In numbers

27,871

Small charities

£1,694,699,342

Total annual income of small charities

£1,658,498,582

Total annual expenditure of small charities

Key Findings

  • 17% of small charities work in the South East, the second largest regional proportion in England and Wales, behind London.
  • Small charities in the South East receive 16% of overall annual income, the second highest regional share in England and Wales.
  • 84% of small charities working in the South East have an income of under £100k.
  • 10% of the value of COVID-19 grants have been distributed to small charities in the South East.

Number of small charities by cause

Number of small charities by income size

Number of small charities by beneficiary type

Voluntary sector funding

Insights

Grants and donations

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Skills and Capabilities

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Further reading

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