--- title: "Charities in Leicester: compare local options" description: "Compare 3785 rated charities in Leicester — register contact locations and wider organisations; verify service coverage." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/leicester retrieved: 2026-09-21T06:33:26.048Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- ## Location is a starting point 100 rated records have a register contact location matched to Leicester; 3685 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 Leicester contact locationWider organisations to check Quick answer CharityCompare lists 3785 rated charities connected to Leicester. 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 Leicester. ## Charities in Leicester by cause - [Best poverty relief charities in Leicester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/poverty/leicester) - [Best disability charities in Leicester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability/leicester) - [Best religion charities in Leicester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/religion/leicester) - [Best international aid charities in Leicester](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/international/leicester) ## Register contact location: Leicester [ACTION HOMELESS (LEICESTER) LIMITED £5.0m · leicester Give with confidence 85/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/action-homeless-leicester-limited)[Active Partnerships £3.5m · UK-wide Give with confidence 83/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/active-partnerships)[ADHAR PROJECT £303k · leicester 65/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/adhar-project)[AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE & RUTLAND HOME HELP LIMITED £1.3m · leicester 70/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-leicester-shire-rutland-home-help-limited)[AGE UK LEICESTER SHIRE AND RUTLAND LIMITED £8.1m · leicester Give with confidence 81/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/age-uk-leicester-shire-and-rutland-limited)[AL IMDAAD AID £619k · UK-wide 71/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/al-imdaad-aid)[BAMBOOZLE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED £565k · UK-wide 67/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bamboozle-theatre-company-limited)[BARROWDEN VILLAGE HALL CIO £719k · leicester 59/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/barrowden-village-hall-cio)[BHAARAT WELFARE TRUST £1.1m · leicester 49/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bhaarat-welfare-trust)[BLUE LIGHT CARD FOUNDATION £724k · UK-wide Give with confidence 83/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/blue-light-card-foundation)[CANINE PARTNERS FOR INDEPENDENCE £5.4m · UK-wide Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/canine-partners-for-independence)[CARAVAN OF MERCY £785k · UK-wide Give with confidence 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/caravan-of-mercy)[COPE CHILDRENS TRUST £11m · leicester Give with confidence 85/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cope-childrens-trust)[CREATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL (UK / EUROPE) LTD £368k · UK-wide 57/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/creation-ministries-international-uk-europe-ltd)[DARUL-ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST £478k · leicester 47/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/darul-arqam-educational-trust)[DEDZA WELFARE TRUST (DWT) £988k · leicester 70/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dedza-welfare-trust-dwt)[DEFENCE MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE BENEVOLENT FUND £189k · leicester 45/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/defence-medical-rehabilitation-centre-benevolent-fund)[DOVE COTTAGE DAY HOSPICE £548k · leicester 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/dove-cottage-day-hospice)[DROP OF COMPASSION £906k · UK-wide 71/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/drop-of-compassion)[EMH CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED £23m · leicester Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/emh-care-and-support-limited)[EMMAUS LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND £454k · leicester 71/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/emmaus-leicestershire-and-rutland)[EUROPEAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP £1.3m · UK-wide Give with confidence 96/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/european-missionary-fellowship)[FareShare Midlands £4.4m · UK-wide Give with confidence 90/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/fareshare-midlands)[FOOD AND SHELTER FOUNDATION £771k · UK-wide 87/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/food-and-shelter-foundation)[FUSION UK £950k · UK-wide Give with confidence 95/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/fusion-uk)[GENERAL FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS EDUCATIONAL TRUST £409k · UK-wide 32/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/general-federation-of-trade-unions-educational-trust)[GINGERBREAD COTTAGE PLAYGROUP £947k · leicester Give with confidence 84/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/gingerbread-cottage-playgroup)[GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE! £3.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/good-news-for-everyone)[GOODWOOD COMMUNITY & EDUCATION TRUST £827k · leicester 68/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/goodwood-community-education-trust)[Grace Communion International £454k · UK-wide 47/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/grace-communion-international)[GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION £2.4m · UK-wide Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/great-britain-wheelchair-basketball-association)[HINCKLEY CLUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIMITED £287k · leicester 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hinckley-club-for-young-people-limited)[HOME-START UK £5.2m · UK-wide Give with confidence 87/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/home-start-uk)[INSTRUCTUS £2.2m · UK-wide 42/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/instructus)[INTER CARE LIMITED £1.6m · leicester Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/inter-care-limited)[ISLAMIC CENTRE LEICESTER £445k · leicester 65/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/islamic-centre-leicester)[JAIN SAMAJ EUROPE £343k · UK-wide 39/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/jain-samaj-europe)[KASHMIR ORPHAN RELIEF TRUST £4.0m · UK-wide Give with confidence 94/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kashmir-orphan-relief-trust)[KIDS MATTER £892k · UK-wide Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kids-matter)[LEICESTER ANIMAL RESCUE £239k · leicester 50/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-animal-rescue)[LEICESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED £2.4m · leicester 63/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-arts-centre-limited)[LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST £120k · leicester 39/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-cathedral-charitable-trust)[LEICESTER CHARITY ORGANISATION SOCIETY £1.7m · leicester Give with confidence 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-charity-organisation-society)[LEICESTER HOSPITALS CHARITY £2.9m · leicester 46/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-hospitals-charity)[LEICESTER SOUTH FOODBANK £516k · leicester 79/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-south-foodbank)[LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED £19m · leicester 72/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicester-theatre-trust-limited)[LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND ORGANISATION FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING LIMITED £16m · leicester Give with confidence 81/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicestershire-rutland-organisation-for-the-relief-of-suffering-limited)[LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED £2.9m · leicester Give with confidence 98/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicestershire-and-rutland-wildlife-trust-limited)[LEICESTERSHIRE CARES LIMITED £559k · leicester Give with confidence 78/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicestershire-cares-limited)[LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION £702k · leicester Give with confidence 78/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/leicestershire-leicester-and-rutland-community-foundation)[LIA RELIEF TRUST £4.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lia-relief-trust)[LIVING ROCK TRUST £1.0m · leicester 80/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/living-rock-trust)[LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB £1.3m · leicester 21/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lutterworth-athletic-football-club)[MELTON LEARNING HUB £898k · leicester Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/melton-learning-hub)[MENPHYS LIMITED £643k · leicester 61/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/menphys-limited)[MESOTHELIOMA UK CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION £1.7m · UK-wide Give with confidence 92/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mesothelioma-uk-charitable-incorporated-organisation)[MOSAIC 1898 LTD £2.2m · leicester Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mosaic-1898-ltd)[MRC COMMUNITY ACTION £572k · leicester 59/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/mrc-community-action)[MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER £1.0m · leicester 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/muslim-khoja-shia-ithna-asheri-community-of-leicester)[NEW FUTURES PROJECT £470k · leicester 55/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/new-futures-project) ## Wider organisations to check Selected organisations labelled UK-wide in our dataset. Confirm which of their services cover Leicester. [10 % For The Ocean £146k · UK-wide 43/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/10-for-the-ocean)[13 RIVERS TRUST £2.9m · UK-wide Give with confidence 99/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/13-rivers-trust)[1509 GROUP £31m · UK-wide 75/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/1509-group)[15BILLIONEBP £1.6m · UK-wide 74/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/15billionebp)[1851 MARINE TRUST £499k · UK-wide 47/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/1851-marine-trust)[24-7 PRAYER £4.1m · UK-wide Give with confidence 83/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/24-7-prayer)[2FACED DANCE COMPANY LIMITED £364k · UK-wide 46/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/2faced-dance-company-limited)[2wish £2.0m · UK-wide Give with confidence 89/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/2wish)[3 PILLARS PROJECT CIO £513k · UK-wide 95/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3-pillars-project-cio)[30 BIRDS FOUNDATION UK £515k · UK-wide 76/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/30-birds-foundation-uk)[3P MINISTRIES £901k · UK-wide Give with confidence 77/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3p-ministries)[3SPACE £229k · UK-wide 40/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/3space)[40TUDE CURING COLON CANCER £292k · UK-wide 52/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/40tude-curing-colon-cancer)[4LOUIS £1.3m · UK-wide Give with confidence 95/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/4louis)[A MILLION REALITIES FOUNDATION £1.0m · UK-wide 85/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-million-realities-foundation)[A ROCHA INTERNATIONAL £1.4m · UK-wide Give with confidence 93/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-rocha-international)[A ROCHA UK £864k · UK-wide Give with confidence 87/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-rocha-uk)[A T D FOURTH WORLD LIMITED £503k · UK-wide 98/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/a-t-d-fourth-world-limited)