Charities in Erewash
There are 424 registered charities based in and around Erewash. 336 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 people160
- Education147
- Arts and heritage63
- Disability43
- Older people31
- Poverty and hardship27
- Environment12
- Mental health12
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 306 of the 424. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 242 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 Erewash
5 of the 160 we found.
Erewash Scouts
NG10 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity is part of a national Organisation supporting young people in their development by way of skills and leisure based activities across a broad range to meet diverse interests.
Amber Valley and Erewash Athletic Club
DE7 · Small charity, income under £100k
Amateur sports club specialising in athletics
Erewash Valley Gymnastics Club Ltd
DE7 · Income £100k to £1m
Gymnastics facilities providing positive sporting activities
Erewash Area Guide Association
DE7 · Income under £10k
Activities for members of Guide Assocation in Erewash Area ( part Girlguiding Derbyshire ) including mangement and operation of Area headquarters building Trefoil House.
Tamworth Community Youth Trust
DE56 · Income under £10k
Grants given at the Trustees discretion to promote educational and training opportunities to young people up to 25 years of age residing in Tamworth borough.Education and training is interpreted in the widest sense,…
Education charities in Erewash
5 of the 147 we found.
Friends of Erewash Museum
DE7 · Income under £10k
The education of the public by; promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Erewash Museum through the activity of a group of friends.
Risley Educational Foundation
DE72 · Income £100k to £1m
1) promoting instruction in church of england doctrines. 2) provision of special benefits for schools within the area of benefit. 3) provision of grants for further education, assistances in purchase of books or…
World Wide Education Project
DE56 · Income under £10k
World Wide Education Project creates access to quality education through school design, teacher training, psychosocial support and classroom supplies for pupils and teachers affected by poverty, disaster and conflict.
Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
We raise money in the UK so that we can pay the secondary school fees of the brightest children from poor homes in several villages in Sierra Leone - Mahera, Kayunga, Bonthe and Shenge. We also buy wheelchairs and…
The Duffield Girls' and Infants' Religious Education Fund
DE56 · Income under £10k
Supporting children's and young peoples' education
Arts and heritage charities in Erewash
5 of the 63 we found.
Derby Arts and Theatre Association
NG10 · Income under £10k
The charity's objectives are to educate the public in, and develop, the performing arts in Derby and the surrounding areas. It acts as a representative body for amateur theatre and music groups in two main ways: by…
Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promotion of musical education
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
DE72 · Small charity, income under £100k
The promotion, fostering, improvement and advancement and public education in the art and science of music, singing, and dance and the arts, and the operation of an amateur orchestra of a charitable nature only
Derby Concert Orchestra Trust Fund
DE56 · Income under £10k
To promote and stimulate public interest in the performance and writing of music and to encourage those members of the public who have musical gifts to cultivate them
Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain
DE21 · Income under £10k
The Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain is a traditional museum focused on the science and equipment of radio communication. In addition to the display of equipment and documentation, the museum provides…
Disability charities in Erewash
5 of the 43 we found.
Happivale - Long Eaton and District Mencap Society
NG10 · Small charity, income under £100k
Happivale is a social club for adults of all ages who have learning and/or physical disabilities who use the club on Monday & Friday evening, Friday morning and some Saturdays from within a 20 mile radius.
Tegan's Butterflies in Paradise
DE21 · Income under £10k
We offer support to children and young adults aged 0-25 years of age with special educational needs and disabilities and their families in Derby City and Derbyshire.We do this by providing toddler play sessions, sensory…
Splashing Stars Swim Charity
DE21 · Income under £10k
The relief of children and young adults with additional pyshical and mental health needs in Derby by provision of therapeutic swimming facilties, teaching and coaching for encouraging, promoting and developing such…
Amber Valley Stroke Group
DE56 · Income under £10k
to hold meetings fortnightly with entertainment and occasional outings to local venues to promote a convivial and friendlyatmosphere for local stroke victims
The League of Friends of the Derbyshire Children's Hospital
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide equipment and facilities for the benefit of the hospital's patients and their families by money raised by operating a small teabar shop plus other fundraising events or through donations received.
Charities for older people in Erewash
5 of the 31 we found.
Borrowbrook Home Link
DE72 · Income under £10k
Helping older people in the parish of Borrowash and Ockbrook, Derbyshire, to live independent lives thereby increasing their confidence and self-esteem and reducing isolation and social exclusion and improving…
Ilkeston U3a
DE75 · 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 conducive to learning and personal development…
Long Eaton and District U3a
DE72 · 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 any means, including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development.
Arena Community
DE7 · Income £100k to £1m
Help with older people as needed those with disabilities, help with people of all ages that are in poverty need, providing counselling for welfare rights etc. Helping with moving accomodation hiring the transport…
Joseph Webster's Charity
DE56 · Income under £10k
Relief of poverty in the Parish of Duffield, Milford, Belper and Heage in Derbyshire
Poverty and hardship charities in Erewash
5 of the 27 we found.
Mcsda Ltd
DE21 · Small charity, income under £100k
The principle activity of the charity is to provide facilities and training classes in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by…
Arena Church
DE7 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the Christian faith in the UK/the world; to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the…
Manor Foundation
DE7 · Income under £10k
The Promotion of good heath by:Providing facilities or opportunities for the playing of sports or participation in other forms of physical activity. Relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health or…
Fleet Arts
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance education in the arts, by providing inclusive and creative well-being events in Derbyshire, and in particular for those socially excluded. " Socially excluded" means those excluded from parts of society due…
Flamsteed Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund
DE21 · Income under £10k
Masonic trust for receiving and paying out monies collected
Small charities in Erewash
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.
The Sawley Charities
NG10 · Income under £10k
charitable cash disbursements
Locko Amateur Dramatic Society
DE21 · Income under £10k
We are a local amateur theatre group dedicated to presenting quality theatre for the local community of Spondon in Derby. We perform two main productions per year in Spring and Autumn and are self financed from members…
Grith Pioneers
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
(a) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the land owned and/or managed by Grith Pioneers, by conducting a variety of…
The Long Eaton and District Arts Council Limited
NG10 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide facilities to foster and promote the maintenance, improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts amongst the inhabitants of the Borough of Erewash…
Shipley Parish Room Trust
DE75 · Small charity, income under £100k
After more than 10 years of closure an extended & refurbished amenity was finally opened in March 2010. The Parish Room now has a main hall, new toilets (including one for disabled use), a kitchen and small store room.…
The Apprenticing Charity of George Storer
DE56 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of grants to six widows in the area of benefit. Grants to apprentices, students in further/higher education residing within the area of benefit.
Belper Historical Society
DE56 · Income under £10k
The Society provides and advertises a public monthly lecture programme relating to all aspects of the history of Belper and the region. Provides public exhibitions, and has published several books. We have amassed,…
Friends of Shardlow Primary School
DE72 · Income under £10k
We hold events, eg Christmas fairs, discos for the school children etc, involving the local community to raise money for the school
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How many charities are there in Erewash?
There are 424 registered charities based in and around Erewash. 336 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 Erewash work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (160), education (147), and the arts and heritage (63). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 306 of the 424, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Erewash?
Local charities in and around Erewash have 6,233 volunteers between them. That's what 242 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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