Community development EC101¶
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.
5,899 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.91% 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:
\b(community (development|activities)|(community|civic) trust|civic society|village amenities)\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 1,746 | 2.31% |
| £10k - £100k | 1,978 | 2.90% |
| £100k - £250k | 751 | 3.62% |
| £250k - £500k | 399 | 4.05% |
| £500k - £1m | 230 | 3.74% |
| £1m - £10m | 269 | 3.16% |
| Over £10m | 46 | 2.26% |
| Total | 5,419 | 2.84% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 2,286 | 1.34% |
| ccni | 317 | 4.40% |
| oscr | 3,296 | 13.21% |
| Total | 5,899 | 2.91% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| University Of Aberdeen [Charity number: SC013683] The advancement of education. The advancement of health. The advance ment of civic responsibility and community development. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science |
£272,779,000 |
| Culture and Sport Glasgow [Charity number: SC037844] 4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance education. 4.3 To advance public participation in sport which involves physical skill and exertion. 4.4 To advance health. 4.5 To promote civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.6 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, where such facilities/activities are available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To advance citizenship and community development (including urban regeneration) by harnessing the cultural and leisure assets of Glasgow, the contribution made by activities in furtherance of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7, and a range of other measures, to increase vibrancy and promote positive perceptions of Glasgow as a place to work, live, study play, visit and invest - in a common effort with other public, private and third sector partners to address issues of social, economic and physical deprivation across the City of Glasgow, including health inequalities, social exclusion and unemployment. 4.9 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by Glasgow City Council) which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of Glasgow) including (i) the operation, management and development of museums, art galleries and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, scientific/research programmes and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and the provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider participation in healthy exercise).(maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity) |
£146,242,000 |
| Mercy Corps Europe [Charity number: SC030289] The objects of the Company are:- (a) the relief of poverty. (b) the advancement of health. (c) the advancement of community development. (d) the saving of lives. (e) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and (f) the advancement of environmental protection |
£110,018,259 |
| Richmond Fellowship Scotland Ltd [Charity number: SC021621] The objects of the Society are the relief of those who are vulnerable and in need of support, care, advice or other assistance due to reasons of their vulnerability. The Society will or may do this through: - The advancement of health and well being. - The advancement of education. - The advancement of citizenship or community development. - The provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. - The relief of those in need. This may be by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. - The prevention or relief of povert |
£99,637,000 |
| Foundation Scotland [Charity number: SC022910] 2.1 The Objects of the Foundation are specifically restricted to the charitable purposes contained in this Article 2. 2.2 The Objects to be undertaken in Scotland or elsewhere for which the Foundation is established are: 2.2.1 the advancement of citizenship or community development, to include rural and/or urban regeneration, the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 2.2.2 the prevention or relief of poverty. 2.2.3 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 2.2.4 the advancement of education. 2.2.5 the saving of lives. 2.2.6 the advancement of religion. 2.2.7 the advancement of health, to include the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering. 2.2.8 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. 2.2.9 the advancement of public participation in sport and in the provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational facilities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 2.2.10 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. 2.2.11 the promotion of religious or racial harmony. 2.2.12 the promotion of equality and diversity. 2.2.13 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. 2.2.14 the advancement of animal welfare. 2.2.15 any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. and 2.2.16 any other purpose under section 7 of the Charities Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts |
£80,253,000 |
| Edinburgh Merchant Company Education Board [Charity number: SC009747] The Education Board?s Charitable Purposes are: (a) the advancement of education, particularly the education and advancement of children and young people. (b) the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science. (c) the advancement of public participation in sport. (d) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. and (e) the advancement of citizenship or community development. |
£76,933,963 |
| ENABLE Communities Group [Charity number: SC049060] 4.1 The objects of the Company are (i) the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability or other disadvantage. (ii) the advancement of health. and (iii) the advancement of citizenship and community development through the promotion of the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. and in furtherance of those objects but not otherwise:- (a) to support and promote the interests and welfare of people with learning disabilities or communication difficulties, physical disabilities, hearing and visual impairment, or other illness and disability, including working to meet their needs, development their capabilities and enable and encourage them to participate in decisions affecting any area of their lives. (b) to promote mutual help, support, co-operation and understanding amongst people with all forms of illness and disability, and their relatives and friends and those providing services to them. (c) to promote and encourage the provision of services and facilities for the benefit of people with all forms of illness and disability, their families and carers including the provision of special forms of housing and residential care and support to beneficiaries (in particular amongst those who have more profound disabilities). (d) to encourage research into the causes, treatment and management of all kinds of illness and disability and to disseminate the useful results of such research. (e) to provide support and companionship to enable beneficiaries to pursue their interests and take part in leisure activities. (f) to create and deliver personalised, community based support to adults and children. |
£58,532,883 |
| Clanmil Housing Association Limited [Charity number: NI103840] Clanmil Housing provides high quality, affordable homes for rent throughout Northern Ireland and helps facilitate home ownership for people who cannot afford to purchase a home outright. By providing efficient, value for money maintenance and a responsive repair service we ensure that our tenants have high quality, comfortable homes they can be proud of. We work closely with local communities and their representatives to ensure that that the homes we build really meet their needs. Our homes are well designed with energy efficiency features. We work with our tenants to develop innovative solutions to problems and deliver community development programmes that address their needs and interests. We work in partnership with local authorities, social enterprises, residents groups and other agencies on: training and access to jobs; social, sport and wellbeing programmes; reducing anti-social behaviour; helping our tenants manage their personal finances. As with many in Northern Ireland, we believe that people who wish to live in mixed neighbourhoods should have that opportunity and we are committed to continuing to deliver shared neighbourhoods. Looking to the future, we believe we can make a real difference for our tenants by focusing our efforts in four key areas: 1. Customer: We will understand our customers better and focus everything we do on providing the best possible homes and services. 2. Organisation: We will develop our people and the organisation to ensure we are best placed to deliver great homes and services that matter. 3. Growth: We will build more homes for people who need them. 4. Communication: We will communicate better with our stakeholders so that they know what decisions we have taken and why. |
£47,717,426 |
| Nesta [Charity number: SC042833] The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit: 2.1 To advance education, and in particular the study of innovation, by the promotion of research and the publication of the useful results thereof, in: 2.1.1 Science and technology. 2.1.2 The arts. 2.1.3 The efficiency of public services. 2.1.4 The Voluntary sector and social enterprise. and 2.1.5 Industry and commerce. 2.2 To advance: 2.2.1 Science and technology 2.2.2 The arts 2.2.3 The efficiency of public services 2.2.4 The voluntary sector 2.2.5 Industry and commerce and social enterprise which (a) Relieves poverty (b) Relieves unemployment (c) Advances health (d) Advances environmental protection or improvement and sustainable development (e) Advances citizenship or community development through or by encouraging and supporting innovation. 'The voluntary sector' means charities and voluntary organisations. Charities are organisations, which are established for exclusively charitable purposes in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Voluntary organisations are independent organisations, which are established for purposes that add value to the community as a whole, or a significant section of the community, and which are not permitted by their constitution to make a profit for private distribution. Voluntary organisations do not include local government or other statutory authorities. 'Sustainable development' means 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. 2.3 To advance any other purpose which is recognised as exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales and Scotland. |
£46,215,787 |
| Postcode Justice Trust [Charity number: SC043779] 3. The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote: 3.1 the advancement of education. 3.2 the advancement of health. 3.3 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.4 the advancement of public participation in sport. and 3.5 the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation. and 3.6 the promotion of equality and diversity. |
£44,478,505 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| Incorporation Of Merchants & Traders Of Paisley [Charity number: SC008414] 1. The prevention and relief of poverty 2. The advancement of civic responsiblity or community development. |
£17,328 |
| Constitutional Commission [Charity number: SC041440] To promote the advancement of (a) education, (b) citizenship, and (c) community development through a better understanding of constitutional structures, processes and improvements |
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| Stepps Community Development Trust [Charity number: SC052274] 4 The company has been formed to benefit the community of Stepps, Crowwood Grange, Cardowan, Steppshill, Millerston which comprises Stepps and District Community Council area plus postcode units G33 6LYA, G33 6NB, G33 6ND, G33 6NS, G33 6NU, G33 6NX, G33 6PA, G33 6PG, G33 6PH, G33 6PS, G33 6PW, G33 6PX, G33 6GS, G33 6GT, G33 6GU, G33 6GY, G33 6GZ (?the Community?) with the following objects: (1) The advancement of community development (including the advancement of urban regeneration) principally within the Community. (2) The advancement of citizenship (3) The advancement of environmental protection and improvement (4) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. |
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| Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group SCIO [Charity number: SC047593] 4.1 The distribution of Community Benefit from Windfarm monies and/or funds from other sources to community groups or organisations within the area of East Dumfriesshire to undertake projects which meet criteria agreed by the SCIO and the donor and which fall within the purposes of: 4.1.1 the advancement of education. 4.1.2 the advancement of citizenship or community development and sustainability (including rural or urban regeneration). 4.1.3 the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.1.4 the provision of recreational facilities, including public participation in sport, or the organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. 4.1.5 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. |
£430,781 |
| GLOBAL CAST TRUST [Charity number: 1083094] 1. Community development through human capital development, Health and wellness promotion, education and Community Outreach.2. Christian Youth Development3. Christian Relief Services4. Personal and Career DevelopmentInternational medical aid and missions/ Community Chaplaincy |
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| The Ross Development Trust [Charity number: SC046873] The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 the advancement, appreciation and promotion of the arts, culture and heritage in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere. 4.2 the advancement of community development and to encourage the rejuvenation of Edinburgh city centre and in particular Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Scotland. and 4.3 the advancement of education through the promotion of the arts, culture and heritage in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. 4.4 the advancement of public participation in and enjoyment of sport of all kinds. all of which shall be achieved by: 4.4.1 Establishing the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland as a suitable venue for all forms of activity and events whether cultural, arts or sports related or which has some other form of public benefit by replacing the existing Ross Bandstand with an iconic purpose built events venue that reflects and is in keeping with the Edinburgh heritage but which also has a modern and cutting edge design that will benefit both the local population and visitors to Edinburgh alike, ideally becoming an internationally acclaimed and landmark attraction in Edinburgh in its own right. and 4.4.2 By rejuvenating, redeveloping, restoring, conserving, maintaining, replacing, improving, enhancing and where appropriate carrying out such activities to the Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland in whatever way the trustees consider to be appropriate and which are in accordance with the organisation's purposes. |
£1,449,906 |
| THE MIZEN FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1189642] Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment |
£61,468 |
| Zone Out Partnership [Charity number: SC043889] 5.1 The advancement of citizenship or community development particularly through the provision of information, training, assistance and support to persons interested in volunteering to enable such persons to play an active role in volunteering within the United Kingdom and abroad. 5.2 The advancement of education particularly through the development of learning, training, volunteering and intercultural dialogue by way of educational exchange programmes. and 5.3 The provision of recreational facilities, or the organization of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. |
£381,628 |
| Scotland's Gardens Scheme SCIO [Charity number: SC049866] 3.1 The Charitable Purposes of the SCIO ('the Charitable Purposes') are, via the opening of gardens throughout Scotland to the public, and other projects. 3.1.1 to advance health and well-being. 3.1.2 to advance heritage and culture. 3.1.3 to advance community development through the promotion of volunteering. 3.1.4 to advance education. and/or 3.1.5 to support community projects and provide funding to charities, clubs and organisations in order to enable them to implement, or assist in the implementation of, their own projects the purposes of which promote any charitable purpose as set out in section 7(2) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. |
£482,929 |
| Nairn Citizens Advice Bureau Limited [Charity number: SC023356] The company's objects are to promote any charitable purposes for the public benefit in Nairnshire and surrounding districts in the North of Scotland ('the area of local benefit') and elsewhere, by: (i) The advancement of education by providing clients with information, clarification and understanding of legislation and their legal rights and responsibilities. (ii) The relief of those in need by assessing clients entitlement to welfare benefits, by providing assistance in claiming benefits and by assisting them to appeal against refusal to benefits and by doing so ensure they do not suffer from poverty. (iii) The advancement of civil and human rights by ensuring that people do not suffer through ignorance of their civil and human rights and by taking such actions as are intended to redress the situation and redress wrongs and restore justice. (iv) Advancement of health by providing a comprehensive advice service which deals with all aspects of clients problems and alleviates the injury, stress and anxiety caused by unsolved problems. (v) Advancement of community development by recruiting, training and developing local citizens to be volunteers in and for the Citizens Advice Bureau who in turn assist members of the public in their community and in doing so contribute to the development of their community. |
£454,932 |
