Charities in England and Wales - 05 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 170,953
Linked charities 13,947
Total 184,900

People

923,164 Trustee(s)

6,915,360 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £4,954,764,124
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 £5,891,656,522
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 £28,926,368,119
Charitable activities £49,726,080,907
Other trading activities £8,186,323,131
Investments £5,302,268,235
Other £3,090,761,121
Total income and
endowments
£95,194,439,866

Expenditure

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Raising funds £8,029,232,933
Charitable activities £81,533,021,070
Other £2,954,756,253
Total expenditure £92,553,592,739
Investment gains (losses) £11,388,551,092

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11,020,571,669
Charitable expenditure £81,533,021,070
Retained £2,640,847,127
Employees 1,296,247

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,313,915,885
Long-term investments £188,556,881,050
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£558,051,932
Other assets £58,811,278,382
Total liabilities £56,174,213,110