Charities in Braintree
There are 1,263 registered charities based in and around Braintree. 994 of them (79%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are children and young people, education, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Children and young people371
- Education329
- Arts and heritage184
- Disability114
- Older people107
- Poverty and hardship78
- Environment55
- Animals23
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 830 of the 1,263. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 725 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Charities for children and young people in Braintree
5 of the 371 we found.
Braintree Youth Project Charity
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
BYPC seeks to improve the life chances of the young people of Braintree (aged between 11 and 18), through the provision of a youth club. This youth club forms the basis for the provision of services (provided by trusted…
St Michael's School Braintree Private School Fund
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
School Fund used for benefit of the children
Twinstead and Braintree Riding for the Disabled Association
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The group helps disabled children and adults benefit from the fun and companionship of spending time with horses. The riding sessions give a multisensory experience helping numeracy, speaking and listening skills and…
Crossroads Braintree and Chelmsford Ltd
CM7 · Income £100k to £1m
Our main activity is to provide short breaks to unpaid carers who care for adults and children with care needs as a result of disability, illness or age. In doing so we aim to relieve some of the stress felt by being a…
Braintree District Scout Council
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
scouts camping and training.
Education charities in Braintree
5 of the 329 we found.
Braintree Area U3a
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The advancement of education and in particular the education of older people and those who are retired from full-time work by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development in…
1st Braintree Scout Group
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
Scouting
Braintree District Museum Trust
CM7 · Income £100k to £1m
The Museum Trust will recognise, preserve, interpret and promote Braintree District's unique collections and the heritage of design, industry and natural history that are in its care of local, national and international…
Plume Educational Trust
CM9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Giving Grants to students attending Plume School, Maldon
Sir Robert Kemp's Educational Foundation
CM7 · Income under £10k
To provide financial assistance to young people living within the parish of Finchingfield and Cornish Hall End to further and enrich their education.
Arts and heritage charities in Braintree
5 of the 184 we found.
Friends of the Braintree District Museum and Heritage Trust
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
Support given to promotion of the Braintree District Museum and Heritage Trust
Braintree Male Voice Choir
CO9 · Income under £10k
The objects shall be:1. to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the charity trustees see fit, 2. to further such…
Braintree and Bocking Community Association
CM7 · Income £100k to £1m
Community centre.
Earls Colne Heritage Museum
CO6 · Small charity, income under £100k
Earls Colne Heritage Museum operates and manages a local history museum at the Old Water Tower, 1 Reuben Walk, Earls Colne, Colchester CO6 2SZ. It is an entirely volunteer led charity and opens at weekends and on…
Empire Theatre Trust CIO
CO9 · Income £100k to £1m
The Empire Theatre is a not for profit community project providing live shows, live music, comedy and entertainment for the town of Halstead and surrounding areas, also provides space for groups and organisations to use…
Disability charities in Braintree
5 of the 114 we found.
Active Braintree Foundation
CM8 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Braintree District
The Roman Catholic Congregation of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters (Of the Immaculate Conception )(Braintree) Charitable Trust
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
To support the advancement of the religious and other charitable works of the order
Helping Hands
CO10 · Income under £10k
To raise funds for Sudbury Resource Centre. To ensure Suffolk County Council provides day care services for adults with learning disabilities.
Suffolk Befriending Scheme for People With Learning Disabilities
CO10 · Income £100k to £1m
Operates groups for adults with learning disabilities and other vulnerable individuals to socialise and make friends. Volunteers befriend individuals one-on-one or assist in Groups, offering various activities in…
The Maldon Pioneers Association
CM9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Maldon Pioneers Association is a local charity based in Maldon supporting adults with moderate learning disabilities and neurodiversity.Our aim is to help reduce isolation, build confidence, and promote independence by…
Charities for older people in Braintree
5 of the 107 we found.
Braintree United Charities
CM77 · Income under £10k
Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications for Christmas grants and other special grants for individuals and organisations benefiting only those persons living within the parishes of St Michaels and St Pauls,…
Trust Property Formerly Held in Connexion With Braintree Victory Club
CM7 · Income under £10k
The Prevention or relief of Poverty
Essex Home Help Service
CM3 · Income £100k to £1m
Promoting the well-being of the older people of Essex by assisting those who are need of help and support due to reasons of ill health, social exclusion or other disadvantages. Essex Home Help service provide a first…
Crouch Valley University of the Third Age
CM3 · Income under £10k
The advancement of education and, in particular, the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work by all means, including associated activities conductive to learning and personal development.
Witham & District (Essex) U3a
CM8 · Income under £10k
1. To advance the education of the public, in particular of older people no longer in full time gainful employment, in Witham and Braintree and the surrounding locality.2. To provide facilities for leisure,recreational…
Poverty and hardship charities in Braintree
5 of the 78 we found.
Braintree Area Foodbank Limited
CM7 · Income £100k to £1m
The alleviation or relief of poverty in the Braintree Area by the provision of emergency food supplies to individuals in need. Food is provided from four distribution centres in the Braintree Area on production of a…
Css Charitable Trust
CM7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objective of the charity is the prevention or relief of financial hardship in the Braintree District and surrounding areas by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other…
Sailship Training and Learning for Life
CO10 · Income £100k to £1m
Advance the education (including but not limited to social and physical training) of people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in such ways as the Trustees…
Maldon Refugee Response Group
CM9 · Income under £10k
To advance education and relieve financial hardship of those seeking asylum or those granted refugee status and their dependants and those who reside (temporarily or permanently) in the County of Essex so as to advance…
House of Grace Witham
CM8 · Small charity, income under £100k
a)To provide supported housing in Witham, Essex, or the immediate surrounding area for homeless and disenfranchised or socially excluded people in conditions of need within that same geographic area;b) to relieve the…
Small charities in Braintree
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
Friends of Copford Church
CO6 · Income under £10k
To conserve, maintain, conserve, repair and improve the fabric, fittings, furnishings, wall paintings and churchyard of St Michael & All Angels (a grade 1 listed building) in Copford, Essex, for public worship and for…
Friends of Woodville Primary School
CM3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Woodville PTA raise money for the children of Woodville school to enable them to have extra educational items and visits not covered by the school budget. Money is raised by holding events throughout the year for the…
The Association of Friends of St Nicholas School
CM9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Fund raising for school
Maldon Museum in the Park
CM9 · Income under £10k
To advance the education of the public in the history of Maldon and the local district byproviding and maintaining a museum and by protecting, conserving and displayingartefacts and items from the collections held by…
East Donyland Community Association - Rowhedge - Colchester
CO5 · Small charity, income under £100k
To maintain the village hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of East Donyland
Fordham Village Hall Management Committee
CO6 · Income under £10k
The village hall is managed by the committee for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Fordham Essex, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. The use includes use for meetings, lectures and…
Friends of Wiston Church
CO6 · Income under £10k
The Friends of Wiston Church is a registered charity formed to raise funds from the public for preservation of the church and churchyard of St Mary the Virgin in Wiston, Suffolk. Funds are raised through events such as…
1st Yeldham Scout Group
CO9 · Income under £10k
A unit of the Scout Association. There are Scout, Cub and Beaver sections. The sections meet most weeks during school terms. The young people do a variety of activities, and various camps.
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How many charities are there in Braintree?
There are 1,263 registered charities based in and around Braintree. 994 of them (79%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in Braintree work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (371), education (329), and the arts and heritage (184). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 830 of the 1,263, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Braintree?
Local charities in and around Braintree have 10,768 volunteers between them. That's what 725 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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