Charities in England and Wales - 21 February 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 170,751
Linked charities 14,159
Total 184,910

People

924,193 Trustee(s)

6,755,281 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,639,069,543
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 £6,193,624,213
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 £28,601,577,779
Charitable activities £48,536,845,299
Other trading activities £7,663,861,417
Investments £5,019,671,454
Other £3,223,005,975
Total income and
endowments
£93,007,634,260

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,853,173,788
Charitable activities £80,055,249,799
Other £2,936,080,821
Total expenditure £90,850,410,333
Investment gains (losses) £7,383,095,455

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,795,160,534
Charitable expenditure £80,055,249,799
Retained £2,157,223,927
Employees 1,282,452

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,977,099,599
Long-term investments £184,558,849,081
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,114,951,463
Other assets £56,910,818,836
Total liabilities £55,168,696,963