Charities in England and Wales - 06 May 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 170,943
Linked charities 14,044
Total 184,987

People

924,621 Trustee(s)

6,792,975 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,089,626,052
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 £6,405,335,766
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 £28,788,136,430
Charitable activities £48,845,512,219
Other trading activities £7,714,653,623
Investments £5,112,768,783
Other £3,209,321,577
Total income and
endowments
£93,633,064,968

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,897,093,095
Charitable activities £80,444,916,585
Other £2,957,047,726
Total expenditure £91,304,963,331
Investment gains (losses) £8,125,771,371

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,860,046,746
Charitable expenditure £80,444,916,585
Retained £2,328,101,637
Employees 1,285,996

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,741,466,922
Long-term investments £185,752,565,496
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£883,809,468
Other assets £57,143,815,471
Total liabilities £54,953,210,792