Charities in England and Wales - 21 January 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 170,683
Linked charities 14,162
Total 184,845

People

923,840 Trustee(s)

6,662,586 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,308,981,672
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 £7,140,114,554
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 £27,987,192,338
Charitable activities £47,934,042,557
Other trading activities £7,571,971,080
Investments £4,791,184,384
Other £3,064,063,536
Total income and
endowments
£91,313,361,467

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,763,205,988
Charitable activities £79,163,886,844
Other £2,836,956,010
Total expenditure £89,773,487,165
Investment gains (losses) £5,527,886,290

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,609,600,321
Charitable expenditure £79,163,886,844
Retained £1,539,874,302
Employees 1,126,815

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,280,271,890
Long-term investments £181,378,358,212
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,056,504,230
Other assets £56,574,293,861
Total liabilities £54,850,360,845