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Discover 1,032 Research charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,032
Charities
£3,871,727,922
Total Income
£3,346,351
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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

The Darwin Centre For Biology And Medicine

Beneficiary group, Research

tO PRESENT AN ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES WITH THE AIM OF ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SCIENCE.

Latest Income: £87,136
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha (medway)

Arts, Religion, Research

TO ADVANCE AND SPREAD THE RAVIDASSIA FAITH BY: ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO STRICTLY FOLLOW THE TEACHINGS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI; UNDERTAKING TO PUBLISH AND CIRCULATE LITERATURE ON THE LIFE, TEACHINGS AND PHILOSOPHY OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI AN SUPPORT PUBLICATIONS WHICH PUBLISH AND CIRCULATE LITERATURE ON THE LIFE TEACHING OF SHRI GURU RAVIDASS JI.

Latest Income: £86,622
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Oxford International Biomedical Centre Limited

Education, Research

?26,802 was donated to OIBE to assist with the cost of events held on OIBC's behalf, including symposia on biomedical topics at Conisborough College Catford, KEGS Chelmsford, St Edward?s School Oxford, Norton Hill School Radstock and Stockport Academy; Caf?s des Sciences in schools; a summer school on Global Health; and the 3rd OIBC Anne McLaren Memorial Lecture at Kellogg College Oxford.

Latest Income: £84,991
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Addison Group Of Singers

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

The Addison Group of Singers operates to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in an appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Executive Committee shall determine from time to time.

Latest Income: £84,706
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Faculty Of The History Of Medicine And Pharmacy Of The Worshipful Society Of Apothecaries Of London

Heritage, Research

The Faculty organises eponymous lectures, part-time courses in the History of Medicine, a part-time courses in Ethics & the Philosophy of Healthcare, provides funding for undergraduates attending these courses and arranges joint meetings and symposia.

Latest Income: £83,852
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Society For Clinical Neurophysiology

Research

To promote and assist the science and practice of clinical neurophysiology.

Latest Income: £81,865
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire South Federation Of Women's Institutes

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Research, Society

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE TO ENABLE WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL LIFE, INCLUDING ARTS, CRAFTS AND SCIENCES TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS OF RURAL LIFE, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN CITIZENSHIP, IN PUBLIC QUESTIONS BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, IN MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS AND IN ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE ETC.

Latest Income: £81,582
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Clinical Genetics Society

Research

To advance and promote the science, education and practice of clinical genetics by workers who have the common interest to understand, prevent, cure and allieviate conditions with a genetic aetiology.

Latest Income: £81,371
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Eleanor Peel Chair Of Geriatrics

Research

Research and Teaching in the field of Geriatric Medicine.

Latest Income: £81,019
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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British Dietetic Association General And Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Research

The BDA GET exists to advance education and other purposes related to the science of dietetics. The Trust can make grants to individuals and to recognised associations or groups of people engaged in dietetic research and associated activities.

Latest Income: £80,741
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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High Polymer Research Group

Arts, Research

The High Polymer Research Group fosters and encourages the broadcasting and interchange of leading resarch in the area of polymer and biopolymer science and engineering. The principal instrument is an annual conference of leading academics and industrialist who present their newest findings to an invited audience. Attendance of early career researchers is enabled through sponsorship.

Latest Income: £79,713
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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H And M Castang Charitable Trust

Health, Research

The aim of the charity is to fund research on cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions that cause disability. This includes basic science research to help understand the causes of disability and research that focuses on the effectiveness of interventions to improve disability and wellbeing and research on the impact of relevant health services

Latest Income: £79,544
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Society For Medicines Research

Research

The objects of the Charity are the advancement of science relating to all aspects of drug research, primarily byproviding a common meeting ground for all who are interested and involved in such research, with the purposeof furthering the education of such persons to be of ultimate benefit to the general public in the field of relief ofsickness.

Latest Income: £79,463
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Medical And Scientific Aid For Vietnam, Laos And Cambodia

Arts, Research

The aim of the charity is to promote good health and relieve sickness by providing medical and scientific aid, supplies, equipment and literature to organisations in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Latest Income: £79,159
Areas of Operation: Cambodia
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Arthritis Research Endeavour (care)

Heritage, Research

Supporting scientific research into rheumatological conditions, taking various forms including laboratory-based investigation of the basic mechanisms underlying diseases of the musculoskeletal system, clinical research to investigate the features and natural history of these disorders, and to improve their management and therapy, mainly in the context of randomised clinical trials.

Latest Income: £77,841
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Prince Philip Trust Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Research

In the interests of social welfare and to improve conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. To enable and facilitate the pursuit of leisure time occupations: To advance the education of young people, in particular through voluntary service: To advance public education in the fine arts, literature and science.

Latest Income: £77,059
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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The Mount Everest Foundation

Charitable activities, Research

The Foundation's primary object is to provide grants and recognition to assist particularly deserving expeditions for the exploration of, and scientific work in, the mountain regions of the world.

Latest Income: £75,800
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Society For Reproductive And Infant Psychology

Education, Health, Research

Our purpose is to promote the scientific study, both pure and applied, of all psychological and behavioural matters related to human reproduction. This is achieved by funding workshops, providing student prizes and bursaries for conference attendance.

Latest Income: £75,461
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Quekett Microscopical Club

Research

Promotes use and understanding of the microscope in all aspects of the sciences and arts, particularly by amateurs

Latest Income: £75,164
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Clacton And North East Essex Arts And Literary Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in an appreciation of Science and the Arts, including literature, music and drama. To attract high calibre presentations in the pursuit of excellence as in the Society?s motto ?Praestantiam petimus?. It is also the Trustees? policy to ensure that the presentations are affordable to prospective members.

Latest Income: £74,808
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Glass Sellers Charity Fund

Education, Research

Donating monies to individuals, and charities associated with the glass industry or with a connection with London. Donations to schools and other educational organisations to promote glass and STEM.

Latest Income: £74,438
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Brahmarishi Mission

Arts, Health, Leisure, Religion, Research

provide vedic knowlededge, yoga and meditation, perform rituals and celebration of Cultural festivals. help people in religious understanding and preaching philosophy of Yoga. We teach languages Hindi and sanskrit also recitation classes for bhagwad gita, ramayan and upnishdas are held on weekdays and sundays.

Latest Income: £74,244
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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First Church Of Christ Scientist Claygate And Esher

Religion, Research

Religious activites.

Latest Income: £74,243
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth U3a

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Research

The charity recruits tutors to lead groups to discuss or participate in a wide variety of topics and activities. We provide venues for about 100 classes ranging from academic subjects such as languages, literature, writing, philosophy and history to more active pursuits such as tennis, badminton, dancing, cycling, walking and keep-fit exercising, music and drama.

Latest Income: £74,052
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Bardhan Research And Education Trust Of Rotherham

Research

The Trust's aim is to promote research and education in medicine in general and in particular the field of gastrointestinal disease. The Trust seeks to encourage men and women of any age to pursue research or educational activity. The candidate should have the necessary drive, determination and ability to develop good ideas.

Latest Income: £73,824
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many research charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,032 registered research charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the research charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). 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 research charities?

Research charities reported a combined annual income of £3.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for research charities?

Across all research charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of research charities?

Research charities have an average annual income of £3.3m. 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.