Charities in England and Wales - 21 June 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 170,760
Linked charities 14,034
Total 184,794

People

923,356 Trustee(s)

6,855,215 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,607,173,276
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 £5,980,203,809
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 £28,656,954,580
Charitable activities £49,261,422,477
Other trading activities £8,105,173,352
Investments £5,213,790,548
Other £3,077,213,180
Total income and
endowments
£94,277,226,473

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,953,280,684
Charitable activities £80,783,031,131
Other £2,914,728,058
Total expenditure £91,687,628,235
Investment gains (losses) £8,784,573,427

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,904,597,104
Charitable expenditure £80,783,031,131
Retained £2,589,598,238
Employees 1,290,736

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,192,874,535
Long-term investments £186,579,135,609
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£588,614,804
Other assets £58,016,634,670
Total liabilities £55,823,235,972