Charities in England and Wales - 20 January 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 170,674
Linked charities 14,162
Total 184,836

People

923,768 Trustee(s)

6,665,448 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,308,663,268
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 £7,149,076,550
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 £27,989,152,296
Charitable activities £47,891,689,723
Other trading activities £7,577,979,452
Investments £4,785,799,517
Other £3,064,602,521
Total income and
endowments
£91,274,131,081

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,761,592,520
Charitable activities £79,114,878,377
Other £2,835,267,122
Total expenditure £89,719,921,997
Investment gains (losses) £5,489,673,418

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,605,043,620
Charitable expenditure £79,114,878,377
Retained £1,554,209,084
Employees 1,126,342

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,275,295,365
Long-term investments £181,355,199,344
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,057,042,944
Other assets £56,571,793,560
Total liabilities £54,855,116,630