Charities in St Albans
There are 990 registered charities based in and around St Albans. 717 of them (72%) 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 people381
- Education336
- Arts and heritage108
- Disability106
- Poverty and hardship67
- Older people41
- Environment32
- Overseas aid29
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 701 of the 990. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 648 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 St Albans
5 of the 381 we found.
St Albans Boys' Club
AL1 · Income under £10k
We primarily operate as a youth club, but our building is also used by a Weight Training group and is often hired by members of the local community for parties, indoor football matches etc...
17th St Albans (St Michael's) Scout Group
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Children / young people activities.
St Albans City Youth Football Club
AL1 · Income £100k to £1m
To organise or provide or assist in the organisation or provision of facilities which will enable boys and girls up to 18 years of age resident in St. Albans and the surrounding area to play football, ensuring that due…
1st St Albans Boy Scout Group
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
To encourage the physical,mental and spiritual development of young people so they may take a constructive place in society.
St Albans District Scout Council
AL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Scouting activities for young people from age 4 in St Albans District.
Education charities in St Albans
5 of the 336 we found.
The St Albans & Harpenden Christian Education Project
AL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Step contributes to the life of schools by teaching lessons, taking assemblies and running whole-day interactive seminars. Topics include insights into Christian belief and practice and moral, cultural and social…
The St Albans Cathedral Education Trust
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The advancement of education for people of all ages, and all religious faiths or none, in particular by promoting the use of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban and its connections as an educational resource.
Friends of St Albans Girls School
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
To advance the education and welfare of the pupils of St Albans Girls School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment at the school.
St Albans School Association
AL3 · Income under £10k
Makes grants to the School
St Albans Finnish School
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
St.Albans Finnish school offers language classes in Finnish from 3 year olds to adults. The school also organises a variety of activities to non-students during school time. Wide range of Finnish products are available…
Arts and heritage charities in St Albans
5 of the 108 we found.
The Abbey Theatre Trust (St Albans) Limited
AL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Main activity staging of theatrical productions for public performance.Other activities include provision of production facilities to other organisations and training in drama and related skills.
St Albans Museums and Galleries Trust
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Fund raising for Museum ACTIVITIES
St Albans Chamber Choir
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
St Albans Chamber Choir's objectives are to give performances of choral music of familiar and rarely performed work, including works commissioned by the Choir; also to foster public knowledge of such music by performing…
St Albans Chamber Opera Trust
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
The object of the Charity is to develop and enhance the public's appreciation of opera in the St Albans area. The Charity aims to provide first class operatic performance which are both affordable and accessible to the…
St Albans Choral Society
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
The objects of the Society are:a) to promote the study and public education in the art and science of choral music by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society shall from…
Disability charities in St Albans
5 of the 106 we found.
St Albans Area Junior Phab Club
AL3 · Income under £10k
We offer activities and support to children living in the St. Albans area who have different disabilities. We also offer these services to their siblings, carers, and parents.
St Albans and District Talking News
AL1 · Income under £10k
The objects of the CIO are to relieve blind, partially sighted people or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability, which makes reading a strain, by the provision of technological…
St Albans for Refugees
AL2 · Small charity, income under £100k
To collect and distribute emergency aid for refugees from war, oppression, natural disasters, climate change, and those being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, or membership of a particular social…
St Albans Lions Club (CIO)
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Member of the International Lions Club raising charity funds through annual projects including helping to run a charity bookshop, Easter Egg raffles, & christmas street collections, etc The monies are regularly…
Rotary Club of St Albans Trust Fund
AL5 · Income under £10k
The Rotary Club of St. Albans raises money in the St. Albans area for various charitable purposes locally, nationally and internationally.
Poverty and hardship charities in St Albans
5 of the 67 we found.
St Albans Relief in Need Charity
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of individuals in need in St Albans.
St Albans and District Foodbank
AL3 · Income £100k to £1m
We run a food bank in the St Albans district area.
Centre 33 (St Albans) Ltd.
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Centre 33 Provides a drop-in centre for homeless and socially deprived people. We offer free hot meals and drinks, hot showers (with towels and toiletries provided) and some second hand clothes. The Centre is open on…
St Albans Action for Homeless
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
St Albans Action for Homeless supports the street homeless and those in temporary accommodation, The charity provides hot meals on a Friday and Saturday night in St Albans town center plus clothes and basic…
St Albans District Citizens Advice Bureau
AL1 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides advice and advocacy services to members of the public.
Charities for older people in St Albans
5 of the 41 we found.
Computer Friendly St Albans
AL1 · Income under £10k
provides free and subsidised basic introductory computer training in public access venues to meet the needs of people of all ages and abilities, including the disadvantaged (whether through disability, homelessness,…
St Albans and Dacorum Day Hospice
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
St Albans & Dacorum Day Hospice is part of Rennie Grove Hospice Care providing 24/7 responsive Hospice at Home service as well as a range of day services for patients and families in Herts .
Age Concern St Albans
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hall for activities in central St Albans including two weekly day centres, and hire for age-related activities.
St Albans U3a
AL1 · Small charity, income under £100k
It offers lectures/talks on a regular basis. It also provides opportunities to take part in groups which pursue various educational, cultural, recreational, physical and social activities.
Ver-colne Valley University of the Third Age
WD5 · Small charity, income under £100k
A learning co-operative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Members, through sharing their knowledge, skills and experience, learn from each other.
Small charities in St Albans
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.
Raynham Way Community Centre
LU2 · Small charity, income under £100k
Maintain and manage a community centre.
Radlett and District U3a
WD7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charitable purposes of the Radlett and District U3A are to advance education and in particular the education of people not in full time gainful employment who are in their Third Age (being the period of time after…
St Nicholas School Parent Teacher Association
AL5 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity, St Nicholas School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is established to advance the education of the pupils of the school by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school…
Redbourn Community Group
AL3 · Small charity, income under £100k
Providing transport and assistance to Redbourn residents who need a helping hand, mainly (but not exclusively) the sick and elderly.
St Peter's Aid in Sickness Charity
AL1 · Income under £10k
makes grants to individualsmakes grants to organisations
Sandridge J M I School Parent Teacher Association
AL4 · Small charity, income under £100k
School extra curricular activities and fundraising
Mukti Trust
WD7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of poverty hardship and distress within India and elsewhere throughout the world,among orhphaned or disadvantaged girls under the age of 22, by provision of accomodation and support or such other exclusively…
2nd Harpenden Scouts
AL5 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of scouting experience to children aged between 6 and 14 in Harpenden
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How many charities are there in St Albans?
There are 990 registered charities based in and around St Albans. 717 of them (72%) 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 St Albans work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (381), education (336), and the arts and heritage (108). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 701 of the 990, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in St Albans?
Local charities in and around St Albans have 16,532 volunteers between them. That's what 648 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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