Charities in England and Wales - 18 April 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 170,924
Linked charities 14,129
Total 185,053

People

924,549 Trustee(s)

6,796,378 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,820,521,262
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 £6,317,004,429
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 £28,706,789,563
Charitable activities £48,722,102,848
Other trading activities £7,682,676,990
Investments £5,092,389,809
Other £3,227,234,575
Total income and
endowments
£93,393,866,121

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,885,517,628
Charitable activities £80,330,155,661
Other £2,925,741,941
Total expenditure £91,147,321,155
Investment gains (losses) £7,831,304,794

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,817,165,494
Charitable expenditure £80,330,155,661
Retained £2,246,544,966
Employees 1,284,903

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,344,701,931
Long-term investments £185,653,766,740
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,005,246,893
Other assets £57,019,822,074
Total liabilities £54,759,138,129