Charities in Lichfield
There are 677 registered charities based in and around Lichfield. 519 of them (77%) 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 people217
- Education200
- Arts and heritage75
- Disability73
- Poverty and hardship40
- Older people34
- Environment17
- Animals13
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 440 of the 677. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 402 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 Lichfield
5 of the 217 we found.
Blast - Burntwood and Lichfield Autism Support Together
WS7 · Income under £10k
BLAST provides support for autistic children and young people and their families in Staffordshire through safe learning environments, workshops, and leisure activities. We promote social inclusion by raising public…
6th Lichfield Scout Group
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
the aim of the scout association is to promote development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual,social and spritual development, as individuals, and also to become resposnible citizens of their…
7th Lichfield (St Michael's) Scout Group
WS14 · Income £100k to £1m
The Charity exists to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local,…
Lichfield Methodist Church
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
The Church is part of a quarterly preaching plan (produced by the Circuit of which Lichfield Methodist Church is part) which ensures regular acts of worship take place - open free of charge to anyone who wishes to…
Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
To encourage young people and adults to consider the Christian faith and its application in their own lives.
Education charities in Lichfield
5 of the 200 we found.
Abacus Preschool Lichfield
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Education for Pre School children
St Michael's C.e. (C) Primary School Fund (Lichfield)
WS14 · Income under £10k
Fundraising for st. michael's school to support educational supplies, trips and activities.
Lichfield St Michael's Primary School Parent Teacher Association
WS14 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Association raises funds to provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education at St Michael's CE (C) Primary School, which are not normally provided for by the local education authority. There are many…
Christ Church School Association (Lichfield)
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Fund raising activities to raise money to donate to Christ Church School to advance the education of the pupils in the school. Hold social events to develop more extended relationships between staff, parents & other…
Jack & Jill's Pre-school (Lichfield)
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are a pre-school providing care and education for children aged 2 - 5 years.
Arts and heritage charities in Lichfield
5 of the 75 we found.
Guild of St Mary's Centre Lichfield
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity provides and operates a visual and performing arts venue that is affordable and accessible for all. It provides a vibrant and engaging museum and Treasury display of silver together with inspirational…
Lichfield Festival Limited
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
Production of annual multi arts festival in and around lichfield and staffordshire
Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO)
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
To promote plays, drama, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works of educative value
Lichfield Waterworks Trust
WS14 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote and preserve for the benefit of the public the Grade2* listed nineteenth century Sandfields Pumping Station and unique 1873 Cornish Beam Engine, Chesterfield Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Lichfield Festival of Music Association
WS13 · Income under £10k
The music festival runs competitive and non-competitive music classes on the second and third Saturday each November for adults and children in vocal, piano, choral and ensemble music categories.
Disability charities in Lichfield
5 of the 73 we found.
Lichfield and District Over 60'S Club
WS13 · Income under £10k
The charity offers a few activities enabling people over 60, and any disabled person over 50 the chance to meet up with old friends and possibly meet new ones, these include bingo and a card game called HOY, we also…
Friends of the Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Lichfield
WS13 · Income under £10k
Fundraising to provide equipment as necessary to support patients and staff at our local community hospital.
The Voluntary Car Scheme (Lichfield and Cannock Chase Areas)
WS7 · Income under £10k
The charity provides transport facilities for beneficiaries who live in Staffordshire, especially in the Lichfield & Cannock Chase and the surrounding areas, for those people who are in need, including frail, elderly,…
Lichfield Re:cycle
WS13 · Income under £10k
Bicycle recycling and confidence building, skill sharing demonstrations based at Curborough Community Centre in Lichfield with outreach across the Lichfield District. Bikes available for beneficiaries on free long term…
The Diocesan Digest Sound Magazine of Lichfield Cathedral
WS13 · Income under £10k
Provide a mailing of tapes or memory sticks monthly to visually impaired recipients giving details of activities within the Lichfield diocese which we feel may be of interest. These are mainly of a religious nature.
Poverty and hardship charities in Lichfield
5 of the 40 we found.
Lichfield Foodbank
WS14 · Income £100k to £1m
Foodbank operating in Lichfield and the surrounding areas.
St John's Lichfield
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
Provision and maintenance of almshouse housing accommodation for beneficiaries and of any Chapel attached thereto: Such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents (generally or individually) as charity…
Johal Global Aid
WS9 · Income under £10k
For the relief and assistance of people in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, among people living or working in Village Johal, P.O Bolina Doaba, District…
Alrewas and Fradley Charities
DE13 · Income under £10k
The trustees meet at least twice yearly to consider grant applications for relief of sickness and preservation of health, relief of financial hardship and promotion of charitable purpose for the benefit of people…
William Henry Kinnaird Gibbons (Including the Augmentation of the Reverend Alfred Ernest Lloyd Kenyon)
WS13 · Income under £10k
Makes grants to (1) widows, widowers divorced partners and children of Church of England clergy who have held or currently hold livings, curacies or chaplaincies in the county of Shropshire and (2) those C of E clergy,…
Charities for older people in Lichfield
5 of the 34 we found.
The Lichfield University of the Third Age
B74 · Small charity, income under £100k
Educational and leisure activities for retired people in Lichfield and district.
Shenstone Day Care Centre
WS14 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides day care, refreshments and social and health promotion activities for frail older people
Dr Milley's Hospital
WS13 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity provides accomodation to lone women in need, who are resident in the area covered by Lichfield Distict Council with preference to those resident in the City of Lichfield. The trustees can, in exceptional…
Mary Jane Hodgson
WS13 · Income under £10k
maintenance of family grave with ultimate distribution to poor within parish
The Birch, Samson and Littleton United Charities
WS15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Almshouses
Small charities in Lichfield
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 Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, Alrewas, Staffordshire
DE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of Christian religious activities (fully available to and accessible by the general public) including sacred space for personal prayer and reflection; Sunday worship services; services of baptism, marriage and…
The Tiggiwinkle Charitable Trust
WS15 · Income under £10k
Benefits for children, animals in distress and old or helpless peoples - mainly in UK
Armitage With Handsacre Village Hall
WS15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision of facilities for the community of the village and surrounding areas. Facilities offer educational events from pre-school to the elderly. E.G. slimming, fitness, karate, badminton, football, dance, crafts,…
King Edward Vi School Trust Fund
WS14 · Income under £10k
To provide and assist in the provision of facilities for the education of pupils at the school not normaly provided by the local authority
Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh Trust UK
DE13 · Income under £10k
1) organise lectures, seminars and conferences to advance the sikh faith accordance with the teachings of sri guru granth sahib ji.2) the production, procurement and distribution of books, including those written by…
The Lichfield Diocesan Trust
WS13 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote and assist the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Lichfield by supporting parishes in correct and lawful stewardship of investments and property, and the trustees of local ecclesiastical trusts…
Thomas Russell Infant School Parent Teacher Association
DE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Parent Teacher Association supporting Thomas Russell Infants School only.
Burton and District Beekeepers Association
DE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
We promote the craft of Beekeeping, and the protection of bees in and around Burton on Trent
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How many charities are there in Lichfield?
There are 677 registered charities based in and around Lichfield. 519 of them (77%) 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 Lichfield work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (217), education (200), and the arts and heritage (75). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 440 of the 677, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Lichfield?
Local charities in and around Lichfield have 8,744 volunteers between them. That's what 402 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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