Charities in England and Wales - 06 July 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 170,844
Linked charities 14,017
Total 184,861

People

923,227 Trustee(s)

6,807,202 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,064,402,340
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 £6,098,760,114
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 £28,807,591,920
Charitable activities £49,617,675,842
Other trading activities £8,108,416,288
Investments £5,242,844,870
Other £2,902,251,212
Total income and
endowments
£94,641,452,468

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,972,758,916
Charitable activities £81,289,933,583
Other £2,926,337,944
Total expenditure £92,225,622,186
Investment gains (losses) £8,895,353,124

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,935,688,603
Charitable expenditure £81,289,933,583
Retained £2,415,830,282
Employees 1,295,228

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,390,533,789
Long-term investments £186,589,622,464
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£570,352,676
Other assets £58,540,989,113
Total liabilities £56,248,899,303