Charities in England & Wales (Charity Commission) — statistics
Every registered and removed charity on the Charity Commission register for England and Wales — name, charity and organisation numbers, type, registration status and dates, reporting status, latest income and expenditure, postcode area, company number, website, insolvency/administration/CIO flags, and the charity's own activities summary. From the official daily public extract; contact address lines, phone, email and trustee names are never ingested.
headline
| records in dataset | 184,488 |
| last refreshed | 2026-11-08 |
summary
As of 8 November 2026, Charities in England & Wales (Charity Commission) holds 184,488 records in its current window, published between December 2025 and November 2026.
In November 2026 so far, 92 records have been published, down 334 (78.4%) on the 426 of October 2026. Across the 12 months in view the average is 348 a month; the busiest was October 2026 with 426 and the quietest November 2026 with 92.
Looking at by registration status, Registered leads with 184,488 records (100.0% of the total) and is the only value present. Looking at by charity type, Other leads with 76,866 records (41.7% of the total), followed by CIO (40,554) and Charitable company (30,351). Looking at by reporting status, Submission Received leads with 144,514 records (78.3% of the total), followed by New (7,748) and Submission Received Late (7,273). Looking at largest postcode areas, SE1 leads with 810 records (0.4% of the total), followed by N16 (752) and NW11 (609).
Over the last 31 refresh days the register gained 809 records, lost 424 and changed 29,980; the latest refresh, on 8 November 2026, added 0, removed 23 and changed 218.
Registrations by month
| month | count |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 352 |
| 2026-01 | 306 |
| 2026-02 | 314 |
| 2026-03 | 402 |
| 2026-04 | 417 |
| 2026-05 | 360 |
| 2026-06 | 417 |
| 2026-07 | 375 |
| 2026-08 | 327 |
| 2026-09 | 386 |
| 2026-10 | 426 |
| 2026-11 | 92 |
By registration status
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Registered | 184,488 |
By charity type
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Other | 76,866 |
| CIO | 40,554 |
| Charitable company | 30,351 |
| Trust | 19,796 |
| Previously excepted | 3,189 |
By reporting status
| value | records |
|---|---|
| Submission Received | 144,514 |
| New | 7,748 |
| Submission Received Late | 7,273 |
| Submission Double Default | 6,397 |
| Submission Overdue | 4,408 |
| Suppressed | 417 |
Largest postcode areas
| value | records |
|---|---|
| SE1 | 810 |
| N16 | 752 |
| NW11 | 609 |
| E1 | 515 |
| N1 | 504 |
| CR0 | 462 |
| NW1 | 441 |
| EC1V | 393 |
| BS2 | 383 |
| M7 | 361 |
| W1W | 349 |
| BN1 | 328 |
| WC2A | 322 |
| E14 | 316 |
| NW3 | 310 |
what changed (last 30 days)
Last 30 days: 809 added, 424 removed, 29,980 changed — the rows a re-download would make you find yourself.
| refresh day | added | removed | changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | 0 | 23 | 218 |
| 2026-11-07 | 16 | 11 | 559 |
| 2026-11-06 | 22 | 1 | 716 |
| 2026-11-05 | 23 | 16 | 854 |
| 2026-11-04 | 17 | 6 | 889 |
| 2026-11-03 | 14 | 8 | 827 |
| 2026-11-02 | 0 | 0 | 3,335 |
| 2026-11-01 | 0 | 17 | 1,162 |
| 2026-10-31 | 7 | 9 | 1,971 |
| 2026-10-30 | 13 | 13 | 1,662 |
| 2026-10-29 | 455 | 16 | 1,496 |
| 2026-10-28 | 18 | 18 | 1,484 |
| 2026-10-27 | 18 | 12 | 1,504 |
| 2026-10-26 | 0 | 0 | 519 |
| 2026-10-25 | 0 | 17 | 584 |
| 2026-10-24 | 12 | 7 | 1,233 |
| 2026-10-23 | 19 | 35 | 1,256 |
| 2026-10-22 | 12 | 22 | 1,368 |
| 2026-10-21 | 25 | 21 | 1,034 |
| 2026-10-20 | 25 | 13 | 836 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 346 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 42 | 316 |
| 2026-10-17 | 16 | 9 | 727 |
| 2026-10-16 | 15 | 9 | 900 |
| 2026-10-15 | 22 | 6 | 829 |
| 2026-10-14 | 12 | 10 | 922 |
| 2026-10-13 | 19 | 5 | 992 |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026-10-11 | 0 | 40 | 16 |
| 2026-10-10 | 11 | 15 | 673 |
| 2026-10-09 | 18 | 16 | 745 |
This register diffs itself every morning. Poll the delta instead of the whole
dataset: GET /v1/changes/uk-charities?since=2026-10-09 (add
change=added|removed|changed), or the MCP tool get_changes. One
credit per page, 90-day history — a daily diff of every register fits the free tier.
methodology
Computed from the same records the gankdat API serves — official government feeds, refreshed daily, no scraping. This dataset's licence and personal-data posture are stated in the terms. Counts reflect the current dataset window, not all-time totals. Cite this page with its URL and the last-refreshed date.