![[ad] Fundraising Everywhere Trusts and Major Donors Conference December 2026](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2026/09/fundraising-everywhere-trusts-conference-202612-728x90-1.jpg)
Too many charities?
Howard Lake | 8 November 2000 | News
Five thousand new charities are created each year. However, according to an ICM poll for the Media Trust, 70% of the public think there are too many similar charities competing with each other.
Five thousand new charities are created each year. However, according to an ICM poll for the Media Trust, 70% of the public think there are too many similar charities competing with each other.
The Charity Commission now approves only 65% of applications, down from 90% a few years ago. Yet still 95% of charities in England and Wales are too small to employ paid staff, and half of all charities have annual incomes of less than £1,900.
Is it time for a change? Read Too many cooks? by Alison Benjamin in Society in The Guardian.
Advertisement
- New SORP requires risk to be reported (8 November 2000)
- DETR funds neighbourhood renewal (8 November 2000)
- Internet and purchasing efficiencies for the voluntary sector (8 November 2000)
Related posts
ICFM and Professional Fundraising Awards feature Internet for first time
Applications for Centre for Social Justice Awards now open
Wyevale Garden Centres raises £750,000 for Marie Curie
Action urged with changes to employer NICs set to cost charity sector additional £1.4bn
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.