--- title: "Charities in Edinburgh: compare local options" description: "Compare 3731 rated charities in Edinburgh — register contact locations and wider organisations; verify service coverage." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/edinburgh retrieved: 2026-10-06T10:11:32.957Z 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 Edinburgh: compare local options 3731 rated charities connected to Edinburgh — local organisations plus UK-wide charities. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings. ## Location is a starting point 8 rated records have a register contact location matched to Edinburgh; 3723 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 Edinburgh contact locationWider organisations to check Quick answer CharityCompare lists 3731 rated charities connected to Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh. ## Charities in Edinburgh by cause - [Best homelessness charities in Edinburgh](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/homelessness/edinburgh) - [Best animals charities in Edinburgh](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals/edinburgh) ## Register contact location: Edinburgh [BO Banner of Truth Building Fund £280k · UK-wide 28/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/banner-of-truth-building-fund)[BC Blood Cancer UK Research £21m · UK-wide Give with confidence 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blood-cancer-uk-research)[GA Godparents Anthroposophical Training Fund £173k · UK-wide 49/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/godparents-anthroposophical-training-fund)[SO School of Hard Knocks £1.5m · UK-wide 67/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/school-of-hard-knocks)[TC The Central Gifts Committee of the Churches of God £526k · Edinburgh 74/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-central-gifts-committee-of-the-churches-of-god)[TR The Royal Caledonian Education Trust £291k · Edinburgh 32/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-royal-caledonian-education-trust)[TS The Scops Arts Trust £497k · UK-wide 43/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-scops-arts-trust)[TT The Turing Trust £783k · UK-wide Give with confidence 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-turing-trust) ## Wider organisations to check Selected organisations labelled UK-wide in our dataset. Confirm which of their services cover Edinburgh. [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)