Charities in England and Wales - 07 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 170,941
Linked charities 14,044
Total 184,985

People

924,603 Trustee(s)

6,792,322 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,083,191,299
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 £6,392,738,956
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 £28,787,318,851
Charitable activities £48,851,476,931
Other trading activities £7,714,960,667
Investments £5,115,328,852
Other £3,208,507,650
Total income and
endowments
£93,640,265,287

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,897,466,936
Charitable activities £80,448,814,879
Other £2,956,331,422
Total expenditure £91,308,519,162
Investment gains (losses) £8,158,991,801

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,859,704,283
Charitable expenditure £80,448,814,879
Retained £2,331,746,125
Employees 1,286,072

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,741,268,545
Long-term investments £185,783,349,524
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£883,764,747
Other assets £57,152,147,779
Total liabilities £54,965,132,162