Charities in England and Wales - 04 December 2024

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 170,689
Linked charities 14,178
Total 184,867

People

924,377 Trustee(s)

6,461,471 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,634,738,779
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 £7,760,724,203
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 £28,112,245,887
Charitable activities £47,223,358,450
Other trading activities £7,464,701,098
Investments £4,638,418,503
Other £3,050,191,685
Total income and
endowments
£90,485,575,961

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,607,949,382
Charitable activities £78,284,443,951
Other £2,813,535,593
Total expenditure £88,718,065,757
Investment gains (losses) £3,999,441,413

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,433,621,806
Charitable expenditure £78,284,443,951
Retained £1,767,510,204
Employees 1,122,045

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £76,878,407,997
Long-term investments £180,044,774,135
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,126,786,055
Other assets £56,574,851,810
Total liabilities £54,687,095,971