Charities in Lewisham
There are 1,611 registered charities based in and around Lewisham. 1,089 of them (68%) 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 people515
- Education443
- Arts and heritage213
- Disability149
- Poverty and hardship127
- Mental health84
- Overseas aid57
- Older people42
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 1,044 of the 1,611. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 1,060 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 Lewisham
5 of the 515 we found.
Lewisham Youth Theatre Ltd
SE13 · Income £100k to £1m
Provide workshops both in performing and technical skills leading to full public productions. The youth theatre and workshops are free to those that take part. From our base at the Broadway Theatre we provide a thriving…
Young Lewisham Project (Workshop)
SE23 · Income £100k to £1m
Providing skills, training, information, advice, accreditation, confidence and support services to young people. Previous charity number 279062
4th Lewisham (1St Hither Green) Scout Group
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Scouting or the Scout Movement is a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a strong focus on the outdoors…
Lewisham and Greenwich Nhs Trust Charitable Fund
SE13 · Income £100k to £1m
Provide equipment and facilities, enhance the level of staff training and to promote research. It also aims to improve the environment of both patients and staff and to provide for expenditure on other charitable…
St Mary Lewisham Youth Centre
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The centre provides space for local community groups.
Education charities in Lewisham
5 of the 443 we found.
Lewisham Education Arts Network (Lean)
SE8 · Income £100k to £1m
LEAN is a network organisation that helps build new relationships between the arts and education in the London Borough of Lewisham.
Lewisham Educational Charity
SE13 · Income under £10k
The promotion of education of persons under the age of 25 years whose parents are resident in the area of benefit and who are in need of financial assistance.
Lewisham, Greenwich and Southwark Samaritans
SE14 · Small charity, income under £100k
We provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland and beyond through the Samaritans telephone helpline, work in prisons and…
Lewisham Speaking Up
SE13 · Income £100k to £1m
To relieve and support people disadvantaged by learning disability, difficulty or special needs through advocacy services which promote their rights and entitlements as equal citizens. To advance and promote education…
The Lewisham Choral Society
SE6 · Small charity, income under £100k
Promote public education in and appreciation of choral music through providing learning and singing opportunities for members and presenting at least four public concerts a year.
Arts and heritage charities in Lewisham
5 of the 213 we found.
Lewisham Somali Community ( Lescom )
SE8 · Income under £10k
LESCO exists to provide benefit to Somalis living in the London Borough of Lewisham, as well as surrounding London Boroughs, and to advance their education by the provision of classes in a range of subjects. We provide…
Lewisham Local History Society
SE3 · Income under £10k
Advancement of education in local history with particular reference to the London Borough of Lewisham
Lewisham General Trust Charity
SE13 · Income under £10k
The Charity may apply its net income for any charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit.
Lewisham Wrestling Club
SE13 · Income under £10k
Community Sport and Exercise, Education / Training, Medical / Health / Sickness, Arts / culture, Disability
Southwark Theatres' Education Partnership
SE15 · Income under £10k
STEP is a borough-wide partnership linking the theatre community and education and youth sector in the London Borough of Southwark. STEP aims to equalise, extend and deepen the theatre and drama experience of all young…
Disability charities in Lewisham
5 of the 149 we found.
Carers Lewisham
SE8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Advice, information, advocacy, case work, counselling, training, breaks and support to people who care unpaid for friends and/or relatives who have long term mental or physical illnesses or disabilities or who are…
Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Lewisham Parent and Carer's Forum is represented by a group of parent carers who have a child or young person with a disability or additional need, living in the borough of Lewisham.We encourage parents and carers to…
Lewisham Talking Newspaper
SE13 · Income under £10k
To provide weekly recordings in audio format containing local news items and features.
Lewisham Churches Care
SE26 · Small charity, income under £100k
Help older people living in south Lewisham improve their quality of life through befriending and helping them to access other services. To respond to the needs of older ,vulnerable, unsupported people in the community,…
Dyslexia Association of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham
BR1 · Income under £10k
The Charity's mission is to help children and adults to overcome the problems of dyslexia and associated learning difficulties.
Poverty and hardship charities in Lewisham
5 of the 127 we found.
Lewisham Churches for Asylum Seekers
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
LEWCAS is an ecumenical group working to help and campaign for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. We provide regular food and basic household items for the destitute, travel cards to enable asylum seekers to…
Lewisham Toy Library
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The aim of the Toy Library, as set out in its constitution, is the education of children aged 0-8 within the London Borough of Lewisham by the provision of educational and stimulating toys and play equipment.
Lewisham Multi Lingual Advice Service
SE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
We provide an Advocacy & Advice Service covering welfare , housing & council tax benefits, debt ,housing, health, information, interpreting and translation services to people who speak little or no English, We also…
Lewisham Pensioners' Gazette Limited
SE23 · Income under £10k
Lewisham Pensioners' Gazette Ltd., creates, prints and distributes a free quarterly newpaper for pensioners in the London Borough of Lewisham and neighbouring areas. We organise events to discuss pensioners' concerns…
Grow Lewisham
BR1 · Income under £10k
Grow Lewisham provides access to growing spaces and opportunities to learn about nature, horticulture, the environment and healthy living.Anyone can get involved by emailing or visiting one of the sites for workshops or…
Mental health charities in Lewisham
5 of the 84 we found.
Lewisham Pensioners Forum
SE6 · Income under £10k
Promote the welfare of older people in Lewisham.Provide facilities and opportunities to meet, discuss matters of common interest and undertake action to advance their well being, Information and campaiging in the…
Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support
SE10 · Income £100k to £1m
a) Supporting the mental health and emotional health and well-being of women in London during pregnancy and early motherhood;b) Providing specialist 1-1 perinatal counselling from counsellors who are clinically…
Real Life Ministries
SE9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Pastoral care, marital counselling, community information, career guidance and motivation. Introducing the community to the love of God. Food Bank and Community Social gathering. Education on effects of drugs. Support…
Mental Health Educators in the Diaspora (Mhed)
BR3 · Income under £10k
MHED Provides services, advocacy, advice and information on education/ training, medical education and sickness.
Ambassadors Christian City Church
SE9 · Small charity, income under £100k
We create awareness of the Christian faith through the preaching and teaching of the word of God. We offer a place of worship and prayer, provide pastoral care and counselling and support the relief of poverty as well…
Small charities in Lewisham
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.
Arise and Shine Pentecostal Church
SE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The activities of the church include the following:1. The propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Word of God, that people may be evangelised and believers may be conformed to the teachings of the Lord Jesus…
Well-being (Sri Lanka)
BR3 · Small charity, income under £100k
WELL-BEING (SRI LANKA) invests in projects in the Wanni area of Sri Lanka to prevent and relieve poverty, and to develop skills in local communities. It raises funds through the UK charity and dispatches them to local…
2000 Community Action Centre
SE8 · Small charity, income under £100k
- To relief the effects of disadvantage and poverty in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the Pepys Estate and surrounding areas, through the…
Woolwich Garrison Church Trust
SE10 · Small charity, income under £100k
The purpose of the Trust is to maintain and restore parts of this Grade II listed Church (including the famous Venetian mosaics) which was largely destroyed by a flying bomb in July 1944. The additional aim of the Trust…
Kelvin Grove Charitable Fund
SE26 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of the pupils at Kelvin Grove School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities [not required to be provided by the local education authority] for education at the school.
Chaudhry Foundation
BR3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Chaudhry Foundation has been providing poverty relief mainly across Pakistan and the subcontinentby donating funds towards caring for orphans, widows, providing nutritious foodand water, healthcare, delivering emergency…
Woolwich Evangelical Church
BR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Gospel preaching, Sunday School, relief of sick and elderly in our area.
Assembly of God Evangelical Church Koinonia Ministry in the UK
SE6 · Small charity, income under £100k
The regular holding of worship services designed to promote the public benefit of spiritual enrichment through practicing the principles of the christian faith.
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How many charities are there in Lewisham?
There are 1,611 registered charities based in and around Lewisham. 1,089 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 Lewisham work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (515), education (443), and the arts and heritage (213). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 1,044 of the 1,611, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Lewisham?
Local charities in and around Lewisham have 22,047 volunteers between them. That's what 1,060 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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