Charities in England and Wales - 17 October 2025

The below charts represent information gathered about all the registered charities in England and Wales. Information is updated daily.

How many charities

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Main charities 171,174
Linked charities 13,919
Total 185,093

People

923,529 Trustee(s)

6,873,006 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £4,753,908,021
How is this calculated?

This represents the growth or contraction of income between reporting periods. The income figures from the latest annual return are compared to that in the previous annual returns received.

Expenditure growth £5,691,540,898
How is this calculated?

This represents the growth or contraction of expenditure between reporting periods. The expenditure figures from the latest annual return are compared to that in the previous annual returns received.

This section contains information we have gathered about all the registered charities in England and Wales with an income greater than £500,000 and the financial details provided in their Annual Returns. Information is updated daily.

Income and endowments

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Donations and legacies £28,937,206,546
Charitable activities £49,915,526,117
Other trading activities £8,218,268,861
Investments £5,410,455,487
Other £3,079,229,435
Total income and
endowments
£95,519,861,233

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,105,555,297
Charitable activities £81,961,062,874
Other £2,982,889,865
Total expenditure £93,085,911,857
Investment gains (losses) £11,604,251,898

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,124,848,983
Charitable expenditure £81,961,062,874
Retained £2,433,949,376
Employees 1,299,086

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,521,283,951
Long-term investments £190,960,638,969
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£503,081,960
Other assets £58,722,793,496
Total liabilities £56,164,522,680