Charities in Enfield

There are 1,400 registered charities based in and around Enfield. 955 of them (68%) 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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Enfield in numbers

1,400
registered charities in and around the area
68%
are small, with an income under £100,000
16,664
volunteers give their time to local charities

What they work on

  • Children and young people440
  • Education363
  • Disability144
  • Arts and heritage128
  • Poverty and hardship118
  • Mental health64
  • Overseas aid57
  • Older people52

We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 915 of the 1,400. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 851 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 Enfield

5 of the 440 we found.

  1. Central African Youth in Enfield

    N9 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Provide general advice, guidance and informtion on welfare, educatin, training, voluntary and employmentReferral, sign-posting and interpretation services for refugees from African French speaking community.Organise…

  2. Children's Voices of Enfield

    N13 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Children's Voices of Enfield aims to inspire young people aged 5 to 16 to achieve a high standard in choral singing, musicianship and vocal production in a welcoming environment. CVE is a non-auditioned, mixed choir…

  3. The Enfield Island Youth & Community Trust

    EN3 · Income £100k to £1m

    Provision of youth facilities for young people living on the Enfield Island Village site.

  4. Little Sparks Enfield

    EN2 · Small charity, income under £100k

    To prevent and relieve the sickness, distress or suffering experienced by families of children and young people in the London Borough of Enfield with life-shortening conditions, particularly but not excessively by…

  5. Enfield Town Schools' Partnership

    EN1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    To advance the education of children and young people in Enfield, North London, through the provision of services, facilities and activities and to meet the social and emotional well-being needs of all the pupils within…

Education charities in Enfield

5 of the 363 we found.

  1. Bangladesh Welfare Association of Enfield

    EN3 · Income under £10k

    To advance education particularly of persons of bangladeshi origin and ethnic minorities of enfield, by the provision of language and literacy classes, and by the promotion of the educational needs of local people, and…

  2. Enfield Grammar School

    EN2 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Our objectives are to ensure the income from investments remain high for the full benefit of the school beneficiaries ie, the boys. the foundation provides specialist benefits of any kind not provided by the la;…

  3. Friends of St. Anne's School Enfield (Fosa)

    N13 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Developing effective relationships between the staff,parents and others associated with the school;Engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment whichsupport the school and advance the education of the…

  4. The Friends of Freezywater St Georges C.e. School Enfield

    EN3 · Income under £10k

    To advance the education of the pupils by provision or assistance in the provision of such facilities for education which are not normally provided by the LEA.

  5. Enfield School of Life Saving

    N14 · Income under £10k

    Teaching Life Saving, Life Guarding with AED, Life Support, First Aid at work, and Paedeatric FA to the syllabus for various awards of the Royal Life Saving Society. Age range from about 10 to 40 but mainly in the 13 to…

Disability charities in Enfield

5 of the 144 we found.

  1. Enfield Mencap

    N9 · Income £100k to £1m

    Enfield Mencap delivers a range of services to adults and young people with a learning disability, their parents, carers and families in the London Borough of Enfield. A wide range of day opportunities either supported…

  2. The Enfield Deaf Social Club

    EN1 · Income under £10k

    play games, bingo, raffle, socialise, functions, outings

  3. Borough of Enfield Voluntary Association for the Disabled (Bevad)

    EN1 · Income under £10k

    We provide accessable transport for the disabled and elderly of the London Borough of Enfield

  4. The Enfield Talking Newspaper

    EN1 · Income under £10k

    Relieves the visually impaired or those labouring under some permanent or temporary incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain by the provision of a range of materials in alternative formats and media. These…

  5. Enfield Copd Support Group

    EN3 · Income under £10k

    Monthly meetings, outings, outreach events and awareness days and leaflets/flyers.

Arts and heritage charities in Enfield

5 of the 128 we found.

  1. The Enfield Chamber Orchestra

    EN2 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Presenting public concerts 3 times a year of wide variety of serious music including modern works to audiences of all ages including children primary school age, providing platform for local composers and aspiring…

  2. Enfield Community Orchestra

    EN1 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Amateur orchestra providing regular rehearsals and occasional public concerts in the Enfield area.

  3. Enfield Bangladesh Welfare Association

    EN3 · Small charity, income under £100k

    We work to relieve economic deprivation and social isolation of the Bangladeshi and other ethnic minority community, particularly the elderly, the unemployed and the younger generation through educational & skills…

  4. Friends of Enfield Music Service

    N9 · Income under £10k

    The charity exists to fund-raise and give grants to groups of young people of the London Borough of Enfield. The grants are to provide them with opportunities in the fields of music and drama. The charity operates in…

  5. Enfield and District Veteran Vehicle Trust

    EN2 · Income £100k to £1m

    To promote the permanent preservation of vehicles of any type being old and of historic interest or scientific importance and to educate the public in the history of transport and the technical details, engineering and…

Poverty and hardship charities in Enfield

5 of the 118 we found.

  1. Enfield Citizens Advice Bureaux

    EN3 · Income £100k to £1m

    Provision of advice, information and signpostingprovision of social policy worktraining for admin, advising and social policy work

  2. Vahinsa Foundation

    N18 · Income under £10k

    The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, homelessness or other social or economic disadvantage by the provision of premises in which vegetarian or vegan food may…

  3. Cooking Champions

    EN3 · Income £100k to £1m

    The relief of poverty in London and the surrounding area by providing food parcels, prepared meals and cookery teaching and support through a community kitchen for people in financial hardship

  4. Old Orlu Welfare Association

    N9 · Income under £10k

    The prevention or relief of poverty and the advancement of education by award of scholarships and teaching of the Igbo culture, history and language. The relief of financial hardship, and the provision of grants…

  5. Life in London Trust

    N21 · Small charity, income under £100k

    1. The prevention or relief of poverty in the United Kingdom, and elsewhere in the world by providing grants, items and goods to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve…

Mental health charities in Enfield

5 of the 64 we found.

  1. North London Samaritans (Incorporating Enfield, Haringey and Barnet Samaritans)

    N11 · Small charity, income under £100k

    We are a small charity, affiliated to the main Samaritans charity. We provide emotional support to the distressed and despairing in North London and beyond, by telephone, email and SMS.

  2. Localmotion Enfield

    N9 · Income £100k to £1m

    LocalMotion Enfield helps communities experiencing social and economic disadvantage and inequality across Enfield, with a particular focus on mental health, social isolation and inequity between communities and places.…

  3. Enfield Womens Centre

    EN3 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Counselling, training, healthy lifestyle, walks, social activities, events, food distribution, partnership working, all to improve the status of women.

  4. The Enfield Counselling Service

    EN2 · Income £100k to £1m

    Provides counselling and training

  5. Enfield Saheli

    N9 · Income £100k to £1m

    Every Woman in crisis or entering a new phase of her life or wants to develop her dreams. Provide non-judgemental support and information to empower women to make choices, Offer services rooted in realities and dreams…

Small charities in Enfield

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. Hope in Jesus

    N17 · Small charity, income under £100k

    We are a Christian Church willing to expand the word of God to the Spanish and English speakers community living in the area of Haringey. We believe that trough the faith those individuals could coexist with respect.…

  2. Fullness of Joy Miracle Centre

    EN3 · Income under £10k

    The object of the organization: To advance the Christian faith, in accordance with the statement of beliefs, for the benefit of the public in the UK and Nigeria through the holding of prayer meetings, religious…

  3. Cypriot Elders of Enfield

    N9 · Income under £10k

    Provide weekly luncheon club, provide weekly social meetings and keep fit, provide trips and socials, visit members at home and hospitals, joint work with statutory and voluntary bodies.

  4. Little Heath Cp School Parent-teacher Association

    EN6 · Small charity, income under £100k

    The object of the charity is to advance the education of the pupils at the school by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school (not provided by statutory funds)

  5. Friends of Oaktree School

    N14 · Income under £10k

    Fund Raising Activities include summer fetes, Raffles and student fun evenings which are held at Oaktree special needs school in Southgate, London. FOOS engage in activities or provide facilities or equipment which…

  6. The Grace Organisation

    N17 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Provision of day care services for older people living in Enfield, Haringey and Ilford areas.

  7. Southgate Symphony Orchestra

    N14 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Amateur symphony orchestra for musicians Grade 6 and above, performing 3 public concerts per year in and around the Enfield, North London area.

  8. New Birth Ministries

    N17 · Small charity, income under £100k

    Sunday service which includes Praise and Worship, Bible Studies and Sunday School for all ages

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Questions people ask

How many charities are there in Enfield?

There are 1,400 registered charities based in and around Enfield. 955 of them (68%) 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 Enfield work on?

The most common causes are children and young people (440), education (363), and disability (144). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 915 of the 1,400, so the real numbers are higher.

How many people volunteer for charities in Enfield?

Local charities in and around Enfield have 16,664 volunteers between them. That's what 851 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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