Found 511 UK NGOs working in China

Figures refer to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, based on areas of operation supplied to the Charity Commission by the charities themselves. Charities that say they work in more than 50 countries are not included. Total spending of these organisations includes work they carry out outside of China.

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Data notes

NGOs are only included if they say they work in fewer than 50 countries. This is because some organisations claim they are working in every single country in the world, or very large numbers of countries. This is unlikely. So we can exclude them by restricting the number of countries organisations work in.

The figures for income and spending include the total income and spending of the organisations in all the countries they work in.

Religious organisations refers to those organisations which self-describe themselves as undertaking "religious activities" in their causes.

511
NGOs found
NGOs working in China also work in a further 210 countries, including the UK
Altogether, these NGOs spend £5.4bn
in all these countries*
This is equivalent to 5% of total UK charity spending of £101.2bn

* It is not possible to isolate spending only on China, we can only report spending by organisations in all the countries they work in.

Financial data is based on the latest available for these organisations. The latest available data is from 2024, though for some organisations it may be earlier.

How NGOs describe themselves
Number of NGOs by size
1231051199254
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Amount of spending by size (£)
£263,008£3.8m£42.1m£316.9m£5.1bn
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Where do these NGOs work?
511261257193188180174164164154153150
CNUSINAUDEFRZAITCANLESJP
What do these NGOs do?
374144133133111101928782714846392923135
Education and trainingHealth or saving of livesRelief of povertyGeneral charitable purposesEnvironment/conservation/heritageArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic and community developmentReligious activitiesOverseas aid/famine reliefDisabilityOther charitable purposesHuman rights, equality and diversityAnimalsAccommodation/housingAmateur sportRecreationArmed forces and emergency services
Who do these NGOs work with?
3462001661421048868
The general public/mankindChildren/young peopleOther charities or voluntary bodiesOther defined groupsPeople with disabilitiesElderly/old peoplePeople of a particular ethnic or racial origin
How do these NGOs work?
276233224197180127101905241
Provides advocacy/advice/informationMakes grants to organisationsProvides servicesSponsors or undertakes researchMakes grants to individualsActs as an umbrella or resource bodyProvides human resourcesOther charitable activitiesProvides buildings/facilities/open spaceProvides other finance

IATI Activity data

IATI is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources and their results to address poverty and crises. The data presented here is sourced from OIPA.

List of UK-registered organisations operating in China, sourced from data published by IATI publishers.

Data on China from IATI d-portal

 

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