Charities in England and Wales - 18 September 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 171,057
Linked charities 13,944
Total 185,001

People

923,208 Trustee(s)

6,902,206 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £4,696,865,217
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 £5,759,465,285
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 £28,794,352,124
Charitable activities £49,780,427,826
Other trading activities £8,184,182,411
Investments £5,307,432,927
Other £3,091,519,613
Total income and
endowments
£95,120,553,254

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,025,590,592
Charitable activities £81,616,315,434
Other £2,967,817,843
Total expenditure £92,646,306,352
Investment gains (losses) £11,380,291,547

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,029,990,918
Charitable expenditure £81,616,315,434
Retained £2,474,246,902
Employees 1,296,415

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,322,878,705
Long-term investments £188,750,412,899
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£557,741,098
Other assets £58,785,621,411
Total liabilities £56,200,459,478