Charities in England and Wales - 16 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 171,024
Linked charities 13,944
Total 184,968

People

923,157 Trustee(s)

6,912,678 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £4,875,571,939
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 £5,900,630,507
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 £28,849,849,935
Charitable activities £49,760,155,836
Other trading activities £8,185,179,103
Investments £5,306,639,624
Other £3,091,940,093
Total income and
endowments
£95,156,402,944

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,024,395,965
Charitable activities £81,639,970,772
Other £2,965,989,892
Total expenditure £92,666,939,112
Investment gains (losses) £11,380,240,494

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,026,968,340
Charitable expenditure £81,639,970,772
Retained £2,489,463,832
Employees 1,296,445

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,305,107,070
Long-term investments £188,746,580,826
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£557,769,902
Other assets £58,784,137,069
Total liabilities £56,208,483,241