Charities in Gloucester
There are 470 registered charities based in and around Gloucester. 303 of them (64%) 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 people146
- Education127
- Arts and heritage59
- Disability37
- Poverty and hardship26
- Animals14
- Older people14
- Environment7
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 307 of the 470. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 290 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 Gloucester
5 of the 146 we found.
Gloucestershire Young Carers Project
GL2 · Income £100k to £1m
Supporting Young Carers (children and young people caring for somone, usually a parent or sibling, with a phyical, mental or sensory impairment) through the provision of services and by raising awareness of their needs.
Gloucestershire Academy of Music Limited
GL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Musical and performance education of children and young people
Play Gloucestershire
GL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Play Gloucestershire develop playful communities with active children. Our aim is that all children and young people in Gloucestershire should have regular and easy access to high quality, free and inclusive places for…
The Rotary Club of Gloucester Fund for Young People
GL1 · Income under £10k
To help young people between the ages of 12-22 especially but not exclusively, through leisure time activities so as to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as…
11th Gloucester (Hucclecote) Scout Group
GL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promote and carry out all aspects of the Scouting movement with young people aged 6 to 18
Education charities in Gloucester
5 of the 127 we found.
Gloucester Diocesan Board of Education
GL1 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance or assist in the advancement of education consistent with the faith and practice of the Church of England for the public benefit in the Diocese of Gloucester, in particular by carrying out the functions of…
Al-madani Educational Trust Gloucester
GL4 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide Educational help and support to the local community in Gloucesteshire,by the provision of services not otherwise provided by the statutory bodies.
Gloucester Schools' Partnership
GL3 · Income £100k to £1m
Gsp is a group of 39 primary schools in gloucester city, committed to effective challenge & support to provide the highest quality provision to raise the attainment, aspirations & life chances of the pupils in the…
Gloucester United Schools
GL2 · Income £100k to £1m
Promoting education in four Gloucester schools;The Crypt; The High School for Girls; Ribston Hall and Sir Thomas Rich's in ways for which provision is not made out of public funds and/or in promoting the education…
Gloucestershire County Proficiency Tests Committee for Agriculture and Horticulture
GL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Education/Training. Administration of City and Guilds certificates of competence in land base qualifications
Arts and heritage charities in Gloucester
5 of the 59 we found.
Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra
GL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Performs concerts of classical music throughout Gloucestershire
Friends of the Gloucester Waterways Museum
GL3 · Income under £10k
The charity exists solely as support for the Gloucester Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks. This support is both financial (usually to support particular projects in the Museum) and through the help given by…
The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
GL1 · Income £100k to £1m
The Soldiers Of Gloucestershire Museum exists to collect, conserve & display objects relating to The Gloucestershire Regiment & The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, for the benefit of the citizens of Gloucestershire,…
The Mercers Hall Gloucester
GL4 · Income £100k to £1m
The Mercers Hall Gloucester is an Historic building whose roof timber are Grade 2 listed having been relocated from a building in Westgate during the street widening. The building is being well maintained and is…
The Arts Society West Gloucestershire
GL2 · Income under £10k
The Arts Society West Gloucestershire provides education on art history by providing a programme of lectures by certified speakers, available to all. We also sponsor art experiences in local schools.
Disability charities in Gloucester
5 of the 37 we found.
The Gloucester Talking Newspaper
GL1 · Income under £10k
To provide sound recordings of local news or interest to blind or partially sighted people living in or interested in Gloucester. Arrange social activities for blind or partially sighted people in Gloucester.
Gloucestershire Down's Syndrome Support Group
GL2 · Income under £10k
Supporting families with children with Down's syndrome
Gloucester Relief in Sickness Fund
GL4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Grants to needy and sick persons resident within the City of Gloucester (1969 boundary) for:Furniture, appliances, bedding, medical aids, holidays or other items considered necessary by the Trustees.
Black Elders Day Centre of Gloucester
GL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Black Elders Day Centre operates within the County of Gloucestershire and delivers Day Care to African Caribbean Elders, (but not exclusively) aged 50 and over. Specially to the frail, elderly and disabled by…
Gloucester Boathouse Limited
GL2 · Income £100k to £1m
Gloucester Boathouse Ltd will build, maintain and manage a new boathouse and associated facilities to primarily promote rowing and canoeing on the Gloucester-Sharpness canal. The new boathouse has been designated as…
Poverty and hardship charities in Gloucester
5 of the 26 we found.
Gloucestershire Constabulary Benevolent Fund
GL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Fund provides grants to it's members to support them in times of financial hardship, to provide for their welfare, and to support them attending the Police Rehabilaition Centre
Hubb Gloucestershire
GL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The advancement and promotion of the Islamic faith.To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Gloucester and the wider area(Gloucestershire) the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure…
Gloucester Foodbank
GL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Gloucester Foodbank's purpose is to relieve poverty and financial hardship, through the Food Bank Project. The project provides a temporary, stop-gap through food distribution to those who present in crisis. Free…
Fair Shares Gloucestershire
GL4 · Income £100k to £1m
We run two community based time banks which meet everyday needs through sharing time, skills and opportunities. Participants help out in their local community, using their skills to provide services for others. Every…
Gloucestershire Medical Benevolent Trust
GL1 · Income under £10k
1. helping GPs in necessitous circumstances who carry on or have previously carried on general medical practice in Gloucestershire 2. helping the widows and dependants in necessitous circumstances of deceased GPs who…
Animal charities in Gloucester
5 of the 14 we found.
Cats Rescue Gloucestershire
GL4 · Small charity, income under £100k
For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of cats in need of care and attention and, in particular, to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such…
Teckels Animal Sanctuaries
GL2 · Income £100k to £1m
Our objects are the welfare & rehoming of animals given to our care.
Auras Dogs UK
GL2 · Income £100k to £1m
The rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of abandoned and abused dogs through the UK Operating in the South West of England
Brockworth Hedgehog Rescue
GL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release the European Wild Hedgehog
Leogen
GL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Leonberger Genetic (LeoGen) Diversity Project aims to achieve increased diversity in the breed through a sequence of careful outcrossing, rotational crossing between participating breeder teams, and back crossing…
Small charities in Gloucester
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.
Slymbridge Village Hall
GL2 · Income under £10k
Current activities:The Slymbridge Village Hall provides:-The possibility for a large group of organisations to meet, e.g.: Horticultural Society,History Society,Dog Training, Parish Council, the Slimbridge variety…
Tuffley Playgroup
GL4 · Small charity, income under £100k
To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of children through community groups and by a - offering…
Down Hatherley Boys' Club
GL1 · Income under £10k
To provide the facility to play cricket for under 18's
Moreton in the Marsh Young Farmers Club
GL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of members(aged 10 to 26) in agriculture,, country life and related subjects.Provide social welfare to such members and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time…
The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends
GL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Relieve patients of the Vale Community Hospital and other invalids who use the Hospital for whatever purpose and to improve the well being of the patients and the condition of the hospital and assist in the provision of…
Ghousia Islamic Community Centre
GL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
- provide tuition and promote youth groups for children; - provide facilities for women to undertake handicrafts and meeting circles,- provide facilities for men and elderly to hold discussion and meeting circles,-…
Minsterworth Village Hall
GL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hall is hired by a variety or public organisations and private individuals throughout the year. Income from this is used to maintain the hall and to provide entertainment for local people and a venue for local sporting…
Cantores
GL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are a chamber choir, funded mostly by members' subscriptions with some small income from concerts and donations. We give up to 6 concerts a year, mostly in churches in the Cotswold area. We like to work in…
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How many charities are there in Gloucester?
There are 470 registered charities based in and around Gloucester. 303 of them (64%) 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 Gloucester work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (146), education (127), and the arts and heritage (59). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 307 of the 470, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Gloucester?
Local charities in and around Gloucester have 8,786 volunteers between them. That's what 290 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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