There are 168,850 charities operating in England and Wales as of March 2023, a deease on the previous year when there were 170,383. Although the number of charities fell by almost 8,000 between 2008 and 2009, the number of charities climbed back to almost the same levels seen in 2007 by 2017.
Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023
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Charity Commission for England and Wales. (March 28, 2023). Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/
Charity Commission for England and Wales. "Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/
Charity Commission for England and Wales. (2023). Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/
Charity Commission for England and Wales. "Number of Charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/
Charity Commission for England and Wales, Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Number of charities in England and Wales from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], Charity Commission for England and Wales, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283464/number-of-uk-charities-in-england-and-wales/