Charities in North Lincolnshire
There are 722 registered charities based in and around North Lincolnshire. 581 of them (80%) 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 people205
- Education189
- Arts and heritage95
- Disability61
- Poverty and hardship52
- Older people48
- Animals25
- Environment23
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 477 of the 722. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 375 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 Lincolnshire
5 of the 205 we found.
The North Lincolnshire Children's Literacy Trust
DN16 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of children in north lincolnshire by the provision of support to improve their literacy skills
Friends Association of the North Lincolnshire Music Centre
DN16 · Income under £10k
North Lincs Music Centre for young people 3-19
North Lincolnshire District Scout Council
DN20 · Small charity, income under £100k
Scouting to provide great opportunities for adventure and the development of young people.
North Lincolnshire Women's Aid
DN15 · Income under £10k
To assist the relief of women (and their children) who have suffered or who are at risk of suffering domest violence . To advance the education of the public in the issues surrounding domestic violence.
Dale Park Youth Organisation
DN15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Dale Park Youth Organisation provides sports coaching and leisure activities to children and young people in the Winterton and district area.
Education charities in North Lincolnshire
4 of the 189 we found.
North Lincolnshire Mind
DN15 · Income £100k to £1m
North Lincolnshire Mind is a mental health Charity offering a range of recovery focused services for the people of North Lincolnshire. In addition to a menu of groups and activities we also offer one to one support. For…
Emmanuel Empson Educational Foundation
DN14 · Income under £10k
Making grants for educational purposes, within the 'catchment area'.
Withington Education Trust
DN16 · Income under £10k
A trust set up in 1979 to the memory of Peter Withington, Headteacher of Frederick Gough Comprehensive School, for the benefit of young people up to the age of 21 and resident in the North Lincolnshire Council…
Blanchard's Educational Foundation
DN14 · Income under £10k
To apply the income of the charity in promoting the education of persons under the age of 25 years who, or whose parents, are resident in the Parish of Barmby on the Marsh in the East Riding of Yorkshire, or who attend…
Arts and heritage charities in North Lincolnshire
5 of the 95 we found.
Ancholme Valley Heritage Trust Ltd
DN20 · Small charity, income under £100k
To facilitate and advance the education of the general public, schools and community groups in all aspects of heritage, arts and culture primarily, but not exclusively, in the Ancholme Valley.
Gainsborough Musical Theatre Society
DN21 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are a performing arts society, putting on shows in our local community up to three times a year.
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Youth Orchestra
DN37 · Income under £10k
To advance musical education among young people and to foster the knowledge and appreciation of the art of music in all its aspects. To this end we hold regular programmes of rehearsals and training sessions leading to…
Stepping Stone Theatre
DN21 · Small charity, income under £100k
we run a theatre company for people with mental health issues
Bawtry Heritage Group
DN10 · Income under £10k
Our objective is the advancement of the education of the public in the history & heritage of Bawtry.
Disability charities in North Lincolnshire
5 of the 61 we found.
Voluntary Action North Lincolnshire Limited
DN15 · Income £100k to £1m
VANL is a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). Its core work is to support, promote and develop the voluntary and community sector (VCS) within North Lincolnshire. As well as its core activities for members, at any one…
Scunthorpe Gateway
DN16 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our aims are to offer support to our members with learning disabilities and their families and carers. We also offer leisure and sporting opportunities to our members.
Disability Active
DN37 · Small charity, income under £100k
Disability Active is a Charity providing sporting activities and physical exercise for adults and children with learning and physical disabilities and mental health issues in order to improve their health and confidence…
Yarborough Lodge Benevolent Fund
DN21 · Income under £10k
Individual grants eg to the elderly, people with disabilities, for the relief of poverty.
Castaway-goole Ltd
DN14 · Income £100k to £1m
Castaway-Goole provides music theatre opportunities for adults and young people with learning and physical disabilities in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire and the surrounding rural areas. Castaway currently runs two…
Poverty and hardship charities in North Lincolnshire
5 of the 52 we found.
The Access to Technology Foundation
LN7 · Income under £10k
The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship, in particular those who have served in the armed forces, by the provision of information technology (IT) equipment that…
Barton Area Food Bank
DN18 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Food Bank aims to help those who are unable to adequately feed themselves or their families through poverty or financial hardship by collecting and buying supplies of food and household basics. Distribution of…
Oikos- Brigg
DN20 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the Christian religion in North LIncs through meetings, lectures and producing and distributing literature. Also work amongst young people and those in financial hardship or social need.
Immingham Christian Centre
DN40 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity operates a sound structure of governance and management to enable our core objectives of; the advancement of the Christian faith, the advancement of education, relief of financial hardship, and the provision…
Cert Downholme Trust CIO
DN18 · Small charity, income under £100k
1. Our charitable purpose is the advancement of education. 2. Barriers to education are many and varied by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship; all of which prevent people from accessing…
Charities for older people in North Lincolnshire
5 of the 48 we found.
The Gainsborough & District University of the Third Age (U3a)
DN21 · 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 development in…
Howden & District University of the Third Age (U3a)
DN14 · Small charity, income under £100k
Howden & District U3A is a learning co-operative of older people enabling members to share educational, creative and leisure activities, mainly in small groups that meet regularly, often in each others' homes. Members,…
John Barnes Association
DN15 · Income under £10k
No active activities at present
Charity of William Dixon
DN17 · Small charity, income under £100k
To distribute rents received during the year to the pensioners of the parish, currently men aged 65 and over and women aged 60 or over.
Scunthorpe & District U3a
DN16 · Income under £10k
We hold monthly meetings where speakers are invited to speak on a variety of subjects. Interest groups are run by members on subjects devised by members . Their membership gives people access to seminars and summer…
Small charities in North Lincolnshire
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.
Messingham Memorial Playing Field Association
DN17 · Income under £10k
Sport and recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Messingham
Bawtry Amateur Dramatic Society
DN10 · Small charity, income under £100k
Presenting plays, youth drama, providing performance venue, hosting films.
Waddingham Village Hall
DN21 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provide facilities for villagers
Friends of Barrow School
DN19 · Income under £10k
Annual Summer and Christmas Fairs, quiz nights, car boot sales, childrens' discos.
Hensall Parochial School Trust
DN14 · Small charity, income under £100k
Development of education at Hensall C.P School.
Moorends and Thorne Pentecostal Church
DN8 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity activities are there to benefit all people. Re: The advancement of religion (Christian) through charitable work through Christian based meetings. For example weekly family meetings (adult and children),…
The Francis Arthur Brookes Charitable Trust
DN15 · Small charity, income under £100k
General Charitable Purposes. Please note no religious charities. Trust is open to applications
St Matthew Lodge Benevolent Fund
DN18 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity as well as maintaining its historical building, supports local groups and individuals in various fields, helping groups/people to futher their causes.
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How many charities are there in North Lincolnshire?
There are 722 registered charities based in and around North Lincolnshire. 581 of them (80%) 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 Lincolnshire work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (205), education (189), 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 477 of the 722, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in North Lincolnshire?
Local charities in and around North Lincolnshire have 5,978 volunteers between them. That's what 375 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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