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.
5,695 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.83% 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 | 1,885 | 2.27% |
| £10k - £100k | 1,827 | 2.82% |
| £100k - £250k | 683 | 3.53% |
| £250k - £500k | 381 | 4.20% |
| £1m - £10m | 239 | 3.01% |
| £500k - £1m | 204 | 3.54% |
| Over £10m | 48 | 2.59% |
| Total | 5,267 | 2.75% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 2,243 | 1.33% |
| ccni | 325 | 4.57% |
| oscr | 3,127 | 12.30% |
| Total | 5,695 | 2.83% |
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 |
£274,282,000 |
| 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) |
£123,430,000 |
| 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 |
£102,401,225 |
| 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 |
£95,331,000 |
| Anglo American Foundation [Charity number: 1111719] The Foundation is committed to supporting development initiatives directed towards the global and local community. Specifically, the Foundation welcomes applications from charitable organisations associated with the following areas: education and training, community development, HIV/AIDS/welfare and environment. |
£80,302,156 |
| New College Lanarkshire [Charity number: SC021206] The advancement of education. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of arts, heritage, culture, or science. |
£75,418,000 |
| 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. |
£65,808,209 |
| 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. |
£53,604,537 |
| 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. |
£46,184,718 |
| Postcode Earth Trust [Charity number: SC045749] 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 citizenship or community development. and 3.3 The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. |
£45,378,770 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARGARET THE QUEEN, STREATHAM HILL [Charity number: 1188698] The ecclesiastical parish of St Margaret the Queen centred around the parish church in Streatham Hill. The small church takes place in the Lady Chapel with the remainder of the large space being devoted to community activities, including a major Foodbank distribution centre. |
£46,808 |
| ARDAGH COMMUNITY TRUST [Charity number: 1172556] To provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation at the Ardagh site, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the people who live and work in the Horfield Common area. |
£84,674 |
| Edzell Woods Community Trust Limited [Charity number: SC049876] The company's objects are:- To manage community land and associated assets for the benefit of the people of Edzell Woods community following the principles of sustainable development, which meets the needs of the present residents without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To advance community development, including urban or rural regeneration, following the principles of sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 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 for the people of Edzell Woods. This to include the provision of a ‘community-hub’ for all owners and residents of Edzell Woods to promote advancement of education, health, recreational activities with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. Community Hub to deliver a variety of classes and workshops, meeting space for local groups including but not limited to Mother and Toddler, fitness, education, advice and support groups. |
£99,374 |
| MacQueen Bros Charitable Trust [Charity number: SC041044] 4.1 To advance such purposes as are charitable in law under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, which are also regarded as charitable under the Taxes Acts, inter alia. 4.2 The advancement of citizenship and community development, the arts, heritage, culture, sport and science 4.3 The prevention or relief of poverty, and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage, and the saving of lives |
£4,900 |
| The Morvern Community Trust [Charity number: SC040272] (a) to advance community development including the advancement of rural or urban regeneration within the area represented by the Morvem Community Council ('the Area of Benefit'). (b) to advance education within the Area of Benefit. (c) to advance health and to promote or relieve ill-health within the Area of Benefit. (d) to advance citizenship including the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities within the Area of Benefit. (e) to advance the arts, heritage, culture or science within the Area of Benefit. (f) to advance public participation in sport within the Area of Benefit. (g) to assist in the provision of recreational facilities and/or the organisation of recreational activities, within the Area of Benefit, such facilities/activities being available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. (h) to advance environmental protection or improvement within the Area of Benefit. (i) to relieve those in need within the Area of Benefit by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage and in particular through raising funds and other contributions for, and providing support to a range of projects which advance any of the above aims. |
£34,839 |
| Upperton Residents Committee [Charity number: SC048016] The SCIO's purposes are to benefit the community of Upperton, which has a total of 80 residential houses all private, which comprises the postcodes for this area are ML6 7TS, ML6 7TP, ML6 7TW, ML6 7TP, ML6 7TN, ML6 7TR. Airdrie North electoral ward, North Lanarkshire Council ('the Community') with the following objects: The advancement of community development (including the advancement of urban/rural regeneration) within the Community. 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. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. |
£22,469 |
| King George V Memorial Hall Chapel Of Garioch [Charity number: SC008767] The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of religion. The advancement of health. Saving Of Lives. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The advancement of, arts, heritage, culture, or science. The advancement of public participation in sport. 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. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes. |
£10,273 |
| BENGALI WORKERS ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1039551] - GENERALIST WELFARE ADVICE- SPECIALIST ADVICE ON HOUSING, IMMIGRATION, FINANCE & WELFARE RIGHTS- INFORMATION, ADVICE & GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYMENT, ENTERPRISE, EDUCATION & TRAINING- OLDER PEOPLES SERVICES INCLUDING CRITICAL & SUBSTANTIAL NEEDS- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT (PARENTAL, FAMILY & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT)- GENERIC & OUTCOME FOCUSED YOUTH WORK- LUNCHEON CLUB & COMMUNITY CAFE |
£89,802 |
| TREHARRIS AREA COMMUNITY TRUST (TACT) [Charity number: 1127967] The creation of training and employment opportunities.The maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities:The provision of recreational facilities for the public at large. |
£1,151 |
| Next Step Initiative [Charity number: SC041305] The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of education, The advancement of citizenship or community development, The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of fife for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and The advancement of environmental protection or improvement and, in particular (without prejudice to that generality), furthering these purposes by furthering the following objects: To provide a vibrant, contemporary and visionary training and skills development programme, using community and digital media as a meaningful and stimulating medium to increase the chances of both young people and adults within the African communities in Scotland, Glasgow and its surrounding areas in particular, of moving into employment, education or training, using innovative ways of attracting into learning people who have been disillusioned by early educational experience or who face barriers to learning because of social, cultural, caring or financial barriers, as a result of the integrating in a new society, and to encourage and advance active citizenship in all sections of the community through the making and presenting of radio programmes. to advance community cohesion and development across all aspects of local activity. to advance the inclusion of minority groups in community activity and to include such groups in becoming better recognised in areas of operation. and to provide awareness raising and outreach support to the African Communities on how to cut their carbon footprint, improve on home energy efficiency while saving money at the same time. |
£636,118 |
Last update:
January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024
