in England and Wales as of 2023. Between 2000 and 2007 the number of charities increased by around 10,000, before the 2008 global recession culled the number of charities by the same number in just two years. Since 2011, the number of charities in England and Wales has recovered to levels seen just prior to the financial crash. The average amount which people give to charity has also increased slightly in recent years. In 2021/22 for example,
per month was 27 British pounds, compared with 24 pounds in 2019/20.
are more likely to give to charity then men are, and the most charitable age group were those over the
Characteristics of UK charities
Of the many charities operating in the UK, the
most popular charity according to how positively people viewed them was Cancer Research UK, followed by the British Heart Foundation. As of 2023 the
charity with the highest annual income was The Charities Aid Foundation, at over one billion British pounds. In terms of
employment size, the biggest charities were Nuffield Health, and Save the Children International. The charity
with the most volunteers was Keep Britain Tidy, followed by Parkrun Global Limited, at 445,080 and 279,710 volunteers respectively. The
charity with the highest charitable spending was Wellcome Trust, with an expenditure of around 1.18 billion British pounds.
Telethons in the UK
One of the most effective ways of raising money for charity has been through telethons, and in the United Kingdom is no different in this regard. The annual
Children in Need charity of the BBC for example has raised over one billion pounds since it's inception in 1980, while the bi-annual
comic relief or 'red nose day' event has also raised significant amounts for charity. Due to a changing media landscape which has seen
TV viewing time decline in recent years, the amount raised during telethons has declined, with Red Nose Day in 2023 raising 31.95 million British pounds, compared with 108.4 million in 2011.
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