Charities in East Suffolk
There are 1,404 registered charities based in and around East Suffolk. 1,119 of them (80%) 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 people406
- Education388
- Arts and heritage198
- Disability138
- Poverty and hardship119
- Older people102
- Environment46
- Overseas aid33
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 918 of the 1,404. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 767 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 East Suffolk
5 of the 406 we found.
Friends of East Suffolk Performing Arts
IP18 · Income under £10k
In East Suffolk area we provide grants to the Summer Theatres in Southwold and Aldeburgh, together with bursariesfor students of the performing arts. These bursaries are awarded annually,are advertised locally and all…
Gt Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers
NR31 · Income £100k to £1m
GYGYC offers age-specific peer support groups for Young Carers aged 5 to 21 who are caring for their parents or supporting their parents in caring for a sibling. Through targeted activities that offer support, respite,…
Just42
IP12 · Income £100k to £1m
Just42 is the only charity delivering children's and youth work in this rural part of Suffolk. We work with about 300 children every week in 14 locations, at 19 clubs based in Woodbridge and 8 outlying villages. The…
The Loft Youth Centre
IP18 · Small charity, income under £100k
Local youth club for 9-18 years olds
Apollo Youth Centre
NR34 · Income under £10k
General youth club activities such as table tennis, pool and various craft and educational workshops
Education charities in East Suffolk
5 of the 388 we found.
The Ipswich and East Suffolk Beekeepers' Association
IP13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO are to:1) promote and further the craft of beekeepingand to2) advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environmentThe charity will generally operate in, and draw its…
Samaritans of Ipswich and East Suffolk
IP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
We offer emotional support by telephone, email and face-to-face to people of all ages, regardless of gender, race or religion, both at our Centre and out in the community.
East Suffolk Decorative and Fine Arts Society
IP17 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promotion of the Arts through lectures and visits; volunteering activities related to the heritage of the area, including church recording; funding the development of young artists
Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society
NR32 · Small charity, income under £100k
We provide manpower and resources to maintain buildings and run museum, provide projects for schools & pre-school groups, care homes, clubs etc, open 7 days week to general public. Supply information on maritime matters…
The Old School Henstead Educational Trust Limited
NR34 · Income £100k to £1m
The school exists to provide a public benefit of co-education for boys and girls ages 2 1/2 to 11 from nursery to Year 6. It also lends itself to the local parishes who use the school's facilities. The school raises…
Arts and heritage charities in East Suffolk
5 of the 198 we found.
East Suffolk Building Preservation Trust
NR32 · Income under £10k
The objects of the Trust are specifically restricted to preserve for the benefit of the people of East Suffolk and of the Nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in and around…
The Long Shop Museum
IP16 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide for the benefit and education of the public a museum on the site of the former Richard Garrett Town Works exhibiting Leiston's engineering and social heritage as well as conserving its historic buildings and…
Spa Pavilion Theatre Foundation
IP11 · Income £100k to £1m
Theatre & Performing Arts
National Youth String Orchestra
IP12 · Income £100k to £1m
Furthering the musical education of children and young people enabling them to perform in public. Its primary activity is the running of specialist string chamber orchestras providing quality training for talented young…
Orford Museum CIO
IP12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Orford Museum exists for the advancement of the education of the public in the history of the six parishes of Orford and Gedgrave, Sudbourne, Iken, Chillesford, Butley and Tunstall by providing and maintaining a museum…
Disability charities in East Suffolk
5 of the 138 we found.
Disability Advice North East Suffolk
NR32 · Income £100k to £1m
A free, impartial and confidential service giving information and advice to people of all ages and with all disabilities or health problems, in the area of North East Suffolk. The main office is in Lowestoft, but…
Disability Advice Service (East Suffolk)
IP5 · Income £100k to £1m
Advice, information and welfare benefit appeals representation to disabled people, their carers, friends, volunteers on: ? Welfare benefits? Advice and representation at welfare benefit appeal tribunals? Housing and…
Orwell Panthers Athletics Club
IP4 · Income under £10k
Fully inclusive disability athletics club. Clubmark registered & affiliated to the UKA, the club offers training twice a week in Ipswich for track, field & wheelchair athletes who compete at county, regional & national…
Ipswich Mencap
IP3 · Small charity, income under £100k
It provides support and guidance to individuals with learning disabilities and their families and carers. It helps to raise awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities by assisting with national…
Great Yarmouth Mencap
NR31 · Income under £10k
To help any person that has learning disabilities and also to support the local groups that help people with learning disabilities
Poverty and hardship charities in East Suffolk
5 of the 119 we found.
Cratfield Care Fund
IP19 · Income under £10k
The Cratfield Care Fund aims to provide financial support for deserving and necessitous persons in the village (as specified in the Scheme of 1901). Funds from this Charity might typically be used to benefit residents…
Felixstowe Relief Charity
IP11 · Small charity, income under £100k
Relief of financial hardship to Felixstowe Residents through grants and services, to help local charities, and/or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. To also assist Beneficiaries in financial…
Town Pastors (Ipswich)
IP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods and services of any kind, including through the provisions of counselling and support in Ipswich and…
Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community Centre and Mosque
IP3 · Income £100k to £1m
The objectives of the company are:To provide facilities in the interest of the social welfare;To relieve the beneficiaries in need;To relieve unemployment for the beneficiaries;To advance education of the beneficiaries…
Ipswich17 Good Neighbour Scheme
IP17 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide relief to those people who are in need by reason of their age, ill health, disability, social isolation or financial hardship, by means of practical services, information and advice and signposting to other…
Charities for older people in East Suffolk
5 of the 102 we found.
University of the Third Age in East Suffolk
IP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Community Activities for older people
Lowestoft U3a
NR33 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision of facilities for leisure time and recreational activities with the object of providing education to older people no longer in full time gainful employment in waveney district and its surrounding locality.…
Age Concern Halstead Area
NR34 · Income under £10k
To help to improve the lives of the older people of Halstead and surrounding area
The Hope Trust
IP11 · Small charity, income under £100k
Formerly The Felixstowe Trust for the Christian Care of Older People objects areProvide relief to older people (regardless of faith or ethnicity) through the provision of practical and spiritual assistance. Promote the…
Foxhall Centre
IP4 · Income £100k to £1m
The Foxhall Centre is a centre providing day services for older people living in Ipswich and the surrounding area. It provides essential services which are greatly valued by its current members It provides a ground…
Small charities in East Suffolk
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.
Leiston Scout Group
IP16 · Small charity, income under £100k
Youth group
Framlingham Tennis Tournament
IP13 · Small charity, income under £100k
For over 100 years the FTT have planned, managed and operated the second oldest annual tennis tournament in the UK, sanctioned by the LTA. It is open to all UK tennis players and organised with all proceeds reinvested…
The Royal Air Forces Association - Great Yarmouth and District Branch
NR31 · Income under £10k
SOCIAL & WELFARE The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Assn. It ha many Branches who share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution
Pagan Trust
IP20 · Income under £10k
makes grants to organisations/individuals in alburgh
Lowestoft and District Scout Association
NR32 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Lowestoft & District Scout Association provides management and support to the individual scout groups within the District. In addition it provides and manages the District Campsite facility at Herringfleet near…
Bramfield Stepping Stones Pre-school
IP19 · Small charity, income under £100k
Pre-school providing nursery education and child care
The Claypool Trust
IP18 · Income under £10k
A grant making charity supporting 1. overseas charitable work meeting educational needs of the poor2.Cancer and cancer-related charities, Hospices and cottage hospitals in the United Kingdom, small UK based charities…
Somerleyton Award Charity
NR32 · Income under £10k
The income is used for any charitable purposes for inhabitants of Somerleyton and organisations.
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How many charities are there in East Suffolk?
There are 1,404 registered charities based in and around East Suffolk. 1,119 of them (80%) 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 East Suffolk work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (406), education (388), and the arts and heritage (198). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 918 of the 1,404, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in East Suffolk?
Local charities in and around East Suffolk have 15,498 volunteers between them. That's what 767 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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