muslim Society Quwwatul Islam Masjid

Religion

The Charity makes provisions for all religious and cultural requirements of the society's members and the general public by maintaining the Masjid and Madrassah premises.The activities and services provided include Daily prayers, Funeral and burial services, Nikah ceremonies, Religious Education and many other religious ceremonies.

Latest Income: £822,792
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Community Of The Many Names Of God

Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion

Provides multifaith worship, care and support for a nation wide annual congregation of 90,000, at the three Temples in Skanda Vale monastery, SA33 6JT. Donated 84.5 tonnes of direct food aid in 2018. Is volunteer led with 78,500 volunteer hours provided by 950 volunteers across the work of the charity in 2018.

Latest Income: £819,285
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Islamic Trust (maidenhead)

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

To provide facilities and provision of worship for the muslims practising the religion of Islam in Maidenhead and education and teachings of the Quran.Religious activities,sports and recreation.The charity also holds arabic classes and Islamic study circles in the mosque and in the community centre. The charity also holds sunday classes to help children have a better understanding of the Islam.

Latest Income: £818,735
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Yeshivas Brisk

Associations, Education, Religion

Advancing Orthodox Jewish religious education and, principally, by assisting the Yeshivas Brisk advanced Tulmudical College in Jerusalem, Israel.

Latest Income: £818,445
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Wells Cathedral

Associations, Charitable activities, Religion

Grant making to Cathedral Chapter & Departments. Membership activities such as talks and outings.

Latest Income: £817,927
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Oxford Centre For Hebrew And Jewish Studies

Religion

The advancement of research and education in the field of Hebrew and Jewish Studies

Latest Income: £816,348
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Church Extension Association (incorporated)

Beneficiary group, Religion

The Association aims to continue its outreach and ministry through the Sisters who live at the properties that it owns, and those locations where it operates and through out the world.

Latest Income: £814,971
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth Reform Synagogue

Beneficiary group, Religion

JEWISH RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES. PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP TOGETHER WITH PASTORAL AND WELFARE SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY AND RELIGION CLASSES FOR THE YOUNG.

Latest Income: £812,783
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar Trust

Education, Religion, Social welfare

Relief of poverty through education.

Latest Income: £812,417
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Grovepalm Limited

Religion

To advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish faith and to support other charitable activities as are recognised by English law as charitable.

Latest Income: £809,839
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Glory House

Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of Christian ReligionThe relief of aged poor sick or disabled

Latest Income: £809,397
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Derby Jamia Mosque

Religion

Prayers, Funeral services, Islamic education, Ramadan, Islamic lectures, Open days for visitors

Latest Income: £804,640
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Elrahma Charity Trust

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The relief of poverty and advancement of education and religion in the Muslim community, to assist the poor and orphans of Islamic religion, to erect or help to erect schools, charitable institutions, mosques, orphanages and nurseries for the Islamic community in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Latest Income: £798,252
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust

Health, Religion

Provides facilities for the study and practice of Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin and Mother Sayamagyi

Latest Income: £791,467
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Carlee LTD

Beneficiary group, Religion

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of a charity company making distributions for Jewish charitable purposes in the advancement of religion and the relief of needy persons, such as Talmudical Scholars, widows and their families.

Latest Income: £784,772
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Peters Italian Catholic Church Little Saffron Hill

Religion

To provide religious education, advice and support for the congregation and general community, particularly the Italian community.

Latest Income: £784,581
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Veritas College International

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

The aim of Veritas College is to equip pastors and other leaders in the church in competencies to effectively interpret, apply and communicate Holy Scripture. The College meets the pastors in their own context allowing them to continue supporting their own churches and families and not taking them away for residential training that is more costly and sometimes out of context for the pastors.

Latest Income: £783,684
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ann Watson's Trust

Beneficiary group, Professions, Religion

The trustees maintain 11 flats in Sutton, Hull, for the use of ladies who are practising members of the Church of England, with priority being given to Clergy Widows and Unmarried Daughers of the Clergy.Educational grants given to individuals and local groups and organisations, conditions apply.

Latest Income: £783,071
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
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.