Charities in Crawley

There are 316 registered charities based in and around Crawley. 208 of them (66%) 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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Crawley in numbers

316
registered charities in and around the area
66%
are small, with an income under £100,000
6,038
volunteers give their time to local charities

What they work on

  • Children and young people112
  • Education95
  • Arts and heritage40
  • Disability33
  • Poverty and hardship18
  • Overseas aid13
  • Animals12
  • Mental health11

We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 215 of the 316. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 227 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 Crawley

5 of the 112 we found.

  1. Crawley Community Youth Service Limited

    RH11 · Income £100k to £1m

    Crawley Community Youth Service benefits young people through Youth Clubs, one-off projects, Community events or simply providing safe places. We bring together local organisations working with young people to share…

  2. Crawley Youth and Community Centre

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    1. To provide leisure time activities for young people resident in the borough of Crawley to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacity so that they may become mature and responsible members of society.2. To…

  3. Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Baptist Crawley

    RH10 · Income £100k to £1m

    The provision of regular public worship open to all.and the provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Work with children and young…

  4. 5th Crawley Scout Group

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social & spiritual potential. This is achieved through a programme of activities including…

  5. Crawley District Scout Council

    RH10 · Income £100k to £1m

    Physical, spritual, mental development of young people 6 to 25 years of age

Education charities in Crawley

5 of the 95 we found.

  1. Polish Saturday School in Crawley

    RH10 · Income £100k to £1m

    We teach Polish language following the National Curriculum for Polish Schools Abroad. Our school offers core curriculum support, language tuition and cultural activities and classes. Our main goal is to teach the Polish…

  2. Happy Hours Preschool Crawley

    RH11 · Income £100k to £1m

    Pre-school playgroup providing childcare and educational activities for children aged between two and five years old.

  3. The Friends of the Holy Trinity School Crawley

    RH11 · Income under £10k

    Provison of fundins to meet the governors financial liabilities to The Holy Trinity Church of England Secondary School

  4. The Crawley and Horsham District Organists' Association

    RH6 · Income under £10k

    Provision of educational events to encourage people of all ages to play the organ, and to gain a better understanding of organ music, the design and building of organs, the technique of playing the organ and the role of…

  5. Crawley Down Evening Women's Institute

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    various activities in accordance with National Federation of Women's Institutes.

Arts and heritage charities in Crawley

5 of the 40 we found.

  1. Crawley Museums CIO

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    To advance public education about the history, geography and all other studies relating to Crawley and district particularly by the maintenance of museums in the district of Crawley or any other property the Society may…

  2. The Phoenix Choir of Crawley

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Phoenix Choir of Crawley is a mixed voice adult choir based in Crawley. We rehearse on Thursday evenings and put on three or four concerts each year, with professional instrumentalists and soloists. We sing a range of…

  3. Crawley Keyboard Club

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    We are an educational group promoting the use and enjoyment of keyboard instruments by means of monthly concerts by professional musicians and the opportunity for members to play before an audience of other club…

  4. Creative Crawley

    RH10 · Income £100k to £1m

    Creative Crawley champions Crawley, West Sussex and the surrounding area, as a creative place and makes positive social change through artistic collaboration, innovation, and co-creation. Our vision is for Crawley and…

  5. 1st Turners Hill and Crawley Down Scout Group

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Young peoples activities for personal social developmentand within the local community

Disability charities in Crawley

5 of the 33 we found.

  1. Autism Support Crawley

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Autism Support Crawley is a parent/carer support group for parents, or other relations caring for a person on the autistic spectrum or with other social communication difficulties (with or without a diagnosis). Members…

  2. Crawley and Ifield Relief in Sickness Fund

    RH11 · Income under £10k

    Making grants in cases of need to residents of Crawley who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm, in order to procure items, services or facilities to alleviate suffering or assist recovery which are…

  3. The Forget Me Not's (Crawley)

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The Forget Me Nots ensure no carer, loved one, friend or family member of someone living with dementia in Crawley and surrounding area would ever feel alone. We exist to provide friendship, help, advice and a hand to…

  4. Crawley Audio News

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    Provides weekly talking newspaper for Crawley's blind and partially sighted residents.

  5. Akurana Helping Hands Crawley-UK

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Providing financial support for poor and needy, victims of natural disasters, to advance education for the benifit of the poor and the general public in the village of Akurana, Sri Lanka. We are based in Crawley, West…

Poverty and hardship charities in Crawley

5 of the 18 we found.

  1. Sri Lankan Muslim Foundation Crawley

    RH11 · Small charity, income under £100k

    1. To advance the religion of Islam, by means of, but not exclusively, promoting the teachings of Islam2. Provision of facilities for worship3. Provision of facilities for Islamic education4. Provision of marriage and…

  2. Free Shop Crawley

    RH11 · Income £100k to £1m

    Free Shop Crawley provides a choice of fresh food & vegetables, toiletries, baby clothes and other essential free of charge to struggling families in Crawley and the surrounding area who are either referred to Free…

  3. Giving Back Crawley

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    For the public benefit, to relieve the effects of poverty in the Crawley area, in particular, but not exclusively amongst those who are homeless by supplying them with food, goods and services.

  4. Transformation Community Church

    RH10 · Income £100k to £1m

    The objects of the Church are for the benefit of the public: a - to advance the Christian faith, b - to relieve sickness and financial hardship through the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including…

  5. Erica Lawson Charitable Trust

    RH6 · Income £100k to £1m

    The relief of current and former Israeli soldiers and their families, including the widows of Israeli soldiers who have died in the course of their service, who are conditions of need due to their poverty or financial…

Overseas aid charities in Crawley

5 of the 13 we found.

  1. Crawley Community Church

    RH11 · Income £100k to £1m

    To advance the Christian religion and to carry out other charitable works. We continue to carry out activities, local and further afield, in order to achieve these activities we have weekly meetings of Christian Worship…

  2. Crawley Down Afternoon Women's Institute

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    Monthly meetings with speakers. Social activities and outings

  3. Crawley Assemblies of God International

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Church (Wed): Bible Studies, Fridays Prayers and Ministration, Sundays: Main Service, TLG: Youth Early Intervention Program for Schools, CCF Recovery: Group for people with Addiction, Crawley Community Cafe: for the…

  4. The Romanian Aid Foundation

    RH6 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The Romanian Aid Foundation is a UK registered charity providing humanitarian aid to the north-east of Romania.We are working with Romanian people to bring Help to the needy, Hope through the Christian message and…

  5. Maranatha Asemblies of God International

    RH11 · Income under £10k

    As per our motto:::Glorifying GOD and edifying others;currently we are working tirelessly to::1. Bring people to the knowledge of Christ2.Connect people into the membership of Christ's family3.Develop people into mature…

Small charities in Crawley

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.

  1. The Crystal Palace Foundation

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    We publish two magazines Crystal Palace Matters, and Crystal Palace Foundation News. We also publish books, DVDs, postcards and prints.We offer help, information and advice about the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park 1851,…

  2. Gulzar-e-habib

    RH11 · Small charity, income under £100k

    What? GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES ? EDUCATION / TRAINING ? THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ? OVERSEAS AID / FAMINE RELIEF ? RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Who ? CHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE ? ELDERLY / OLD PEOPLE ? PEOPLE OF A…

  3. Redhill and Horley Gospel Hall Trust

    RH6 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The trust provides and maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of christians known as the plymouth brethren christian church. meetingds held at these gospel halls include the lord's supper (communion),…

  4. The Charity of the Contemplative Passionist Nuns Ministeracres

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    To provide both sanctuary and spiritual advice to other religious orders and the public for the good of the commiunities the charity serves, to assist those in need and to promote the word of God and the worship of Our…

  5. Bhadran Bandhu Samaj (UK) Charitable Trust

    RH10 · Income under £10k

    Currently we are aiming to raise funds to build hospital for poor people abroad. Help local charity for cancer research and polio research.

  6. The Sussex Gospel Partnership

    RH10 · Small charity, income under £100k

    To advance the Christian faith in Sussex in accordance with the charity's Statement of Beliefs.To establish a partnership of Bible-centred churches in Sussex, working together to train Christian leaders, strengthen and…

  7. Rotary Club of Crawley Trust Fund

    RH11 · Income under £10k

    Raising money to distribute to other charities or other deserving causes.

  8. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Ifield

    RH11 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The PCC, Chaired by the Incumbent, have the responsibility to coordinate the mission of the Parish; pastoral, evangelistic, financial and social, according to the practices of the Church of England.

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Questions people ask

How many charities are there in Crawley?

There are 316 registered charities based in and around Crawley. 208 of them (66%) 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 Crawley work on?

The most common causes are children and young people (112), education (95), and the arts and heritage (40). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 215 of the 316, so the real numbers are higher.

How many people volunteer for charities in Crawley?

Local charities in and around Crawley have 6,038 volunteers between them. That's what 227 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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