Charities in Newark and Sherwood
There are 927 registered charities based in and around Newark and Sherwood. 714 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 people305
- Education280
- Arts and heritage145
- Disability88
- Older people75
- Poverty and hardship75
- Environment26
- Animals23
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 656 of the 927. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 495 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 Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 305 we found.
Newark Youth Trust
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Make grants to youth organisations in Newark and District
Home-start Newark
NG24 · Income £100k to £1m
Home-Start Newark offers a simple preventative service to families under pressure who have at least one child under 5 years old. We offer support in the home by volunteers who are all parents themselves, offering…
Friends of Holy Trinity (Newark)
NG24 · Income under £10k
Fundraising to purchase items/equipment for the benefit the children of Holy Trinity School and the surrounding community. Also organise social events for the pupils at Holy Trinity.
Newark and Sherwood Autism Support Group
NG24 · Income under £10k
Parents of Austic children supporting each other
Newark Women's Aid
NG24 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide refuge accommodation with associated support services, information and advocacy to women and children who are living with or have experienced domestic abuse. Aftercare and resettlement to women who have left…
Education charities in Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 280 we found.
Friends of Newark Orchard School
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Quiz Nights, Grand Draws, Sponsored Events, Christmas Fayre and other fund raising events so funds can be available for school to use over and above the schools normal budget on approval from the Friends of Newark…
6th Newark (Christchurch) Sea Scout Group (Tl/2366)
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
water Activities:Teaching of power boating,Sailing,Canoeing as well as ordinary scouting activities mainly in the Newark area.
Newark Community First Aid
NG24 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide first aid training and first aid event cover in Newark on Trent and surrounding areas mainly within 15 miles of the town centre. Our community training and community/charitable event cover is provided free of…
Newark Town Band
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote, develop and maintain public education in appreciation of the art of music, particularly brass band music in and around Newark and Nottinghamshire and the UK. To provide musical education to band members and…
Newark District Scout Council
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Within the structure of the scout movement, to provide leadership, advice and support for the scout groups in the Newark Scout district and to promote the development of scouting.
Arts and heritage charities in Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 145 we found.
Newark (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) Air Museum Limited
NG24 · Income £100k to £1m
The preservation and display of aircraft and aviation artefacts, with a particular emphasis on training and post-war airframes for the benefit of the public and future generations.
Newark Heritage Barge CIO
NG24 · Income under £10k
Own and maintain the historic barge LEICESTER TRADER as a heritage and learning centre for the navigation and trade of the River Trent and the people who worked the barges. The barge dates from 1953 and acts as a…
Newark Amateur Operatic Society
NG23 · Small charity, income under £100k
Newark Amateur Operatic Society is a charitable company based in Newark, Nottinghamshire. We produce and perform two annual theatre productions casting locally. Occasionally a concert will be produced and performed…
The Newark Area Arts and Leisure Foundation
NG24 · Income under £10k
To promote maintain improve and advance the education of the residents of Newark by the promotion of educational drama and other fine arts. It provides and assists in the provision of facilities for recreation and other…
Newark Choral Society
NG24 · Income under £10k
Performance of the English Choral Singing tradition; offering opportutinites to any one who shows an interest in the choral repetoire to sing and listen. Full SATB choir supported by visiting soloists and orchestral…
Disability charities in Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 88 we found.
Age Concern Newark
NG24 · Income under £10k
Within the Newark area: Telephone helpline/information line. Monthly newsletter. Quarterly social events.
Newark Dementia Carer's Group
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
We organise regular events including craft, music, table games, seated sports, meals, trips and holidays. Our members are people with personal experience of dementia, as patients, unpaid carers, or health and social…
Newark Town Bowls Club
NG24 · Income under £10k
Providing the facilities for the local community to use the clubhouse and participate in the seasonal game of lawn bowls.
Newark and Sherwood Community Hub
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are a charity that provides a centre for community use for a wide range of play and fitness activities in Newark and Sherwood.
Rumbles Catering Project Limited
NG21 · Income £100k to £1m
Training adults with learning disabilities in a realistic working environment to gain qualifications in catering. The Charity runs a country park caf+® at Vicar Water in Clipstone, that offer the trainees the…
Charities for older people in Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 75 we found.
Ravenshead U3a
NG21 · Small charity, income under £100k
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,…
Forest Town & District U3a
NG18 · Small charity, income under £100k
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…
Southwell and District, Nottinghamshire U3a
NG25 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of the public and in particular the education of older people no longer in full time gainful employment in Southwell and its surrounding locality.
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…
Cornwater Evergreens
NG18 · Income £100k to £1m
Cornwater Evergreens supports older people and those with cognitive impairments across Nottinghamshire. Our clubs in Ravenshead, Rainworth, Kirkby, and Mansfield foster a welcoming community, serving meals and offering…
Poverty and hardship charities in Newark and Sherwood
5 of the 75 we found.
Newark Crusader CIO
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provide facilities in the interests of social welfare by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life
Newark Foodbank
NG24 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of Emergency Food Relief
Newark Emmaus Trust
NG24 · Income £100k to £1m
To relieve, mitigate and prevent poverty suffering and distress. To relieve in cases of need hardship or distress young persons who are homeless or likely to become homeless, provide or assist directly or indirectly in…
Blidworth - on the Move Support Network
NG21 · Small charity, income under £100k
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded. and assisting them to integrate into…
Maun Refuge
NG18 · Small charity, income under £100k
for the public benefit to relieve the needs of asylum seekers and refugees and their dependents living in Mansfield and the surrounding area and in particular a)to advance their education and training, b) to preserve…
Small charities in Newark and Sherwood
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.
Forest Town Primary and Nursery School
NG19 · Income under £10k
Our charity holds regular fund raising events in order to raise vital additional funds to support educational activities for all children such as curriculum based day trips and a Y5/6 residential. The fund raising also…
The John William Lamb Charity
NG21 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity's activity is to provide annuities and other benefits for elderly and needy persons living alone who are over 55 years of age and live within 10 miles of Nottingham City Council House, and to appoint a…
James Henry Blake's Charity
NG18 · Income under £10k
From a Will made in 1901 to assist poor children and orphans from Mansfield and Chatteris. The CC approved changes in May 2009 for the aims to now read: "To assist children up to 18 years of age in need of support, in…
Mansfield Mechanics Institute Limited
NG25 · Small charity, income under £100k
Snooker club, bridge club, bridge classes, polling station, meeting house, local drs surgery car park.
Disney Charity
NG18 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Trust uses its income to be applied for the support of the "protestant dissenting minister" for the time being of Kirksteador as is seen fit by the Trustees.
Seaforth Highlanders Association Notts Branch Pipes and Drums
NG18 · Small charity, income under £100k
The teaching and playing of pipes and drums
Lipu-UK
LN6 · Small charity, income under £100k
LIPU-UK exists to support the work of LIPU - the BirdLife International partner in Italy. LIPU-UK works to raise both funds and awareness of the challenges faced by LIPU in its work for the protection and conservation…
Walking 4 Hope
NG19 · Income under £10k
Provide a safe space for peer to to peer support, with the objectives to promote good mental health and well-being by building resilience through nature and practicing active listening and develop self worth and empathy…
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How many charities are there in Newark and Sherwood?
There are 927 registered charities based in and around Newark and Sherwood. 714 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 Newark and Sherwood work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (305), education (280), and the arts and heritage (145). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 656 of the 927, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Newark and Sherwood?
Local charities in and around Newark and Sherwood have 11,879 volunteers between them. That's what 495 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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