The Regulator for Charities in England and Wales

Facts & Figures

31st December 2009

Annual income Bracket

Number of charities

%

Annual Income £bn.

%

£0 to 10,000

72,958

45.4

0.247

0.5

£10,001 to £100,000

50,430

31.4

1.759

3.4

£100,001 to £500,000

16,527

10.3

3.756

7.3

£500,001 to £5,000,000

7,658

4.8

11.507

22.2

£5,000,000 plus

1,710

1.1

34.469

66.6

Sub-Total

149,283

93.0

51.738

100.0

Not yet known

11,232

7.0

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

160,515

100.0

51.738

100.0

30th September 2009

Annual income Bracket

Number of charities

%

Annual Income £bn

%

£0 to 10,000

72,777

45.6

0.247

0.5

£10,001 to £100,000

50,036

31.3

1.746

3.4

£100,001 to £500,000

16,417

10.3

3.731

7.2

£500,001 to £5,000,000

7,606

4.8

11.480

22.1

£5,000,000 plus

1,691
1.1
34.619
66.8

Sub-Total

148,527
93.1
51.823
100

Not yet known

11,073
6.9
0.000
0.0

TOTAL

159,600
100.0
51.823
100.0

30th June 2009

Annual income Bracket

Number of charities

%

Annual Income £bn

%

£0 to 10,000

77,010

46.2

0.256

0.5

£10,001 to £100,000

49,750

29.8

1.737

3.4

£100,001 to £500,000

16,377

9.8

3.721

7.3

£500,001 to £5,000,000

7,587

4.6

11.472

22.4

£5,000,000 plus

1,672

1.0

33.980

66.4

Sub-Total

152,396

91.4

51.166

100.0

Not yet known

14,411

8.6

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

166,807

100.0

51.166

100.0

31st March 2009

Annual income Bracket

Number of charities

%

Annual Income £bn

%

£0 to 10,000

79,459

47.2

0.262

0.5

£10,001 to £100,000

49,458

29.4

1.722

3.5

£100,001 to £500,000

16,351

9.7

3.710

7.4

£500,001 to £5,000,000

7,578

4.5

11.395

22.8

£5,000,000 plus

1,639

0.9

32.854

65.8

Sub-Total

154,485

91.7

49.943

100.0

Not yet known

14,015

8.3

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

168,500

100.0

49.943

100.0

31st December 2008

Annual income Bracket

Number of charities

%

Annual Income £bn

%

£0 to 10,000

79,813

47.4

0.262

0.5

£10,001 to £100,000

48,834

29.0

1.697

3.5

£100,001 to £500,000

16,069

9.6

3.626

7.5

£500,001 to £5,000,000

7,518

4.5

11.204

23.2

£5,000,000 plus

1,586

0.9

31.611

65.3

Sub-Total

153,820

91.4

48.400

100.0

Not yet known

14,534

8.6

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

168,354

100.0

48.400

100.0

Recent History 1999 to 2009

At 31st December

Total number
of charities

Annual Gross Income
£bn

Number of
Large charities

(annual income
> £10 million)

Annual Gross Income
£bn

Proportion of Total Income
%

2009
160,515
51.74
833
28.26
54.6

2008

168,354

48.40

747

25.67

53.0

2007

169,297

44.55

679

22.41

50.3

2006

168,609

41.26

627

20.10

48.7

2005

167,466

37.86

570

17.59

46.5

2004

166,336

34.86

511

15.84

45.4

2003

164,781

31.62

460

14.19

44.9

2002

162,335

29.45

421

13.04

44.3

2001

160,778

26.71

372

11.42

42.7

2000

159,845

24.56

336

10.27

41.8

1999

163,355

23.74

307

10.19

42.9

Notes

The figures above are based on the Annual Gross Income reported by charities in their Annual Returns. Annual Gross Income differs from the Total Incoming Resources reported in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) prepared by charities in the following ways:

  • Gross Income is used to determine reporting and scrutiny requirements in accordance with charity law.
  • Prior to 2008, Gross Income excluded newly endowed resource, gains or losses on disposals of 'own use' assets during the year and the financial activity of subsidiaries.
  • From 2008 onwards, because of the advent of group accounts, the definition of Gross Income was changed to bring it more closely into line with the Total Incoming Resources reported in the SOFA and in particular to include the financial activity of subsidiaries and any gains or losses on disposal of own use assets.

To see a financial overview of charities in England and Wales based on Total Incoming Resource, please refer to the Register of Charities homepage.

The change of definition described above will mean that the income figures displayed on this page from 2009 onwards will not be directly comparable to the historic figures shown. During the transition the figures displayed will be based on a mix of the old and new definitions.

At an aggregate level the total income figures for all registered charities inevitably includes an element of double counting. Double counting arises when resources are transferred between charities and counted in both.

To request data from previous quarters or for further background information please email us at DataExtractRequests@charitycommission.gsi.gov.uk.