Charities in England and Wales - 14 December 2024
How many charities
Main charities | 170,705 | |
Linked charities | 14,180 | |
Total | 184,885 |
People
924,586 Trustee(s)
6,647,629 Volunteer(s)
Overall sector gross income and expenditure
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.
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.
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies | £28,121,616,311 | |
Charitable activities | £47,333,106,747 | |
Other trading activities | £7,504,468,139 | |
Investments | £4,683,039,641 | |
Other | £3,073,425,421 | |
Total income and endowments |
£90,712,316,597 |
Expenditure
Raising funds | £7,641,521,537 | |
Charitable activities | £78,416,215,193 | |
Other | £2,803,342,930 | |
Total expenditure | £88,873,216,491 |
Charitable expenditure
Raising funds and other expenditure | £10,457,001,298 | |
Charitable expenditure | £78,416,215,193 | |
Retained | £1,839,100,106 |
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Raising funds and other expenditure | £10,457,001,298 | |
Charitable expenditure | £78,416,215,193 | |
Retained | £6,400,020,861 |
Total assets and liabilities
Own use assets | £77,309,668,935 | |
Long-term investments | £180,590,077,783 | |
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£1,106,973,210 | |
Other assets | £56,549,046,934 | |
Total liabilities | £54,747,326,421 |
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