Facts and figures: UK charity sector 2018

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The updated version of the essential facts and figures about the UK charity sector at your fingertips, including statistics on volunteering, donations, size of the sector and more. Take a look at the 10 key figures below and download the full article for more:

10 key facts

• There are 880,000 paid employees in the charity sector

• There are 168,000 registered charities in the UK, nearly 90% of which have an annual income below £500K

• The total income of all charities combined is about £48 billion. This is higher than the Higher Education sector, and about £10 billion less than Tesco.

• The voluntary sector contributes approximately £15.3bn to UK GVA – more than the arts or agriculture.

• The value of formal volunteering in the UK is around £22.6bn

• Individuals account for almost half of the sector’s total income

• The median for the 100 highest paid positions is £185K per annum

• Charities have over 10 regulators

• Charities fund almost half of all medical research in the UK

• 35% of the total voluntary sector workforce work in the social care subsector