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Charities in Leicester: compare local options

100 rated charities with a register contact location in Leicester. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings.

Location is a starting point

100 rated records have a register contact location matched to Leicester. A contact location does not verify that a service is available locally, and UK-wide charities may also work here. Check the programme’s catchment, eligibility, referral route and current capacity.

What are the best charities in Leicester?

CharityCompare lists 100 rated charities with a register contact location in Leicester. There is no single best charity — shortlist by cause, then compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and filing record. Use the cause hubs on this page to narrow the list.

Charities in Leicester by cause

Register contact location: Leicester

Action Homeless (Leicester) Limited

£5.0m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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85/100

Active Partnerships

£3.5m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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83/100

Adhar Project

£303k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

65/100

Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited

£1.3m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

70/100

Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited

£8.1m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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81/100

Al Imdaad Aid

£619k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

71/100

Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited

£565k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

67/100

Barrowden Village Hall CIO

£719k (2024 accounts) · Leicester

59/100

Bhaarat Welfare Trust

£1.1m (2017 accounts) · Leicester

49/100

Blue Light Card Foundation

£724k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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83/100

Canine Partners for Independence

£5.4m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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89/100

Caravan of Mercy

£785k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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80/100

Cope Childrens Trust

£11m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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85/100

Creation Ministries International (UK / Europe) LTD

£368k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

57/100

Darul-Arqam Educational Trust

£478k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

47/100

Dedza Welfare Trust (Dwt)

£988k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

70/100

Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Benevolent Fund

£189k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

45/100

Dove Cottage Day Hospice

£548k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

80/100

Drop of Compassion

£906k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

71/100

Emh Care and Support Limited

£23m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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89/100

Emmaus Leicestershire and Rutland

£454k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

71/100

European Missionary Fellowship

£1.3m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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96/100

FareShare Midlands

£4.4m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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90/100

Food and Shelter Foundation

£771k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

87/100

Fusion UK

£950k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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95/100

General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust

£409k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

32/100

Gingerbread Cottage Playgroup

£947k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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84/100

Good News for Everyone!

£3.1m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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80/100

Goodwood Community & Education Trust

£827k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

68/100

Grace Communion International

£454k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

47/100

Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association

£2.4m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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93/100

Hinckley Club for Young People Limited

£287k (2026 accounts) · Leicester

75/100

Home-Start UK

£5.2m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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87/100

Instructus

£2.2m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

42/100

Inter Care Limited

£1.6m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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100/100

Islamic Centre Leicester

£445k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

65/100

Jain Samaj Europe

£343k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

39/100

Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust

£4.0m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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94/100

Kids Matter

£892k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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100/100

Leicester Animal Rescue

£239k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

50/100

Leicester Arts Centre Limited

£2.4m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

63/100

Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust

£120k (2024 accounts) · Leicester

39/100

Leicester Charity Organisation Society

£1.7m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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75/100

Leicester Hospitals Charity

£2.9m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

46/100

Leicester South Foodbank

£516k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

79/100

Leicester Theatre Trust Limited

£19m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

72/100

Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited

£16m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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81/100

Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Limited

£2.9m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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98/100

Leicestershire Cares Limited

£559k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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78/100

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation

£702k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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78/100

Lia Relief Trust

£4.1m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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93/100

Living Rock Trust

£1.0m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

80/100

Lutterworth Athletic Football Club

£1.3m (2023 accounts) · Leicester

0/100

Melton Learning Hub

£898k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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93/100

Menphys Limited

£643k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

61/100

Mesothelioma UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation

£1.7m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

Give with confidence

92/100

Mosaic 1898 LTD

£2.2m (2025 accounts) · Leicester

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89/100

Mrc Community Action

£572k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

59/100

Muslim Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Community of Leicester

£1.0m (2024 accounts) · Leicester

75/100

New Futures Project

£470k (2025 accounts) · Leicester

55/100

Common questions

How do I donate to a local charity in Leicester?

Verify the charity number, check the actual service area and any local donation restriction if you want to support work in Leicester, compare filings on CharityCompare, then give via the charity’s official website.