Biggest charities in England & Wales 2026 — by income

Latest gross income reported to the Charity Commission — the largest registered charities in England & Wales · snapshot 2026-08-12

# Charity Income
01 NUFFIELD HEALTH £1.45bn
02 THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION £1.39bn
03 SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL £1.10bn
04 THE BRITISH COUNCIL £1.01bn
05 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND £843m
06 United Learning LTD £790m
07 THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY £766m
08 CANCER RESEARCH UK £735m
09 LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION £692m
10 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY £634m
11 WELLCOME TRUST £589m
12 THE ORMISTON TRUST £437m
13 BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION £411m
14 THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST £373m
15 CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY £354m
16 OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST £344m
17 BARNARDO'S £340m
18 CHANGE, GROW, LIVE £340m
19 OXFAM £339m
20 THE SALVATION ARMY £338m
21 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY £326m
22 MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES £310m
23 THE ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST £309m
24 THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED £291m
25 ST MICHAEL'S SCHOOL (LEIGH-ON-SEA) LIMITED £289m
26 THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY £287m
27 ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND £286m
28 METHODIST HOMES £283m
29 CITB £280m
30 AQA EDUCATION £280m
31 ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE £276m
32 THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND £263m
33 THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION £251m
34 THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE LIMITED £246m
35 Founders Pledge Ltd £246m
36 MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT £246m
37 ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY £244m
38 THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST £240m
39 LEICESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST £236m
40 ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE £236m
41 THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL £235m
42 THE ORDERS OF ST JOHN CARE TRUST £234m
43 RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION £233m
44 CANAL & RIVER TRUST £233m
45 National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited £225m
46 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU £225m
47 QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION £222m
48 UNIVERSITY OF WALES:TRINITY SAINT DAVID £210m
49 CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND £207m
50 LIFEARC £205m
51 COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE £197m
52 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS £195m
53 TURNING POINT £192m
54 SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS FOUNDATION £189m
55 TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED £188m
56 United Church Schools Trust £185m
57 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION £182m
58 UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation £181m
59 MARIE CURIE £181m
60 GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED £180m
61 THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE £175m
62 STEWARDSHIP SERVICES (UKET) LIMITED £171m
63 THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION £168m
64 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX £168m
65 GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL £168m
66 UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION £166m
67 THE HALO TRUST £166m
68 GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION £165m
69 Waythrough £165m
70 ACTION FOR CHILDREN £163m
71 BANGOR UNIVERSITY £160m
72 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY) £158m
73 UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION UK £157m
74 THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION £156m
75 WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED £155m
76 THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST £155m
77 THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST £155m
78 UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £154m
79 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS £153m
80 JISC £151m
81 THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION £150m
82 CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY £149m
83 SOUTHAMPTON ROW TRUST LIMITED £147m
84 DENISE COATES FOUNDATION £144m
85 ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY £144m
86 DOGS TRUST £143m
87 LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY £141m
88 GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY £140m
89 HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES £139m
90 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS (UK) £136m
91 THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF £135m
92 AGE UK £132m
93 CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES £131m
94 LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE £129m
95 THE PEOPLE'S DISPENSARY FOR SICK ANIMALS £129m
96 THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE £129m
97 MUSEUM OF LONDON £129m
98 THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE £128m
99 PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH £127m
100 THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY £125m

Figures as reported to the Charity Commission for England and Wales — Scottish and Northern Irish charities are registered separately and are not included. Reserves, headcount, grants and investment income come from each charity's detailed annual return, which only larger charities file. Annual returns lag the present by up to a year or more. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.