--- title: "Charities in Colchester: compare local options" description: "Compare 3746 rated charities in Colchester — register contact locations and wider organisations; verify service coverage." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/colchester retrieved: 2026-10-06T10:48:42.324Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- # Charities in Colchester: compare local options 3746 rated charities connected to Colchester — local organisations plus UK-wide charities. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings. ## Location is a starting point 27 rated records have a register contact location matched to Colchester; 3719 further records are labelled UK-wide in our dataset. These labels do not verify that a service is available locally. Check the programme’s catchment, eligibility, referral route and current capacity. Records with a Colchester contact locationWider organisations to check Quick answer CharityCompare lists 3746 rated charities connected to Colchester. There is no single best charity — shortlist by cause, then compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and filing record. Use the cause hubs below for pages such as best animal charities in Colchester. ## Register contact location: Colchester [AV Acorn Villages Limited £4.7m · Colchester 77/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/acorn-villages-limited)[CF Clacton Family Trust Limited £4.5m · Colchester 49/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/clacton-family-trust-limited)[CA Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club £171k · Colchester 39/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colchester-and-east-essex-cricket-club)[CA Colchester Arts Centre £1.0m · Colchester 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colchester-arts-centre)[CM Colchester Mercury Theatre Limited £5.8m · Colchester Give with confidence 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colchester-mercury-theatre-limited)[CZ Colchester Zoological Society £4.4m · UK-wide 69/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/colchester-zoological-society)[EA East Anglian Railway Museum £325k · UK-wide 33/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/east-anglian-railway-museum)[EH Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust £17m · Colchester 72/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/essex-herts-air-ambulance-trust)[EW Essex Wildlife Trust Limited £10.0m · Colchester Give with confidence 83/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/essex-wildlife-trust-limited)[FL Firstsite Limited £2.4m · Colchester 60/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/firstsite-limited)[GH Gainsborough's House Society £1.1m · UK-wide 72/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gainsborough-s-house-society)[GS German Shepherd Rescue Elite Limited £372k · UK-wide 62/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/german-shepherd-rescue-elite-limited)[HE Headway Essex £776k · Colchester Give with confidence 92/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/headway-essex)[HS Hourglass (Safer Ageing) £2.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 91/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hourglass-safer-ageing)[LE Lepra £5.9m · UK-wide Give with confidence 87/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lepra)[RS Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex Mid & North Branch CIO £1.1m · Colchester 73/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-essex-mid-north-branch-cio)[SH St Helena Hospice Limited £24m · Colchester Give with confidence 77/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/st-helena-hospice-limited)[ST Stagetext £999k · UK-wide Give with confidence 96/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/stagetext)[SR Sue Ryder £106m · UK-wide 72/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/sue-ryder)[TC Tendring Community Transport £737k · Colchester 82/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tendring-community-transport)[TC Tendring Community Voluntary Services £1.2m · Colchester Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tendring-community-voluntary-services)[TM Tendring Mental Health Support £1.0m · Colchester Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tendring-mental-health-support)[TC The Charity of the Regular Canonesses of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord £572k · Colchester Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-charity-of-the-regular-canonesses-of-the-order-of-the-holy-sepulchre-of-our-lord)[TC The Colchester and District Cat Rescue and Homing Society £312k · Colchester 47/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-colchester-and-district-cat-rescue-and-homing-society)[TP The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Charity £1.6m · UK-wide 61/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-parachute-regiment-and-airborne-forces-charity)[TP The Pioneer Sailing Trust £553k · UK-wide 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-pioneer-sailing-trust)[TU The Union of Evangelical Churches £415k · Colchester 65/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-union-of-evangelical-churches) ## Wider organisations to check Selected organisations labelled UK-wide in our dataset. Confirm which of their services cover Colchester. [1F 10 % For The Ocean £146k · UK-wide 43/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/10-for-the-ocean)[1R 13 Rivers Trust £2.9m · UK-wide Give with confidence 99/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/13-rivers-trust)[1G 1509 Group £31m · UK-wide 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/1509-group)[15 15billionebp £1.6m · UK-wide 74/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/15billionebp)[1M 1851 Marine Trust £499k · UK-wide 47/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/1851-marine-trust)[2P 24-7 Prayer £4.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 83/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/24-7-prayer)[2D 2faced Dance Company Limited £364k · UK-wide 46/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/2faced-dance-company-limited)[2W 2wish £2.0m · UK-wide Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/2wish)[3P 3 Pillars Project CIO £513k · UK-wide 95/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3-pillars-project-cio)[3B 30 Birds Foundation UK £515k · UK-wide 76/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/30-birds-foundation-uk)[3M 3p Ministries £901k · UK-wide Give with confidence 77/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3p-ministries)[3S 3space £229k · UK-wide 40/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3space)[4C 40tude Curing Colon Cancer £292k · UK-wide 52/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/40tude-curing-colon-cancer)[4L 4louis £1.3m · UK-wide Give with confidence 95/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/4louis)[AM A Million Realities Foundation £1.0m · UK-wide 85/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-million-realities-foundation)[AR A Rocha International £1.4m · UK-wide Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-rocha-international)[AR A Rocha UK £864k · UK-wide Give with confidence 87/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-rocha-uk)[AT A T D Fourth World Limited £503k · UK-wide 98/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-t-d-fourth-world-limited)