Charities in Test Valley
There are 1,152 registered charities based in and around Test Valley. 851 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 people398
- Education380
- Arts and heritage177
- Disability119
- Poverty and hardship62
- Older people44
- Environment30
- Mental health29
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 810 of the 1,152. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 691 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 Test Valley
5 of the 398 we found.
Test Valley Parent Teacher Association
SO20 · Income under £10k
The purpose of Test Valley School PTA is to advance the education of the pupils in the school. This is done through fundraising to provide facilities, equipment and opportunities for the children and holding social…
Andover Young Carers
SP10 · Income £100k to £1m
The provision of relief to Young Carers in the area covered by Northern Test Valley and surrounding districts - (Young Carers being defined as children and young people, up to the age of 18 years of age), who help to…
Lordshill Youth Project
SO16 · Income under £10k
Detached youth work and the provision of youth clubs in Lordshill Southampton
Romsey Young Carers
SO51 · Income £100k to £1m
Support for children and young people who look after a family member with a long term health condition or disability
Trust Property Held in Connection With Ludgershall Boys' and Youth Club
SP11 · Income under £10k
Youth Club for the boys and girls aged 11 to 18 in the Ludgershall area.
Education charities in Test Valley
5 of the 380 we found.
Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group
SO51 · Income under £10k
25 Open meetings each year Distribution of a regular newsletter to members Twice weekly workshops for active research Occasional exhibitions and full day courses Guided walks in and around Romsey Assistance to school…
School Library Association
SO50 · Income £100k to £1m
Provides advice/support to members and information to others. Supports the development of effective school libraries and librarians, literacy, reading for pleasure and information literacy. Publishes a range of…
Curtis's Educational Foundation
SP5 · Income under £10k
Supports Winterslow C of E (Aided) Primary School
Miss Gales Educational Foundation
SP10 · Small charity, income under £100k
As described on page 15 opposite. The grants are specifically made for educational purposes. The beneficiaries have to be under the age of 25, of either sex, and have to be resident in or near Andover or are attending…
John Pollen's Educational Foundation
SP10 · Income under £10k
Education grants to pupils between 5 and 23 years of age living or being educated in Andover
Arts and heritage charities in Test Valley
5 of the 177 we found.
Test Valley Arts Foundation Limited
SO20 · Income under £10k
Fostering promoting and supporting art and artists in Test Valley
Dynamic Youth Theatre
SO53 · Small charity, income under £100k
Dynamic Youth Theatre aims to provide affordable opportunities for young people aged 6-18 (regardless of their background and any physical or mental disabilities) to develop their skills, confidence and appreciation of…
Amesbury Museum and Heritage Trust
SP4 · Income under £10k
Providing a Museum/Art Gallery and/or Educational Centre for the general public benefit and preserving, displaying and presenting artefacts and information relating to the History of Amesbury and surrounding area.
The Royal Logistic Corps Museum Trust CIO
SO21 · Income £100k to £1m
Operation of the museum of The Royal Logistic Corps telling the story of Army logistics from the current day back through the period of the predecessor corps and organisations.
City of Southampton Orchestra
SO51 · Small charity, income under £100k
To publically perform music to the best of our ability.
Disability charities in Test Valley
5 of the 119 we found.
The Boaz Trust Hampshire Limited
SO21 · Income £100k to £1m
Boaz exists to provide an excellent day services facility in Hampshire, midway Andover and Winchester, with related horticultural and other opportunities at which adults with learning disabilities may come together to…
The Romsey Gateway Club
SO53 · Income under £10k
Romsey Gateway club caters for adults with learning disabilities and has done for over thirty years. We seek to provide opportunities for friendship, recreation and entertainment. The development of existing skills…
Papworth and Enham Foundation
SP11 · Income under £10k
The Foundation supports the needs of people with disabilities. It also has the power to assist their needy dependants. These objectives are fulfilled in practice by raising appeal funds for its two associated charities,…
The Solent Dolphin
SP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
To relieve persons suffering from mental or physical disabilities and those accompanying them, by the provision of facilities for recreational or other leisure time occupation and in particular, by the provision of…
Friends of Rosewood School
SO16 · Small charity, income under £100k
Friends of Rosewood supports Rosewood Free School in the education of children with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The charity's funds aids the pupils of Rosewood Free School in attending outings,…
Poverty and hardship charities in Test Valley
5 of the 62 we found.
Eastleigh Basics Bank
SO50 · Income £100k to £1m
The charity's objects are the relief of poverty and financial hardship for public benefit in Eastleigh and surrounding areas in particular but not exclusively by providing food to individuals and families in need. In…
Baby Necessities Southampton
SO51 · Income £100k to £1m
Providing essential items to families with children under five, who are experience poverty or financial hardship.
Qatrah
SO16 · Small charity, income under £100k
The prevention or relief of poverty and financial hardship in Afghanistan, particularly among women and children, by providing food and essential items, financial support and access to healthcare and educational…
Junction 13 Eastleigh
SO50 · Income £100k to £1m
To advance the Christian Faith;To relieve sickness, distress or financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods and services of any kind, including the provision of…
Go to Leisure CIO
SO16 · Income £100k to £1m
The objects are to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Hampshire and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have a need of such…
Charities for older people in Test Valley
5 of the 44 we found.
Bourne Valley Day Centre for the Elderly
SP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Offers companionship, help & support to elderly residents of the Bourne Valley and other local areas as the trustees see fit who live alone or with relatives/carers in line with Social Services policy of keeping people…
Eastleigh District U3a
SO50 · Small charity, income under £100k
A University of the Third Age is a learning cooperative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities. Activities are organised mainly in small groups that meet…
Monks Brook U3a
SO53 · Small charity, income under £100k
General meetings of older people with speaker,activities include: art appreciation, bird watching, walking, theatre visits, local history etc.,
The Durrington and District Day Centre for the Elderly
SP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Outings, theatre trips, shopping, holidays, friendship and company.Playing dominos, cards and knitting and reading. We also do jigsaws and quizzes and have entertainment.
Friendship Day Centre, Winterslow
SP5 · Small charity, income under £100k
Weekly meetings Tuesday 10am-3pm. Led by organiser supported by volunteers. Transport, coffee, 2 course hot lunch, tea provided. Wide variety of activities, art, craft, music, games, exercises, speakers, parties…
Small charities in Test Valley
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.
Goodworth Clatford Village Club CIO
SP11 · Small charity, income under £100k
Village Club
Halterworth School Association
SO51 · Small charity, income under £100k
We raise funds for the school through fun events targeted at the children & parents of children attending Halterworth Community Primary School. Typical activities include discos, non-uniform days, cake sales, quiz…
Hendy Foundation
SO53 · Small charity, income under £100k
Hendy Foundation provides grants to local charities in the areas in which Hendy Group Ltd operate, namely Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, West and East Sussex, Surrey and Kent. We do not support national charities…
Poor's Allotment
SP5 · Income under £10k
Distribute alms in the village
Raising Twenty1
SP11 · Small charity, income under £100k
Andover Twenty1 is a parent-led Charity. Our purpose is to provide support to people with Down's Syndrome and their families, from birth and through school. We want our members to reach their potential, socially and…
Amesbury - Boscombe Down Link Scheme
SP4 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides practical help to those requiring it eg transport to doctors.
The Jamie G Sporting Trust
SP10 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Jamie G Charity helps local sporting clubs and individuals, by way of funding equipment and travel and equipment.
The Friends of Romsey Abbey
SO51 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity exists to advance Christian religion in particular but not exclusively by assisting and supporting the Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelflaeda, Romsey, Hampshire (The Abbey), and support the Abbey?s…
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How many charities are there in Test Valley?
There are 1,152 registered charities based in and around Test Valley. 851 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 Test Valley work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (398), education (380), and the arts and heritage (177). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 810 of the 1,152, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Test Valley?
Local charities in and around Test Valley have 14,925 volunteers between them. That's what 691 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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