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Charity	Reg. date	Latest income	Activities	Region ?
Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) Charity number 266518	04/12/1973	Latest income £63,584,000 [Dec 2024]	The AKF(UK) is an affiliate of the International Aga Khan Foundation and part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The principal activity of the Charity is to promote and provide for the advancement of education, health, rural development, the environment and support to civil society organisations for the public benefit. Work in Syria, India, Tajikistan, Portugal, Pakistan, Mozambique, Mali, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Egypt, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Uganda	UK registered office: London
Fauna & Flora International Charity number 1011102	13/05/1992	Latest income £44,617,478 [Dec 2024]	Fauna & Flora's shared purpose is to protect the diversity of life on Earth, for the survival of the planet and its people. We work closely with local conservation partners around the world to save nature, together. We harness this collective expertise to inspire positive change globally. Work in St Vincent and Grenadines, Liberia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Romania, Rwanda, St Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Anguilla, South Sudan, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, Cambodia, Cabo Verde, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Dominica, Laos, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Senegal, Grenada, Namibia, Uzbekistan, Barbados, Botswana, Bulgaria and Turkmenistan	UK registered office: East of England
Actionaid Charity number 274467	28/10/1972	Latest income £46,083,300 [Dec 2024]	ActionAid UK is part of an international federation working in 44 countries. We provide support and humanitarian assistance to people living in poverty and on the margins of survival. Together we demand action at local, national and international level. We don't walk away until we've achieved lasting change. Work in Tunisia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Malawi, Liberia, Lesotho, Lebanon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, France, Cambodia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Jordan, Sweden, Belgium, The Gambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Rwanda, Philippines, Peru, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Senegal, Ireland, Burundi, Brazil, United States, Uganda, Denmark, Thailand, Ghana, South Africa, Somalia and Sierra Leone	UK registered office: London
Relief International UK Charity number 1098106	19/06/2003	Latest income £40,801,284 [Dec 2024]	Relief International-UK (RI-UK) is a non-profit making, non-religious emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development organisation that provides timely and efficient services and material resources to assist victims of natural and man-made disasters worldwide. Work in Türkiye, South Sudan, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Philippines, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Uganda, Syria and Myanmar	UK registered office: London
Virunga Foundation Charity number 1111806	25/10/2005	Latest income £43,082,590 [Dec 2024]	A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park. Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo	UK registered office: London
Muslim Hands Charity number 1105056	22/07/2004	Latest income £33,403,369 [Dec 2024]	International relief organisation fundraising in the UK and distributing those funds to educational and humanitarian projects worldwide. Work in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Türkiye and Jordan	UK registered office: East Midlands
Concern Worldwide (UK) Charity number 1092236	28/05/2002	Latest income £36,482,378 [Dec 2024]	Concern Worldwide (UK) is an international humanitarian organisation specialising in tackling hunger in the world's poorest countries. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives. Working in partnership we help them bring about long-lasting change and realise their basic human rights; to food, health, education and ultimately a life of dignity. Work in Rwanda, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and South Sudan	UK registered office: London
The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Charity number 1017938	05/03/1993	Latest income £38,693,000 [Oct 2024]	To educate individuals engaged in procurement and supply.To promote and maintain high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among procurement and supply professionals.To promote and and develop procurement and supply techniques and encourage the use of improved methods in all organisations. Work in United States, Türkiye, Ghana, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Australia and China	UK registered office: East of England
The Association of Accounting Technicians Charity number 1050724	15/11/1995	Latest income £35,183,205 [Mar 2025]	To advance public education and promote the study of the practice, theory and techniques of accountancy and to prevent crime and promote the sound administration of the law for the public benefit by promoting and enforcing standards of professional conduct and monitoring and supervising their compliance with money laundering legislation. Work in Bulgaria, Botswana, Bahrain, Malaysia, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, United Arab Emirates, Eswatini, South Africa, Seychelles, Ireland, Pakistan, Myanmar, Mauritius, Malta, Maldives, The Gambia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Cyprus, India and Oman	UK registered office: London
Mission Aviation Fellowship International Charity number 1058226	24/09/1996	Latest income £44,840,268 [Dec 2024]	MAF International uses light aircraft transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF International delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world. Work in United States, Nepal, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Finland, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Timor-Leste, South Sudan, Canada and Guinea	UK registered office: South East
Marine Stewardship Council Charity number 1066806	10/12/1997	Latest income £33,734,000 [Mar 2025]	The MSC is a global non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC certification program contributes to the health of the oceans by rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis. Work in Portugal, Peru, Norway, Hong Kong, South Korea, Belgium, Indonesia, Poland, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, United States, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Iceland, Italy and Japan	UK registered office: London
International Institute for Environment and Development Charity number 800066	28/04/1989	Latest income £32,550,000 [Mar 2025]	An independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. Aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national and global levels. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources Work in Mali, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Australia and Argentina	UK registered office: London
Helpage International Charity number 288180	17/11/1983	Latest income £32,122,000 [Mar 2025]	HelpAge International's vision is a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security. Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, South Sudan, Iraq, Ukraine, Syria, India, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia, China, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Russia, Vietnam, Kenya, Philippines, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Myanmar, Mozambique, Zambia and Moldova	UK registered office: London
World Animal Protection Charity number 1081849	04/08/2000	Latest income £30,869,000 [Dec 2024]	We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health. Work in China, Brazil, Belgium, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Australia, Netherlands, Kenya, Italy, India, Denmark, Costa Rica and Canada	UK registered office: London
BBC Media Action Charity number 1076235	23/06/1999	Latest income £32,913,000 [Mar 2025]	BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate. Work in South Sudan, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Algeria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Kenya, Zambia, Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Moldova, Armenia, Fiji, Georgia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda and Vanuatu	UK registered office: London
Royal Institute of British Architects Charity number 210566	14/08/1962	Latest income £30,725,000 [Dec 2024]	The objectives of the RIBA, as set out in its Charter, are the Advancement of Architecture and the promotion of the acquiring of knowledge of the Arts and Sciences connected therewith. Its mission is to advance architecture by demonstrating public benefit and promoting excellence in the profession. Work in Ireland, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, France, Spain and Liechtenstein	UK registered office: London
Shell Foundation Charity number 1080999	02/06/2000	Latest income £29,307,733 [Dec 2024]	Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact. Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, China, United States, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Egypt, Haiti, Switzerland, Oman, Kenya, Jordan, Iraq, Brazil and India	UK registered office: London
Practical Action Charity number 247257	26/04/1966	Latest income £33,140,000 [Mar 2025]	Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage Work in Kenya, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Peru, Nepal, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, India, Bolivia and Burkina Faso	UK registered office: West Midlands
Absolute Return for Kids (Ark) Charity number 1095322	09/01/2003	Latest income £31,018,000 [Aug 2024]	Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values. Work in South Africa, India and Uganda	UK registered office:
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Charity number 1030884	23/12/1993	Latest income £46,756,455 [Mar 2025]	WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species. Work in United Arab Emirates, United States, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Kuwait, Madagascar, Russia, Seychelles, South Korea and Sri Lanka	UK registered office: South West
Birdlife International Charity number 1042125	19/11/1994	Latest income £33,013,424 [Dec 2024]	BirdLife International is a Partnership acting for birds, for priority sites, for the environment and for people. Over ten million people support the BirdLife International Partnership of non-governmental conservation organisations (Partners) and local networks. The BirdLife International Partners work together on shared priorities, programmes, and policies to deliver real conservation results. Work in Senegal, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Belgium, Kenya, Jordan, Japan, Ghana, Fiji, Ecuador, Cambodia and Singapore	UK registered office: East of England
Human Capability Foundation Charity number 1145084	15/12/2011	Latest income £44,453,782 [Dec 2024]	HCF is a grant-making charity that makes grants to organisations predominantly in India. Work in India and Senegal	UK registered office: London
Vso Charity number 313757	14/02/1962	Latest income £24,673,000 [Mar 2025]	Vso is the world's leading independent international development agency working for change through volunteers. vso brings people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. Vso has programmes in over twenty developing countries focusing on delivering sustainable change in three thematic areas: education, health and secure livelihoods. Work in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Nepal, Ireland, Philippines, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Thailand, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Netherlands	UK registered office: London
The National Deaf Children's Society Charity number 1016532	21/01/1993	Latest income £33,568,000 [Mar 2025]	NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves. Work in Peru, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Tanzania and Ireland	UK registered office: London
One Ummah Charity number 1168565	02/08/2016	Latest income £24,408,631 [Mar 2025]	One Ummah Charity works to relieve poverty both locally here in the UK and Internationally. Our main work involves providing emergency aid in disaster stricken areas around the world. We also provide long term sustainable projects which benefit on going benefits to those in need. Work in Sudan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda, Yemen and Occupied Palestinian Territories	UK registered office: North East
Clientearth Charity number 1053988	26/03/1996	Latest income £26,499,465 [Dec 2024]	ClientEarth's objects are the promotion and protection of the environment for the public benefit by the use of the law, to provide legal assistance to those who otherwise do not have access thereto, to promote education on environmental rights and responsibilities and to conduct research thereon. We will achieve these goals through advocacy, litigation, and research. Work in Poland, Spain, Congo, China, Liberia, Belgium, Gabon, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Bulgaria	UK registered office: London
Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) Charity number 1123956	06/05/2008	Latest income £27,537,194 [Jun 2025]	The charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and former senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries. Work in Germany, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United States and Hong Kong	UK registered office: London
The Pears Family Charitable Foundation Charity number 1009195	04/03/1992	Latest income £28,513,771 [Mar 2025]	Pears Foundation aims to benefit society by promoting understanding of key issues through research and educational programmes; driving engagement in social progress across the UK, particularly in young people and supporting organisations focused on wellbeing for everyone. Work in Ghana, Germany, United States and Israel	UK registered office: London
Clean Air Fund Charity number 1183697	03/06/2019	Latest income £32,945,383 [Dec 2024]	Clean Air Fund brings together philanthropic resources to improve air quality globally. It co-ordinates a collective strategy for air pollution activity, provides grant funding to a multi-national portfolio of clean air programmes, grants funds to research and knowledge-building activities, and provides a means of knowledge sharing and networking between stakeholders. Work in Spain, Poland, Ghana, Brazil, China, India, France and Bulgaria	UK registered office: London
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Charity number 231060	13/04/1964	Latest income £30,881,000 [Dec 2024]	CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services. Work in Somalia, Tajikistan, China, Australia, Malta, United States, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Ireland and Switzerland	UK registered office: London

Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom)

Charity number 266518

04/12/1973

Latest income £63,584,000

[Dec 2024]

The AKF(UK) is an affiliate of the International Aga Khan Foundation and part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The principal activity of the Charity is to promote and provide for the advancement of education, health, rural development, the environment and support to civil society organisations for the public benefit.

Work in Syria, India, Tajikistan, Portugal, Pakistan, Mozambique, Mali, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Egypt, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Uganda

UK registered office: London

Fauna & Flora International

Charity number 1011102

13/05/1992

Latest income £44,617,478

[Dec 2024]

Fauna & Flora's shared purpose is to protect the diversity of life on Earth, for the survival of the planet and its people. We work closely with local conservation partners around the world to save nature, together. We harness this collective expertise to inspire positive change globally.

Work in St Vincent and Grenadines, Liberia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Romania, Rwanda, St Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Anguilla, South Sudan, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Belize, Cambodia, Cabo Verde, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Dominica, Laos, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Senegal, Grenada, Namibia, Uzbekistan, Barbados, Botswana, Bulgaria and Turkmenistan

UK registered office: East of England

Actionaid

Charity number 274467

28/10/1972

Latest income £46,083,300

[Dec 2024]

ActionAid UK is part of an international federation working in 44 countries. We provide support and humanitarian assistance to people living in poverty and on the margins of survival. Together we demand action at local, national and international level. We don't walk away until we've achieved lasting change.

Work in Tunisia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Malawi, Liberia, Lesotho, Lebanon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, France, Cambodia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Australia, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Jordan, Sweden, Belgium, The Gambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Rwanda, Philippines, Peru, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Senegal, Ireland, Burundi, Brazil, United States, Uganda, Denmark, Thailand, Ghana, South Africa, Somalia and Sierra Leone

UK registered office: London

Relief International UK

Charity number 1098106

19/06/2003

Latest income £40,801,284

[Dec 2024]

Relief International-UK (RI-UK) is a non-profit making, non-religious emergency relief, rehabilitation, and development organisation that provides timely and efficient services and material resources to assist victims of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.

Work in Türkiye, South Sudan, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Philippines, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Uganda, Syria and Myanmar

UK registered office: London

Virunga Foundation

Charity number 1111806

25/10/2005

Latest income £43,082,590

[Dec 2024]

A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park.

Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo

UK registered office: London

Muslim Hands

Charity number 1105056

22/07/2004

Latest income £33,403,369

[Dec 2024]

International relief organisation fundraising in the UK and distributing those funds to educational and humanitarian projects worldwide.

Work in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Türkiye and Jordan

UK registered office: East Midlands

Concern Worldwide (UK)

Charity number 1092236

28/05/2002

Latest income £36,482,378

[Dec 2024]

Concern Worldwide (UK) is an international humanitarian organisation specialising in tackling hunger in the world's poorest countries. Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives. Working in partnership we help them bring about long-lasting change and realise their basic human rights; to food, health, education and ultimately a life of dignity.

Work in Rwanda, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and South Sudan

UK registered office: London

The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Charity number 1017938

05/03/1993

Latest income £38,693,000

[Oct 2024]

To educate individuals engaged in procurement and supply.To promote and maintain high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among procurement and supply professionals.To promote and and develop procurement and supply techniques and encourage the use of improved methods in all organisations.

Work in United States, Türkiye, Ghana, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Australia and China

UK registered office: East of England

The Association of Accounting Technicians

Charity number 1050724

15/11/1995

Latest income £35,183,205

[Mar 2025]

To advance public education and promote the study of the practice, theory and techniques of accountancy and to prevent crime and promote the sound administration of the law for the public benefit by promoting and enforcing standards of professional conduct and monitoring and supervising their compliance with money laundering legislation.

Work in Bulgaria, Botswana, Bahrain, Malaysia, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, United Arab Emirates, Eswatini, South Africa, Seychelles, Ireland, Pakistan, Myanmar, Mauritius, Malta, Maldives, The Gambia, New Zealand, Singapore, Philippines, Cyprus, India and Oman

UK registered office: London

Mission Aviation Fellowship International

Charity number 1058226

24/09/1996

Latest income £44,840,268

[Dec 2024]

MAF International uses light aircraft transform the lives of some of the world's most isolated people in need. Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and humanitarian organisations, MAF International delivers help, hope and healing to remote and inaccessible communities in the developing world.

Work in United States, Nepal, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Finland, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Timor-Leste, South Sudan, Canada and Guinea

UK registered office: South East

Marine Stewardship Council

Charity number 1066806

10/12/1997

Latest income £33,734,000

[Mar 2025]

The MSC is a global non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC certification program contributes to the health of the oceans by rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.

Work in Portugal, Peru, Norway, Hong Kong, South Korea, Belgium, Indonesia, Poland, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, United States, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Iceland, Italy and Japan

UK registered office: London

International Institute for Environment and Development

Charity number 800066

28/04/1989

Latest income £32,550,000

[Mar 2025]

An independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. Aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national and global levels. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources

Work in Mali, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Australia and Argentina

UK registered office: London

Helpage International

Charity number 288180

17/11/1983

Latest income £32,122,000

[Mar 2025]

HelpAge International's vision is a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security.

Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, South Sudan, Iraq, Ukraine, Syria, India, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia, China, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Russia, Vietnam, Kenya, Philippines, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Myanmar, Mozambique, Zambia and Moldova

UK registered office: London

World Animal Protection

Charity number 1081849

04/08/2000

Latest income £30,869,000

[Dec 2024]

We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.

Work in China, Brazil, Belgium, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, Australia, Netherlands, Kenya, Italy, India, Denmark, Costa Rica and Canada

UK registered office: London

BBC Media Action

Charity number 1076235

23/06/1999

Latest income £32,913,000

[Mar 2025]

BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.

Work in South Sudan, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Algeria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Kenya, Zambia, Indonesia, India, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Moldova, Armenia, Fiji, Georgia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Uganda and Vanuatu

UK registered office: London

Royal Institute of British Architects

Charity number 210566

14/08/1962

Latest income £30,725,000

[Dec 2024]

The objectives of the RIBA, as set out in its Charter, are the Advancement of Architecture and the promotion of the acquiring of knowledge of the Arts and Sciences connected therewith. Its mission is to advance architecture by demonstrating public benefit and promoting excellence in the profession.

Work in Ireland, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, France, Spain and Liechtenstein

UK registered office: London

Shell Foundation

Charity number 1080999

02/06/2000

Latest income £29,307,733

[Dec 2024]

Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact.

Work in Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, China, United States, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Egypt, Haiti, Switzerland, Oman, Kenya, Jordan, Iraq, Brazil and India

UK registered office: London

Practical Action

Charity number 247257

26/04/1966

Latest income £33,140,000

[Mar 2025]

Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage

Work in Kenya, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Peru, Nepal, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, India, Bolivia and Burkina Faso

UK registered office: West Midlands

Absolute Return for Kids (Ark)

Charity number 1095322

09/01/2003

Latest income £31,018,000

[Aug 2024]

Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. Ark incubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values.

Work in South Africa, India and Uganda

UK registered office:

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Charity number 1030884

23/12/1993

Latest income £46,756,455

[Mar 2025]

WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.

Work in United Arab Emirates, United States, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Kuwait, Madagascar, Russia, Seychelles, South Korea and Sri Lanka

UK registered office: South West

Birdlife International

Charity number 1042125

19/11/1994

Latest income £33,013,424

[Dec 2024]

BirdLife International is a Partnership acting for birds, for priority sites, for the environment and for people. Over ten million people support the BirdLife International Partnership of non-governmental conservation organisations (Partners) and local networks. The BirdLife International Partners work together on shared priorities, programmes, and policies to deliver real conservation results.

Work in Senegal, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Belgium, Kenya, Jordan, Japan, Ghana, Fiji, Ecuador, Cambodia and Singapore

UK registered office: East of England

Human Capability Foundation

Charity number 1145084

15/12/2011

Latest income £44,453,782

[Dec 2024]

HCF is a grant-making charity that makes grants to organisations predominantly in India.

Work in India and Senegal

UK registered office: London

Vso

Charity number 313757

14/02/1962

Latest income £24,673,000

[Mar 2025]

Vso is the world's leading independent international development agency working for change through volunteers. vso brings people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. Vso has programmes in over twenty developing countries focusing on delivering sustainable change in three thematic areas: education, health and secure livelihoods.

Work in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, Nepal, Ireland, Philippines, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Thailand, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Netherlands

UK registered office: London

The National Deaf Children's Society

Charity number 1016532

21/01/1993

Latest income £33,568,000

[Mar 2025]

NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.

Work in Peru, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Tanzania and Ireland

UK registered office: London

One Ummah

Charity number 1168565

02/08/2016

Latest income £24,408,631

[Mar 2025]

One Ummah Charity works to relieve poverty both locally here in the UK and Internationally. Our main work involves providing emergency aid in disaster stricken areas around the world. We also provide long term sustainable projects which benefit on going benefits to those in need.

Work in Sudan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Türkiye, Uganda, Yemen and Occupied Palestinian Territories

UK registered office: North East

Clientearth

Charity number 1053988

26/03/1996

Latest income £26,499,465

[Dec 2024]

ClientEarth's objects are the promotion and protection of the environment for the public benefit by the use of the law, to provide legal assistance to those who otherwise do not have access thereto, to promote education on environmental rights and responsibilities and to conduct research thereon. We will achieve these goals through advocacy, litigation, and research.

Work in Poland, Spain, Congo, China, Liberia, Belgium, Gabon, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Bulgaria

UK registered office: London

Goldman Sachs Gives (UK)

Charity number 1123956

06/05/2008

Latest income £27,537,194

[Jun 2025]

The charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and former senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.

Work in Germany, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United States and Hong Kong

UK registered office: London

The Pears Family Charitable Foundation

Charity number 1009195

04/03/1992

Latest income £28,513,771

[Mar 2025]

Pears Foundation aims to benefit society by promoting understanding of key issues through research and educational programmes; driving engagement in social progress across the UK, particularly in young people and supporting organisations focused on wellbeing for everyone.

Work in Ghana, Germany, United States and Israel

UK registered office: London

Clean Air Fund

Charity number 1183697

03/06/2019

Latest income £32,945,383

[Dec 2024]

Clean Air Fund brings together philanthropic resources to improve air quality globally. It co-ordinates a collective strategy for air pollution activity, provides grant funding to a multi-national portfolio of clean air programmes, grants funds to research and knowledge-building activities, and provides a means of knowledge sharing and networking between stakeholders.

Work in Spain, Poland, Ghana, Brazil, China, India, France and Bulgaria

UK registered office: London

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Charity number 231060

13/04/1964

Latest income £30,881,000

[Dec 2024]

CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services.

Work in Somalia, Tajikistan, China, Australia, Malta, United States, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Ireland and Switzerland

UK registered office: London

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