Charities in England and Wales - 18 September 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 170,373
Linked charities 14,247
Total 184,620

People

923,125 Trustee(s)

7,238,675 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,925,557,175
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 £8,510,163,108
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 £28,060,755,572
Charitable activities £46,377,196,690
Other trading activities £7,597,720,845
Investments £4,298,010,872
Other £2,819,494,285
Total income and
endowments
£89,151,205,845

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,284,195,408
Charitable activities £76,715,805,392
Other £3,110,611,840
Total expenditure £87,123,162,418
Investment gains (losses) £268,297,053

Charitable expenditure

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Income generation and governance £10,407,357,026
Charitable expenditure £76,715,805,392
Retained £2,028,043,427
Employees 1,118,643

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £74,690,078,317
Long-term investments £180,235,619,916
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,122,560,381
Other assets £58,028,935,797
Total liabilities £56,900,244,014