Sub-Saharan Africa | NGO Explorer

Charity	Reg. date	Latest income	Activities	Region ?
Wellcome Trust Charity number 210183	04/10/1962	Latest income £589,458,608 [Sep 2025]	Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive.We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. We are a politically and financially independent foundation. Work in South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Peru, Norway, Nigeria, Zambia, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Indonesia, India, Ghana, Germany, France, Denmark, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Colombia, China, Canada, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Botswana, Bangladesh, Australia, United States, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nepal, Malaysia, Madagascar, Kenya and Japan	UK registered office: London
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) Charity number 1091043	12/03/2002	Latest income £66,684,274 [Dec 2024]	The children's investment fund foundation is an independent philanthropic organisation, working with partners to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable children in developing countries. Using data and evidence for impact at scale, ciff's focus areas include children and mothers' health and nutrition, children's education and welfare, and smart ways to slowdown climate change. Work in Uganda, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Zimbabwe, Austria, Japan, Peru, Denmark, Czechia, Canada, Germany and Norway	UK registered office: London
The British Red Cross Society Charity number 220949	21/03/1963	Latest income £293,500,000 [Dec 2025]	The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives. Work in Cayman Islands, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Kenya, Lebanon, South Sudan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Iraq, Guinea, Djibouti, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Lesotho, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea and Zimbabwe	UK registered office: London
Msi Reproductive Choices Charity number 265543	09/05/1973	Latest income £309,542,000 [Dec 2024]	MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world's leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post- abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high- quality services. Our 9,000 team members work across 37 countries, reaching over 35,000 women each day. Work in Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Vietnam, United States, Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Romania, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mexico, Mali, Malawi, Madagascar, Kenya, India, Ghana, Ethiopia, China, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Australia, Afghanistan and Jordan	UK registered office: London
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind Charity number 207544	22/09/1962	Latest income £283,836,000 [Dec 2025]	Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted Millenium Development Goals. Work in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad	UK registered office: South East
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Charity number 209603	27/03/1963	Latest income £286,700,000 [Dec 2025]	To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity. Work in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Ireland	UK registered office: South West
Islamic Relief Worldwide Charity number 328158	06/04/1989	Latest income £238,998,821 [Dec 2025]	1. Responding to emergencies2. Caring for orphans and children in need3. Supporting education4. Providing access to health care and water5. Promoting sustainable livelihood6. Campaigning and advocacy on humanitrian issues Work in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, North Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories and South Sudan	UK registered office: West Midlands
Quadrature Climate Foundation Charity number 1187301	10/01/2020	Latest income £221,729,288 [Dec 2024]	QCF is an independent foundation focused on the urgent challenge of climate change, funding innovative, science-led solutions that reduce carbon emissions, remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and help the world's most vulnerable people respond to the impacts of climate change, all in pursuit of a climate-resilient future. Work in Australia, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, France, Canada, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, United States, South Africa, Poland and Peru	UK registered office: London
Ubs Optimus Foundation UK Charity number 1153537	27/08/2013	Latest income £178,158,000 [Dec 2025]	UBS OF UK is committed to the well-being of children in need around the world and supports initiatives to improve their education, protection and health. Work in Peru, Nepal, Mexico, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Ghana, Germany, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, South Africa, Philippines, Romania, Botswana, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe	UK registered office: London
The Royal British Legion Charity number 219279	10/07/1977	Latest income £168,476,000 [Sep 2025]	To safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. One of the largest membership organisations in the UK, recognised as the custodians of Remembrance and also run the annual Poppy Appeal. Work in Belize, Monaco, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, United States, Thailand, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Malta, Kenya, Japan, Germany, France, Fiji, Cyprus, Chile, Brazil and Belgium	UK registered office: London
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Charity number 207076	22/09/1962	Latest income £194,964,000 [Mar 2025]	To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit by conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend,protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats.To raise public understanding and awareness,and to provide information on,such matters.To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment Work in Pitcairn Islands, British Virgin Islands, Ireland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Falkland Islands, St Helena, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jordan, Bangladesh, Cayman Islands, China, Morocco, New Zealand, Anguilla, Montserrat, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Ghana, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria and Poland	UK registered office: East of England
Fondation Chanel Charity number 1195353	30/07/2021	Latest income £172,792,930 [Dec 2025]	Fondation CHANEL aims for all women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destinies; it strives to achieve maximum impact by centring the needs of women with overlapping vulnerabilities. It pursues grant-making through the thematic pillars of: (i) safety; (ii) economic and social autonomy; and (iii) climate resilience by partnering with organisation in the UK and internationally. Work in Vietnam, Tunisia, Thailand, Tanzania, Switzerland, Spain, Singapore, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Peru, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Belgium, Morocco, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Madagascar, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Jordan, Italy, Japan and United States	UK registered office: London
The Halo Trust Charity number 1001813	05/02/1991	Latest income £165,647,000 [Mar 2025]	HALO1. Helps to eliminate the threat to lives and livelihoods posed by landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW);2. Designs and delivers physical security & stockpile management (PSSM) of explosive ammunition for the protection of civilians;3. Reduces the potential for armed violence in fragile states;4. Responds rapidly to crises to alleviate suffering and enable humanitarian efforts. Work in Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Syria, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Laos, Somalia, Kosovo, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Honduras, El Salvador, Yemen and Libya	UK registered office: Scotland
Dogs Trust Charity number 1167663	15/06/2016	Latest income £143,067,945 [Dec 2024]	Dogs Trust operates a network of rehoming centres across the UK; each provides dog accommodation, puppy houses, isolation blocks and treatment rooms. Dogs Trust provides financial assistance to allow owners in genuine need to have their dogs neutered through participating veterinary practices. Dogs Trust provides dog training and educational material on responsible dog ownership. Work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, South Africa, Mexico, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, Malta, Ukraine, United States, Zimbabwe, Cook Islands, Ireland, Indonesia, Chile, Spain, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Romania, Malawi, India and Hungary	UK registered office: London
Cardiff Metropolitan University Charity number 1140762	10/03/2011	Latest income £148,589,000 [Jul 2025]	Teaching and research opportunities for the public benefit Work in Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, South Korea, China, Singapore, Egypt, Greece, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Ireland, Morocco and South Africa	UK registered office: Wales
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Charity number 251988	05/04/1967	Latest income £95,527,000 [Apr 2025]	Make charitable grants Work in Israel, United States, Tanzania, Cameroon, Switzerland, Kenya and Netherlands	UK registered office: London
Duchesne Trust Charity number 288467	09/01/1984	Latest income £5,365,820 [Mar 2025]	Promoting charitable works and objects for the time being carried on or supported by the Society of the Sacred Heart Charitable Trust. Work in Chile, Chad, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, India, Poland, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Austria, Argentina, Spain, Peru, Philippines, Indonesia, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands, France and Australia	UK registered office: London
Leonard Cheshire Disability Charity number 218186	10/07/1985	Latest income £141,150,000 [Mar 2025]	To provide effective and efficient community based services to disabled people that respond to their preferences; campaign in partnership with disabled people, allies and supporters for a society that provides equality to disabled people; raise resources to support delivery of strategic objectives; achieve this through a well run organisation with reference to our values and good practice. Work in Pakistan, Kenya, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, China, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Thailand, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Liberia	UK registered office: London
Age UK Charity number 1128267	25/02/2009	Latest income £131,786,000 [Mar 2025]	Age UK aims to create a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, isolation and neglect. It raises awareness of issues affecting older people in the UK and overseas, researches and campaigns for changes in policy and practice, and offers practical support to disadvantaged older people. It is funded by individuals, companies and trusts. Work in Sri Lanka, Yemen, Vietnam, South Africa, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Mozambique	UK registered office: London
International Medical Corps (UK) Charity number 1093861	19/09/2002	Latest income £136,357,320 [Jun 2025]	International Medical Corps UK works alongside its affiliate International Medical Corps, responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in more than thirty countries around the world. It achieves this, through the provision of medical aid, health care training and health care programmes. Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Chad, India, Poland, Ukraine, Venezuela, Philippines, Mali, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Yemen, Ethiopia, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Nigeria, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan	UK registered office:
Raspberry Pi Foundation Charity number 1129409	05/05/2009	Latest income £233,304,000 [Dec 2024]	The object of the charity is to further the advancement of education of adults and children, particularly in the field of Computers, Computer Science and related subjects Work in Ireland, United States, Kenya and India	UK registered office: East of England
International Rescue Committee, U.K Charity number 1065972	20/11/1997	Latest income £104,066,000 [Sep 2025]	The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world. Work in Tanzania, Syria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Nigeria, Niger, Myanmar, Mali, Libya, Liberia, Lebanon, Kenya, Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Iraq, Ethiopia, Chad, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Burundi, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Uganda, Thailand, Poland, Mexico, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh and Colombia	UK registered office: London
The CH Foundation (UK) Charity number 1156222	17/03/2014	Latest income £119,276,958 [Mar 2025]	The Foundation's objectives are the holding of income and property upon trust and to apply the income for the public benefit for exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world. Work in India, United States, Jamaica and Rwanda	UK registered office: London
The Mines Advisory Group Charity number 1083008	24/10/2000	Latest income £99,273,000 [Dec 2024]	Our vision is a safe & secure future for men,women & children affected by armed violence & conflict.MAG assists people through mine action & Arms Management & Destruction.We seek to address the human impact of landmines,cluster munitions & ERW & we work to reduce the risk & impact of unplanned explosions at munitions sites & the risk of weapons & munitions being diverted to the illicit arms trade. Work in Iraq, Somalia, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Syria, Chad, Senegal, Myanmar, Mali, Lebanon, Laos, Vietnam, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Peru, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, South Sudan and Mexico	UK registered office: North West
Wateraid Charity number 288701	22/02/1984	Latest income £92,116,000 [Mar 2025]	WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good. Work in Zambia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda	UK registered office: London
WWF - UK Charity number 1081247	23/06/2000	Latest income £89,335,000 [Jun 2025]	WWF-UK's mission is to prevent and reverse the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and reducing pollution and wasteful consumption. Work in Italy, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam	UK registered office: South East
Charities Trust Charity number 327489	02/07/1987	Latest income £74,377,771 [Apr 2025]	Charities Trust works with organisations, individuals and other charities to increase charitable giving with particular emphasis on tax effective donations. It does this by providing donation management services including payroll giving, online and offline sponsorship facilities and processing of donations for charity appeals. Work in Ireland, Singapore, Israel, India, Germany, France, United States, Netherlands, Gibraltar, Japan, China, Canada, Taiwan, South Africa, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Lithuania and United Arab Emirates	UK registered office: North West
National Oceanography Centre Charity number 1185265	11/09/2019	Latest income £87,915,000 [Sep 2025]	NOC is a marine science research and technology institution which undertakes integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development. NOC contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge of the ocean and support education and training of scientists, engineers and marine professionals and engaging the public with the science of the ocean and its implications. Work in Argentina, Germany, Fiji, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Dominica, China, Chile, Cabo Verde, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Belize, Bangladesh, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Falkland Islands, Austria, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati and Grenada	UK registered office: South East
Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK) Charity number 1026588	29/09/1993	Latest income £95,336,332 [Dec 2024]	To relieve and promote the relief of sickness and to provide medical aid to the injured and to protect and preserve good health by the provision of medical supplies, personnel and procedures calculated to overcome disease, injury or malnutrition in any part of the world in accordance with the principles espoused by the International Council of Medecins Sans Frontieres in October 1990. Work in Indonesia, Switzerland, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, India, Lebanon, Jordan, Italy, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Türkiye, Syria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Bangladesh, Libya, Chad and Mozambique	UK registered office: London
Ako Foundation Charity number 1151815	29/04/2013	Latest income £70,219,000 [Dec 2025]	The Foundation's main activity is to make grants to UK charities and for charitable purposes elsewhere in the world. The priority areas for its grants are initiatives and projects which improve education, promote the arts and combat the climate emergency. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received. Work in Denmark, Sri Lanka, United States, Norway, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ghana, Ethiopia, Italy, Liberia and India	UK registered office: London

Wellcome Trust

Charity number 210183

04/10/1962

Latest income £589,458,608

[Sep 2025]

Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive.We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. We are a politically and financially independent foundation.

Work in South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Peru, Norway, Nigeria, Zambia, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Spain, South Korea, Italy, Indonesia, India, Ghana, Germany, France, Denmark, Cyprus, Costa Rica, Colombia, China, Canada, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Botswana, Bangladesh, Australia, United States, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nepal, Malaysia, Madagascar, Kenya and Japan

UK registered office: London

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK)

Charity number 1091043

12/03/2002

Latest income £66,684,274

[Dec 2024]

The children's investment fund foundation is an independent philanthropic organisation, working with partners to transform the lives of poor and vulnerable children in developing countries. Using data and evidence for impact at scale, ciff's focus areas include children and mothers' health and nutrition, children's education and welfare, and smart ways to slowdown climate change.

Work in Uganda, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States, Zimbabwe, Austria, Japan, Peru, Denmark, Czechia, Canada, Germany and Norway

UK registered office: London

The British Red Cross Society

Charity number 220949

21/03/1963

Latest income £293,500,000

[Dec 2025]

The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives.

Work in Cayman Islands, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Kenya, Lebanon, South Sudan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Iraq, Guinea, Djibouti, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Lesotho, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea and Zimbabwe

UK registered office: London

Msi Reproductive Choices

Charity number 265543

09/05/1973

Latest income £309,542,000

[Dec 2024]

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world's leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post- abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, high- quality services. Our 9,000 team members work across 37 countries, reaching over 35,000 women each day.

Work in Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Vietnam, United States, Uganda, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Romania, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mexico, Mali, Malawi, Madagascar, Kenya, India, Ghana, Ethiopia, China, Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Australia, Afghanistan and Jordan

UK registered office: London

Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind

Charity number 207544

22/09/1962

Latest income £283,836,000

[Dec 2025]

Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted Millenium Development Goals.

Work in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad

UK registered office: South East

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Charity number 209603

27/03/1963

Latest income £286,700,000

[Dec 2025]

To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.

Work in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Ireland

UK registered office: South West

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Charity number 328158

06/04/1989

Latest income £238,998,821

[Dec 2025]

1. Responding to emergencies2. Caring for orphans and children in need3. Supporting education4. Providing access to health care and water5. Promoting sustainable livelihood6. Campaigning and advocacy on humanitrian issues

Work in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, North Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories and South Sudan

UK registered office: West Midlands

Quadrature Climate Foundation

Charity number 1187301

10/01/2020

Latest income £221,729,288

[Dec 2024]

QCF is an independent foundation focused on the urgent challenge of climate change, funding innovative, science-led solutions that reduce carbon emissions, remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and help the world's most vulnerable people respond to the impacts of climate change, all in pursuit of a climate-resilient future.

Work in Australia, Switzerland, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, France, Canada, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, United States, South Africa, Poland and Peru

UK registered office: London

Ubs Optimus Foundation UK

Charity number 1153537

27/08/2013

Latest income £178,158,000

[Dec 2025]

UBS OF UK is committed to the well-being of children in need around the world and supports initiatives to improve their education, protection and health.

Work in Peru, Nepal, Mexico, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Ghana, Germany, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, South Africa, Philippines, Romania, Botswana, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe

UK registered office: London

The Royal British Legion

Charity number 219279

10/07/1977

Latest income £168,476,000

[Sep 2025]

To safeguard the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. One of the largest membership organisations in the UK, recognised as the custodians of Remembrance and also run the annual Poppy Appeal.

Work in Belize, Monaco, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, United States, Thailand, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Portugal, Netherlands, Malta, Kenya, Japan, Germany, France, Fiji, Cyprus, Chile, Brazil and Belgium

UK registered office: London

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Charity number 207076

22/09/1962

Latest income £194,964,000

[Mar 2025]

To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit by conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend,protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats.To raise public understanding and awareness,and to provide information on,such matters.To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment

Work in Pitcairn Islands, British Virgin Islands, Ireland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Falkland Islands, St Helena, Taiwan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jordan, Bangladesh, Cayman Islands, China, Morocco, New Zealand, Anguilla, Montserrat, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Ghana, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria and Poland

UK registered office: East of England

Fondation Chanel

Charity number 1195353

30/07/2021

Latest income £172,792,930

[Dec 2025]

Fondation CHANEL aims for all women and adolescent girls to be free to shape their own destinies; it strives to achieve maximum impact by centring the needs of women with overlapping vulnerabilities. It pursues grant-making through the thematic pillars of: (i) safety; (ii) economic and social autonomy; and (iii) climate resilience by partnering with organisation in the UK and internationally.

Work in Vietnam, Tunisia, Thailand, Tanzania, Switzerland, Spain, Singapore, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Peru, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Belgium, Morocco, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Madagascar, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Jordan, Italy, Japan and United States

UK registered office: London

The Halo Trust

Charity number 1001813

05/02/1991

Latest income £165,647,000

[Mar 2025]

HALO1. Helps to eliminate the threat to lives and livelihoods posed by landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW);2. Designs and delivers physical security & stockpile management (PSSM) of explosive ammunition for the protection of civilians;3. Reduces the potential for armed violence in fragile states;4. Responds rapidly to crises to alleviate suffering and enable humanitarian efforts.

Work in Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Syria, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Angola, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Laos, Somalia, Kosovo, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Honduras, El Salvador, Yemen and Libya

UK registered office: Scotland

Dogs Trust

Charity number 1167663

15/06/2016

Latest income £143,067,945

[Dec 2024]

Dogs Trust operates a network of rehoming centres across the UK; each provides dog accommodation, puppy houses, isolation blocks and treatment rooms. Dogs Trust provides financial assistance to allow owners in genuine need to have their dogs neutered through participating veterinary practices. Dogs Trust provides dog training and educational material on responsible dog ownership.

Work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, South Africa, Mexico, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, Malta, Ukraine, United States, Zimbabwe, Cook Islands, Ireland, Indonesia, Chile, Spain, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Romania, Malawi, India and Hungary

UK registered office: London

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Charity number 1140762

10/03/2011

Latest income £148,589,000

[Jul 2025]

Teaching and research opportunities for the public benefit

Work in Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, South Korea, China, Singapore, Egypt, Greece, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Ireland, Morocco and South Africa

UK registered office: Wales

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Charity number 251988

05/04/1967

Latest income £95,527,000

[Apr 2025]

Make charitable grants

Work in Israel, United States, Tanzania, Cameroon, Switzerland, Kenya and Netherlands

UK registered office: London

Duchesne Trust

Charity number 288467

09/01/1984

Latest income £5,365,820

[Mar 2025]

Promoting charitable works and objects for the time being carried on or supported by the Society of the Sacred Heart Charitable Trust.

Work in Chile, Chad, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, India, Poland, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Austria, Argentina, Spain, Peru, Philippines, Indonesia, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Colombia, Germany, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands, France and Australia

UK registered office: London

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Charity number 218186

10/07/1985

Latest income £141,150,000

[Mar 2025]

To provide effective and efficient community based services to disabled people that respond to their preferences; campaign in partnership with disabled people, allies and supporters for a society that provides equality to disabled people; raise resources to support delivery of strategic objectives; achieve this through a well run organisation with reference to our values and good practice.

Work in Pakistan, Kenya, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, China, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Thailand, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Liberia

UK registered office: London

Age UK

Charity number 1128267

25/02/2009

Latest income £131,786,000

[Mar 2025]

Age UK aims to create a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, isolation and neglect. It raises awareness of issues affecting older people in the UK and overseas, researches and campaigns for changes in policy and practice, and offers practical support to disadvantaged older people. It is funded by individuals, companies and trusts.

Work in Sri Lanka, Yemen, Vietnam, South Africa, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Haiti, Ethiopia, Colombia, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and Mozambique

UK registered office: London

International Medical Corps (UK)

Charity number 1093861

19/09/2002

Latest income £136,357,320

[Jun 2025]

International Medical Corps UK works alongside its affiliate International Medical Corps, responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in more than thirty countries around the world. It achieves this, through the provision of medical aid, health care training and health care programmes.

Work in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Chad, India, Poland, Ukraine, Venezuela, Philippines, Mali, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Yemen, Ethiopia, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Nigeria, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan

UK registered office:

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Charity number 1129409

05/05/2009

Latest income £233,304,000

[Dec 2024]

The object of the charity is to further the advancement of education of adults and children, particularly in the field of Computers, Computer Science and related subjects

Work in Ireland, United States, Kenya and India

UK registered office: East of England

International Rescue Committee, U.K

Charity number 1065972

20/11/1997

Latest income £104,066,000

[Sep 2025]

The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee network. The IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance & advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict, oppression and natural disaster in countries around the world.

Work in Tanzania, Syria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Nigeria, Niger, Myanmar, Mali, Libya, Liberia, Lebanon, Kenya, Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Iraq, Ethiopia, Chad, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Burundi, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Uganda, Thailand, Poland, Mexico, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh and Colombia

UK registered office: London

The CH Foundation (UK)

Charity number 1156222

17/03/2014

Latest income £119,276,958

[Mar 2025]

The Foundation's objectives are the holding of income and property upon trust and to apply the income for the public benefit for exclusively charitable objects and purposes in any part of the world.

Work in India, United States, Jamaica and Rwanda

UK registered office: London

The Mines Advisory Group

Charity number 1083008

24/10/2000

Latest income £99,273,000

[Dec 2024]

Our vision is a safe & secure future for men,women & children affected by armed violence & conflict.MAG assists people through mine action & Arms Management & Destruction.We seek to address the human impact of landmines,cluster munitions & ERW & we work to reduce the risk & impact of unplanned explosions at munitions sites & the risk of weapons & munitions being diverted to the illicit arms trade.

Work in Iraq, Somalia, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Syria, Chad, Senegal, Myanmar, Mali, Lebanon, Laos, Vietnam, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Peru, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, South Sudan and Mexico

UK registered office: North West

Wateraid

Charity number 288701

22/02/1984

Latest income £92,116,000

[Mar 2025]

WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good.

Work in Zambia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda

UK registered office: London

WWF - UK

Charity number 1081247

23/06/2000

Latest income £89,335,000

[Jun 2025]

WWF-UK's mission is to prevent and reverse the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and reducing pollution and wasteful consumption.

Work in Italy, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Rwanda, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam

UK registered office: South East

Charities Trust

Charity number 327489

02/07/1987

Latest income £74,377,771

[Apr 2025]

Charities Trust works with organisations, individuals and other charities to increase charitable giving with particular emphasis on tax effective donations. It does this by providing donation management services including payroll giving, online and offline sponsorship facilities and processing of donations for charity appeals.

Work in Ireland, Singapore, Israel, India, Germany, France, United States, Netherlands, Gibraltar, Japan, China, Canada, Taiwan, South Africa, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Lithuania and United Arab Emirates

UK registered office: North West

National Oceanography Centre

Charity number 1185265

11/09/2019

Latest income £87,915,000

[Sep 2025]

NOC is a marine science research and technology institution which undertakes integrated sea level science, coastal and deep ocean research and technology development. NOC contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge of the ocean and support education and training of scientists, engineers and marine professionals and engaging the public with the science of the ocean and its implications.

Work in Argentina, Germany, Fiji, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Dominica, China, Chile, Cabo Verde, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Belize, Bangladesh, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Falkland Islands, Austria, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati and Grenada

UK registered office: South East

Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK)

Charity number 1026588

29/09/1993

Latest income £95,336,332

[Dec 2024]

To relieve and promote the relief of sickness and to provide medical aid to the injured and to protect and preserve good health by the provision of medical supplies, personnel and procedures calculated to overcome disease, injury or malnutrition in any part of the world in accordance with the principles espoused by the International Council of Medecins Sans Frontieres in October 1990.

Work in Indonesia, Switzerland, Myanmar, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, India, Lebanon, Jordan, Italy, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Türkiye, Syria, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Bangladesh, Libya, Chad and Mozambique

UK registered office: London

Ako Foundation

Charity number 1151815

29/04/2013

Latest income £70,219,000

[Dec 2025]

The Foundation's main activity is to make grants to UK charities and for charitable purposes elsewhere in the world. The priority areas for its grants are initiatives and projects which improve education, promote the arts and combat the climate emergency. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received.

Work in Denmark, Sri Lanka, United States, Norway, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ghana, Ethiopia, Italy, Liberia and India

UK registered office: London

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