Charities in Knowsley
There are 477 registered charities based in and around Knowsley. 312 of them (65%) 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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What they work on
- Children and young people156
- Education142
- Disability68
- Arts and heritage46
- Poverty and hardship31
- Older people25
- Mental health16
- Animals11
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 322 of the 477. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 272 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 Knowsley
5 of the 156 we found.
Home-start Knowsley
L36 · Income £100k to £1m
Home-Start Knowsley provides support to families with children under the age of 25, who are struggling to cope with difficulties and stress within family life. Working to the 'Early Help' framework, Home-Start Knowsley…
9th Knowsley (Halewood) Scout Group
L26 · Small charity, income under £100k
Young persons
Pro Level Vision
L24 · Small charity, income under £100k
We provide academy style football coaching for vulnerable children in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Vulnerable includes children from low-income households, children who have experienced abuse or neglect…
Halewood Youth in Community Centre
L26 · Income £100k to £1m
Halewood Youth In Community Centre is a charitable organisation that has existed in the heart of its local community since the mid 1960's directly working with children, young people and their parents through the offer…
Africa's Children in Education
WA10 · Small charity, income under £100k
ACE works in East Africa, in particular, in Tanzania and also in Kenya. It supports the development of community schools in very disadvantaged areas providing the opportunity for children to attend school where they…
Education charities in Knowsley
5 of the 142 we found.
Charities I C W Cowley Language College
WA10 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide enrichment to students
The Nuclear Education Trust
WA10 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity now commissions its own work, aiming to influence decision makers. It no longer accepts new grant applications and will now only consider extending existing grants.
Speke Training and Education Centre Limited
L24 · Income £100k to £1m
STEC delivers Community Engagement, Adult and Community Learning, Community Support Projects, Managed Office Space and Business Support on a Social Enterprise basis, to promote inclusion, employability, lifelong…
Trust, Offering Underprivileged Children Educational Opportunities (Touceo)
L14 · Income under £10k
TOUCEO, aims to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged children and youth living in poverty in some of the most disadvantaged regions of the world. Education, health, and vocation are key to breaking the…
Halebank Primary School Pre-school Playgroup
WA8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Pre-school Play Group is a non profit organisation that endeavours to enrich the lives of the children in the community. The children learn through play experiences following the national curriculum.We offer full day…
Disability charities in Knowsley
5 of the 68 we found.
"Lyndale" Knowsley Cancer Support Centre Limited
L36 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are an independent & voluntary organisation and charity, providing caring & support in a homely & friendly environment to help and support people affected by cancer, their families & carers.
Mencap St. Helens
WA10 · Income under £10k
St. Helens New Gateway Club provides leisure activities for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities or severe learning disabilities and other complex needs. It usually meets on Friday evenings at…
Runcorn Frodsham and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults
WA8 · Income under £10k
Provides activities for people with learning disabilities in Halton and Vale Royal. Also respite and support for carers.
East Liverpool Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
L35 · Income £100k to £1m
East Liverpool RDA covers Merseyside, St Helens Widnes and Warrington. We are run solely by volunteers and funded by donations and grants. We offer opportunities for children and adults with physical and learning…
Mbs for Mental Health and Well-being in Ethnic Minority UK
L36 · Small charity, income under £100k
1- Mental health awareness: People of colour youth seminars, men of colour health groups and women2- Harnessing stigma in autism and learning disabilities in people of colour UK3- Improving community relations for a…
Arts and heritage charities in Knowsley
5 of the 46 we found.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Limited
WA8 · Income £100k to £1m
Science Discovery Centre and Museum
North West Museum of Transport Limited
WA10 · Income £100k to £1m
Operation of the North West Museum of Road Transport in St Helens town centre.
The Field Fund
WA10 · Income under £10k
To educate the public in visual arts by offering training in all things related to visual arts and by awarding bursaries to students who wish to travel to enhance their learning in the visual arts.
The Theatre Royal (St Helens) Trust
WA10 · Income under £10k
Principal activity continues to be that of maintaining, improving and advancing education, particularly by the production of plays, operas, ballet, concerts, exhibitions and encouragement of the arts including the art…
The Liverpool Hope Carter Preston Foundation
L16 · Income under £10k
The promotion, preservation and exhibition for the benefit of the public of the artistic work of the late edward carter preston and his daughters julia and irene and the encouragement of public interest in and affording…
Poverty and hardship charities in Knowsley
5 of the 31 we found.
End Furniture Poverty Foundation
L24 · Small charity, income under £100k
To raise awareness of the issue of furniture poverty; to improve our understanding of the consequences and the reality of living in furniture poverty; and to develop evidence-based solutions and campaign for their…
Line Dance Foundation
L34 · Income £100k to £1m
The object of the charity is to relieve financial hardship among persons who make their living working in the line dancing industry and their dependants by providing financial and other forms of support including…
Children’s Charity Merseyside CIO
L35 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO are to relieve the needs of children and young people in Merseyside and in surrounding areas who are in need as a result of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by…
Standing Tall Foundation
WA10 · Income £100k to £1m
The Standing Tall Foundation promote the mental and physical health of all community groups, through the provision of counselling, addiction support and physical activity initiatives. We further extend this support into…
Bulky Bob's
L24 · Income £100k to £1m
Bulky Bob?s Limited collects bulky household waste from the general public. Wherever possible, furniture collected through this service is either sold at a low price or donated to people who need it in order to relieve…
Charities for older people in Knowsley
5 of the 25 we found.
The Maghull and Lydiate University of the Third Age
L31 · Small charity, income under £100k
Leisure time and recreational activities for older people no longer in full-time gainful employment.
Kopfo Ltd
L35 · Income under £10k
The project involves older people in sporting activities throughout the Borough of Knowsley. Each week training sessions take place in each of four centres. . During the year we have minifestivals where the groups…
St Marys Care Centre
L26 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide day care to older people. We provide transport to and from the centre, a three course lunch and a range of stimulating activities. We actively promote activities designed to increase and support healthy…
Age Concern Mid Mersey
WA10 · Income £100k to £1m
Promote the wellbeing of older people particularly those who suffer loneliness and isolation to help make their lives fulfilling, enjoyable and worthwhile, so that they might love later life.Working on behalf of older…
Mwl Nhs Charity
L35 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide equipment, comfort items and therapeutic aids for patients. Provide education and training for both patients and staff.
Small charities in Knowsley
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.
Dovecot Evangelical Church
L14 · Small charity, income under £100k
Providing a place of worship for Evangelical Christians in Dovecot, Liverpool.
St. Helens General Charitable Trust
WA10 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision and support of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Helens St Helens…
Rainford Wi
WA10 · Income under £10k
WI advances the education of women in local,national issues. In music ,drama, and culture, crafts, home economics, science, health , social welfare. Educating women in preservation and protection of the environment…
Friends of Alt Bridge Association
L36 · Income under £10k
Christmas bingo and other funding raising events throughout the year
Life Church St Helens CIO
WA10 · Small charity, income under £100k
A growing family of like-hearted followers of Jesus Christ, true to the Scriptures, and desperate to see God's Kingdom Come and His Will being done here in Resurrection Town St Helens in our generation, as it is in…
St Helens Cancer Support Group
WA10 · Income under £10k
The relief of sickness within the St Helens and surrounding areas, among persons who are or have been affected by cancer and their carers, by the provision of support, information and such other means as the trustees…
The Woolton Society
L25 · Income under £10k
The Woolton Society exists to promote high standards of planning and architecture and to work to preserve and improve features of historic or public interest or amenity in the Woolton area of Liverpool.
Knowsley Safari Foundation
L34 · Small charity, income under £100k
We connect local communities with nature through animal based activities and various conservation projects.
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How many charities are there in Knowsley?
There are 477 registered charities based in and around Knowsley. 312 of them (65%) 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 Knowsley work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (156), education (142), and disability (68). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 322 of the 477, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Knowsley?
Local charities in and around Knowsley have 4,635 volunteers between them. That's what 272 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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