Charities
Small charities doing big work
Not every good cause is a household name. Here are smaller UK charities — many in the North East — tackling cold homes, protecting nature and supporting their communities. Donate to them directly.
Showing 125 of 125 charities
Martineau Gardens
Birmingham · Reg. charity 1092364
Runs an organically managed garden, environmental education and wildlife habitat in woodland near central Birmingham.
Visit and donate(opens Martineau Gardens website in a new tab)Deadwater Valley Trust
Whitehill and Bordon, Hampshire
Manages local nature reserves and conserves wildlife, landscape and heritage in the Deadwater Valley.
Visit and donate(opens Deadwater Valley Trust website in a new tab)Little Ouse Headwaters Project
Norfolk and Suffolk
Restores and conserves habitats and wildlife in the Little Ouse valley and organises practical conservation activities.
Visit and donate(opens Little Ouse Headwaters Project website in a new tab)The Sunshine Fund
Newcastle upon Tyne
Funds specialist equipment for North East children with disabilities, additional needs or serious illness.
Visit and donate(opens The Sunshine Fund website in a new tab)The Children's Foundation
Newcastle upon Tyne
Supports the health and wellbeing of vulnerable and marginalised children and young people in the North East.
Visit and donate(opens The Children's Foundation website in a new tab)Joybringers
Newcastle and North East
Provides education, mentoring, digital skills and community support for young people.
Visit and donate(opens Joybringers website in a new tab)Community Energy Plus
Cornwall · Reg. charity 1068990
Provides practical energy advice and community support to improve homes and address fuel poverty.
Visit and donate(opens Community Energy Plus website in a new tab)Marches Energy Advice
Midlands · Reg. charity 1070942
Offers impartial energy advice to help households achieve warmer, healthier and more efficient homes.
Visit and donate(opens Marches Energy Advice website in a new tab)Act on Energy
West Midlands · Reg. charity 1099862
Provides free energy advice and help accessing grants for home energy improvements.
Visit and donate(opens Act on Energy website in a new tab)Warm Wales - Cymru Gynnes
Wales and South-West England · Reg. charity 1215424
Combines energy advice, casework and wellbeing support to alleviate fuel poverty.
Visit and donate(opens Warm Wales - Cymru Gynnes website in a new tab)361 Energy
East Midlands · Reg. charity 1211594
Provides energy advice to reduce household energy costs and energy use.
Visit and donate(opens 361 Energy website in a new tab)Severn Wye Energy Agency
Gloucestershire and Wales · Reg. charity 1086510
Supports households and communities with energy efficiency and affordable warmth.
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South-East Wales · Reg. charity 1097891
Delivers energy advice and support for warmer, more energy-efficient homes.
Visit and donate(opens South East Wales Energy Agency website in a new tab)Energy Action Scotland
Scotland · Reg. charity SC012754
Works to end fuel poverty and promotes affordable warmth across Scotland.
Visit and donate(opens Energy Action Scotland website in a new tab)Energy Saving Trust Foundation
Scotland · Reg. charity SC043210
Supports people and communities to use energy more efficiently and reduce costs.
Visit and donate(opens Energy Saving Trust Foundation website in a new tab)Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative
Brighton and Hove · Reg. charity 1159197
Delivers community energy projects and helps local households improve energy efficiency.
Visit and donate(opens Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative website in a new tab)Energy Local
Wales and England · Reg. charity 1155858
Helps communities use locally generated renewable electricity and lower energy costs.
Visit and donate(opens Energy Local website in a new tab)Community Energy Scotland
Scotland · Reg. charity SC039673
Supports community groups developing local renewable energy and energy-saving projects.
Visit and donate(opens Community Energy Scotland website in a new tab)Transition Bath
Bath · Reg. charity 1120596
Runs community projects addressing energy use, climate change and local resilience.
Visit and donate(opens Transition Bath website in a new tab)Bristol Energy Cooperative
Bristol · Reg. charity 1136843
Develops community-owned renewable energy and reinvests benefits in local projects.
Visit and donate(opens Bristol Energy Cooperative website in a new tab)Carbon Co-op
Greater Manchester · Reg. charity 1140879
Helps communities retrofit homes and reduce domestic energy consumption.
Visit and donate(opens Carbon Co-op website in a new tab)Energy4All
North-West England and UK · Reg. charity 1101718
Supports community groups to establish and operate community-owned renewable energy projects.
Visit and donate(opens Energy4All website in a new tab)Warmer Homes Advice Service
North-East England · Reg. charity 1158120
Helps households reduce energy bills and make homes warmer and more efficient.
Visit and donate(opens Warmer Homes Advice Service website in a new tab)Oxford Community Action
Oxford · Reg. charity 1154916
Works with local communities on energy, climate and household wellbeing projects.
Visit and donate(opens Oxford Community Action website in a new tab)Low Carbon Hub
Oxfordshire · Reg. charity 1149893
Develops community-owned renewable energy and invests in local carbon reduction projects.
Visit and donate(opens Low Carbon Hub website in a new tab)Bath and West Community Energy
Bath and West · Reg. charity 1140990
Generates community-owned renewable energy and reinvests income in local projects.
Visit and donate(opens Bath and West Community Energy website in a new tab)Awel Aman Tawe
South Wales · Reg. charity 1099602
Builds community-owned renewable energy and delivers local energy education.
Visit and donate(opens Awel Aman Tawe website in a new tab)Community Energy South
South-East England · Reg. charity 1167433
Supports community energy organisations and local renewable energy initiatives.
Visit and donate(opens Community Energy South website in a new tab)Sussex Green Living
Sussex · Reg. charity 1146760
Runs community sustainability projects including household energy advice and warm-home support.
Visit and donate(opens Sussex Green Living website in a new tab)Brighton Energy Co-operative
Brighton · Reg. charity 1147958
Develops locally owned renewable energy and supports community energy awareness.
Visit and donate(opens Brighton Energy Co-operative website in a new tab)Energise Sussex Coast
East Sussex · Reg. charity 1148313
Works with communities on energy efficiency, affordable warmth and renewable energy.
Visit and donate(opens Energise Sussex Coast website in a new tab)Plymouth Energy Community
Plymouth · Reg. charity 1149401
Supports local people with energy advice and community-owned renewable energy projects.
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Totnes · Reg. charity 1145286
Develops community renewable energy and supports local energy resilience.
Visit and donate(opens Totnes Renewable Energy Society website in a new tab)Repowering London
London · Reg. charity 1157425
Enables communities to develop renewable energy projects and share local benefits.
Visit and donate(opens Repowering London website in a new tab)Energy Garden
London · Reg. charity 1155688
Creates community-led energy and green-space projects with local social benefits.
Visit and donate(opens Energy Garden website in a new tab)The Green Valleys
Wales · Reg. charity 1131538
Supports community energy, renewable projects and local carbon reduction.
Visit and donate(opens The Green Valleys website in a new tab)Dulas Foundation
Wales · Reg. charity 1109493
Supports community renewable energy development and sustainable local projects.
Visit and donate(opens Dulas Foundation website in a new tab)Energy Local CIC Community Benefit Society
United Kingdom · Reg. charity 1155858
Connects local renewable generation with community members to support affordable energy use.
Visit and donate(opens Energy Local CIC Community Benefit Society website in a new tab)St Kentigern Hospice
North East Wales · Reg. charity 519931
Provides palliative and respite care in a hospice setting for people in North East Wales and support for their families.
Visit and donate(opens St Kentigern Hospice website in a new tab)St David's Hospice
Llandudno, Wales · Reg. charity 1038543
Provides hospice care and support for people with life-limiting conditions in North Wales.
Visit and donate(opens St David's Hospice website in a new tab)Skanda Vale Hospice
Carmarthenshire, Wales · Reg. charity 1166180
Provides free hospice care for people with life-limiting illnesses in West Wales.
Visit and donate(opens Skanda Vale Hospice website in a new tab)Clydesdale Food Bank
South Lanarkshire, Scotland · Reg. charity SC045073
Provides emergency food and household essentials to people referred for support in the Clydesdale area.
Visit and donate(opens Clydesdale Food Bank website in a new tab)Community Foodbank - Skye and Lochalsh
Skye and Lochalsh, Scotland · Reg. charity SC049223
Works with local agencies to provide food to people in need across Skye and Lochalsh.
Visit and donate(opens Community Foodbank - Skye and Lochalsh website in a new tab)Antrim Foodbank
Antrim, Northern Ireland · Reg. charity 111206
Provides emergency food parcels, listening support and referrals for people experiencing food poverty in Antrim.
Visit and donate(opens Antrim Foodbank website in a new tab)Dundonald Foodbank Limited
Dundonald and East Belfast, Northern Ireland · Reg. charity 103632
Provides emergency food and signposting for people in crisis in Dundonald and East Belfast.
Visit and donate(opens Dundonald Foodbank Limited website in a new tab)Beacon: For Rare Diseases Ltd
Cambridge, England · Reg. charity 1149646
Supports people affected by rare diseases through information, education and community support.
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United Kingdom · Reg. charity 1183996
Educates healthcare professionals about rare diseases to improve recognition and care.
Visit and donate(opens Medics 4 Rare Diseases website in a new tab)Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue
Pembrokeshire, Wales · Reg. charity 1168657
Rescues and cares for rodents and rabbits in need of rehoming.
Visit and donate(opens Nibbles Rodent & Rabbit Rescue website in a new tab)Ardgowan Hospice
Greenock, Scotland · Reg. charity SC011541
Provides care and support for patients and families living with life-limiting illness in the Inverclyde area.
Visit and donate(opens Ardgowan Hospice website in a new tab)Cornwall Hospice Care
Cornwall, England · Reg. charity 1113140
Provides specialist palliative care for people with life-limiting illnesses in Cornwall.
Visit and donate(opens Cornwall Hospice Care website in a new tab)Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care
Newcastle
Volunteer drivers taking cancer patients to and from hospital treatment free of charge.
Visit and donate(opens Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care website in a new tab)Children North East
North East
Works with children, young people and families facing poverty and disadvantage across the region.
Visit and donate(opens Children North East website in a new tab)Changing Lives
Gateshead
Supports people facing homelessness, addiction and exploitation to make lasting change.
Visit and donate(opens Changing Lives website in a new tab)Gateshead Foodbank
Gateshead
Provides emergency food and signposting for local people in crisis.
Visit and donate(opens Gateshead Foodbank website in a new tab)Sunderland Foodbank
Sunderland
Provides emergency food and support for local people facing hardship.
Visit and donate(opens Sunderland Foodbank website in a new tab)Hartlepool Foodbank
Hartlepool
Provides emergency food and support to local people in crisis.
Visit and donate(opens Hartlepool Foodbank website in a new tab)Middlesbrough Foodbank
Middlesbrough
Provides emergency food and support for local people in crisis.
Visit and donate(opens Middlesbrough Foodbank website in a new tab)St Oswald's Hospice
Newcastle
Specialist hospice care for adults, young people and children in the North East.
Visit and donate(opens St Oswald's Hospice website in a new tab)St Cuthbert's Hospice
Durham
Hospice care for adults with life-limiting illnesses in Durham and Derwentside.
Visit and donate(opens St Cuthbert's Hospice website in a new tab)Butterwick Hospice
Stockton-on-Tees
Hospice care for adults and children across Teesside and south Durham.
Visit and donate(opens Butterwick Hospice website in a new tab)Alice House Hospice
Hartlepool
Hospice care for people in Hartlepool and east Durham.
Visit and donate(opens Alice House Hospice website in a new tab)Willow Burn Hospice
Lanchester
Specialist palliative care for people in north-west Durham.
Visit and donate(opens Willow Burn Hospice website in a new tab)Tyneside Women's Health
Gateshead
Mental health and wellbeing support for women across Tyneside.
Visit and donate(opens Tyneside Women's Health website in a new tab)Recovery Connections
Teesside
Peer-led recovery support for people affected by addiction.
Visit and donate(opens Recovery Connections website in a new tab)Calvert Trust Kielder
Kielder
Outdoor adventure holidays for disabled people and their families in Northumberland.
Visit and donate(opens Calvert Trust Kielder website in a new tab)The Lit & Phil
Newcastle
Independent library and cultural venue in central Newcastle, open to all.
Visit and donate(opens The Lit & Phil website in a new tab)Seven Stories
Newcastle
The National Centre for Children's Books, inspiring a love of reading.
Visit and donate(opens Seven Stories website in a new tab)Ouseburn Farm
Newcastle
City farm offering training and volunteering for adults with learning disabilities.
Visit and donate(opens Ouseburn Farm website in a new tab)Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Northumberland
Protects wildlife and wild places across Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside.
Visit and donate(opens Northumberland Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Durham Wildlife Trust
County Durham
Protects wildlife and manages nature reserves across Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside.
Visit and donate(opens Durham Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
Teesside
Protects wildlife and helps people connect with nature across the Tees Valley.
Visit and donate(opens Tees Valley Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Tyne Rivers Trust
Tyne catchment
Improves rivers and streams across the Tyne catchment for wildlife and people.
Visit and donate(opens Tyne Rivers Trust website in a new tab)Tees Rivers Trust
Teesside
Works to improve the health of the River Tees and its tributaries.
Visit and donate(opens Tees Rivers Trust website in a new tab)Groundwork North East & Cumbria
North East
Community projects improving green spaces, skills and environments.
Visit and donate(opens Groundwork North East & Cumbria website in a new tab)The Great North Air Ambulance Service
North East & Cumbria
Charity-funded helicopter emergency medical service for the North East and Cumbria.
Visit and donate(opens The Great North Air Ambulance Service website in a new tab)West End Refugee Service
Newcastle
Practical support and friendship for refugees and asylum seekers in Newcastle.
Visit and donate(opens West End Refugee Service website in a new tab)Action Foundation
Newcastle
Housing, English classes and support for refugees and asylum seekers.
Visit and donate(opens Action Foundation website in a new tab)The Cyrenians
Newcastle
Support for people facing homelessness, addiction and isolation across the North East.
Visit and donate(opens The Cyrenians website in a new tab)Washington Mind
Washington
Local mental health support and wellbeing services for people in Washington and Sunderland.
Visit and donate(opens Washington Mind website in a new tab)Tyneside Mind
Tyneside
Local mental health support across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Gateshead.
Visit and donate(opens Tyneside Mind website in a new tab)If U Care Share Foundation
County Durham
Suicide prevention, intervention and bereavement support.
Visit and donate(opens If U Care Share Foundation website in a new tab)Sunderland Carers Centre
Sunderland
Information, advice and support for unpaid carers in Sunderland.
Visit and donate(opens Sunderland Carers Centre website in a new tab)Gateshead Carers
Gateshead
Support, advice and breaks for unpaid carers in Gateshead.
Visit and donate(opens Gateshead Carers website in a new tab)Newcastle Carers
Newcastle
Information, advice and support for unpaid carers in Newcastle.
Visit and donate(opens Newcastle Carers website in a new tab)Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter
Newcastle
Rescues, cares for and rehomes dogs and cats across the North East.
Visit and donate(opens Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter website in a new tab)Centre for Sustainable Energy
Bristol
Energy advice and community support to help people tackle cold homes and the climate emergency.
Visit and donate(opens Centre for Sustainable Energy website in a new tab)Warm Wales
Wales
Helps Welsh households living in fuel poverty to stay warm and well.
Visit and donate(opens Warm Wales website in a new tab)Marches Energy Agency
Shropshire
Energy advice helping households in the Marches keep warm for less.
Visit and donate(opens Marches Energy Agency website in a new tab)Citizens Advice Gateshead
Gateshead
Free, independent advice on energy debt, benefits and money worries.
Visit and donate(opens Citizens Advice Gateshead website in a new tab)Citizens Advice Sunderland
Sunderland
Free, independent advice on energy bills, debt and benefits.
Visit and donate(opens Citizens Advice Sunderland website in a new tab)Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-op
Brighton
Community energy co-operative helping households cut energy use.
Visit and donate(opens Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-op website in a new tab)Bristol Energy Network
Bristol
Network of community groups supporting local energy action and warm homes.
Visit and donate(opens Bristol Energy Network website in a new tab)Repair Café Wales
Wales
Supports community repair cafés across Wales to fix items and cut waste.
Visit and donate(opens Repair Café Wales website in a new tab)Incredible Edible Todmorden
Todmorden
Community food growing in public spaces across Todmorden.
Visit and donate(opens Incredible Edible Todmorden website in a new tab)Trees for Cities
London
Plants trees and greens urban areas across the UK.
Visit and donate(opens Trees for Cities website in a new tab)Moors for the Future
Peak District
Restores blanket bog and moorland in the Peak District.
Visit and donate(opens Moors for the Future website in a new tab)Earth Trust
Oxfordshire
Connects people with nature on farmland, woodland and wetland near Oxford.
Visit and donate(opens Earth Trust website in a new tab)Thames21
London
Works with communities to improve rivers and canals in London.
Visit and donate(opens Thames21 website in a new tab)Bumblebee Conservation Trust
UK
Works to protect bumblebees and their habitats.
Visit and donate(opens Bumblebee Conservation Trust website in a new tab)Froglife
UK
Conserves amphibians and reptiles and their habitats.
Visit and donate(opens Froglife website in a new tab)Buglife
UK
Protects invertebrates and their habitats.
Visit and donate(opens Buglife website in a new tab)Trees for Life
Scottish Highlands
Rewilds the Scottish Highlands by restoring native forest.
Visit and donate(opens Trees for Life website in a new tab)Ulster Wildlife
Northern Ireland
Protects wildlife and wild places across Northern Ireland.
Visit and donate(opens Ulster Wildlife website in a new tab)Moor Trees
Devon
Plants native trees and creates new woodland across Devon.
Visit and donate(opens Moor Trees website in a new tab)Surfers Against Sewage
Cornwall
Grassroots charity protecting oceans, waves and beaches.
Visit and donate(opens Surfers Against Sewage website in a new tab)Keep Wales Tidy
Wales
Works with communities to protect and enhance Wales's environment.
Visit and donate(opens Keep Wales Tidy website in a new tab)Climate Outreach
Oxford
Helps build public engagement with climate change.
Visit and donate(opens Climate Outreach website in a new tab)Possible
London
Climate charity inspiring community-led climate action.
Visit and donate(opens Possible website in a new tab)Transition Network
Totnes
Supports community-led groups building local resilience.
Visit and donate(opens Transition Network website in a new tab)Garden Organic
Coventry
Promotes organic growing in gardens and communities.
Visit and donate(opens Garden Organic website in a new tab)Social Farms & Gardens
UK
Supports communities to farm, garden and grow together.
Visit and donate(opens Social Farms & Gardens website in a new tab)Bat Conservation Trust
UK
Works to secure the future of bats and their habitats.
Visit and donate(opens Bat Conservation Trust website in a new tab)Hawk and Owl Trust
Norfolk
Conserves wild birds of prey and their habitats.
Visit and donate(opens Hawk and Owl Trust website in a new tab)Barn Owl Trust
Devon
Works to conserve the barn owl and its environment.
Visit and donate(opens Barn Owl Trust website in a new tab)Westcountry Rivers Trust
South West
Improves rivers and waterways across the South West.
Visit and donate(opens Westcountry Rivers Trust website in a new tab)Mersey Rivers Trust
North West
Improves rivers across the Mersey catchment.
Visit and donate(opens Mersey Rivers Trust website in a new tab)Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
South Yorkshire
Protects wildlife and wild places across Sheffield and Rotherham.
Visit and donate(opens Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Avon Wildlife Trust
Bristol & Bath
Protects wildlife and helps people engage with nature.
Visit and donate(opens Avon Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust
Isles of Scilly
Cares for the islands' wildlife and landscapes.
Visit and donate(opens Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Manx Wildlife Trust
Isle of Man
Protects wildlife and wild places on the Isle of Man.
Visit and donate(opens Manx Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Shropshire Wildlife Trust
Shropshire
Protects wildlife and wild places across Shropshire.
Visit and donate(opens Shropshire Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Herefordshire
Protects wildlife and wild places across Herefordshire.
Visit and donate(opens Herefordshire Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Gwent Wildlife Trust
Gwent
Protects wildlife and wild places across Gwent.
Visit and donate(opens Gwent Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
Powys
Protects wildlife and wild places across Radnorshire.
Visit and donate(opens Radnorshire Wildlife Trust website in a new tab)Coigach Assynt Living Landscape
Scottish Highlands
Community-led landscape restoration in north-west Scotland.
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