Charities in England and Wales - 20 March 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 168,830
Linked charities 14,714
Total 183,544

People

921,445 Trustee(s)

5,998,914 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £2,351,789,485
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 £4,281,557,889
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 £26,141,951,444
Charitable activities £40,233,287,280
Other trading activities £6,228,278,961
Investments £3,384,279,654
Other £3,146,471,233
Total income and
endowments
£79,128,315,963

Expenditure

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Raising funds £6,044,743,221
Charitable activities £67,340,232,950
Other £2,663,478,146
Total expenditure £76,059,671,874
Investment gains (losses) £17,386,378,239

Charitable expenditure

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Income generation and governance £8,719,438,924
Charitable expenditure £67,340,232,950
Retained £3,068,644,089
Employees 1,584,860

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £74,852,304,715
Long-term investments £176,646,442,918
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£4,343,547,995
Other assets £55,407,410,667
Total liabilities £52,757,494,947