10 to 1 - CelebratingForgotten SmallerCharities

£10 billion worth of charitable donations are made in the UK each year. Of these, the vast majority goes to large charities with over £5 million of annual income – despite accounting for just over 1% of all charities across the country, these largest charities consume 72% of donations.

To shine some well-deserved light onto the smaller charities that are so often forgotten and overlooked, Givey presents its 10 to 1 infographic. Here we show how for everyone one large charity the public has heard of, there are ten smaller ones doing fantastic work that people are likely not even aware of.

forca - strength against cancer £18,387

- Promotes physical and mental health for those living with or affected by cancer in Hampshire and Dorset

Widnes & Runcorn Cancer Support Group £128,472

- Aims to provide a community- based welcoming environment where emotional and psychological support is available for people

Prostate Cancer Research Centre £2.9m

- Its mission is to develop new therapies for men with advanced prostate cancer- PCRC funds three research programs: Spread of Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Stem Cells & Immunotherapy

Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity £1.9m

- Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield is one of only four dedicated cancer hospitals in England. Weston Park Cancer Charity supports the hospital by funding pioneering cancer research and helping to improve cancer treatments and care

Kidscan – Children’s Cancer Research £259,652

- Through groundbreaking research, Kidscan is striving to change the fact that cancer is the leading cause of death in children in the UK - A new drug designed and synthesised by University of Salford scientists supported by Kidscan has helped to discover a way of allowing healthy cells to take charge of cancerous cells and stop them developing into tumors

Together Against Cancer £2m

- It provides assistance to the incredible cancer programmes it has identified in the UK and internationally that support its mission of making a difference in the lives of cancer patients - TAC support at least ten other assistance programmes that provide educational, dietary, emotional, financial, and spiritual support as well as complementary therapies

Helen Rollason Cancer Charity £1.1m

- It aims to enable quality of life while living with cancer, offering a range of complementary therapies to patients in an environment of peace and tranquility - Through its support centres, the charity has offered nearly 8,500 appointments in the year to those touched by cancer

Cancer Research UK (total income of £634.9m in 2015)

CANCER

Ovarian Cancer Action £1.6m

- The Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre drives new and more targeted treatments from pre-clinical studies, to clinical trials and into gynaecological clinics across the UK - Four ongoing clinical trials are being supported

World Child Cancer £2.3m

- Helps children with cancer in developing countries to access diagnosis and care

Cancer Recovery Foundation £3.2m

- It helps people across the UK to survive by providing information, financial assistance and support; including a special programme for children and young people

The Theodora Children’s Charity £514,685

- Theodora Giggle Doctors trains professional performers, to work in both the hospital and with children with disabilities - It has a team of 25 trained Theodora Giggle Doctors, which visit approximately 30,000 children and their families every year

Childreach International £2.1m

- Global children’s rights movement working in five countries to ensure that children can take a stand and fulfill their own potential - Worked with 60,869 children, teachers, parents and community members in seven countries during 2014/15

The Railway Children £3.5m

- Helps to get children off the streets as fast as possible - In 2016 it contacted and protected 201,000 children at railway stations in India – 3,988 children were safely reintegrated with their families

ChildHope £3.3m

- International children’s charity supporting street and working children - Currently supporting 72,121 children and young people to make long term improvements to their lives

Darjeeling Children’s Trust £46,560

- Aims to advance the education and preserve and protect the good health of the children and young people of Darjeeling- Funded an orphanage providing accommodation for up to 60 boys

The Children of Sumatra £16,775

- The Children of Sumatra was set up with the vision of helping the vast number of children who suffer from cleft lip and palate deformities living on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia - This year it has helped 70 children born with cleft deformities, experience transformational surgery with life changing results

Daisy’s Dream £374,588

- Supports children and their families who have been affected by the life threatening illness or bereavement of someone close to them - Supported 722 children, 487 parents and 182 professionals in 2016 alone

Save the Children £370.3m

CHIlDREN

Nakuru Children’s Project £78,981

- It is dedicated to relieving poverty and improving education for children in Nakuru, Kenya

The Honeypot Children’s Charity £1.1m

- Offers both respite breaks and outreach support to young carers and vulnerable children

The Dame Vera lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy £555,772

- Maximises potential for under- fives with cerebral palsy and other motor learning difficulties- Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity has provided help to over 600 families from West and East Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Berkshire and Greater London

Yorkshire Animal Shelter £36,700

- Small rescue and rehoming charity based in North Leeds which relieves the suffering of stray and abandoned animals who are in need of care

Celia Hammond Animal Trust £2.3m

- The Celia Hammond Animals Trust operates in London and throughout the South East to help stray, abandoned and unwanted animals - The clinics have neutered over 130,000 animals, preventing the birth of hundreds of thousands of unwanted puppies and kittens and have vaccinated over 175,000 animals

Palestinian Animal league Solidarity £23,296

- Palestine’s only locally run animal protection organisation, it works to improve the lives of animals and people - 1,600 vegan meals served up in Jerusalem every month

Animal Welfare Foundation £725,964

- AWF funds research, supports veterinary education, provides pet care advice and encourages debate on animal welfare issues - In 2013-2014 it committed £514,351 to animal welfare research and over 800 vet students attended its welfare- themed events

National Animal Welfare Trust £3.8m

- It finds loving homes for cats, dogs, guinea pigs and rabbits as well as birds and field animals - 1,156 animals cared for and rehomed

Worldwide Veterinary Service £1.3m

- The WVS helps animals in places where no one else will - In an average year they treat 150,000 animals, deploy 100 teams, send 850 aid parcels, train 500 vets and support 250 other charities

RSPB – The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

£132.8m

ANImAlS

Tiggywinkles, The Wildlife Hospital Trust £2.1m

- A specialist hospital using every available veterinary welfare skill to rescue and rehabilitate all species of British wildlife - Has created a hospital that is open 24/7, 365 days that cares for over 10,000 animals every year

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust £753,308

- A dog charity that looks after the health and welfare of all dogs by funding a wide variety of work ranging from research into canine diseases, dog welfare organisations and the promotion of support dogs, all of which give dogs a healthier, happier life

Rescue me Animal Sanctuary £59,601

- Rescue Me Animal Sanctuary is a small foster home based animal sanctuary in the Merseyside area set up in July 2013 - It runs a sanctuary where hundreds of animals have been helped

love Underdogs £342,931

- Solving the problem of stray dogs in Romania - Turned the Brasov poundu– once one of the most notoriously cruel public pounds of Romania – into a decent shelter

Save the Children £370.3m

POVERTY AND OVERSEAS AID

Human Relief Foundation £4.1m

- An International Non- Governmental Organisation that provides emergency relief and assistance to people caught up in extraordinary, life- threatening situations

Emerge Poverty Free £1.5m

- Helps people lift themselves out of poverty in East Africa - Last year it reached over 93,000 people who were living in poverty

Wells for India £227,147

- Working with the people of India, it expands the sustainable and efficient provision of safe and secure water to improve the lives and the environment of the poorest rural communities - Last year its projects reached more than 186 villages and over 165,700 of the some of the poorest people in the world

Ripple Africa £526,654

- Empowering communities to achieve a sustainable future by providing a hand up, not a hand out - It runs many projects in a small area, and has 145 Malawian staff and 3,550 volunteers working on its projects

SOS Sahel International UK £2.3 million

- A development charity that works with herders and farmers in Africa’s drylands (the Sahel region), promoting sustainable natural resource management - Last year it completed a three-year project in Ethiopia, decreasing flooding by 74% and increasing the average annual income by 93%

EducAid India £33,907

- Helps to bring education to children in rural India and communities to grow - In 2013 a clinic was built with funds from EducAid, offering the first line of care in an area where little medical assistance was available within 30 kilometres (Kolkata)

Oxfam £401.4m

Barnabus £496,485

- Barnabus is a Manchester Christian Homeless Charity bringing hope and support to the homeless for 25 years through our city centre drop- in, outreach and collaborative projects

ACE - Aid Conservation through Education £54,246

- ACE is a small charity based in Cornwall, UK. It believes that education is the key to conservation and poverty eradication - It is committed to supporting rural primary education in developing countries and is currently assisting nine primary schools in southwest Uganda

Save the Children £370.3m

The East African missionary Society £101,324

- A missionary organisation which has overseen developing people and communities through evangelism, health, leadership development, literacy and income generation projects - It has built orphanages, run literacy, health and prison programmes

mother Helpage £311,019

- For over a decade Mother Helpage has worked hard in coordination with international agencies as well as carried out its own initiatives - It has cared for 5,000 orphans and educated 500,000 children and adults

THE ElDERlY

Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal £3.8m

- Excellent accommodation, comradeship and the highest standards of care for veterans in recognition of their loyal service to the country - Some 300 army veterans live at the Royal Hospital today, including those who have served in Korea, the Falkland Islands, Cyprus, Northern Ireland and World War II

Serve £821,665

- Its mission is to ensure that everyone who wishes to remain in their own home, irrespective of their age or disability, is enabled to do so - It provides a range of services in Northamptonshire to help the elderly stay fit and healthy and enjoy the independence that living in your own home provides

Tapestry £2.1m

- Supporting adults in leading a positive, fulfilling life

The Sheppard Trust £1.0m

- The Trust provides accommodation for elderly ladies living on small incomes and the aim is to give residents independence with security - The houses are in the Holland Park area of London and each resident has a small self- contained flat

Arthritis Action £581,958

- The only UK charity giving hands-on help to combat arthritis pain through self- management and lifestyle advice

Cinnamon Trust - Helping Elderly People and Pets £4.5m

- It recognises the importance of the treasured relationship between people and pets - The charity runs 752 care homes and sheltered homes for the elderly that will accept pets

Age UK £90.1m

Action for Elders £50,228

- Created to help older people and society cope with the major challenges posed by increasing longevity - Provides care homes, grief programmes, runs projects, campaigns and works to influence policy

BRACE Alzheimers Research £582,108

- It raises funds and supports dementia research - It established the South West Dementia Brain Bank, supports staff, studies and helped to create the Bristol Brain Centre, a bespoke clinical research facility

Help 4 Forgotten Allies £54,416

- Supports veterans and widows from World War II in Burma - Has built camps, school- buildings, set up self-help groups and much more among refugees

The National Benevolent Institution £730,272

- One of the oldest charities in Great Britain – for 200 years it has helped elderly people and others with very limited means to live with dignity and in greater comfort

ENVIRONmENT AND CONSERVATION

Trees for Cities £1.1m

- The only charity working on an international scale to create greener cities - Since 1993, it has engaged over 70,000 people to plant over 600,000 urban trees in parks, streets, schools and housing estates across the UK

mEDASSET – mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles £65,754

- It plays an active role in the study and conservation of sea turtles and their habitats throughout the Mediterranean - The charity carries out scientific research, environmental education, political lobbying and raises public awareness

Environmental Investigation Agency Trust £1.1m

- The charity carries out diligent, carefully planned undercover investigations - They tackle environmental crime and defends the natural world strategically

WWF £63.2m

The World land Trust £4.0m

- An international conservation charity, which protects the world’s most biologically important and threatened habitats acre by acre

The Galapagos Conservation Trust £478,678

- The only UK registered charity to focus exclusively on the conservation and sustainability of the Galapagos Archipelago - By raising funds and awarenes in the UK it is supporting conservation projects in Galapagos, contributing to the overall management of this unique ecosystem

The Gaia Foundation £929,973

- It is passionate about regenerating cultural and biological diversity, and restoring a respectful relationship with the Earth - Together with long-term partners in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe, it works with local communities to secure land, seed, food and water sovereignty

Campaign to Protect Rural England £3.6m

- The charity campaigns for a beautiful and living countryside - It works to protect, promote and enhance England’s towns and countryside to make them better places to live, work and enjoy

Rainforest Foundation UK £2.8m

- The charity’s goal is to help indigenous peoples and forest communities around the world gain the land and resource rights they deserve

Sylva Foundation £893,143

- Works across Britain caring for forests, to ensure they thrive for people and for nature - It organises activities under four themes: science, education, forestry and wood

African Conservation Foundation £11,955

- The African Conservation Foundation works to protect Africa’s endangered wildlife and their habitats, by tackling the root causes of biodiversity loss - ACF is the first organisation focusing on partnering with and building the capacity of grassroots conservation efforts in the region