Economic and community development `EC`¶

Economic and community development is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Economic and community development category.

15,826 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 7.79% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities¶

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

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Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	4,636	6.50%
£10k - £100k	5,015	7.17%
£100k - £250k	1,816	8.24%
£250k - £500k	1,160	10.72%
£500k - £1m	756	11.30%
£1m - £10m	1,080	12.00%
Over £10m	235	10.80%
Total	14,698	7.65%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	10,172	5.94%
oscr	4,672	18.87%
ccni	982	13.66%
Total	15,826	7.79%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1076822] Save the Children works in around 120 countries to deliver immediate and lasting change to children's lives. We program across all contexts to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected. Save the Children International and 29 member organisations make up Save the Children Association. Together in 2015 we reached 62 million children directly through our and our partners' work.	£1,103,536,563
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1145988] Lloyd's Register Foundation promotes safety and education. Most of the consolidated income is attributable to the Lloyd's Register Group, a trading group that distributes profit to the Foundation. It is received dividends and not the consolidated trading income that is available to the Foundation. The trading group is a 'Social Investment' that also furthers the Foundation's charitable aims.	£572,056,000
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1138342] The University advances learning and knowledge by teaching and research, and engages in activities to promote and contribute to cultural, social and economic development within Wales and beyond.	£381,610,000
OXFAM [Charity number: 202918] Oxfam's objects are to prevent and relieve poverty and protect the vulnerable anywhere in the world. Oxfam furthers its objects through interlinked activities of humanitarian relief, development work and advocacy and campaigning. Oxfam is an affiliate member of Oxfam International. Details of Oxfam's mission and ways of working can be found at www.oxfam.org.uk	£368,000,000
Oxfam [Charity number: SC039042] To prevent and relieve poverty and to protect the vulnerable, including through humanitarian intervention. . To advance sustainable development. To promote human rights and equality and diversity, in particular where to do so contributes to the prevention and relief of poverty.	£368,000,000
THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED [Charity number: 287785] Shaw Trust provides services to people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, principally to help them find employment or to develop work and independence skills.	£315,754,000
The Shaw Trust Limited [Charity number: SC039856] The objects of the company are: (a) To relieve any person who is in need because of any disability or because of any other disadvantage resulting from unemployment, youth, age, financial hardship, ill-health or because they are offenders, ex-offenders or are at risk of offending. (b) The promotion of the health, equality and independence of disabled people. and (c) The prevention and relief of poverty. in particular by providing education, training, rehabilitation, support, employment opportunities and personal development opportunities. The company will be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.	£315,754,000
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND [Charity number: 213890] TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ANY COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES, WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUND OF RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISTRESS, AND WANT OF WELFARE AS AFORESAID, AND TO CONDUCT AND PROCURE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE SAME AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.	£304,834,000
The Save the Children Fund [Charity number: SC039570] The objects for which the Charity is established are to relieve the distress and hardship, and to promote the welfare of children in any country or countries, place or places, without differentiation on the ground of race, colour, nationality, creed or sex and to educate the public concerning the nature, causes and effects of distress, hardship and want of welfare as aforesaid, and to conduct and procure research concerning the same and to make available the useful results thereof to the public.	£304,834,000
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY [Charity number: 220949] The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global network of volunteers, responding to natural disasters, conflicts and individual emergencies.We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities. And when the crisis is over, we help people to recover and move on with their lives.	£287,100,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
NOMAD INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1125547] UK and Africa
NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE [Charity number: 1204475] To enable women to advance their education in citizenship, in public questions both national and international, in music, drama and cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare. It seeks to give all women the opportunity of working together through the WI organisations and of putting into practice those ideals for which it stands.	£107,883
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - THORPE LE SOKEN [Charity number: 229005] EDUCATE AND INFORM WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS	£8,256
LONGRIDGE COMMUNITY TRUST [Charity number: 1163256] TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF LONGRIDGE, THE RIBBLE VALLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND OTHER SUCH COMMUNITY SPACE, TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE OR SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Ardrishaig Community Trust [Charity number: SC040296] (1) To advance the development and regeneration of Ardrishaig for the benefit of the community and the ublic in general follwoing prinicples of sustainable development (2) To manage community land and community assets for the benefit of the Community and the public in general following principles of sustainable development (3) To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to memebers of the public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community following principles of sustainable development (4) To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture, heritage and/or history (5) To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation and conservation of the natural environment, the promotion of sustainable development, the maintenanc, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community, and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other improtance to the community	£489,828
Soirbheas [Charity number: SC041340] (a) To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the Community (being the area covered by the Strathglass Community Council and Glenurquhart Community Council) and the public in general following principles of sustainable development, where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (b) To provide, or assist in providing, recreational facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community and following principles of sustainable development, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (c) To promote for the public benefit rural regeneration, following principles of sustainable development, where 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Community by all or any of the following means: (a) the relief of poverty in such ways as may be thought fit. (b) the relief of unemployment in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. (c) the advancement of education, training or retraining, particularly amongst unemployed people, and providing unemployed people with work experience. (d) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/or land for use on favourable terms. (e) the provision or assistance with the provision of housing for those who are in conditions of need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of	£232,412
CRANLEIGH AND SOUTH EASTERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY [Charity number: 283637] To promote, maintain, improve and advance agriculture, to promote good farming and the advancement of the breeding and rearing of lviestock, poultry and horses and to foster and maintain the education of the public and its interest and awarenessin agricultural industry generally.	£109,726
THE GREAT ECCLESTON AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED [Charity number: 1104640] The charity promotes rural industry and agriculture for the benefit of the public, to encourage skill and industry in agriculture and all trade, crafts and professions connected with agriculture through demonstrations and exhibitions of livestock, machinery, crafts, methods and processes connected with agriculture methods in the Fylde area of Lancashire.	£329,714
HORSHAM UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE [Charity number: 1054606] To advance the education of the public and in particular the education of middle aged and older people who are not in full-time gainful employment and who reside in the area administered by Horsham D.C. The provision of facilities for leisure time and recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the above persons in the interests of their social welfare.	£38,404
Newhaven Heritage Centre [Charity number: SC044837] Its purpose is to further the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture, citizenship and. community development by promoting and supporting the establishment and maintenance of a comprehensive Heritage Centre for the village and environs of Newhaven.	£4,625