Charities in England and Wales - 04 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 170,836
Linked charities 14,018
Total 184,854

People

923,178 Trustee(s)

6,806,561 Volunteer(s)

Overall sector gross income and expenditure

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Income growth £5,071,010,105
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 £6,090,362,080
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 £28,808,421,386
Charitable activities £49,617,076,621
Other trading activities £8,109,304,164
Investments £5,242,673,089
Other £2,902,111,455
Total income and
endowments
£94,642,259,051

Expenditure

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Raising funds £7,971,895,386
Charitable activities £81,287,226,434
Other £2,926,380,949
Total expenditure £92,222,094,512
Investment gains (losses) £8,890,859,933

Charitable expenditure

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10,934,868,078
Charitable expenditure £81,287,226,434
Retained £2,420,164,539
Employees 1,295,252

Total assets and liabilities

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Own use assets £78,375,665,032
Long-term investments £186,597,692,487
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£570,352,676
Other assets £58,532,273,343
Total liabilities £56,242,274,776