Charities in England and Wales - 06 October 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 171,149
Linked charities 13,937
Total 185,086

People

923,522 Trustee(s)

6,916,394 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £4,811,114,637
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 £5,833,436,273
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 £29,081,288,594
Charitable activities £49,878,412,674
Other trading activities £8,209,811,927
Investments £5,326,753,424
Other £3,060,127,380
Total income and
endowments
£95,519,032,352

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,068,521,531
Charitable activities £81,922,163,489
Other £2,977,261,561
Total expenditure £93,004,350,402
Investment gains (losses) £11,563,511,602

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,082,186,913
Charitable expenditure £81,922,163,489
Retained £2,514,681,950
Employees 1,298,507

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,391,797,206
Long-term investments £190,249,977,592
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£515,016,127
Other assets £58,858,231,027
Total liabilities £56,232,817,063