Charities by income category - 20 January 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 3,994 £21,235,323,762 £19,111,845,945
Charitable activities 5,613 £43,553,835,197 £42,643,553,090
Other trading activities 329 £2,713,879,256 £2,700,705,151
Investments 547 £2,498,818,050 £4,567,761,226
No single category 3,661 £21,272,274,816 £20,696,056,585
Total 14,144 £91,274,131,081 £89,719,921,997
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