Charities in England and Wales - 03 September 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 170,935
Linked charities 13,947
Total 184,882

People

923,169 Trustee(s)

6,915,036 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,055,800,086
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 £5,881,020,612
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 £28,959,950,457
Charitable activities £49,724,123,536
Other trading activities £8,183,983,469
Investments £5,294,080,885
Other £3,089,477,386
Total income and
endowments
£95,214,254,086

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,028,321,192
Charitable activities £81,505,431,791
Other £2,954,899,825
Total expenditure £92,525,235,291
Investment gains (losses) £11,370,881,218

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,019,803,500
Charitable expenditure £81,505,431,791
Retained £2,689,018,795
Employees 1,296,194

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,303,416,738
Long-term investments £188,477,665,678
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£558,149,517
Other assets £58,786,757,470
Total liabilities £56,170,407,808