Biggest charity spenders 2026 — by total expenditure

Total annual expenditure reported to the Charity Commission — the charities spending the most · snapshot 2026-08-12

# Charity ExpenditureLatest income
01 WELLCOME TRUST £2.05bn £589m
02 NUFFIELD HEALTH £1.49bn £1.45bn
03 THE CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION £1.23bn £1.39bn
04 SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL £1.18bn £1.10bn
05 THE BRITISH COUNCIL £1.05bn £1.01bn
06 THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY £824m £766m
07 United Learning LTD £771m £790m
08 THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND £731m £843m
09 CANCER RESEARCH UK £715m £735m
10 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY £692m £634m
11 LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION £662m £692m
12 THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK) £508m £66.7m
13 BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION £427m £411m
14 THE ORMISTON TRUST £376m £437m
15 SWANSEA UNIVERSITY £373m £326m
16 CHURCH COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND £370m £207m
17 OXFAM £363m £339m
18 CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY £357m £354m
19 GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDREN'S CHARITY £348m £140m
20 THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST £345m £373m
21 CHANGE, GROW, LIVE £340m £340m
22 THE SALVATION ARMY £332m £338m
23 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE FACILITY FOR IMMUNISATION COMPANY £330m £36.8m
24 BARNARDO'S £327m £340m
25 OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST £314m £344m
26 THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY £310m £287m
27 ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE £304m £276m
28 THE ERIC WRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST £303m £309m
29 CITB £299m £280m
30 MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES £295m £310m
31 THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED £289m £291m
32 ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND £288m £286m
33 METHODIST HOMES £285m £283m
34 THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND £276m £263m
35 DOGS TRUST LEGACY £272m £67.3m
36 AQA EDUCATION £266m £280m
37 THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE LIMITED £255m £246m
38 THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION £251m £251m
39 ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY £235m £244m
40 THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST £235m £240m
41 THE ORDERS OF ST JOHN CARE TRUST £234m £234m
42 ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE £234m £236m
43 CANAL & RIVER TRUST £233m £233m
44 THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL £232m £235m
45 UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation £232m £181m
46 MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT £226m £246m
47 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES/PRIFYSGOL DE CYMRU £222m £225m
48 QUADRATURE CLIMATE FOUNDATION £216m £222m
49 TRUSTEES OF THE LONDON CLINIC LIMITED £211m £188m
50 UNIVERSITY OF WALES:TRINITY SAINT DAVID £208m £210m
51 COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE £196m £197m
52 SOCIAL INVESTMENT BUSINESS FOUNDATION £192m £189m
53 TURNING POINT £192m £192m
54 MARIE CURIE £190m £181m
55 GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED £183m £180m
56 THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE £182m £175m
57 THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION £178m £168m
58 BANGOR UNIVERSITY £177m £160m
59 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS £177m £195m
60 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION £175m £182m
61 THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST £175m £155m
62 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS £174m £153m
63 United Church Schools Trust £174m £185m
64 THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX £166m £168m
65 UK ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION £166m £166m
66 JISC £165m £151m
67 Waythrough £165m £165m
68 THE HALO TRUST £163m £166m
69 ACTION FOR CHILDREN £163m £163m
70 THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST £163m £155m
71 THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION £159m £150m
72 THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION £159m £156m
73 Founders Pledge Ltd £156m £246m
74 GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL £156m £168m
75 THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY) £152m £158m
76 DOGS TRUST £151m £143m
77 ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY £149m £144m
78 CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY £147m £149m
79 STEWARDSHIP SERVICES (UKET) LIMITED £144m £171m
80 THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION £144m £95.5m
81 UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION UK £144m £157m
82 MOTABILITY £144m £54.2m
83 DUCHESNE TRUST £142m £5.4m
84 UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER £142m £154m
85 LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY £140m £141m
86 THE LEVERHULME TRUST £139m £124m
87 THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION £137m £114m
88 THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF £137m £135m
89 AGE UK £135m £132m
90 HCT GROUP £134m £124m
91 THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY £133m £125m
92 PRIFYSGOL ABERYSTWYTH £133m £127m
93 WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED £131m £155m
94 GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION £131m £165m
95 NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL £130m £109m
96 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS (UK) £128m £136m
97 CHURCH OF ENGLAND CENTRAL SERVICES £128m £131m
98 LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE £127m £129m
99 ST MUNGO COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION £124m £124m
100 SOUTHAMPTON ROW TRUST LIMITED £124m £147m

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.