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Charitable foundations in United Kingdom_

As of 4 November 2026, 27,559 charitable foundations companies are based in United Kingdom; 339 are hiring right now and London has the most.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Companies
27,559
Hiring now
339 · 135 new in 30 d
Largest niche
Local social welfare foundations · 8,891
Top city
London · 1,169
Parent market
Public, community & associations · 112,804
27,559charitable foundations companies in United Kingdom
339hiring today
135opened a role in the last 30 days
20niches inside the segment
02 — Niches, sizes, cities

Charitable foundations in United Kingdom, broken down

By niche
companiesshare
Local social welfare foundations
8,89132%
Patient support & health charities
4,33416%
Charity fundraising organisations
3,34712%
International relief charities
2,91811%
Grantmaking foundations
2,70910%
Conservation & environmental charities
2,1778%
General purpose charities
1,6266%
Animal welfare charities
1,3205%
Child sponsorship charities
1,1744%
Advocacy campaign nonprofits
1,1514%
Youth welfare organisations
8773%
Food banks
7973%
Other charitable foundations
6923%
Scholarship funds
6372%
Medical research charities
6312%
By company size
companies · hiring
Self-employed
14,505 · 5
2-10 employees
8,890 · 64
11-50 employees
3,122 · 98
51-200 employees
730 · 90
201-500 employees
147 · 32
501-1000 employees
72 · 22
1001-5000 employees
69 · 23
5001-10000 employees
11 · 3
10,001+ employees
13 · 2
By city
companiesshare
London
1,1694%
Birmingham
2851%
Glasgow
2201%
Edinburgh
2041%
Bristol
2021%
Newington
1731%
Manchester
1601%
Liverpool
1381%
Leeds
1260%
Sheffield
1220%
Hoxton
1150%
Aldgate East
1130%
03 — Largest companies

The biggest charitable foundations companies in United Kingdom

The largest companies of the segment, by headcount; job boards and portals left out.

Save the ChildrenInternational relief charities · London10,001+ employeesThe Salvation ArmyInternational relief charities · East Dulwich10,001+ employeesThe HALO TrustInternational relief charities · London5001-10000 employeesAction for ChildrenChild sponsorship charities · Watford5001-10000 employeesIslamic Relief WorldwideInternational relief charities · Birmingham1001-5000 employeesRSPCAAnimal welfare charities · Bucks Green1001-5000 employeesGOALInternational relief charities · Dun Laoghaire1001-5000 employeesAlzheimer's SocietyPatient support & health charities · London1001-5000 employeesNational Autistic SocietyPatient support & health charities · London1001-5000 employeesCancer Research UKMedical research charities · Newham1001-5000 employeesCanal & River TrustConservation & environmental charities · Ellesmere Port1001-5000 employeesBritish Red CrossInternational relief charities · London1001-5000 employeesMacmillanPatient support & health charities · London1001-5000 employeesAffinity TrustLocal social welfare foundations · Pyrton1001-5000 employeesShelter, the National Campaign for Homeless People LimitedLocal social welfare foundations1001-5000 employeesBradford Children and Families TrustLocal social welfare foundations · Bradford1001-5000 employeesThera TrustLocal social welfare foundations · Grantham1001-5000 employeesBritish Heart FoundationPatient support & health charities · Somers Town1001-5000 employeesRNIDPatient support & health charities · Peterborough1001-5000 employeesRNIBPatient support & health charities · Hoxton1001-5000 employees
27,559 charitable foundations companies in United Kingdom.

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04 — What they run

The stack of charitable foundations in United Kingdom

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27,559 charitable foundations companies are based in United Kingdom; 339 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/united-kingdom/charitable_foundations)
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  • ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
  • Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
  • HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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Charitable foundations in United Kingdom: questions

How many charitable foundations companies are there in United Kingdom?

27,559 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.

What is a sub-vertical?

The middle level of our industry tree: Public, community & associations → Charitable foundations → leaf niches such as local social welfare foundations, patient support & health charities, charity fundraising organisations. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.

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