Health and saving lives
1,109 charities in Wales list this theme. Their combined income in their latest year was £1.3 billion. From 2021 to now, funders have given at least £311.3 million to 369 of them.
Who funds it
The funders that have given most to charities on this theme, from 2021 to now.
| Funder | Kind | Given | Charities funded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £64,789,016 | 56 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £32,692,823 | 249 |
| Local authorities (not named) | Council | £19,367,801 | 2 |
| Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | Other public body | £14,748,194 | 2 |
| Medr | Other public body | £10,760,000 | 1 |
| Local Health boards | NHS | £9,595,646 | 6 |
| NHS service level agreements | NHS | £6,491,000 | 1 |
| The Carlyle Trust | Trust or foundation | £5,215,746 | 1 |
| National Assembly/Local Health Board | NHS | £5,072,030 | 1 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Other public body | £4,884,096 | 37 |
See every funder of this theme.
By kind of funder
| Kind | Given | Share of all money given |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £64.8 million | 21% |
| Council | £48.8 million | 16% |
| Trust or foundation | £43 million | 14% |
| National Lottery | £39.2 million | 13% |
| NHS | £37.4 million | 12% |
| Other | £35.4 million | 11% |
| Other public body | £34.6 million | 11% |
| UK government | £8.1 million | 3% |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it. The latest year looks low because many charities have not yet filed accounts for it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2026 | £13,843,851 |
| 2025 | £93,081,438 |
| 2024 | £97,208,119 |
| 2023 | £80,215,870 |
| 2022 | £10,323,365 |
| 2021 | £16,620,708 |
Charities given the most
Money given to each charity from 2021 to now, across every theme it works on.
| Charity | Given |
|---|---|
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | £26,362,997 |
| Platfform for Change | £25,487,688 |
| Cardiff and Vale Citizens Advice Bureau | £12,397,256 |
| St David's Foundation Hospice Care | £9,397,836 |
| Cyfannol Women's Aid | £8,795,744 |
| North Wales Wildlife Trust | £8,072,662 |
| Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations | £7,948,733 |
| Calan DVS | £7,532,090 |
| Cardiff University | £7,373,023 |
| Adferiad Recovery Limited | £7,209,291 |
Largest charities
By income in their latest year. See every charity on this theme.
| Charity | Their income |
|---|---|
| Cardiff University | £634,070,682 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | £148,589,000 |
| The Healthcare Management Trust | £62,866,323 |
| Innovate Trust Ltd | £33,256,450 |
| Adferiad Recovery Limited | £27,771,116 |
| The Adolescent and Children's Trust | £27,757,000 |
| Kaleidoscope Project | £19,463,197 |
| Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust | £17,009,790 |
| Platfform for Change | £16,045,415 |
| Ty Hafan | £12,412,302 |
Where they are based
The council area of each charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
| Council area | Charities | Their income |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 161 | £924 million |
| Powys | 102 | £11 million |
| Swansea | 77 | £102.2 million |
| Carmarthenshire | 74 | £30.1 million |
| Gwynedd | 63 | £13.2 million |
| Conwy | 55 | £71.5 million |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 52 | £20.5 million |
| Monmouthshire | 51 | £4.4 million |
| Pembrokeshire | 48 | £10 million |
| Neath Port Talbot | 47 | £20.9 million |
| Newport | 43 | £23 million |
| Wrexham | 42 | £17.9 million |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 41 | £13.4 million |
| Bridgend | 37 | £4.6 million |
| Isle of Anglesey | 37 | £1.7 million |
| Denbighshire | 37 | £7.1 million |
| Ceredigion | 32 | £4.8 million |
| Torfaen | 31 | £17.1 million |
| Caerphilly | 28 | £3.6 million |
| Flintshire | 28 | £6.1 million |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 13 | £7.7 million |
| Blaenau Gwent | 10 | £3.3 million |
Where these figures come from
- Charities, their themes and their income: the register of charities, Welsh charities registered now, loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Given: for each charity, whichever shows more of what its accounts say each funder gave it and what the funder published to 360Giving, never the two added together. How we work out what funders give.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.