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as at 27 September 2026

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37,199 charities work on religious activities

That is 21.6% of the register. Together they report £14.3bn of income, and 1,757 (4.7%) are behind with their accounts. A charity can list several purposes, so it can appear under more than one.

The largest, by income

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Oasis Charitable Trust 1026487 £344.5m
2 The Salvation Army 214779 £338.3m
3 The Archbishops' Council 1074857 £234.9m
4 Church Commissioners for England 1140097 £207.4m
5 Stewardship Services (Uket) Limited 234714 £170.9m
6 The Master Charitable Trust 1139904 £155.3m
7 University of Chester 525938 £154.2m
8 Church of England Central Services 1155158 £130.7m
9 Methodist Independent Schools Trust 1142794 £118.2m
10 Trinity College Cambridge 1137604 £105.5m
11 Parish Giving Scheme 1156606 £103.0m
12 The Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of ST. John of Jerusalem 1077265 £98.8m
13 The Keepers and Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of John Lyon, Within the Town of Harrow-On-The-Hill 310033 £90.8m
14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Great Britain) 242451 £87.8m
15 Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance 251549 £83.9m
16 The Salvation Army International Trust 1000566 £81.8m
17 Tearfund 265464 £80.2m
18 Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust and Other Trust Funds Administered by the Westminster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustee 233699 £75.1m
19 Al-Khair Foundation 1126808 £74.8m
20 Achisomoch Aid Company Limited 278387 £73.8m
21 World Vision UK 285908 £66.1m
22 Farmland Reserve UK Limited 274605 £57.9m
23 Catholic Agency for Overseas Development 1160384 £56.2m
24 The Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation 1193970 £55.4m
25 The College of ST Mary Magdalen in the University of Oxford 1142149 £53.5m
26 The Methodist Church in Great Britain 1132208 £52.3m
27 The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry Viii 1143423 £50.0m
28 Society of Jesus Trust of 1929 for Roman Catholic Purposes 230165 £48.9m
29 Benefact Trust Limited 263960 £48.9m
30 United Synagogue 242552 £47.2m
31 The London Diocesan Fund 241083 £47.0m
32 Ardingly College Limited 1076456 £45.1m
33 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International 1102949 £45.1m
34 Mission Aviation Fellowship International 1058226 £44.8m
35 Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust (United Kingdom) 294807 £44.1m
36 Nazareth Care Charitable Trust 1113666 £43.3m
37 Ahmadiyya Muslim Association United Kingdom 1208543 £41.5m
38 International Bible Students Association 216647 £40.6m
39 Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust 232709 £38.7m
40 Archdiocese of Liverpool 1199714 £38.7m

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