Charities in Melton
There are 692 registered charities based in and around Melton. 589 of them (85%) 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 people214
- Education197
- Arts and heritage95
- Disability58
- Poverty and hardship56
- Older people50
- Environment23
- Animals20
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 460 of the 692. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 350 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 Melton
5 of the 214 we found.
Melton Mowbray & District Scout Council
LE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
To help young people enjoy new adventures, to experience the outdoors, interact with others, gain confidence and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
4th Melton Mowbray Scout Group
LE13 · Income £100k to £1m
To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical. intellectual, social and spiritual potentials. To provide a range of stimulating activities on a voluntary basis for the members of the group
Melton Learning Hub
LE13 · Income £100k to £1m
The objects of the charity are to act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in Melton Borough and the surrounding area, by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical,…
Friends of Grove School (Melton Mowbray)
LE13 · Income under £10k
We hold fundraising events such as family night bingo, school fete, disco's for the children throughout the school. Tombola, charity market stall, sponsored bounce
Melton Mowbray Baptist Church
LE13 · Income £100k to £1m
Melton Mowbray Baptist Church serves the community of Melton Mowbray and local villages. Our usual weekly church calendar includes many regular events; this includes morning and evening worship every Sunday, children's…
Education charities in Melton
5 of the 197 we found.
Melton and District Money Advice Centre
LE13 · Income £100k to £1m
MADMAC provides a free, confidential and impartial advice service for the people of Melton Mowbray and neighbouring districts concerning money and debt. It provides a personalised package of care until financial freedom…
Melton Mowbray U3a
LE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Providing opportunities for members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups. These groups range from American Civil War to Yoga and include various arts and crafts, reading and languages as well…
The Melton Mowbray Toy Soldiers Marching Display Band
LE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Band teaches members' from the age of nine years to read music, play musical instruments, to march, and then support other Charities to raise funds the length and breadth of this Country by taking part in Carnivals,…
Melton Mencap
LE13 · Income £100k to £1m
Support to people of all ages with learning disability in & around Melton, through clubs, services and facilities for leisure-time occupation, and the development of skills for independent living. Personal support to…
Melton and District Furniture Project
LE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
To collect freely donated furniture and to make this available for re-use to anyone in receipt of a state benefit. Additionally to provide work experience placements to volunteers and unemployed people who wish to…
Arts and heritage charities in Melton
5 of the 95 we found.
Friends of the Melton Carnegie Museum
LE14 · Income under £10k
support of the local museum
Friends of St. John's Church Melton Mowbray
LE13 · Income under £10k
We raise funds and provide practical help to preserve and conserve St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Thorpe End Melton Mowbray, for the public benefit, to enable them enjoy and appreciate the historic building as part…
Leicester Theatre Group
LE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
Providing low cost, high quality performing arts training for young people
The Friends of Rutland County Museum and Oakham Castle
LE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Friends aim to support the development & activities of the Museum, raise funds for the purchase of new exhibits and promote our county to residents & visitors.In return we arrange lectures, visits, field trips &…
Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra
LE14 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO are to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the…
Disability charities in Melton
5 of the 58 we found.
Melton Tigers Sports and Social Club for the Disabled
LE13 · Income under £10k
The operation of a sports club for persons with disabilities.
Shopmobility Melton Mowbray
LE14 · Small charity, income under £100k
The promotion of the welfare and independence of people with impaired mobility living in or visiting Melton Mowbray through the provision of motorised scooters and wheelchairs.
The Royal Air Forces Association - Melton Mowbray Branch
LE13 · Income under £10k
raising funds for the welfare of ex service and serving personnel and their families
Opportunity Chalet -Rutland and Melton
LE15 · Income under £10k
Provision of holiday accommodation for the underpriviliged
Hykeham Sailability Limited
NG33 · Income under £10k
The overall objective and principal activity is to facilitate and encourage people with physical and learning disabilities. The objective is achieved by the provision of sailing sessions and to advance the education of…
Poverty and hardship charities in Melton
5 of the 56 we found.
Mushakata Fellowship Group (UK)
NG33 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote the Christian religion in the UK particularly among Zimbabweans living in the UK and Zimbabwe and prevention or relief of poverty, ill health, financial hardship, disability and distress amongst the above…
East Bridgford Village Hall
NG13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and…
Eaton Community Park Association
NG32 · Small charity, income under £100k
To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age,…
Syston Arts and Recreation in the Community (Saric)
LE7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The purpose of the organisation is to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Syston and surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of…
Charity of Thomas Bunney Exclusive of Bunney Educational Foundation
LE14 · Income under £10k
Long term aim of the Thomas Bunney Charity is to support Great Dalby Children's activities at school or social events, etc.
Charities for older people in Melton
5 of the 50 we found.
Rutland U3a
LE15 · Income under £10k
The Advancement of Education and in particular the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work by all means, including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development
Bingham and District Audio Magazine
NG13 · Income under £10k
The Audio Magazine produces monthly a CD containing news, talks, interviews, & reports on local topics for local people who either have a visual impairment, restricted mobilty, or older people who wish to stay in touch…
Rutland and Oakham Bridge Club
LE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Teaching and playing bridge to slow down mental decline and to provide a social setting for older people to socialise.
Frisby on the Wreake Village Hall
LE14 · Small charity, income under £100k
physical and mental training and recreationand social moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading recreation rooms library lecture classes and entertainment or otherwise as may be found expedient
Turnor's Almshouse Charity
NG33 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity operates six almshouses in the village of stoke rochford.
Small charities in Melton
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
The Fossey Charitable Trust
LE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
To secure the continuation of religious services at the Churches of St Mary Eversden and St Helen Little Eversden and the maintenance and improvement of the fabric of those churches.
Helipadsforhospitals
LE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
To establish a England/Wales 'movement' to collect used aluminium cans which will then be recycled and to be then used to build demountable helicopter landing pads at all NHS hospitals.
Rutland Sinfonia
LE15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Production of orchestral concerts to members of the public, music education and activities for the community
The Grantham Choral Society
NG32 · Small charity, income under £100k
Perform Choral Music giving approximately two concerts per season plus a Christmas Concert in Grantham. The Society is committed to encouraging young people to sing and has a Youth Choir which rehearses prior to the…
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.
Frederick Ingle Charities
NG33 · Income under £10k
Our charity can make grants to the sick and poor who have lived within the parish of Colsterworth for 5 years.
Knipton Village Hall
NG32 · Income under £10k
Providing a Village Hall and facilities for the use of the community covering the Villages of Belvoir, Knipton and Harston. Making available the hall for use by the public and organising and running community events eg…
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How many charities are there in Melton?
There are 692 registered charities based in and around Melton. 589 of them (85%) 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 Melton work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (214), education (197), and the arts and heritage (95). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 460 of the 692, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Melton?
Local charities in and around Melton have 6,098 volunteers between them. That's what 350 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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