Found 6,323 UK NGOs working in South Asia

United Nations Development Programme region

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 South Asia.

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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.

6,323
NGOs found
NGOs working in South Asia also work in a further 229 countries, including the UK
Altogether, these NGOs spend £10.7bn
in all these countries*
This is equivalent to 11% of total UK charity spending of £101.4bn

* It is not possible to isolate spending only on South Asia, 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
2,2131,9981,095369131
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Amount of spending by size (£)
£5.5m£76.3m£351.0m£1,177.1m£9.1bn
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Where do these NGOs work?
3,5861,8741,390993963819761683680554470459
INPKBDKENPLKUGUSZATZGHNG
What do these NGOs do?
4,0613,7762,9112,6322,0531,9301,7521,38774669265064560841024022042
Education and trainingRelief of povertyGeneral charitable purposesHealth or saving of livesOverseas aid/famine reliefDisabilityReligious activitiesEconomic and community developmentAccommodation/housingOther charitable purposesEnvironment/conservation/heritageArts/culture/heritage/scienceHuman rights, equality and diversityAmateur sportAnimalsRecreationArmed forces and emergency services
Who do these NGOs work with?
4,0033,9642,4772,4042,2241,100897
Children/young peopleThe general public/mankindElderly/old peopleOther charities or voluntary bodiesPeople with disabilitiesPeople of a particular ethnic or racial originOther defined groups
How do these NGOs work?
3,6412,9292,7802,3511,4291,3821,0501,042985798
Makes grants to organisationsProvides servicesMakes grants to individualsProvides advocacy/advice/informationProvides buildings/facilities/open spaceProvides human resourcesOther charitable activitiesProvides other financeSponsors or undertakes researchActs as an umbrella or resource body

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