The Largest Nonprofit Organisations in the United Kingdom
What are the largest charities and Nonprofits in the United Kingdom? Based on Wikidata, here is the list of the largest organisations by donations, revenue, employees and members.
Last updated on April 14, 2025
Nonprofit Organisations in the United Kingdom
- The largest Nonprofit organisations by donations
- The largest Nonprofit organisations by revenue
- The largest Nonprofit organisations by employees
- The largest organisations by members
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The Largest Nonprofit Organisations in the United Kingdom by Donations
Which organisation receives the most donations.
| # | Organisation | Donations | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company | 1.055.921.478 £ | 2020 | |
| 2 | Charities Aid Foundation | 959.905.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 3 | Save the Children | 873.210.092 £ | 2020 | |
| 4 | Cancer Research UK | 414.524.591 £ | 2021 | |
| 5 | AKO Foundation | 302.394.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 6 | Hospice | 263.098.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 7 | Sightsavers | 217.735.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 8 | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | 178.714.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 9 | Macmillan Cancer Support | 169.013.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 10 | Francis Crick Institute | 165.702.446 £ | 2021 | |
| 11 | NHS Charities Together | 157.679.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 12 | British Red Cross | 147.200.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 13 | Islamic Relief | 133.157.385 £ | 2020 | |
| 14 | Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society Of Britain | 132.490.597 £ | 2020 | |
| 15 | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | 117.865.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 16 | British Heart Foundation | 117.800.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 17 | UK Online Giving Foundation | 116.058.182 £ | 2021 | |
| 18 | The Prudence Trust | 115.797.928 £ | 2020 | |
| 19 | Stewardship Services (uket) | 114.321.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 20 | The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association | 107.900.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 21 | Oxfam | 105.300.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 22 | Dogs Trust | 103.524.761 £ | 2020 | |
| 23 | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | 102.580.778 £ | 2021 | |
| 24 | UNICEF UK | 102.078.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 25 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 97.007.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 26 | Marie Curie | 90.095.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 27 | The Hargreaves Foundation | 89.146.500 £ | 2021 | |
| 28 | The Save The Children Fund | 88.443.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 29 | The Royal British Legion | 87.117.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 30 | Age UK | 86.866.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 31 | Alzheimer's Society | 82.273.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 32 | British Film Institute | 81.859.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 33 | National Oceanography Centre | 77.588.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 34 | Against Malaria Foundation | 77.407.834 £ | 2021 | |
| 35 | World Vision UK | 69.460.247 £ | 2020 | |
| 36 | FareShare | 69.234.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 37 | World Wide Fund for Nature (United Kingdom) | 69.046.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 38 | Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK) | 68.229.492 £ | 2020 | |
| 39 | Jisc | 67.782.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 40 | National Trust | 63.511.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 41 | People's Dispensary for Sick Animals | 62.703.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 42 | Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity | 62.234.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 43 | Sir John Fisher Foundation | 57.314.992 £ | 2021 | |
| 44 | Children in Need | 56.727.678 £ | 2021 | |
| 45 | Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) | 56.552.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 46 | The Trussell Trust | 56.033.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 47 | Gatsby Charitable Foundation | 55.000.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 48 | WaterAid | 54.847.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 49 | Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation | 54.035.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 50 | Crisis | 52.510.000 £ | 2020 |
The Largest Nonprofit Organisations by Revenue
A list of all Nonprofit organisations and charities by annual revenue.
| # | Organisation | Revenue | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd's Register Foundation | 1.290.104.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 2 | International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company | 1.059.428.626 £ | 2020 | |
| 3 | Charities Aid Foundation | 1.008.480.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 4 | Save the Children | 876.468.492 £ | 2020 | |
| 5 | Nuffield Health | 779.900.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 6 | Cancer Research UK | 582.083.475 £ | 2021 | |
| 7 | United Learning Trust | 553.383.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 8 | National Trust | 507.661.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 9 | Oxfam | 486.570.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 10 | Wellcome Trust | 463.593.136 £ | 2020 | |
| 11 | Transport for Greater Manchester | 443.793.000 £ | 2023 | |
| 12 | AKO Foundation | 439.773.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 13 | British Red Cross | 305.900.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 14 | Marie Stopes International | 294.440.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 15 | The Save The Children Fund | 288.730.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 16 | Barnardo's | 280.464.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 17 | Ormiston Trust | 275.480.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 18 | Hospice | 264.355.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 19 | Girls' Day School Trust | 263.033.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 20 | Sightsavers | 261.221.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 21 | Methodist Homes | 242.998.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 22 | Mencap | 238.249.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 23 | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | 228.069.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 24 | British Heart Foundation | 225.300.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 25 | Shaw Trust | 223.123.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 26 | The Eric Wright Charitable Trust | 219.531.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 27 | Oasis International Association | 217.409.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 28 | Canal & River Trust | 215.400.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 29 | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | 199.171.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 30 | St Andrew's Healthcare | 195.600.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 31 | Macmillan Cancer Support | 194.889.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 32 | Jisc | 184.348.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 33 | Francis Crick Institute | 174.940.195 £ | 2021 | |
| 34 | The Salvation Army Social Work Trust | 172.706.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 35 | Marie Curie | 170.016.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 36 | Citizens Advice | 162.631.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 37 | NHS Charities Together | 158.354.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 38 | Wellcome Sanger Institute | 156.394.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 39 | Leonard Cheshire Disability | 153.812.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 40 | The London Clinic | 153.412.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 41 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 152.268.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 42 | Islamic Relief | 148.990.396 £ | 2020 | |
| 43 | British Film Institute | 145.628.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 44 | Action for Children | 145.212.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 45 | Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society Of Britain | 144.317.948 £ | 2020 | |
| 46 | The Royal British Legion | 143.114.000 £ | 2020 | |
| 47 | Community Integrated Care | 142.240.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 48 | Royal Society | 136.170.000 £ | 2021 | |
| 49 | AQA | 135.845.844 £ | 2021 | |
| 50 | Orders of St John Care Trust | 133.622.124 £ | 2021 |
The Largest Nonprofit Organisations in the United Kingdom by Employees
Nonprofit organisations and charities by number of employees.
| # | Organisation | Employees | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transport for London | 28.000 | ||
| 2 | Save the Children | 25.000 | 2023 | |
| 3 | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 21.945 | ||
| 4 | Nuffield Health | 15.752 | 2020 | |
| 5 | United Learning Trust | 9.495 | 2020 | |
| 6 | Marie Stopes International | 9.476 | 2020 | |
| 7 | Lloyd's Register | 9.000 | ||
| 8 | Mencap | 8.408 | 2021 | |
| 9 | HALO Trust | 8.262 | 2020 | |
| 10 | National Trust | 7.578 | 2021 | |
| 11 | Barnardo's | 7.489 | 2021 | |
| 12 | Lloyd's Register Foundation | 6.684 | 2020 | |
| 13 | Methodist Homes | 6.061 | 2021 | |
| 14 | Community Integrated Care | 5.500 | 2021 | |
| 15 | Leonard Cheshire Disability | 5.281 | 2021 | |
| 16 | Mines Advisory Group | 5.201 | 2020 | |
| 17 | Ormiston Trust | 5.196 | 2020 | |
| 18 | Oxfam | 5.033 | 2021 | |
| 19 | Action for Children | 4.741 | 2021 | |
| 20 | Orders of St John Care Trust | 4.555 | 2021 | |
| 21 | Turning Point | 4.501 | 2021 | |
| 22 | Cancer Research UK | 4.386 | 2021 | |
| 23 | Oasis International Association | 4.356 | 2020 | |
| 24 | British Heart Foundation | 4.229 | 2021 | |
| 25 | St Andrew's Healthcare | 3.904 | 2021 | |
| 26 | Marie Curie | 3.883 | 2021 | |
| 27 | Shaw Trust | 3.727 | 2020 | |
| 28 | United Response | 3.632 | 2021 | |
| 29 | British Red Cross | 3.356 | 2020 | |
| 30 | Girls' Day School Trust | 3.283 | 2020 | |
| 31 | Thera Trust | 3.155 | 2021 | |
| 32 | hft | 3.153 | 2021 | |
| 33 | Sue Ryder | 3.062 | 2021 | |
| 34 | National Autistic Society | 2.706 | 2021 | |
| 35 | The Salvation Army Social Work Trust | 2.626 | 2021 | |
| 36 | Sense | 2.555 | 2021 | |
| 37 | United Church Schools Trust | 2.550 | 2020 | |
| 38 | Brandon Trust | 2.403 | 2021 | |
| 39 | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | 2.101 | 2021 | |
| 40 | Royal National Lifeboat Institution | 2.059 | 2020 | |
| 41 | Wellcome Trust | 1.969 | 2020 | |
| 42 | Alzheimer's Society | 1.844 | 2021 | |
| 43 | Autism Initiatives | 1.826 | 2021 | |
| 44 | Macmillan Cancer Support | 1.754 | 2020 | |
| 45 | Livability | 1.745 | 2020 | |
| 46 | The Royal British Legion | 1.675 | 2020 | |
| 47 | Alternative Futures Group | 1.663 | 2021 | |
| 48 | People's Dispensary for Sick Animals | 1.662 | 2020 | |
| 49 | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children | 1.647 | 2021 | |
| 50 | The Disabilities Trust | 1.602 | 2020 |
Some federal organisations report only the people employed at the federal association level, while others count all federal employees together.
The Largest Associations and Organisations by Members
US associations by number of statutory members. For federal associations, this usually results in multiple counting, as the sum of all members of the federal structures is usually reported.
| # | Organisation | Members | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham | 448.440 | 2018 | |
| 2 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster | 439.740 | 2017 | |
| 3 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor | 402.470 | 2019 | |
| 4 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark | 367.530 | 2017 | |
| 5 | National Trust for Scotland | 300.000 | 2023 | |
| 6 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford | 294.000 | 2017 | |
| 7 | The Woodland Trust | 289.000 | 2019 | |
| 8 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry | 252.347 | 2019 | |
| 9 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh | 242.860 | 2018 | |
| 10 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood | 236.929 | 2018 | |
| 11 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth | 231.700 | 2019 | |
| 12 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Glasgow | 216.200 | 2019 | |
| 13 | United Grand Lodge of England | 200.000 | ||
| 14 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury | 189.827 | 2017 | |
| 15 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton | 178.075 | 2018 | |
| 16 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton | 177.136 | 2019 | |
| 17 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton | 170.700 | 2019 | |
| 18 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds | 168.000 | 2019 | |
| 19 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | 167.568 | 2019 | |
| 20 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell | 164.000 | 2019 | |
| 21 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham | 163.230 | 2019 | |
| 22 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff | 131.280 | 2019 | |
| 23 | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh | 120.500 | 2017 | |
| 24 | Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia | 108.000 | 2019 | |
| 25 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster | 101.700 | 2019 | |
| 26 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough | 96.080 | 2019 | |
| 27 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley | 90.600 | 2019 | |
| 28 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore | 89.780 | 2019 | |
| 29 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore | 69.483 | 2019 | |
| 30 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth | 69.100 | 2019 | |
| 31 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam | 65.000 | 2019 | |
| 32 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld | 64.680 | 2019 | |
| 33 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen | 50.400 | 2018 | |
| 34 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Galloway | 41.353 | 2019 | |
| 35 | Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Great Britain | 40.000 | 2019 | |
| 36 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham | 33.897 | 2017 | |
| 37 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia | 28.400 | 2019 | |
| 38 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar | 25.000 | 2019 | |
| 39 | Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust | 25.000 | ||
| 40 | Royal Pigeon Racing Association | 21.000 | ||
| 41 | Royal Geographical Society | 16.500 | ||
| 42 | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London | 13.000 | 2019 | |
| 43 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles | 11.032 | 2018 | |
| 44 | National Rifle Association | 10.157 | 2023 | |
| 45 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in Bermuda | 9.340 | 2019 | |
| 46 | City Sikhs Network | 7.000 | ||
| 47 | Institute of Mathematics and its Applications | 5.525 | 2019 | |
| 48 | Royal Television Society | 5.030 | 2019 | |
| 49 | Medical Emergency Relief International | 4.000 | ||
| 50 | British Ecological Society | 4.000 |