Charities in England and Wales - 21 January 2026
The below charts represent information gathered about all the registered charities in England and Wales. Information is updated daily.
How many charities
| Main charities | 171,177 | |
| Linked charities | 13,844 | |
| Total | 185,021 |
People
921,777 Trustee(s)
6,567,087 Volunteer(s)
Overall sector gross income and expenditure
Income growth
£5,473,529,332
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
£6,676,317,742
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 | £28,872,305,404 | |
| Charitable activities | £51,388,662,927 | |
| Other trading activities | £8,342,937,470 | |
| Investments | £5,595,978,789 | |
| Other | £2,719,892,678 | |
| Total income and endowments |
£96,914,769,778 |
Expenditure
| Raising funds | £8,174,968,051 | |
| Charitable activities | £84,816,049,022 | |
| Other | £3,350,157,774 | |
| Total expenditure | £96,385,461,408 |
Investment gains (losses)
£11,179,050,392
Charitable expenditure
| Raising funds and other expenditure | £11,569,412,386 | |
| Charitable expenditure | £84,816,049,022 | |
| Retained | £529,308,370 |
Employees 1,227,791
Total assets and liabilities
| Own use assets | £81,882,058,105 | |
| Long-term investments | £192,783,068,942 | |
| Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£482,463,096 | |
| Other assets | £58,149,527,177 | |
| Total liabilities | £57,443,492,420 |