Charities in England and Wales - 02 April 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 170,851
Linked charities 14,137
Total 184,988

People

924,548 Trustee(s)

6,794,551 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,840,597,004
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 £6,422,974,913
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 £28,705,104,090
Charitable activities £48,751,144,963
Other trading activities £7,673,570,457
Investments £5,086,837,624
Other £3,224,594,949
Total income and
endowments
£93,403,924,419

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,876,616,265
Charitable activities £80,393,343,326
Other £2,936,091,414
Total expenditure £91,211,956,930
Investment gains (losses) £7,532,862,052

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,818,613,604
Charitable expenditure £80,393,343,326
Retained £2,191,967,489
Employees 1,284,486

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £77,836,151,029
Long-term investments £185,340,717,185
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1,088,419,354
Other assets £57,060,370,147
Total liabilities £55,204,819,042