Charities in England and Wales - 15 July 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 170,757
Linked charities 13,999
Total 184,756

People

922,872 Trustee(s)

6,805,667 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,046,195,663
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 £6,048,707,823
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 £28,779,338,911
Charitable activities £49,624,443,133
Other trading activities £8,107,618,745
Investments £5,248,238,872
Other £2,901,624,313
Total income and
endowments
£94,623,936,310

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,965,655,549
Charitable activities £81,304,877,565
Other £2,923,838,461
Total expenditure £92,230,963,318
Investment gains (losses) £8,879,801,819

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,926,085,753
Charitable expenditure £81,304,877,565
Retained £2,392,972,992
Employees 1,295,288

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,366,684,168
Long-term investments £186,777,607,836
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£568,590,058
Other assets £58,517,555,848
Total liabilities £56,244,005,137