Charity income ranking
100 largest charities in England and Wales by income
This ranking orders 100 organisations in the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register by each charity's latest reported income in the 26 Oct 2026 extract. It does not cover charities registered only in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Top 10 charities by latest reported income
- Nuffield Health - £1,484,700,000
- The Charities Aid Foundation - £1,390,589,000
- The British Council - £1,010,444,268
- Save the Children International - £955,412,235
- The Arts Council of England - £843,062,677
- United Learning LTD - £789,957,000
- The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty - £766,195,000
- Cancer Research UK - £734,753,802
- Lloyd's Register Foundation - £691,735,000
- UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation - £678,813,000
Ranks 11 to 20 by latest reported income
- 11. Cardiff University - £634,070,682
- 12. Wellcome Trust - £589,458,608
- 13. The Ormiston Trust - £436,907,000
- 14. British Heart Foundation - £410,600,000
- 15. The Girls' Day School Trust - £373,418,000
- 16. Canterbury Christ Church University - £353,761,000
- 17. Oasis Charitable Trust - £344,497,000
- 18. Barnardo's - £340,251,582
- 19. Change, Grow, Live - £339,714,761
- 20. Oxfam - £339,366,903
What the current Top 100 shows
- Income concentration: the first 10 organisations report £9,345,661,982, or 31.9% of the combined latest income across this Top 100; the first 20 account for 46.1%. These are shares of this ranking, not shares of all charity-sector income.
- Billion-pound filings: 3 organisation(s) report at least £1 billion of latest income in this extract, while 35 report at least £250 million.
- Top 20 cut-off: OXFAM is twentieth at £339,366,903; the median latest income within the Top 100 is £196,163,500.
- Entry point: THE LEVERHULME TRUST is number 100 at £124,467,000. The cut-off moves whenever a newer return changes the order.
- Income and expenditure: 40 of the 100 rows show latest expenditure above latest income. That is a research prompt, not proof of a deficit, weak finances, inefficiency, or poor governance; accounts periods, reserves, restricted funds, investment movements, and one-off activity need review.
What this ranking covers
The table uses the Charity Commission full register download for England and Wales. It sorts each organisation's latest reported income from highest to lowest and shows expenditure and the accounts period alongside it.
Income here is total latest reported income, not donation income alone. The ranking does not measure charitable spending rate, impact, governance quality, reserves, public popularity, or cause importance.
Official daily cross-check and download
The Charity Commission's official daily Top 10 page is the fastest final check for the leading rows. The live page and the downloadable full-register snapshot can be produced at different times on the same date, so a newly amended figure may appear there before this site's next scheduled import.
Download the current Top 100 CSV with rank, charity number, latest income, expenditure, accounts period, source date, profile URL, and official-register URL. The CSV is rebuilt from the same rows as this page and is not a complete UK-wide register.
| Rank | Charity | Income | Expenditure | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuffield Health205533 | £1,484,700,000 | £1,543,500,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 2 | The Charities Aid Foundation268369 | £1,390,589,000 | £1,231,327,000 | 30 Apr 2025 | Registered |
| 3 | The British Council209131 | £1,010,444,268 | £1,053,798,262 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 4 | Save the Children International1076822 | £955,412,235 | £955,712,819 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 5 | The Arts Council of England1036733 | £843,062,677 | £731,085,056 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 6 | United Learning LTD313999 | £789,957,000 | £771,180,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 7 | The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty205846 | £766,195,000 | £824,377,000 | 28 Feb 2025 | Registered |
| 8 | Cancer Research UK1089464 | £734,753,802 | £714,723,789 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 9 | Lloyd's Register Foundation1145988 | £691,735,000 | £662,433,000 | 30 Jun 2025 | Registered |
| 10 | UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1153551 | £678,813,000 | £324,660,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 11 | Cardiff University1136855 | £634,070,682 | £692,020,576 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 12 | Wellcome Trust210183 | £589,458,608 | £2,051,212,819 | 30 Sept 2025 | Registered |
| 13 | The Ormiston Trust1164358 | £436,907,000 | £375,599,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 14 | British Heart Foundation225971 | £410,600,000 | £427,100,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 15 | The Girls' Day School Trust306983 | £373,418,000 | £345,396,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 16 | Canterbury Christ Church University1098136 | £353,761,000 | £356,655,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 17 | Oasis Charitable Trust1026487 | £344,497,000 | £313,851,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 18 | Barnardo's216250 | £340,251,582 | £326,609,720 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 19 | Change, Grow, Live1079327 | £339,714,761 | £340,389,290 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 20 | Oxfam202918 | £339,366,903 | £362,636,196 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 21 | The Salvation Army214779 | £338,297,000 | £331,868,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 22 | Quadrature Charitable Foundation1187301 | £336,123,805 | £314,872,107 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 23 | Founders Pledge Ltd1162201 | £330,974,528 | £249,984,351 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 24 | MSI Reproductive Choices265543 | £330,096,000 | £319,147,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 25 | Swansea University1138342 | £325,645,000 | £373,030,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 26 | The Eric Wright Charitable Trust1002966 | £308,912,000 | £303,038,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered |
| 27 | The British Red Cross Society220949 | £293,500,000 | £304,700,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 28 | The Shaw Trust Limited287785 | £291,074,000 | £289,069,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 29 | St Michael's School (Leigh-on-Sea) Limited280688 | £288,800,113 | £2,958,496 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 30 | The Royal National Lifeboat Institution209603 | £286,700,000 | £258,100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 31 | Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind207544 | £283,836,000 | £288,392,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 32 | Methodist Homes1083995 | £283,275,000 | £285,223,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 33 | CITB264289 | £280,172,000 | £298,780,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 34 | AQA Education1073334 | £280,125,196 | £266,419,011 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 35 | The Save the Children Fund213890 | £262,508,000 | £275,822,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 36 | Royal Mencap Society222377 | £247,339,000 | £245,638,000 | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered |
| 37 | The Francis Crick Institute Limited1140062 | £246,171,125 | £254,858,900 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 38 | Macmillan Cancer Support261017 | £245,546,254 | £225,920,085 | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered |
| 39 | The Salvation Army Social Work Trust215174 | £239,727,000 | £235,035,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 40 | Islamic Relief Worldwide328158 | £238,998,821 | £241,049,736 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 41 | Leicester Grammar School Trust510809 | £235,666,561 | £23,216,212 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 42 | St Andrew's Healthcare1104951 | £235,558,118 | £233,717,760 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 43 | The Archbishops' Council1074857 | £234,940,000 | £232,178,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 44 | The Orders of St John Care Trust1048355 | £233,636,544 | £234,288,650 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 45 | Canal & River Trust1146792 | £232,600,000 | £233,400,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 46 | National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited1181128 | £225,406,809 | £44,403,998 | 30 Jun 2025 | Registered |
| 47 | University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru1140312 | £224,882,000 | £222,443,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 48 | Church Commissioners for England1140097 | £212,560,082 | £603,244,260 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 49 | University of Wales:Trinity Saint David1149535 | £209,777,000 | £208,082,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 50 | Community Integrated Care519996 | £197,363,000 | £195,589,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 51 | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds207076 | £194,964,000 | £176,791,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 52 | Turning Point234887 | £192,496,000 | £191,535,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 53 | Social Investment Business Foundation1117185 | £188,507,000 | £191,735,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 54 | Trustees of the London Clinic Limited211136 | £188,080,000 | £210,783,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Registered |
| 55 | United Church Schools Trust1016538 | £185,221,000 | £174,415,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 56 | Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation211775 | £182,080,000 | £174,656,000 | 25 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 57 | Marie Curie207994 | £181,101,000 | £189,636,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 58 | Genome Research Limited1021457 | £180,349,000 | £183,494,000 | 30 Sept 2025 | Registered |
| 59 | UBS Optimus Foundation UK1153537 | £178,158,000 | £181,193,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 60 | The City and Guilds of London Institute312832 | £174,800,000 | £182,400,000 | 31 Aug 2025 | Registered |
| 61 | Dogs Trust1167663 | £172,342,000 | £162,805,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 62 | General Medical Council1089278 | £171,548,472 | £160,097,269 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 63 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals219099 | £171,503,000 | £185,184,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 64 | Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited234714 | £170,918,545 | £144,476,318 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 65 | The Royal British Legion219279 | £168,476,000 | £177,614,000 | 30 Sept 2025 | Registered |
| 66 | The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux279057 | £167,831,000 | £166,480,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 67 | UK Online Giving Foundation1164887 | £166,341,000 | £165,896,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 68 | The Julia Rausing Trust1213572 | £165,763,576 | £132,897,456 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 69 | The Halo Trust1001813 | £165,647,000 | £163,115,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 70 | Garfield Weston Foundation230260 | £165,443,000 | £130,839,000 | 05 Apr 2025 | Registered |
| 71 | Waythrough515755 | £165,226,000 | £165,242,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 72 | The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association209617 | £163,800,000 | £151,700,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 73 | Action for Children1097940 | £163,445,000 | £163,026,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 74 | Bangor University1141565 | £160,358,000 | £176,808,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 75 | The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge (Commonly Known as the Royal Society)207043 | £157,614,000 | £151,520,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 76 | Walsall Housing Group Limited1108779 | £155,448,068 | £131,076,678 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 77 | The Master Charitable Trust1139904 | £155,287,000 | £174,535,000 | 30 Sept 2025 | Registered |
| 78 | The English Heritage Trust1140351 | £155,176,000 | £162,830,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 79 | University of Chester525938 | £154,160,000 | £141,651,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 80 | JISC1149740 | £150,710,000 | £165,264,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 81 | Cardiff Metropolitan University1140762 | £148,589,000 | £146,766,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 82 | Southampton Row Trust Limited1079020 | £146,809,000 | £123,736,000 | 30 Apr 2025 | Registered |
| 83 | The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF1072612 | £146,653,000 | £145,761,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 84 | Denise Coates Foundation1149110 | £143,968,000 | £18,990,000 | 26 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 85 | Alzheimer's Society296645 | £143,833,000 | £148,992,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 86 | Leonard Cheshire Disability218186 | £141,150,000 | £140,316,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 87 | Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity1160024 | £140,352,000 | £348,011,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 88 | Church of England Central Services1155158 | £140,128,306 | £139,796,596 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 89 | Historic Royal Palaces1068852 | £138,596,000 | £108,351,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 90 | International Medical Corps (UK)1093861 | £136,357,320 | £127,814,692 | 30 Jun 2025 | Registered |
| 91 | The Royal Horticultural Society222879 | £133,675,000 | £137,422,000 | 31 Jan 2026 | Registered |
| 92 | Age UK1128267 | £131,786,000 | £135,081,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 93 | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine222655 | £129,330,000 | £127,136,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 94 | The Royal National Theatre224223 | £128,700,000 | £121,600,000 | 30 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 95 | Museum of London1139250 | £128,542,000 | £26,770,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 96 | The Football Foundation1079309 | £128,173,000 | £115,327,000 | 31 Mar 2026 | Registered |
| 97 | The British Film Institute287780 | £128,072,000 | £117,799,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Registered |
| 98 | Prifysgol Aberystwyth1145141 | £127,424,000 | £132,582,000 | 31 Jul 2025 | Registered |
| 99 | The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals208217 | £126,247,000 | £125,640,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
| 100 | The Leverhulme Trust1159154 | £124,467,000 | £139,062,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Registered |
Ranking methodology
- One row is used for each registered organisation in the current extract.
- Rows are sorted by the latest reported income field in descending order and limited to the first 100.
- Income and expenditure can relate to different accounts periods across charities, so this is not a same-year league table.
- The source can change after charities file new returns, amend records, merge, close, or change reporting arrangements.
How to use the ranking
Use this page to identify large organisations and open their source-backed profile or official register record. Large income does not mean a charity is better, safer, or more effective.
For verification, use the official full-register download, the charity's accounts and trustees' annual report. Compare income and spending balance signals without treating them as efficiency ratings. See Sources for import freshness and Methodology for publication rules.
Common questions
FAQ
What are the 10 largest charities in England and Wales by income?
NUFFIELD HEALTH, THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION, THE BRITISH COUNCIL, SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND, United Learning LTD, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY, CANCER RESEARCH UK, LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation are the first 10 organisations in the 26 Oct 2026 extract when sorted by latest reported income. The figures use each charity's latest available filing, so the accounting periods are not necessarily identical.
FAQ
Which is the largest charity in England and Wales by income?
NUFFIELD HEALTH ranks first in this extract with latest reported income of £1,484,700,000. Check the table and official register because newer accounts can change the order.
FAQ
What are the 20 largest charities in England and Wales by income?
NUFFIELD HEALTH, THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION, THE BRITISH COUNCIL, SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL, THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND, United Learning LTD, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY, CANCER RESEARCH UK, LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation, CARDIFF UNIVERSITY, WELLCOME TRUST, THE ORMISTON TRUST, BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION, THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST, CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY, OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST, BARNARDO'S, CHANGE, GROW, LIVE, OXFAM are the first 20 organisations in the 26 Oct 2026 source snapshot when sorted by latest reported income. The accounting periods differ, so this is a latest-filing ranking rather than a same-year comparison.
FAQ
Does this ranking cover every charity in the United Kingdom?
No. It covers organisations registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charities registered only with the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland are outside this dataset.
FAQ
What does latest reported income mean in this table?
It is the income value in each charity's latest available annual-return record in the source extract. Because charities have different financial year ends and filing dates, the table is not a same-period comparison.
FAQ
Does a higher income mean a charity is more effective?
No. Income measures financial scale, not impact, efficiency, governance quality, reserves, or suitability for a donation. Review the charity's accounts, trustees' report, activities, and official register entry before reaching a conclusion.
FAQ
Is the charity with the highest income also the wealthiest charity?
Not necessarily. Income is money recognised during an accounts period; wealth may refer to assets, investments, reserves, endowment value, or unrestricted funds. This page ranks latest reported income only and should not be described as an asset or wealth ranking.
FAQ
Which UK charity gives the most money to its cause?
This income ranking cannot answer that question. Total expenditure is not the same as expenditure on charitable activities, and neither figure by itself measures impact. Use the Charity Commission's category selector, filed accounts, trustees' report, and charitable-activities expenditure before making that comparison.
FAQ
How often is the largest-charity ranking updated?
The table is rebuilt after the site's Charity Commission data import. The current ranking uses the source extract dated 26 Oct 2026; the Sources page shows the latest import status.