Charities in England and Wales - 24 July 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 170,785
Linked charities 13,996
Total 184,781

People

922,979 Trustee(s)

6,893,852 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,167,537,608
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 £5,802,471,707
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 £28,839,145,427
Charitable activities £49,592,315,184
Other trading activities £8,102,066,712
Investments £5,256,893,883
Other £3,015,762,443
Total income and
endowments
£94,768,855,985

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,973,720,260
Charitable activities £81,282,630,342
Other £2,927,685,533
Total expenditure £92,220,627,878
Investment gains (losses) £10,687,207,583

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,937,997,536
Charitable expenditure £81,282,630,342
Retained £2,548,228,107
Employees 1,294,738

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,314,569,454
Long-term investments £187,440,103,634
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£531,883,361
Other assets £58,530,774,289
Total liabilities £56,239,465,089