Policy paper

Voluntary sector and social enterprise: parliamentary briefing

Parliamentary briefing of June 2012 reporting on the income distribution of charities.

From:
The Charity Commission
Published
21 June 2012

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Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Debate on role of voluntary sector and social enterprise, 21 June 2012

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There are 162,000 registered charities in England and Wales with a combined income of £57 billion.

The shape of the charitable sector indicates those charities with an annual income less than £10,000 receive less than 5% of the income recorded.

However, the over other end of the spectrum shows the majority of charitable income is shared by only a few charities. The largest 500 charities attract 50% of the income.

Published 21 June 2012