Register data explained
UK charity CEO salaries chart: what the data actually shows
People search for “charity CEO salaries”, but the public register does not always say that the highest-paid employee is the CEO. This page shows the highest employee-benefit band found in each charity's return, charts the disclosed bands and links to the charity record so the evidence can be checked.
Rows with disclosure
21
Coverage
Synced directory records
Latest year-end shown
31 March 2026
Register extract
4 September 2026
Read the number correctly
- The figure is a band, not an exact salary.
- It covers the highest-paid employee's total employment benefits; that person may not be the CEO.
- Returns cover different financial year-ends, so rows are not always from the same accounting period.
- A high band is not, by itself, evidence that a charity is efficient or inefficient. Income, workforce, geography and operational complexity matter.
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UK senior charity staff pay-band chart
Each bar counts charities in the current ranked table whose highest-paid employee falls in that benefits band. It is not a chart of exact CEO salaries or every registered charity.
Select a bar to filter the evidence table. Counts reflect up to 21 synced records shown here and can change when the register data is refreshed.
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Search the current table by charity name, registration number or region. Filtering does not change the underlying rank.
Showing 21 of 21 disclosed records
| Rank | Charity | Cause | Annual income | Highest-paid staff band | Financial year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANCER RESEARCH UK Charity no. 1089464 | Education/training | £734,753,802 | £250,001 - £300,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 2 | AGE UK Charity no. 1128267 | General Charitable Purposes | £131,786,000 | £250,001 - £300,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 3 | THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST Charity no. 1053962 | Education/training | £30,458,193 | £200,001 - £250,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 4 | CHARITY PROJECTS Charity no. 326568 | General Charitable Purposes | £51,139,000 | £150,001 - £200,000 | 31 July 2025 |
| 5 | DKMS FOUNDATION Charity no. 1150056 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £14,891,498 | £150,001 - £200,000 | 31 December 2025 |
| 6 | MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) Charity no. 219830 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £63,712,000 | £140,001 - £150,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 7 | PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Charity no. 258197 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £48,566,393 | £140,001 - £150,000 | 31 December 2024 |
| 8 | BOLTON HOSPICE Charity no. 518704 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £7,259,505 | £130,001 - £140,000 | 31 March 2026 |
| 9 | CHILDREN'S HOSPICE SOUTH WEST Charity no. 1003314 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £22,415,151 | £120,001 - £130,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 10 | BARNSLEY HOSPICE APPEAL Charity no. 700586 | General Charitable Purposes | £5,002,887 | £120,001 - £130,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 11 | TEARFUND Charity no. 265464 | The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty | £80,238,000 | £110,001 - £120,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 12 | THE FIELD LANE FOUNDATION Charity no. 207493 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £11,192,258 | £110,001 - £120,000 | 31 March 2026 |
| 13 | ACORNS CHILDREN'S HOSPICE TRUST Charity no. 700859 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £26,831,000 | £100,001 - £110,000 | 30 March 2026 |
| 14 | Birmingham Hospice Charity no. 1156964 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £19,129,813 | £100,001 - £110,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 15 | ASHGATE HOSPICECARE Charity no. 700636 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £15,583,032 | £100,001 - £110,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 16 | ARTHUR RANK HOSPICE CHARITY Charity no. 1133354 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £14,387,930 | £100,001 - £110,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 17 | BLUEBELL WOOD CHILDREN'S HOSPICE Charity no. 1076958 | Education/training | £5,973,000 | £90,001 - £100,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 18 | ACCESS COMMUNITY TRUST Charity no. 1135640 | Education/training | £5,874,769 | £80,001 - £90,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 19 | BURY HOSPICE Charity no. 1136843 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £4,780,808 | £70,001 - £80,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 20 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire Charity no. 1091628 | General Charitable Purposes | £4,588,077 | £60,001 - £70,000 | 31 March 2025 |
| 21 | BEAUMOND HOUSE COMMUNITY HOSPICE Charity no. 1025442 | The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives | £1,802,320 | £60,001 - £70,000 | 31 March 2025 |
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A profile without a usable staff-benefit band does not mean that its chief executive was paid nothing. It means this synced public field cannot support that conclusion; use the filed accounts linked from the profile for a named-role claim.
How this table is built
The source is the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Annual returns ask whether any employee received total employment benefits of £60,000 or more and record staff in published bands. This directory takes the highest populated band in the synced return, then orders tied bands by annual income and charity name.
That method is reproducible, but it has limits: the return may be newer or older than another charity's, banded data cannot establish an exact figure, and the highest-paid employee's job title is not encoded by the band. For a named CEO claim, inspect the filed accounts and remuneration note.
Read the statutory annual-return questions or search the charity directory.
Questions about charity CEO pay data
Does this table show the exact salary of each charity CEO?
No. The Charity Commission data identifies employee-benefit bands and the highest-paid member of staff is not necessarily the chief executive. Use the charity’s filed accounts to confirm a named role and exact disclosure where available.
What does total employee benefits mean?
The annual return question concerns total employment benefits, including salary. That is not necessarily the same as take-home pay, and the public band is not an exact salary figure.
Why is a charity missing from the list?
The table only covers charities currently synced into this directory with a usable higher-paid-employee disclosure. A missing row does not prove that nobody earned more than £60,000.