Charities in England and Wales - 04 December 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 169,588
Linked charities 14,581
Total 184,169

People

922,653 Trustee(s)

6,699,558 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £6,624,410,081
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 £8,026,766,086
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 £27,762,283,097
Charitable activities £42,656,716,267
Other trading activities £7,098,962,428
Investments £3,740,447,525
Other £2,911,716,735
Total income and
endowments
£84,162,551,944

Expenditure

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Raising funds £6,745,612,134
Charitable activities £71,189,116,463
Other £3,218,919,631
Total expenditure £81,163,548,652
Investment gains (losses) -£4,342,540,138

Charitable expenditure

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Income generation and governance £9,974,432,189
Charitable expenditure £71,189,116,463
Retained £2,999,003,292
Employees 1,144,847

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £73,146,524,788
Long-term investments £178,109,461,451
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£2,386,145,167
Other assets £57,358,330,580
Total liabilities £55,395,436,652