Charities in Rushcliffe
There are 864 registered charities based in and around Rushcliffe. 685 of them (79%) 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 people299
- Education266
- Arts and heritage112
- Disability77
- Older people74
- Poverty and hardship54
- Environment21
- Animals16
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 600 of the 864. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 494 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 Rushcliffe
5 of the 299 we found.
Rushcliffe Play Forum
NG12 · Income under £10k
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Rushcliffe District Scout Association
NG2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Supporting Scouting in the Rushcliffe District
Sileby Youth Centre
LE12 · Income under £10k
To provide youth club activities for young people in Sileby, Leicestershire
The Greenway Centre
NG2 · Income £100k to £1m
The Greenway Centre operate a large multi-roomed centre in Sneinton Nottingham, on behalf of the City Council. We maintain and rent rooms to local individuals and groups on a one-off or long term basis. We also run…
The Charnwood Christmas Toy Appeal
LE14 · Income under £10k
We fund raise to get money to provide new toys, stocking fillers and a selection box for the needy children from birth to 16 years in the Charnwood area. We also provide gifts for the young carers up to 18 years.
Education charities in Rushcliffe
5 of the 266 we found.
Kwest Kenya Watamu Educational Support Trust
NG12 · Small charity, income under £100k
KWEST provides libraries, children's books, literacy resources and supported reading to children in Watamu, Kenya to children who are severely socially and economically disadvantaged. We daily take books into local…
Charity of Thomas Bunney Exclusive of Bunney Educational Foundation
LE14 · Income under £10k
Long term aim of the Thomas Bunney Charity is to support Great Dalby Children's activities at school or social events, etc.
Thomas Rawlins Educational Foundation
LE12 · Income under £10k
The Trust awards grants to assist with educational and/or enrichment activities to individuals (under the age of 25) or organisations and schools within Quorn, Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves and Barrow on Soar only.
General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust
LE12 · Income £100k to £1m
The principle object of the Trust is to provide educational courses and seminars for the individual members of the trade unions who are affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, and undertake research work…
The Bernard Thorpe Educational Foundation
LE12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Awarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.
Arts and heritage charities in Rushcliffe
5 of the 112 we found.
Phoenix Saxophone Orchestra
LE14 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the CIO are to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the…
Ruddington Framework Knitters Museum Limited
NG11 · Income £100k to £1m
The Framework Knitters museum operates as working museum in the original nineteenth century buildings with handframes & circular machines, holds a knitting collection and specialist library, maintains knitting &…
Castle Donington Museum Trust
DE74 · Income under £10k
To provide and maintain a local history museum in Castle Donington, Leicestershire. To catalogue, conserve and present the collection in line with accredited museum standards. To mount exhibitions annually reflecting…
Starlight Youth Theatre
LE12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Youth Theatre for 10-18 yrs olds in the Loughborough / Charnwood area
The Robin Hood Theatre Company Limited
NG23 · Small charity, income under £100k
We are an amateur theatre company promoting theatre in Nottingham through performance and the operation of the Robin Hood Theatre at Averham. The theatre provides a venue for a range of local performing companies,…
Disability charities in Rushcliffe
5 of the 77 we found.
Rushcliffe Dementia Action Network
NG11 · Income under £10k
RDAN: a network of local organisations, services and volunteers, working together to improve the support for people living with dementia and their carers in Rushcliffe. Our approach is to build strong partnerships,…
Leicester Group of Advanced Motorists
LE14 · Income under £10k
We deal with people to advance their driving skills. This includes people from the age of 17 upwards who have just passed their driving tests, and this will also include those people with varying disabilities. All of…
Dovecote Farm Riding for the Disabled Association Incorporating Carriage Driving
NG13 · Small charity, income under £100k
People with disabilities are given the opportunity to ride horses or ponies to benefit their health and wellbeing
Belvoir Vale Rda
NG12 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity provides equestrian services specifically for people with disabilities in order for them to gain therapeutic benefit and have the opportunity to achieve in the Belvoir Vale area. These activities include…
Visually Impaired - South Notts
NG2 · Income under £10k
Social and entertainment events for visually impaired people living in South Nottinghamshire.The group meets on the last Thursday of each month except August and December
Charities for older people in Rushcliffe
5 of the 74 we found.
Cotgrave & District U3a
NG12 · 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 personal development…
Soar Valley U3a
LE12 · 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.
West Bridgford University of the Third Age
NG2 · Small charity, income under £100k
General social and educational activities for older people and those who are retired from full time work by all means, in West Bridgford and the 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…
Keyworth & District U3a
NG12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Our object is to advance the education of older people no longer in gainful employment in Keyworth and its surrounding locality. We also aim to provide facilities for leisure time and recreational activities with the…
Poverty and hardship charities in Rushcliffe
5 of the 54 we found.
Ac Wollaton
NG2 · Small charity, income under £100k
The prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or…
Section 10 Foundation
NG2 · Income under £10k
The relief of financial hardship for the public benefit in such parts of the UK as the trustees shall from time to time determine by the provision of free legal advice and assistance to persons who through lack of means…
East Bridgford Village Hall
NG13 · Small charity, income under £100k
The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and…
The Rock Church (West Bridgford)
NG12 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the Christian Faith, to advance education, to relieve sickness and financial hardship and promote and preserve good health and wellbeing
Friends of Derwent Hill
LE12 · Income under £10k
Our principle aim is to support young people who wish to enjoy outdoor education. we provide access and support for those with a disability and provide grants to individuals and schools to provide places at derwent hill…
Small charities in Rushcliffe
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.
Quorn Town Lands Charity
LE12 · Small charity, income under £100k
Quorn Town Lands is a long established charity whose aim is to assist the residents of Quorn.The charity also wishes wherever possible to assist organisations and clubs within the village, the only stipulation being…
The Ratcliffe Chorale
NG12 · Income under £10k
In order to achieve the objects of the charity, principally to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music [summarised], the choir rehearse a broad…
Woodhouse Community Hall Trust
LE12 · Small charity, income under £100k
The property and trust fund have been established for the purposes of a village hall for use by the inhabitants of the area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race, political,…
Rotary Club of Shepshed Trust Fund
LE12 · Income under £10k
Youth ConcertChoir ConcertsSponsored WalksCoffee morningsB B QsVarious raffles
The F. H. H. Past and Present Employees Trust
NG12 · Income under £10k
Grants to former and current employees
Across Borders
LE12 · Income under £10k
Across Borders operates to raise the profile of people seeking refuge in the Middle East. Working with partner organisations in the region we seek to strengthen their service provision by the provision of technical…
The Village Hall (Ruddington)
NG11 · Small charity, income under £100k
Recreational
Friends of Burton School
LE12 · Income under £10k
The object of the Charity is to advance the education of pupils of Burton on the Wolds Primary School.
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How many charities are there in Rushcliffe?
There are 864 registered charities based in and around Rushcliffe. 685 of them (79%) 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 Rushcliffe work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (299), education (266), and the arts and heritage (112). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 600 of the 864, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Rushcliffe?
Local charities in and around Rushcliffe have 10,396 volunteers between them. That's what 494 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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