Charities by income category - 09 July 2025

This page shows information for charities that are required to provide key financial information when completing the charity's annual return as their latest income is more than £500,000.

Where a charity has received more than 70% of its total income from a single category then it is grouped with other charities that have the same category as their main income source. If it has more diversified sources of income, with no single category as the main source of income, it is included within "No single category".

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Main income category Charities Total income and
endowments
Total expenditure
Donations and legacies 4,103 £21,679,223,259 £19,247,358,355
Charitable activities 5,714 £44,671,027,762 £43,490,127,180
Other trading activities 341 £2,732,600,034 £2,720,110,700
Investments 559 £2,586,010,523 £4,605,553,331
No single category 3,769 £22,957,651,845 £22,170,792,437
Total 14,486 £94,626,513,423 £92,233,942,003
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