Charities in England and Wales - 21 September 2023

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 169,180
Linked charities 14,600
Total 183,780

People

921,731 Trustee(s)

6,188,106 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,213,953,880
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 £8,443,267,340
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 £26,560,622,073
Charitable activities £41,741,309,144
Other trading activities £6,717,077,330
Investments £3,608,855,741
Other £3,418,588,341
Total income and
endowments
£82,038,878,521

Expenditure

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Raising funds £6,397,970,942
Charitable activities £69,651,640,988
Other £3,028,759,941
Total expenditure £79,087,811,648
Investment gains (losses) £902,229,018

Charitable expenditure

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Income generation and governance £9,436,170,660
Charitable expenditure £69,651,640,988
Retained £2,951,066,873
Employees 1,067,223

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £72,976,593,894
Long-term investments £177,708,003,549
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£2,622,384,128
Other assets £56,137,320,735
Total liabilities £53,831,859,308