Charities in England and Wales - 06 October 2024

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 170,525
Linked charities 14,235
Total 184,760

People

923,527 Trustee(s)

7,280,476 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,998,615,139
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 £8,094,829,236
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 £28,007,475,975
Charitable activities £46,446,670,698
Other trading activities £7,648,937,551
Investments £4,348,508,845
Other £2,867,548,981
Total income and
endowments
£89,316,237,698

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,331,261,896
Charitable activities £76,668,510,711
Other £3,102,071,757
Total expenditure £87,114,394,142
Investment gains (losses) £882,558,264

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,445,883,431
Charitable expenditure £76,668,510,711
Retained £2,201,843,556
Employees 1,119,301

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £75,034,066,370
Long-term investments £180,200,956,050
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,136,701,844
Other assets £58,240,720,511
Total liabilities £56,904,080,166