Rural and farming areas `EC105`¶

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

3,990 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.97% 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:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	1,434	1.90%
£10k - £100k	1,417	2.08%
£100k - £250k	395	1.90%
£250k - £500k	203	2.06%
£1m - £10m	186	2.19%
£500k - £1m	141	2.29%
Over £10m	30	1.47%
Total	3,806	1.99%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	2,745	1.61%
oscr	916	3.67%
ccni	329	4.57%
Total	3,990	1.97%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
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
AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM) [Charity number: 266518] The AKF(UK) is an affiliate of the International Aga Khan Foundation and part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The principal activity of the Charity is to promote and provide for the advancement of education, health, rural development, the environment and support to civil society organisations for the public benefit.	£71,788,000
SRUC [Charity number: SC003712] The objects for which the Company is established are for the benefit of the public in Scotland and elsewhere to advance education, science and environmental protection and improvement and in furtherance of these purposes the Company will: 4.1.1 equip, carry on, maintain and develop a college or school or schools having for its or their main objects the provision of tertiary education and in particular the teaching, study of, advice on and research into Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries. disseminate the knowledge of Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries and practice and to promote the efficient development of Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries by the provision and the carrying on of the business of advisory, testing and other services (including financial services) to those engaged in Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries. 4.1.2 promote and co-ordinate the teaching and study of, research into, and the provision of advice on Agriculture, the Environment, the Rural Economy and the Land Based Industries and their practice, including co-operation with other persons or bodies, whether public or private and whether individual or corporate or otherwise, and to do so directly or in co-operation with other persons or bodies. 4.1.3 carry on the business of farmers, fish farmers, market gardeners and horticulturalists, silvi-culturalists and arbori-culturalists, food technologists and bio-technologists, bee-keepers, poultry husbanders and any other agricultural and land based activities related to the other objects of the Company. 4.1.4 provide services in the interest of the public or any sector thereof, whether acting under the guidance, instruction or sponsorship of any government department or governmental or quasi-governmental or public agency or body or otherwise	£61,765,000
JOHN INNES CENTRE [Charity number: 223852] John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology. The Centre's mission is to generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research, to train scientists for the future, to apply knowledge to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being, and engage with policy makers and the public.	£58,426,337
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1163970] Three key areas of focus: 1) Educating on Factory Farming 2) Supporting the Coller School of Management and 3) Supporting Education, Culture and Other Causes	£57,863,443
YHA (ENGLAND AND WALES) [Charity number: 306122] 'TO HELP ALL, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS, TO A GREATER KNOWLEDGE, LOVE AND CARE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND APPRECIATION OF THE CULTUAL VALUES OF TOWNS AND CITIES, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING YOUTH HOSTELS OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION FOR THEM IN THEIR TRAVELS, AND THUS TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH, RECREATION AND EDUCATION.'	£56,908,000
The James Hutton Institute [Charity number: SC041796] to conduct and promote research in biological, social, economic and environmental sciences so as to deliver science, knowledge, innovation and services that contribute to advances in agriculture and other land uses. resource and environmental management. social, economic and environmental sustainability. food, energy and water security. education. and health and well-being in Scotland and internationally.	£56,838,000
HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY [Charity number: 1147717] Harper Adams University delivers higher education in support of the agricultural, agricultural engineering, food science and technology, environmental science, veterinary science and land-based sectors.	£51,775,000
CAMFED INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1029161] Camfed tackles poverty and inequality by supporting girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Camfed invests in girls and women in the poorest rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where girls face acute disadvantage. and where their empowerment is now transforming communities.	£47,717,513
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION [Charity number: 1081849] We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.	£38,313,950

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
UTTOXETER COMMUNITY FARM [Charity number: 1111672] To advance the education of children in the subject of Environmental & Rural Science, by providing and assisting in the provision of farm facilities.
SWRFN Charitable Trust [Charity number: SC047520] 4.1.1 The prevention or relief of poverty both in UK and overseas. 4.1.2 The advancement of education both in UK and overseas. 4.1.3 The advancement of health both in UK and overseas. 4.1.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration) both in UK and overseas. 4.1.5 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage both in UK and overseas.	£46,571
THE BRITISH BLUE CATTLE SOCIETY [Charity number: 1108263] THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREEDING OF THE BRITSH BLUE BREED OF LIVESTOCK AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PURITY OF THE BREED.	£168,071
Lochbroom and Ullapool Community Trust Limited [Charity number: SC041228] 4 The company has been formed to benefit the community of Ullapool Community Trust which comprises the postcode unit(s) as defined in Appendix 1 ('the Community') with the following objects: (1) The advancement of community development, including the advancement of rural regeneration. (2) To provide within the Community recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. (3) To advance the arts and/or culture. (4) To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Community through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open spaces and other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). (5) To provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous· circumstances within the Community. (6) To help young people, particularly those resident in the Community, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, such that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society. (7) To advance heritage and/or preserve, for the benefit of the general public, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around the Community in buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest. (8) To advance citizenship and/or community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities and promotion of trade and industry). (9) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Community. But such that the company shall do so following principles of sustainable development.	£130,228
Ballyrea Rural Community Group [Charity number: NI103153] A small number of people run the group on a voluntary basis. We aim to provide interaction for the local rural community to meet together socially, culturally and educationally through our various planned activities/events. We usually plan a programme of activities for the year and submit an application to organisations such as Awards for All in order to fund the activities to enable them to happen. Quite a number of our attendees are elderly and don't always have a great deal of money to spare so they thoroughly enjoy coming along to our events. We normally run such activities as craft classes, dancing classes, health and fitness, senior citizens dinners, cookery demonstrations etc. Occasionally at our events we have collected voluntary donations for groups such as Chest Heart and Stroke Association and presented them with a cheque / had a talk from them. We are always attempting to network and reach out to others.
The People's Project (SCIO) [Charity number: SC050335] The advancement of education The advancement of citizenship or community development (including rural or urban regeneration) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science 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 The advancement of environmental protection or improvement	£51,152
LLANGOLLEN URBAN, LLANGOLLEN RURAL AND GLYNTRAIAN WELFARE CHARITIES [Charity number: 246128] Provision of financial assistance to those in need or sickness who live in the areas of Llangollen Urban, Llangollen Rural and Glyntraian Community Councils either directly or through other organisations	£2,352
BILSDALE AGRICULTURAL SHOW SOCIETY [Charity number: 1156940] The Charity provides the facilities, resources, administration and organisational ability to run an annual agricultural show in Bilsdale, North Yorkshire. The show provides residents and visitors to the dale with activities, demonstrations and advice regarding traditional farming, country skills and environmental issues pertaining to upland rural life in the North Yorkshire Moor National Park.	£13,797
BISHOPS WALTHAM YOUNG FARMERS CLUB [Charity number: 1038288] Bishop Waltham Young Farmers Club is part of the Hampshire Federation, which is in turn part of a national federation. We provide activities for 10 to 27 year olds who are interested in the countryside, farming, sports, social events etc. Our club has been running since 1936.
South Kintyre Development Trust [Charity number: SC042018] The company's main purpose is consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development. The company's purposes are: 4.2 To provide or advance the accessibility of recreational , facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the Community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the Community. 4.3 Advancement of citizenship or Community development, including rural or urban regeneration . 4.4 To advance the provisions for educational opportunities in the Community relating to environment, culture, heritage and/or history 4.5 To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the Community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the Community.	£232,128