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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.

Kirkby Ireleth Ecclesiastical Charity

Heritage, Religion

Grants towards the upkeep and repair of the fabric of the Parish Church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthberts Kirkby Ireleth and the maintenance of the services therein.

Latest Income: £1,140
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Churches Funeral Services Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Representation of the mainstream Churches in England and Wales at national level on matters relating to funeral ministry, co-ordination of policy and best practice, and publication of official funeral liturgies.

Latest Income: £1,139
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Madley Fund

Religion

Maintenance of the work of the church at Barton Hall, Hereford. Christian church work and mission.

Latest Income: £1,132
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Cross Church, Wilstone, Hertfordshire

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Religion

The Friends of St. Cross help maintain the building and fabric of the church and are currently funding projects to repair the bell turret. The new access was completed in 2022 after several years of fundraising. Further work is required on the outer walls to secure areas of deteriorating lime mortar.

Latest Income: £1,130
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Orton Parochial School

Education, Religion

CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

Latest Income: £1,130
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Church Hall

Facilities, Religion

Maintains the Reading Room in Roxwell, Essex as a well equipped Hall for use by Roxwell organisations and by private hirers.

Latest Income: £1,125
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Wainwright Fabric Trust

Religion

The charity is responsible for the upkeep of the fabric and furnishings of St. John the Baptist Church, Hugglescote.

Latest Income: £1,121
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Cartmel Fell Educational Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

The Educational Foundation uses its income to help young people under the age of 25 who live within the parish of St Anthony's Church, Cartmel Fell. It provides assistance in purchasing text books, tools and other equipment necessary for their education. It also supports communal events for children to help foster friendship and community relations in a widespread rural area.

Latest Income: £1,118
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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North Luffenham St Mary And St John Church Of England Primary School

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Religion

The Charity raises money from parents and ex-parents of the School through a Gift Aid scheme. Money raised is used to supplement school budgets to finance additional teaching resource and the purchase of additional ICT equipment.

Latest Income: £1,117
Areas of Operation: Rutland
Status: Registered
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St John's Church Educational Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

Financial help for residents under 25 within the church parish of Shenstone to enable them to further their education and/or go on expeditions with a charitable aim. Helping to provide instruction in the teachings of the Church of England to children and young people in the parish.

Latest Income: £1,110
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Westoning Parish Church

Associations, Facilities, Religion

To build a new parish room for St Mary Magdalene Church, Westoning. Supporting the physical maintenance and improvement of the fabric of St Mary Magdalene Church.

Latest Income: £1,108
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Charities In Connexion With The Former Rhodes Street Methodist Chapel

Religion, Social welfare

Maintenance & improvements to Highgate Methodist Church and relief for poor members of the congregation.

Latest Income: £1,106
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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Sir Henry Unton's Charity

Religion

To help in the charitable running of our local Church and to give help in our community.

Latest Income: £1,104
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Shady Bower Playing Field

Facilities, Religion

Support Sarum St Martin Church

Latest Income: £1,100
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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St Michael's Hall

Facilities, Religion

Management of Church Hall

Latest Income: £1,100
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Henry Smith (tolleshunt D'arcy Estate)

Religion, Social welfare

We are a small parish Church with a population of fewer than 30 people. The Henry Smith charity supports us in the local community. The terms of the Charity are to support the poor in the parish.

Latest Income: £1,100
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Chagford Parish Church And Churchyard Trust

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Fund raising primarily for the maintenance and upkeep of the fabric of our Parish Church; St. Michael's Chagford, devon

Latest Income: £1,097
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Poor's Land

Religion, Social welfare

Zadik Levin legacy set up in the nineteenth century as a trust for the relief of the poor who reside in Fishbourne Parish, Chichester, West Sussex. The trustees are the Churchwardens of the church of St. Peter and St. Mary, New Fishbourne. The churchwardens use the interest from the investment from the sale of the Poors Land, to provide relief to the Poor who reside in Fishbourne.

Latest Income: £1,097
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Broughton With Newington Church Fabric Maintenance And Improvement Fund

Religion

Maintenance and improvement of the Church Fabric

Latest Income: £1,094
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ulceby Churchyard (faulding) Trust

Facilities, Religion

KEEPING THE GRAVEYARD OF ULCEBY ST.NICHOLAS CHURCH IN GOOD ORDER AND REPAIR.

Latest Income: £1,082
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The H J C Stevens Organ Scholarship Fund

Arts, Education, Religion

To assist young organists in gaining experience of working with a professional choir in a famous London church.

Latest Income: £1,080
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Nicholls Memorial Hall

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure, Religion

Provision of a centre for general village activities:- Childrens parties. Meetings of Parish Council.Meetings of Church Council. Play Group activites. and meetings. Organising Village sports day, and Duck Race day : Organising, and Venue for The Annual Village Show etc.

Latest Income: £1,079
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Universal Spiritualist Association

Religion

AUHS offer courses and insurance for Minister?s, Healers and Mediums; together with Affiliation for Spiritualist Churches/Groups in the UK only with individual individual memberships. Very low Fees cover running costs only as we are none profit making and all Trustees are unpaid.

Latest Income: £1,078
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Little Stukeley Town Lands Charity

Religion, Social welfare

The Town Lands Charity objectives are "for the benefit of the Parish Church and the maintenance of the poor"There was no occasion requiring a meeting of the Trustees during the year.

Latest Income: £1,070
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Eccleshall Bellringer's Belfry Fund

Arts, Religion

Church Tower Bell Ringing

Latest Income: £1,070
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
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.