Charities by income category - 18 September 2025

This page shows information for charities that are required to provide key financial information when completing the charity's annual return as their latest income is more than £500,000.

Where a charity has received more than 70% of its total income from a single category then it is grouped with other charities that have the same category as their main income source. If it has more diversified sources of income, with no single category as the main source of income, it is included within "No single category".

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Main income category Charities Total income and
endowments
Total expenditure
Donations and legacies 4,142 £21,834,522,559 £19,496,529,820
Charitable activities 5,726 £44,745,486,250 £43,638,113,287
Other trading activities 339 £2,816,114,469 £2,779,203,895
Investments 562 £2,621,122,821 £4,578,873,320
No single category 3,793 £23,103,307,155 £22,153,586,030
Total 14,562 £95,120,553,254 £92,646,306,352
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