Charities in Peterborough
There are 935 registered charities based in and around Peterborough. 696 of them (74%) 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 people286
- Education271
- Arts and heritage97
- Disability89
- Poverty and hardship86
- Older people62
- Environment26
- Mental health25
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 594 of the 935. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 515 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 Peterborough
5 of the 286 we found.
Peterborough Youth Community Media Centre - Pycmc
PE1 · Income under £10k
The Peterborough Youth Community Media Centre (PYCMC) delivers a Youth Community radio project. The tool is used for output of social benefits, whereby the project will train young people in community radio and…
Peterborough and District Riding for the Disabled Association
PE8 · Income under £10k
We provide riding instruction for children and young people with disabilities and/or special needs.
Peterborough Asylum and Refugee Community Association (Parca)
PE1 · Income £100k to £1m
Provision of general activities.information and support services to the refugees, asylum seekers,migrants .sign posting and referral with immigration issues, representation local authoritytranslation and interpreting…
Peterborough and District Deaf Children's Society
PE9 · Small charity, income under £100k
PDDCS is the Peterborough and District Deaf Children's Society and we do what we can to provide lots of activities for children who are deaf or have hearing loss in our area (which is anywhere near Peterborough). We do…
Community First (Peterborough)
PE1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO, which are solely for the public benefit of the inhabitants of the Peterborough Op Can-Do area, are as follows: 1) To preserve and promote good health 2) To promote the provision of facilities for…
Education charities in Peterborough
5 of the 271 we found.
North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust - Peterborough and Stamford Umbrella Charitable Fund
PE3 · Income £100k to £1m
Any charitable purpose or purposes relating to any ward or department within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Peterborough Muslim Education Trust
PE3 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the education of pupils at the Iqra Academy by providing facilities for education.
The Friends of St Botolphs School Peterborough
PE2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Organising charitable activities involving children, parents and friends of St Botolphs C of E Primary School in order to raise funds to use towards activities and facilities which support the school and pupils and aid…
The Peterborough Cathedral and Northampton High School for Girls Endowment
PE1 · Income under £10k
The Charity holds about 90% of the land and buildings occupied by the Northampton High School for Girls.
Nicolaus Copernicus Peterborough Polish School
PE1 · Income £100k to £1m
The Charity runs a Polish School which provides education in Polish language, traditions, history, geography and culture for four hours on a Saturday morning during term time.
Arts and heritage charities in Peterborough
5 of the 97 we found.
Peterborough Community Orchestra
PE6 · Small charity, income under £100k
PCO operates as a community orchestra for members from age fourteen, plus family groups. PCO aims to advance, improve, develop and maintain both member's and the general public's appreciation of the art of music. We…
The Peterborough Drama Festival
PE4 · Income under £10k
The charity runs an annual Drama Festival accepting entries from a wide geographical area and from ages 4 - 85. Competitors take part in verse speaking, prose reading, bible reading, mime and many other dramatic…
The Arts Society Peterborough
PE7 · Income under £10k
Promote the Arts by lectures and conservation activities.
Peterborough Operatic and Dramatic Society
PE6 · Small charity, income under £100k
The society's objectives are to educate the public in dramatic & operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, to assist and further charitableinstitutions and charitable…
Peterborough Sings!
PE1 · Income £100k to £1m
The charities primary activities are to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects but in particular choral music, by any means the…
Disability charities in Peterborough
5 of the 89 we found.
Peterborough Area Down's Syndrome Group
PE4 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of the needs of people with Down's Syndrome by the provision for such people of facilities, services and opportunities that will maximise their participation in society and any other charitable purposes…
Wednesday Phab Club Peterborough
PE2 · Small charity, income under £100k
We can be found in the Pyramid Centre at Bretton on Wednesday evenings from 7.30-9.30pm The club has a disco run by members on the first Wednesday of every month, judo classes twice, dance classes once a month. Regular…
Dial Peterborough
PE2 · Income £100k to £1m
DIAL Peterborough offers a free and confidential supportive service for anyone with a physical disability living in the Peterborough area. We support people in securing their rights and help to challenge cases of…
Peterborough and District Talking Newspaper Association
PE3 · Income under £10k
Provides a weekly summary of items from the local weekly newspaper in a recorded digital format for the use of visually impaired listeners
Cere-pal (Peterborough and District Spastic Society)
PE2 · Income under £10k
Cere-pal is a local group of volunteers,parents and friends who are caring for people with cerebral palsy in and around the Peterborough area. The group exists to enable people to share experiences and provide mutual…
Poverty and hardship charities in Peterborough
5 of the 86 we found.
Peterborough Nepalese Society UK
PE3 · Small charity, income under £100k
To further or benefit the residents of Peterborough and in Nepal by advancing education and providing facilities for improving the conditions of life for the residents, the relief of those in need in Nepal, by reason of…
H.e.l.p (Helping Empower Lives in Peterborough)
PE2 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide relief of financial hardship for refugees and asylum seekers within Peterborough and the surrounding areas, by the provision of advice and support, interpreting, translating and advocacy.Assist with the…
The Peterborough Soup Kitchen
PE3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Peterborough Soup Kitchen is a local charity for homeless and disadvantaged people from in and around the city.?Our aim is to ensure that anybody who turns up at our serving van receives hot soup, food and drinks…
City College Peterborough Foundation
PE2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity operates to advance education, advance health, relieve unemployment, relieve poverty and promote the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations, promote community participation…
Peterborough Citizens Advice Bureau
PE2 · Income £100k to £1m
Peterborough Citizens Advice Bureau is an independently run and financed local charity which has been serving the people of Peterborough since April 1967. We are the only mainstream, exclusively free provider of quality…
Charities for older people in Peterborough
5 of the 62 we found.
Peterborough Almshouse Trust CIO
PE1 · Income £100k to £1m
Our Charity's purposes as set out in the objects contained in the Charity's Governing Document are:-(a) the provision of housing accommodation for beneficiaries and (b) such charitable purposes for the benefit of…
Oundle & District U3a
PE8 · 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…
Charity of Mary Sambrook
PE3 · Income under £10k
Relief of poverty
Defibrillators for All
PE7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision of public access defibrillators for the town of Whittlesey and surrounding areas; training and education in the use of defibrillators and CPR; the provision of screening to detect heart abnormalities in…
Carlby Consolidated Charities
PE9 · Income under £10k
Relief of hardship/ poverty to elderly villagers
Small charities in Peterborough
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.
Dawoodi Bohra Community Association
PE1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provide predominantly people of lincolnshire and cambridgeshire, provision of facilities for: education, prayer and raising awareness and understanding of the dawoodi bohra progressive/reformist beliefs and practices…
Oundelian Memorial Trust
PE8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Bursary funding for young people in education.
Free Kicks Foundation
PE1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our mission is to encourage community engagement and wellbeing through recreation, with a dedicated focus on disadvantaged children, teenagers and young adults, by providing opportunities for sport-related experiences…
The Cornforth Homes
PE8 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of housing for poor persons born or lately resident in King's Cliffe, Northants.
Oundle Festival of Music and Drama
PE8 · Income under £10k
Annual competitive festival of music, speech and drama
Walsoken Village Hall
PE13 · Small charity, income under £100k
General Charitable Purposes to serve the Local Community
Evening Star Lodge No 1719 Benevolent Fund
PE9 · Small charity, income under £100k
Donations to Charities proposed by the members
Stamford St George Church Estate
PE9 · Income under £10k
The trust helps with the maintenance of St. George's Church in Stamford
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How many charities are there in Peterborough?
There are 935 registered charities based in and around Peterborough. 696 of them (74%) 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 Peterborough work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (286), education (271), and the arts and heritage (97). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 594 of the 935, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Peterborough?
Local charities in and around Peterborough have 27,765 volunteers between them. That's what 515 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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