Charities in England and Wales - 17 January 2021
The below charts represent information gathered about all the registered charities in England and Wales. Information is updated daily.
How many charities
| Main charities | 169,795 | |
| Linked charities | 15,457 | |
| Total | 185,252 |
People
944,384 Trustee(s)
6,438,741 Volunteer(s)
Overall sector income and expenditure
Income growth
£3,450,516,410
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
£5,050,071,097
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
| Donations and legacies | £56,935,551,515 | |
| Charitable activities | £40,675,312,715 | |
| Other trading activities | £7,019,723,519 | |
| Investments | £3,874,572,676 | |
| Other | £2,520,475,083 | |
| Total income and endowments |
£111,024,334,086 |
Expenditure
| Raising funds | £6,154,866,935 | |
| Charitable activities | £64,519,652,095 | |
| Other | £3,437,524,915 | |
| Total expenditure | £74,135,727,553 |
Investment gains (losses)
£4,594,666,115
Charitable expenditure
| Spending on income generation | £9,592,391,850 | |
| Charitable activities | £64,519,652,095 | |
| Retained | £36,888,606,533 |
Employees 1,067,863
Total assets and liabilities
| Own use assets | £72,540,266,073 | |
| Long-term investments | £141,199,959,854 | |
| Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£5,435,808,213 | |
| Other assets | £44,763,681,172 | |
| Total liabilities | £45,465,325,534 |