Charities in England and Wales - 29 May 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 170,843
Linked charities 14,041
Total 184,884

People

924,007 Trustee(s)

6,807,056 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,887,397,488
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 £6,300,913,004
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 £28,739,763,157
Charitable activities £48,982,355,448
Other trading activities £7,728,084,684
Investments £5,166,155,316
Other £3,109,902,174
Total income and
endowments
£93,688,933,115

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,920,818,050
Charitable activities £80,574,937,664
Other £2,921,881,861
Total expenditure £91,423,543,500
Investment gains (losses) £8,456,199,287

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,848,605,836
Charitable expenditure £80,574,937,664
Retained £2,265,389,615
Employees 1,287,382

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,926,430,007
Long-term investments £186,171,561,637
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£621,525,132
Other assets £57,581,538,462
Total liabilities £55,350,118,381