Charities in North Kesteven
There are 711 registered charities based in and around North Kesteven. 584 of them (82%) 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 people228
- Education210
- Arts and heritage88
- Older people66
- Disability63
- Poverty and hardship59
- Animals24
- Environment24
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 496 of the 711. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 360 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 North Kesteven
5 of the 228 we found.
Rainbow Flyers Youth Club
NG34 · Income under £10k
A youth club for children and young adults with a disability. A club that encourages social interaction by including a minimum of one event a month for all members to interact. Open every sunday afternoon except summer…
Bardney Gateway Centre
LN3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Bardney Gateway Centre is a vibrant hub offering event spaces, youth programmes, community activities, and support services. Proceeds funding the upkeep of the building, ensuring Bardney Youth Club thrives as a vital…
Collingham Youth and Community Association
NG23 · Income under £10k
Charity exists to manage building resource to enable village groups/ youth club/ educational activities. The aim is to offer the facilities to all aspects of the local community.
The Hope Network
LN6 · Income under £10k
The Hope Network provides personal development activities that promote psychological hope and well being in schools. The Charity also provides interventions that promote psychological hope and mental health for children…
Elston School Fund
NG23 · Income under £10k
Education/traininggrants to individualsprovides buildings/facilities/open space for children & young people
Education charities in North Kesteven
5 of the 210 we found.
Brown Educational Foundation
NG34 · Income under £10k
Established through the Will of Edward Brown, the Trust provides the premises for Browns C of E Primary School. Grants are made to support the development of the school for projects or resources that fall outside normal…
Timtin Playgroup & Kids Club
LN4 · Income £100k to £1m
Registered childcare for children aged 6 months to 11 years. Includes breakfast club and afterschool club and playgroup during term time and holiday club during school holidays. Providing a variety of activities in line…
The Poor's Second Allotment Educational Foundation
NG34 · Income under £10k
Provides grants to students and school leavers.
Kitchings Educational Charity
LN3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Area of Benefit - Bardney, Southrey, Bucknall and Tupholme
The Pell Educational Foundation
NG34 · Income under £10k
To promote the education of young children in the parishes of Asgarby, Evedon, Ewerby and Howell Lincolnshire currently acheived by the making of grants for educational benefit and the provision of annual education…
Arts and heritage charities in North Kesteven
5 of the 88 we found.
Sleaford Little Theatre
NG34 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Society aims to drive the progression, promotion and encouragement of the performing arts by offering whole community access to a variety of participative resources and events. This includes, but is not limited to,…
The Boston Orchestra
PE20 · Income under £10k
Rehearsing and performing orchestra
Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
LN4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Presentation of concerts and other musical activities
Friends of the National Civil War Centre-newark Museum
NG34 · Income under £10k
Raising money towards the provision of access to the yet to be constructed Newark Museum of the Civil War. Operating mainly in, but not confined to the Newark & Sherwood District of Nottinghamshire.
Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum
LN10 · Small charity, income under £100k
Maintaining & developing a museum of local interest
Charities for older people in North Kesteven
5 of the 66 we found.
Branston and District U3a
LN4 · Income under £10k
Branston & District U3A is a learning co-operative of older people, enabling them to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Interest range from the physical, via the cerebral to the pleasure and…
Woodhall Spa U3a
LN10 · Income under £10k
Members can to take part in a wide range of education, recreational and leisure time activities through our many interest groups, which are detailed on our monthly newsletter. Members may learn a new subject from…
Sleaford University of the Third Age
NG34 · Income under £10k
Our activities aim to advance the education of our members and the public, particularly older people no longer in full time gainful employment in Sleaford and the surrounding area through the work of a large number of…
Sleaford Caring Trust
NG34 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Befriending Scheme provides simple genuine friendships for those aged 70 or over from committed and caring people willing to give an hour or so a week to their befriendee. The charity responds to the high demand for…
Burghope's Charity
NG23 · Income under £10k
Charity gives grants to individuals resident in the village of Shelton Nottinghamshire
Disability charities in North Kesteven
5 of the 63 we found.
Say Hello
LN6 · Small charity, income under £100k
Physical/Creative Activities to support adults with severe learning disabilities.
Lindap
LN4 · Income under £10k
Lindap designs and makes special-purpose equipment to help people with disabilities, when nothing suitable for them is otherwise available. Our devices make all sorts of daily activities easier or possible - reaching…
Club 87 for the Younger Disabled of Lincoln
LN4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Club 87 is a social and recreational club for people with disabilities. Club 87 meets weekly with approx 120 attendees.DiscoKareokeParty nights with live entertainment.
The Banana Trust
LN4 · Income under £10k
The Banana Trust is a provides day trips for children with additional needs. The Trust provides trips for children with disabilities and special needs aged 5-18. The trust runs up to 12 day trips in the London area…
Ruskington Bowls Club
NG34 · Income under £10k
Outdoor Bowling ClubCatering for all people, all ages,abililities, and disabilities for recreational purposes in the pursuit of outdoor bowling
Poverty and hardship charities in North Kesteven
5 of the 59 we found.
Agape Heart
NG34 · Income under £10k
1) to relieve financial hardship and distress among people living or working in deprived conditions2) to relieve sickness and preserve health among people residing permanently or temporarily3) to advance the teaching…
New Life Church Ministries (Sleaford)
NG34 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the Christian Faith. To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling and support…
Bridge Church Lincoln
LN5 · Income £100k to £1m
The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Statement of Faith of Assemblies of God; relief of sickness and financial hardship and the promotion and preservation of funds, goods or services of any kind…
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,…
Dickinson's Charity
LN4 · Income under £10k
Relief of poverty
Small charities in North Kesteven
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.
Dominion City Lincoln
LN5 · Small charity, income under £100k
Holding regular services to promote the christian faith in the community.
Charity of Thos Mableston of Brothertoft
PE20 · Income under £10k
We provide financial help for the elderly in need and people with long term illness in the local community. We also support the church and village hall used by the people of Brothertoft.
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…
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…
Leasingham Village Hall
NG34 · Small charity, income under £100k
Village hall activities.
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…
Friends of Ling Moor County Primary School Association
LN6 · Income under £10k
Engages in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it.
Rotary Club of Woodhall Spa Trust Fund
LN10 · Small charity, income under £100k
Fund raising activities of various nature to provide funds for support of local, national and international charities.
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How many charities are there in North Kesteven?
There are 711 registered charities based in and around North Kesteven. 584 of them (82%) 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 North Kesteven work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (228), education (210), and the arts and heritage (88). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 496 of the 711, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in North Kesteven?
Local charities in and around North Kesteven have 8,769 volunteers between them. That's what 360 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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