Charities in Leicester
There are 1,211 registered charities based in and around Leicester. 749 of them (62%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are education, children and young people, and disability.
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What they work on
- Education320
- Children and young people303
- Disability143
- Poverty and hardship130
- Arts and heritage96
- Overseas aid42
- Mental health40
- Older people34
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 738 of the 1,211. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 770 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.
Education charities in Leicester
5 of the 320 we found.
Islamic Education Trust (Leicester)
LE2 · Income £100k to £1m
mosque,madrasah and religious activity
The Indian Education Society, Leicester
LE4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Organise evening Gujarati classes twice a week for approximately 2 hours per day.Carry out cultural functions and awareness of functions.Teachinghow to be a good citizen in a multicultural environment.Awareness of…
The Children's Hospital School Leicester Charitable Trust
LE1 · Income under £10k
To advance the education of the pupils who attend The Children's Hospital School Leicester, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities not required to be provided by the Local Authority for education at…
Guru Nanak Panjabi School Leicester
LE1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The main activity of the charity is providing panjabi language education to children and adults. The school presently opens 4 days a week having three groups as Monday/Wednesday, Tuesday/Thursday,& Friday/Saturday. The…
19th Leicester (Evington) Scout Group
LE5 · Income under £10k
scout group
Charities for children and young people in Leicester
5 of the 303 we found.
Leicestershire Cares Limited
LE1 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides support for community organisations, schools, offenders, the homeless and looked after children through employee volunteering.
The Leicester-shire Music and Cultural Trust
LE1 · Income under £10k
We support children and young people, primarily in Leicester and Leicestershire, in learning to play musical instruments and to sing and to take part in ensembles and concerts.
Heads Up Leicester Limited
LE3 · Income £100k to £1m
Heads Up Leicester supports families through life's challenges via groupwork and individual support for children, young people and their parents / carers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Leicester Children's Holidays
LE4 · Income £100k to £1m
To alleviate the effects of poverty and other disadvantages of children across the East Midlands through a range of programmes that provide support, experiences and opportunities.
Leicestershire Deaf Children's Society
LE3 · Income under £10k
Leicestershire Deaf Children's Society (LDCS) is affiliated to the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS). We provide support on all aspects of deafness including communication, education, technology, social and…
Disability charities in Leicester
5 of the 143 we found.
Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland Headway
LE5 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide support and advice to people with acquired brain injuries
Leicestershire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited
LE2 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides treatment and counselling services to people with multiple sclerosis
Leicester Stroke Club
LE4 · Income under £10k
Provides part day care for stroke sufferers, in a friendly stimulating atmosphere. Regular outings, lunches, exercise sessions, advice sessions, opportunities to mix with other sufferers.
The Monday Club Leicestershire Limited
LE2 · Income under £10k
To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of Asperger Syndrome in Leicester and Leicestershire through the provision of support and practical advice.To provide support and activities which…
Shree Yamuna Mandal Leicester
LE2 · Income under £10k
general charitable purposes,relief of poverty,overseas aid,housing,and religious activities.helping young children in need elderly and old people with disabilities of particular ethnic and racial origin
Poverty and hardship charities in Leicester
5 of the 130 we found.
Shree Lohana Mahajan Leicester CIO
LE4 · Income £100k to £1m
The object of the CIO are shall generally be for the benefit of the Lohana community in Leicestershire and the benefit of the public in such ways that are exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales…
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (Lrfc)
LE2 · Income £100k to £1m
To financially support any organisation, institution or fund which is established for charitable purposes. To relieve sickness and preserve health, advance education and prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship,…
Awdal Community in Leicester
LE3 · Small charity, income under £100k
To relieve financial hardship, distress and suffering among poor people and other people in need by means of, but not exclusively,making grant or loans for providing or paying for items, equipment, service and…
Community Wishes (Leicester)
LE2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing essential goods or services which they may not otherwise receive or by granting…
Leicester Aid in Sickness Fund
LE1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The principal objective of the Charity is to benefit sick poor persons who are resident in the city of Leicester.
Arts and heritage charities in Leicester
5 of the 96 we found.
The Leicester Museums and Galleries Development Trust
LE1 · Income under £10k
We support the purchase of artworks and the development of services that are of educational, scientific, artistic or cultural interest for the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Leicester. Such purchases are…
The Leicester Symphony Orchestra Limited
LE4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promotion and performance of orchestral concerts
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Museum Trust
LE4 · Income under £10k
To record the traditions, and perpetuate the deeds, of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment by collecting together and thereafter displaying and maintaining the collection.
The Leicestershire Brahma Samaj
LE4 · Income £100k to £1m
This charity promotes religious, cultural, and social activities within the community. It organises Hindu religious ceremonies and festival, cultural events, educational programs, and charitable initiatives to foster…
Leicester Festival of Music and Drama
LE4 · Income under £10k
Arts and culture.Children/young people.The general public/mankind.
Overseas aid charities in Leicester
5 of the 42 we found.
Covenant Life Church Leicester
LE2 · Income £100k to £1m
To promote the proclamation and furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ Our Lord, the preaching and teaching of the Christian faith, and to support ministry at home and overseas. In addition, the charity seeks the…
City Retreat Leicester
LE1 · Income £100k to £1m
Prayer provisionSupporting needy vulnerable families in localityEducating the community about faith
Healing Little Hearts
LE2 · Income £100k to £1m
Healing Little Hearts sends teams of Doctors and Nurses to a Hospital from all over the world to developing countries of the world to perform heart surgery and other types of paediatric surgery on children upto 18 years…
Water Fall
LE4 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity aims to relieve the poverty and suffering by humanitarian relief,through education, food, housing, water provision and sponsorship programmes.
Rosemina's Outreach Project
LE5 · Income under £10k
The charity provides the relief of poverty and assistance of people in the UK and overseas.
Small charities in Leicester
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.
St Mary's Queniborough Preservation Society
LE7 · Income under £10k
Raising funds for the upkeep and restoration of the building of St. Mary's Church, Queniborough
Bepositive Amigos
LE4 · Income under £10k
Be Positive Amigos? is a charitable organisation which aims to give the fast-growing Portuguese-speaking communities of Leicester a place where they can receive specific and appropriate help in situations where there…
Eyres Monsell Community Foundation
LE2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Projects for local people to meet their needs
Second Genesis
LE3 · Income under £10k
General charitable aims and objectives
Houghton on the Hill Parent Teacher Association
LE7 · Income under £10k
Parent teacher association (pta) for local school.to support houghton on the hill ce primary school by raising money to enhance learning and purchase equipment and resources for the children and teachers.
Leicester Community First Responders
LE2 · Income under £10k
To assist the ambulance services in the community
Bongabi Cig UK
LE3 · Income under £10k
1. We run a homework/tuition club in Leicester. The aim of the homework club is to help underachieving children, thereby enhancing their life chances. We provide capacity building training to adults. 2. We support…
Linden Street Education Centre
LE5 · Small charity, income under £100k
Islamic prayer serviceAfter school children's facility to learn islamic tenets
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How many charities are there in Leicester?
There are 1,211 registered charities based in and around Leicester. 749 of them (62%) 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 Leicester work on?
The most common causes are education (320), children and young people (303), and disability (143). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 738 of the 1,211, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Leicester?
Local charities in and around Leicester have 15,880 volunteers between them. That's what 770 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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