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Registered community groups per 10,000 residents, every council ranked

Charities working in one or two council areas, for each 10,000 residents. The Charity Commission records counties, not districts, so a district shares its county's figure. Charities under £5,000 a year need not register. Figures for October 2026, published for 318 councils in England and Wales. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.

Lowest: Barking and Dagenham, 5.9. The council in the middle: West Northamptonshire, 20.4. Highest: City of London, 186.8.

Registered community groups per 10,000 residents, every council it is published for, lowest first
PlaceCouncilFigure
1Barking and DagenhamLondon5.9
2KnowsleyNorth West6.5
3HaltonNorth West6.8
4 jointBrentLondon7.1
4 jointSandwellWest Midlands7.1
6 jointRochdaleNorth West7.2
6 jointWiganNorth West7.2
8 jointHaveringLondon7.3
8 jointNewhamLondon7.3
10RedbridgeLondon7.4
11MiddlesbroughNorth East7.5
12Stockton-on-TeesNorth East7.6
13 jointSloughSouth East7.7
13 jointSouth TynesideNorth East7.7
13 jointTamesideNorth West7.7
13 jointWaltham ForestLondon7.7
17 jointNewportWales7.8
17 jointRotherhamYorkshire and the Humber7.8
19WalsallWest Midlands7.9
20 jointBournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West8.1
20 jointThurrockEast of England8.1
22EalingLondon8.2
23CaerphillyWales8.3
24 jointLutonEast of England8.4
24 jointWakefieldYorkshire and the Humber8.4
26 jointHillingdonLondon8.6
26 jointStockportNorth West8.6
28 jointBexleyLondon8.9
28 jointHounslowLondon8.9
30 jointLeicesterEast Midlands9.0
30 jointTraffordNorth West9.0
32 jointBarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber9.1
32 jointEnfieldLondon9.1
34WandsworthLondon9.2
35St. HelensNorth West9.3
36 jointSunderlandNorth East9.4
36 jointSuttonLondon9.4
36 jointWolverhamptonWest Midlands9.4
39 jointGreenwichLondon9.6
39 jointNorth TynesideNorth East9.6
39 jointSalfordNorth West9.6
42 jointHartlepoolNorth East9.7
42 jointTorfaenWales9.7
44MertonLondon9.8
45 jointDudleyWest Midlands9.9
45 jointOldhamNorth West9.9
47BoltonNorth West10.0
48CroydonLondon10.1
49Blaenau GwentWales10.2
50 jointLewishamLondon10.3
50 jointPortsmouthSouth East10.3
52 jointDerbyEast Midlands10.4
52 jointStoke-on-TrentWest Midlands10.4
54CardiffWales10.6
55 jointBirminghamWest Midlands10.7
55 jointDoncasterYorkshire and the Humber10.7
55 jointNorth East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber10.7
55 jointTower HamletsLondon10.7
59 jointBlackpoolNorth West10.9
59 jointBuryNorth West10.9
59 jointHarrowLondon10.9
59 jointPlymouthSouth West10.9
63SeftonNorth West11.0
64Newcastle upon TyneNorth East11.1
65 jointBromleyLondon11.3
65 jointDarlingtonNorth East11.3
67Hammersmith and FulhamLondon11.4
68 jointMedwaySouth East11.5
68 jointRedcar and ClevelandNorth East11.5
68 jointRhondda Cynon TafWales11.5
71 jointKingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber11.6
71 jointWarringtonNorth West11.6
73SwanseaWales11.7
74 jointBridgendWales11.9
74 jointIslingtonLondon11.9
76LiverpoolNorth West12.0
77 jointBlackburn with DarwenNorth West12.1
77 jointPeterboroughEast of England12.1
79 jointBracknell ForestSouth East12.3
79 jointBrighton and HoveSouth East12.3
81 jointLeedsYorkshire and the Humber12.4
81 jointSouthwarkLondon12.4
83 jointLambethLondon12.5
83 jointSouthamptonSouth East12.5
85 jointCoventryWest Midlands12.6
85 jointTelford and WrekinWest Midlands12.6
87 jointKingston upon ThamesLondon13.0
87 jointSouthend-on-SeaEast of England13.0
89Milton KeynesSouth East13.2
90NottinghamEast Midlands13.3
91SwindonSouth West13.4
92 jointManchesterNorth West13.5
92 jointSolihullWest Midlands13.5
94SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber13.6
95WirralNorth West13.9
96BradfordYorkshire and the Humber14.0
97GatesheadNorth East14.2
98KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber14.4
99BarnetLondon14.7
100TorbaySouth West14.8
101 jointFlintshireWales14.9
101 jointNeath Port TalbotWales14.9
101 jointSouth GloucestershireSouth West14.9
104 jointHaringeyLondon15.1
104 jointWrexhamWales15.1
106WokinghamSouth East15.3
107 jointCounty DurhamNorth East15.6
107 jointMerthyr TydfilWales15.6
109ReadingSouth East16.4
110 jointBristolSouth West16.7
110 jointNorth LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber16.7
112Richmond upon ThamesLondon17.2
113Vale of GlamorganWales17.4
114CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber17.5
115Kensington and ChelseaLondon17.6
116CamdenLondon18.0
117WestminsterLondon18.1
118 jointCannock ChaseWest Midlands18.3
118 jointEast StaffordshireWest Midlands18.3
118 jointLichfieldWest Midlands18.3
118 jointNewcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands18.3
118 jointSouth StaffordshireWest Midlands18.3
118 jointStaffordWest Midlands18.3
118 jointStaffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands18.3
118 jointTamworthWest Midlands18.3
126North SomersetSouth West18.8
127YorkYorkshire and the Humber19.3
128 jointBurnleyNorth West19.4
128 jointChorleyNorth West19.4
128 jointFyldeNorth West19.4
128 jointHyndburnNorth West19.4
128 jointLancasterNorth West19.4
128 jointPendleNorth West19.4
128 jointPrestonNorth West19.4
128 jointRibble ValleyNorth West19.4
128 jointRossendaleNorth West19.4
128 jointSouth RibbleNorth West19.4
128 jointWest LancashireNorth West19.4
128 jointWyreNorth West19.4
140HackneyLondon19.5
141 jointBroxbourneEast of England20.1
141 jointDacorumEast of England20.1
141 jointEast HertfordshireEast of England20.1
141 jointHertsmereEast of England20.1
141 jointNorth HertfordshireEast of England20.1
141 jointSt AlbansEast of England20.1
141 jointStevenageEast of England20.1
141 jointThree RiversEast of England20.1
141 jointWatfordEast of England20.1
141 jointWelwyn HatfieldEast of England20.1
151 jointAshfieldEast Midlands20.3
151 jointBassetlawEast Midlands20.3
151 jointBroxtoweEast Midlands20.3
151 jointGedlingEast Midlands20.3
151 jointMansfieldEast Midlands20.3
151 jointNewark and SherwoodEast Midlands20.3
151 jointRushcliffeEast Midlands20.3
158 jointNorth NorthamptonshireEast Midlands20.4
158 jointWest NorthamptonshireEast Midlands20.4
160 jointBasildonEast of England20.9
160 jointBraintreeEast of England20.9
160 jointBrentwoodEast of England20.9
160 jointCastle PointEast of England20.9
160 jointChelmsfordEast of England20.9
160 jointColchesterEast of England20.9
160 jointEpping ForestEast of England20.9
160 jointHarlowEast of England20.9
160 jointMaldonEast of England20.9
160 jointRochfordEast of England20.9
160 jointTendringEast of England20.9
160 jointUttlesfordEast of England20.9
172 jointAdurSouth East21.3
172 jointArunSouth East21.3
172 jointChichesterSouth East21.3
172 jointConwyWales21.3
172 jointCrawleySouth East21.3
172 jointHorshamSouth East21.3
172 jointMid SussexSouth East21.3
172 jointWorthingSouth East21.3
180 jointBlabyEast Midlands21.7
180 jointCharnwoodEast Midlands21.7
180 jointHarboroughEast Midlands21.7
180 jointHinckley and BosworthEast Midlands21.7
180 jointMeltonEast Midlands21.7
180 jointNorth West LeicestershireEast Midlands21.7
180 jointOadby and WigstonEast Midlands21.7
187 jointBromsgroveWest Midlands22.1
187 jointMalvern HillsWest Midlands22.1
187 jointRedditchWest Midlands22.1
187 jointWorcesterWest Midlands22.1
187 jointWychavonWest Midlands22.1
187 jointWyre ForestWest Midlands22.1
193Cheshire EastNorth West22.6
194 jointAmber ValleyEast Midlands22.7
194 jointBolsoverEast Midlands22.7
194 jointChesterfieldEast Midlands22.7
194 jointDerbyshire DalesEast Midlands22.7
194 jointErewashEast Midlands22.7
194 jointHigh PeakEast Midlands22.7
194 jointNorth East DerbyshireEast Midlands22.7
194 jointSouth DerbyshireEast Midlands22.7
202DenbighshireWales22.8
203Central BedfordshireEast of England23.1
204Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East23.2
205 jointBasingstoke and DeaneSouth East23.4
205 jointCarmarthenshireWales23.4
205 jointEast HampshireSouth East23.4
205 jointEastleighSouth East23.4
205 jointFarehamSouth East23.4
205 jointGosportSouth East23.4
205 jointHartSouth East23.4
205 jointHavantSouth East23.4
205 jointNew ForestSouth East23.4
205 jointRushmoorSouth East23.4
205 jointTest ValleySouth East23.4
205 jointWinchesterSouth East23.4
217 jointAshfordSouth East23.7
217 jointCanterburySouth East23.7
217 jointDartfordSouth East23.7
217 jointDoverSouth East23.7
217 jointFolkestone and HytheSouth East23.7
217 jointGraveshamSouth East23.7
217 jointMaidstoneSouth East23.7
217 jointSevenoaksSouth East23.7
217 jointSwaleSouth East23.7
217 jointThanetSouth East23.7
217 jointTonbridge and MallingSouth East23.7
217 jointTunbridge WellsSouth East23.7
229 jointNorth WarwickshireWest Midlands24.2
229 jointNuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands24.2
229 jointRugbyWest Midlands24.2
229 jointStratford-on-AvonWest Midlands24.2
229 jointWarwickWest Midlands24.2
234Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West24.4
235 jointBostonEast Midlands24.9
235 jointEast LindseyEast Midlands24.9
235 jointLincolnEast Midlands24.9
235 jointNorth KestevenEast Midlands24.9
235 jointSouth HollandEast Midlands24.9
235 jointSouth KestevenEast Midlands24.9
235 jointWest LindseyEast Midlands24.9
242NorthumberlandNorth East25.0
243 jointElmbridgeSouth East25.4
243 jointEpsom and EwellSouth East25.4
243 jointGuildfordSouth East25.4
243 jointMole ValleySouth East25.4
243 jointReigate and BansteadSouth East25.4
243 jointRunnymedeSouth East25.4
243 jointSpelthorneSouth East25.4
243 jointSurrey HeathSouth East25.4
243 jointTandridgeSouth East25.4
243 jointWaverleySouth East25.4
243 jointWokingSouth East25.4
254Bath and North East SomersetSouth West25.9
255East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber26.1
256PembrokeshireWales26.5
257Isle of AngleseyWales26.8
258West BerkshireSouth East27.1
259 jointCambridgeEast of England27.5
259 jointEast CambridgeshireEast of England27.5
259 jointFenlandEast of England27.5
259 jointHuntingdonshireEast of England27.5
259 jointSouth CambridgeshireEast of England27.5
264MonmouthshireWales27.9
265BuckinghamshireSouth East29.3
266Isle of WightSouth East29.4
267 jointEastbourneSouth East30.0
267 jointHastingsSouth East30.0
267 jointLewesSouth East30.0
267 jointRotherSouth East30.0
267 jointWealdenSouth East30.0
272 jointCheltenhamSouth West30.6
272 jointCotswoldSouth West30.6
272 jointForest of DeanSouth West30.6
272 jointGloucesterSouth West30.6
272 jointStroudSouth West30.6
272 jointTewkesburySouth West30.6
278 jointBrecklandEast of England31.3
278 jointBroadlandEast of England31.3
278 jointGreat YarmouthEast of England31.3
278 jointKing's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England31.3
278 jointNorth NorfolkEast of England31.3
278 jointNorwichEast of England31.3
278 jointSouth NorfolkEast of England31.3
285 jointCeredigionWales31.8
285 jointCornwallSouth West31.8
287 jointCherwellSouth East31.9
287 jointOxfordSouth East31.9
287 jointSouth OxfordshireSouth East31.9
287 jointVale of White HorseSouth East31.9
287 jointWest OxfordshireSouth East31.9
292SomersetSouth West33.0
293ShropshireWest Midlands33.2
294 jointBaberghEast of England33.3
294 jointEast SuffolkEast of England33.3
294 jointIpswichEast of England33.3
294 jointMid SuffolkEast of England33.3
294 jointWest SuffolkEast of England33.3
299WiltshireSouth West33.6
300BedfordEast of England34.7
301GwyneddWales35.9
302 jointCumberlandNorth West37.2
302 jointWestmorland and FurnessNorth West37.2
304 jointEast DevonSouth West37.7
304 jointExeterSouth West37.7
304 jointMid DevonSouth West37.7
304 jointNorth DevonSouth West37.7
304 jointSouth HamsSouth West37.7
304 jointTeignbridgeSouth West37.7
304 jointTorridgeSouth West37.7
304 jointWest DevonSouth West37.7
312North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber38.9
313HerefordshireWest Midlands41.4
314DorsetSouth West42.0
315PowysWales43.9
316RutlandEast Midlands45.6
317Isles of ScillySouth West152.2
318City of LondonLondon186.8

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  • Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland's open charity register says nothing of where a charity works.
  • Scotland. Scotland registers every charity, however small, so it is shown in the app as Scotland's own figure.

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