Charities in Norwich
There are 643 registered charities based in and around Norwich. 407 of them (63%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are education, children and young people, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Education227
- Children and young people220
- Arts and heritage84
- Disability78
- Poverty and hardship40
- Mental health32
- Environment19
- Older people18
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 451 of the 643. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 377 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.
Education charities in Norwich
5 of the 227 we found.
8th Norwich (Norwich School) Sea Scout Group
NR1 · Income £100k to £1m
Scouting (Ages 5 - 18)
The Gertrude Offord Memorial Fund in Connection With the Norwich School of Art
NR2 · Income under £10k
School prizes.
Norwich High School Association
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Fundraising activities include November Market, sale of wrapping paper, various social activities.
City of Norwich School Association (Cnsa)
NR4 · Income under £10k
To hold fundraising events that support the school, to help foster a sense of community and provide facilities and equipment which are not normally provided by the school budget.
The Friends of Norwich School
NR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The primary objects of the CIO are:To advance the education of pupils at Norwich School (previously King Edward the Sixth Grammar School, Norwich).
Charities for children and young people in Norwich
5 of the 220 we found.
Norwich International Youth Project
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Norwich International Youth Project works with young people in Norfolk who are seeking asylum, have refugee status or are otherwise displaced from their country of origin. NIYP supports young people with their…
Norwich Kickstop Youth and Community Sports Club
NR3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Providing, assisting and facilitating sporting and other leisure time occupations in the interest of social welfare. This benefits young people by enabling them access and participate in sporting activities that they…
Community Action Norwich
NR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Children's weekly evening club, weekly youth clubs, day centre with lunch club and a weekly cafe and warm space for the community with free food and Wi-Fi along with a foodbank distribution centre and advice centre.
17th Norwich (St George's Rc) Scout Group
NR6 · Small charity, income under £100k
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, national and…
The Norwich Lads' Club
NR3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Supports work with young people in Norfolk
Arts and heritage charities in Norwich
5 of the 84 we found.
Friends of the Norwich Museums
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Friends of Norwich Museums has been set up to help & support the Norwich Museums to aquire, via gifting or purchasing for their collections objects of intrinsic historic & artisitc value, and thus improve the…
Norwich Printing Museum
NR2 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the education of the public in the history and processes of printing, book binding andallied skills with special emphasis on the endangered craft of Letterpress, a) the provision and maintenance of a museumb)…
The Norwich Philharmonic Society
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Performing arts charity
Norwich Puppet Theatre Trust Limited
NR3 · Income £100k to £1m
The primary objective of the charity is to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the production of puppet shows, educational plays and the encouragement of the Arts, including the arts of…
Norwich Railway Heritage and Model Society
NR4 · Income under £10k
Promote appreciation, knowledge and interest in Historic, practical and Social aspects of railways and railway modelling, exhibiting models to inform and interest the public, which also provides a platform for other…
Disability charities in Norwich
5 of the 78 we found.
Inclusive Norwich
NR7 · Income under £10k
To monitor the provision of services and accessibility for disabled people in Norfolk and to capaign for improvements where necessary.
The Norwich Talking Newspaper
NR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Chatterbox, the Norwich Talking Newspaper provides weekly recordings of the Eastern Evening News. As well as the weekly news we provide relevant information and details of upcoming events plus a special Christmas…
Norwich Phab Club
NR6 · Income under £10k
Integration of handicapped with able bodied limited indoor activities, entertainment and socialising in general.
Breathe Easy Norwich
NR4 · Small charity, income under £100k
monthly meetings providing support, education, and information to people with lung disease.
Sos Bus Norwich
NR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Releive the needs of people in Norwich & the surrounding area by the provision of mobile & static public care services for charitable and health activities, to help people on the streets, the homeless & other public…
Poverty and hardship charities in Norwich
5 of the 40 we found.
Radical Norwich
NR6 · Small charity, income under £100k
The current activities undertaken by radical include, but are not limited to: meetings on sundays at church, multiple mid-week meetings to include prayer, discipleship, bible study, and mentor ship. we provide…
Norwich Community Money Advice Connect Centre
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Support, information and signposting for people in financial difficulty or debt
Norwich Freemen's Charity
NR2 · Income £100k to £1m
The provision of relief in need and pensioner grants, and the promotion of education to Freemen of Norwich or their widows and daughters. Insofar as income is not needed for the above, relief in need grants, the…
St Thomas Norwich Trust Limited
NR2 · Income under £10k
The activities of the charity are to promote the benefit of persons in the UK and worldwide, including but not limited to the relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the advancement of education and the preservation…
Norwich Food Bank
NR5 · Income £100k to £1m
The principle activity will be the collection of non perishable food by public donation at supermarkets, from churches and elsewhere eg. schools and harvest festivals. the produce will be distributed as emergency…
Mental health charities in Norwich
5 of the 32 we found.
Norwich Samaritans
NR1 · Income £100k to £1m
Emotional and suicidal support service
Norwich Central Baptist Church
NR3 · Income £100k to £1m
Christian Service and Worship in the local community of Central Norwich. Makes grants to organisationsProvides buildings/facilities/open spaceProvides services, counselling, support and encouragement for local people
The Norwich Centre for Personal Professional and Spiritual Development
NR2 · Income £100k to £1m
-The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship, or distress; or who are aged, or sick by the provision of counselling services to individuals and groups-The advancement of public education especially…
Norfolk and Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities
NR1 · Small charity, income under £100k
During the year the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Fund continued to support a wide range of charitable and health related activities benefiting both patients and staff. In general, funds are used…
Fig Branch
NR4 · Income £100k to £1m
To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of mental health problems in norwich and the surrounding areas, including but not exclusively by the provision of counselling, cognitive behavioural…
Small charities in Norwich
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.
Colney Parish Room
NR4 · Income under £10k
Parish meetingssocial eventsparishioners' celebrationscommittee meetingsChurch eventseducational activities
Norwich Hebrew Congregation
NR2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity is the Norwich Hebrew Congregation. This is is a traditional Anglo Jewish congregation providing religious services and facilities for individuals of the Jewish faith. The Congregation has a synagogue and a…
Teacher Scientist Network (Tsn)
NR4 · Small charity, income under £100k
The core activities of the charity are the linking of professional scientists with professional teachers, provision of resources for schools via our kit club and the provision of professional development opportunities…
Norfolk Contemporary Art Society
NR3 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education of the public in the appreciation of the arts and in particular the creative art of the present day in all its branches.
Friends of Garrick Green
NR6 · Small charity, income under £100k
The object of the association is to advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by 1) developing effective relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school and 2) engaging…
Ferblanc
NR1 · Income under £10k
Advancing & protecting health for public benefit by support and promotion of neurological research and to publish useful results of such research
Congregational Fund Board
NR7 · Small charity, income under £100k
Supports Aged and Infirm Ministers of Word and Sacrament of the Independent Tradition in Wales and in England, except in the 6 Northern Counties. Provides financial assistance for Students for the Ministry of Word and…
Swardeston Cricket Club
NR4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Swardeston Cricket Club CIO is one of the leading cricket clubs in the East Anglia region.The Club runs four open-age Saturday teams, an open-age Sunday team, a women's team and youth teams for boys and girls ranging…
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How many charities are there in Norwich?
There are 643 registered charities based in and around Norwich. 407 of them (63%) 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 Norwich work on?
The most common causes are education (227), children and young people (220), and the arts and heritage (84). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 451 of the 643, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Norwich?
Local charities in and around Norwich have 9,123 volunteers between them. That's what 377 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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