Charities in Brent
There are 2,358 registered charities based in and around Brent. 1,479 of them (63%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are children and young people, education, and disability.
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What they work on
- Children and young people673
- Education608
- Disability267
- Arts and heritage236
- Poverty and hardship229
- Overseas aid139
- Mental health98
- Older people62
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 1,488 of the 2,358. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 1,423 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 Brent
5 of the 673 we found.
Brent Carers Centre
NW10 · Income £100k to £1m
To give support and information on issues that concern young carers, adult carers and vulnerable people.
Tamil Association of Brent
HA1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Advancing education in Tamil language, literature, music, culture, history, traditions and supplementary support for school subjects; relieving poverty, sickness and distress through the provision of advice, information…
Brent Music Academy
NW6 · Income £100k to £1m
Brent Music Academy aims to advance education of children and young adults (under the age of 25 years) particularly but not exclusively in and around Brent and the surrounding areas, in the subject of music including…
Brent District Scout Council
NW10 · Income £100k to £1m
Education/trainingAmateur SportEconomic/Community Development/Employment
Youth Action Alliance
W10 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity works across the Golborne area of London and the main focus is to provide detached youth work provision for young people aged 13 to 19 in this area. The charity works to provide additional support and…
Education charities in Brent
5 of the 608 we found.
Friends of Brent Music Service
HA3 · Income under £10k
To promote, maintain and advance education by the encouragement of the arts, particularly music, for the public benefit by supporting the provision of activities available through Brent Music Service.
Community Action on Dementia - Brent
NW2 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide support to those living with dementia, their families and carers through provision of information; making their views and experiences known to statutory providers so that they can have a voice in the…
Brent Arts Council
NW2 · Income under £10k
A small grant giving charity that supports a wide range of multi-cultural arts activities in the London Borough of Brent.
Peninsula Education Programme
NW2 · Income under £10k
The Peninsula Education Programme (PEP) is a UK based charity that provides a free literacy programme to adults in the Peninsula of Freetown, Sierra Leone, who did not receive a formal education. PEP fundraises in order…
Ghanshyam Education Trust
HA3 · Income £100k to £1m
Educational activities for the benefit of the congregation and the local community including adult literacy classes, gcse tuitions and childrens activities
Disability charities in Brent
5 of the 267 we found.
Brent Foodbank
NW10 · Income £100k to £1m
Brent Foodbank has the primary goal of preventing or relieving poverty in Brent and the surrounding area, by providing emergency food to people in crisis treating them with dignity and respect. We have the longer-term…
Brent Citizens Advice Bureaux
NW10 · Income £100k to £1m
Provide the advice and information people need for be problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
Welldon Activity Group
HA1 · Income under £10k
The charity is a day care centre (Mon-Friday) for adults with physical or learning disabilities.
Friends of Mapledown School
NW2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Mapledown School is a Barnet secondary special school for pupils aged 11-19 with Severe and Complex Learning Disabilities. The Friends Of Mapledown School raises funds and organises events to supplement and enrich…
Comfort Zone Respite Scheme
NW2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Comfort Zone is a holiday playscheme for young adults aged 11-25 who have severe learning disabilities. It is run at Mapledown School for students in school or have attended the school. Our focus is to give the students…
Arts and heritage charities in Brent
5 of the 236 we found.
Brent Punjabi Association
HA0 · Small charity, income under £100k
Yoga, dancing, outings and arts and crafts activities.
Brent Opera
NW6 · Small charity, income under £100k
We produce two fully staged, costumed and lit operas each year. In order to do this we audition for principal roles and have a regular group of chorus members.Our singers come from all walks of life, various…
Brent Women's Advisory Resource Centre
NW6 · Small charity, income under £100k
Information, advice, guidance and counselling sessions. BWARC provides ESOL drama and French sessions. BWARC provides immigration, housing advice, welfare benefit advice and casework. BWARC provides outreach services to…
Harrow Symphony Orchestra
HA3 · Income under £10k
Holding usually three orchestral concerts a year, at which Harrow Symphony Orchestra plays a widerange of music. This gives both the orchestra and its audience the opportunity to widen their understanding of music.
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
N8 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity's main aim is to enable musicians to perform, record and promote music and advance musical education generally.
Poverty and hardship charities in Brent
5 of the 229 we found.
The Hive Food Bank
NW10 · Small charity, income under £100k
A food bank: the relief of poverty, financial hardship or distress in London by providing emergency food relief to individuals and families experiencing crisis situations, whether long or short-term.
African Relief Trust (Art)
NW10 · Income under £10k
To advance education for the benefit of the poor the underprivileged and people in need in the uk to relieve financial hardship distress and suffering among poor people widows, orphans,refugees victims of natural…
Hornsey Foodbank
N8 · Income £100k to £1m
The relief of poverty and financial hardship among people living or working in and around Hornsey (North London) by: providing food and household items which they would otherwise struggle to afford; providing advice and…
Hands of Giving Foundation
NW2 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity aims to relieve financial hardship among poor people, orphans and people in need, by means of, but not exclusively, making grants for providing or paying for items, equipment, services and facilities,…
The Charterhouse Foundation
HA1 · Income under £10k
1.The relief of financial hardship by the provision of free legal advice and assistance to persons who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such advice.2. To facilitate the administration of the…
Overseas aid charities in Brent
5 of the 139 we found.
Kidney Foundation
N8 · Income under £10k
Kidney Foundation UK working to combat various medical and humanitarian issues in Kyrgyzstan & Bangladesh. KF helps the vulnerable people in need of humanitarian assistance and free medical treatment, assists with…
Convoy of Mercy
NW9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Educational, medical & shelter projects humanitarian disaster aid and assistance donations to charitable organisations (all the above activities overseas only).Charity is currently operating in Gambia, West Africa.
Sakutu Organisation
NW2 · Income under £10k
We have recently registered to operate in some developing countries to give children better education especially advanced skills in numeracy and literacy including training of the five senses to promote all round…
International Development Partnerships
W9 · Income under £10k
Providing humanitarian assistance to rural communities in Ethiopia, particularly:Improving access to health care; Improving English language tuition in schoolsImproving clean water and sanitation facilities; Improving…
International Relief Foundation
NW9 · Income under £10k
International Relief Foundation is a registered charitable organisation established in 2011. The IRF provides humanitarian relief by responding to emergencies and empowering societies through education and training,…
Small charities in Brent
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.
Ashmount Parent Teacher Association
N8 · Income under £10k
To advance the education of the pupils at Ashmount Primary School via fundraising activities.
Christ Disciples Fellowship London
HA3 · Small charity, income under £100k
CDFL was registered on 26 June 2020. Its structure and details of how it is managed, including how it recruits trustees and objectives are the same in the governing document Constitution April 2018 incorporates…
North Harringay Primary Parent Staff Association
N8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our purpose is to enrich the children's time at the school and to contribute to strengthening the school community by developing relationships between parents and with staff of the school. We engage in fundraising…
Christ Family Foursquare Church
HA3 · Income under £10k
The advancement of the Christian Religion by the proclamation of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through our weekly services, evangelism and community outreach events, counselling and provision of welfare services.
The Mayor of Barnet's Benevolent Fund
NW9 · Small charity, income under £100k
The award of small one-off grants to local people in need.
The Geshereu Support Network
HA1 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people of all ages who have been raised in or have spent a significant part of their lives in strict closed religious communities (in particular…
The Hillplayers
HA1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Not for profit, local amateur dramatics society.
Harrow Heritage Trust
HA1 · Small charity, income under £100k
To secure the protection, preservation, restoration and improvement of the character and amenities of the London Borough of Harrow, for the benefit and enjoyment of the public generally and especially the inhabitants of…
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How many charities are there in Brent?
There are 2,358 registered charities based in and around Brent. 1,479 of them (63%) 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 Brent work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (673), education (608), and disability (267). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 1,488 of the 2,358, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Brent?
Local charities in and around Brent have 26,189 volunteers between them. That's what 1,423 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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