Charities in England and Wales - 30 November 2023

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 169,558
Linked charities 14,581
Total 184,139

People

922,588 Trustee(s)

6,698,898 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,605,856,238
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 £7,911,336,018
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 £27,739,873,293
Charitable activities £42,607,162,308
Other trading activities £7,076,937,714
Investments £3,739,597,795
Other £2,929,826,231
Total income and
endowments
£84,085,823,233

Expenditure

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Raising funds £6,729,532,071
Charitable activities £71,115,137,546
Other £3,186,024,510
Total expenditure £81,040,594,551
Investment gains (losses) -£4,184,930,232

Charitable expenditure

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Income generation and governance £9,925,457,005
Charitable expenditure £71,115,137,546
Retained £3,045,228,682
Employees 1,145,365

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £73,177,910,805
Long-term investments £178,201,271,121
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£2,402,592,722
Other assets £57,383,765,884
Total liabilities £55,408,467,281