Overview

  • 18% of small charities are based in the South East and London respectively (26,169 and 26,130), the joint highest proportion of small charities in England and Wales.
  • The North East has the lowest share of small charities in England and Wales, at 3%.
  • Over a quarter (27%) of the share of small charities’ annual income is in London.
  • In 2019, London-based small charities received nearly a third (30%) of funding from independent trusts and foundations to small charities around England and Wales.
  • Small charities in the East Midlands received the lowest share of grants from independent funders, at 5% of funding.

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