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Charities & Non-Profits

210 active organisations16 niches in this sector

Ninety-seven charities and non-profits — 18 patient-support operators, 18 family-welfare bodies, ten disability-inclusion, eight elderly-dementia, and eight carer-support charities. The oldest, GSPCA, was founded on Valentine's Day 1873 as charity number 003; the newest reached 2024. Twenty-one are companies limited by guarantee. —

Family Welfare

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Seventeen of Guernsey's 72 charities focus on family welfare — split by delivery model: home-visiting, crisis response, grant-making.

Health Medical

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Nineteen patient-side health charities — twelve running disease-specific support, five of those cancer-focused, spanning 1888 to 2024.

Children & Youth

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Ten charities serving under-25s — oldest 1998, newest 2018; family-welfare and housing operators anchor the cohort.

Sports Recreation

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Ten organisations — four island-wide governing bodies, four clubs and an inclusion charity, founded between 1893 and 2017.

Disability Support

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Fifteen charities covering disability support — ten broad inclusion operators, seven built around a specific condition.

Arts & Culture

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Eleven arts and culture non-profits — a festival-heavy cohort anchored by Vale Earth Fair (1976) and Tennerfest (1998).

Elderly Support

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Eleven of Guernsey's 72 charities serve older islanders — a bimodal split: five pure dementia specialists, six multi-cause operators.

International Aid & Development

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Mental Health & Wellbeing

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Nine charities — only one declares mental health as primary; the rest cluster around carer support, crisis response, and family welfare.

Religious Charities

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Three Christian charities across three parishes — Guernsey Welfare Service (1896), the Tumaini Fund (2003), and the Salvation Army.

Animal Welfare

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Four charities — anchored by the GSPCA, founded Valentine's Day 1873 and at its St Andrew site since 1929.

Housing & Homelessness

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Nine housing and homelessness charities — six housing operators, two domestic abuse specialists; the newest opened 2024.

Education Scholarships

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Five charities — three grant-makers (SIF, Community Foundation, Rihoy Trust) plus Fairtrade Guernsey and an anti-slavery trust.

Advocacy & Human Rights

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Five advocacy charities — oldest Victim Support (1998), newest At Home in Guernsey, the island's first homelessness charity (2024).

Environment Conservation

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Three organisations — a hands-on beach-clean charity (2018), a Bailiwick grants distributor (2020), and a corporate foundation from 1979.

Heritage & History

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Where to start

One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.

  • Family Welfare
    Safer
    St Peter Port

    Only specialist domestic abuse charity — 24/7 crisis helpline, refuge, and IDVA support

  • Health Medical
    Bowel Cancer Guernsey LBG
    St Sampson

    Charity established 2001; public health outreach for bowel cancer awareness

  • Children & Youth
    The Salvation Army Guernsey
    St Sampson

    Community café and charity hub — offering refreshments, goods, and activities.

  • Sports Recreation
    Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club
    Vale

    Multi-sport community club — football, cricket, and archery facilities.

  • Disability Support
    Grow
    St Sampson

    Adult learning disability occupational training charity

  • Arts & Culture
    Social Investment Fund
    St Peter Port

    Charitable grant-making body — supporting local non-profits

  • Elderly Support
    Guernsey Voluntary Service
    St Sampson

    Charity supporting islanders — meals, social clubs, bathing, blood donors

  • International Aid & Development
    Guernsey for Freedom
    St Saviour

    Anti-slavery charity — freeing debt-bonded villages via education and campaigning

  • Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Guernsey Alzheimer's Association
    St Sampson

    Dementia care charity, Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (2010); carer support & social centre

  • Religious Charities
    Guernsey Welfare Service
    St Peter Port

    Christian charity: food, vouchers, household items, life skills, befriending

  • Animal Welfare
    Guernsey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA)
    St Andrew

    Animal welfare charity — rescue, shelter, adoption, and wildlife care.

  • Housing & Homelessness
    Guernsey Housing Association
    Vale

    Not-for-profit housing association — social, shared ownership, specialist homes.

  • Education Scholarships
    Guernsey Community Foundation
    Castel

    Charitable foundation — grants, philanthropy, policy, trust administration.

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
    Bailiwick of Guernsey Victim Support and Witness Service LBG
    St Peter Port

    Independent charity supporting crime victims and witnesses

  • Environment Conservation
    The Clean Earth Trust
    St Martin

    Community cafe and recycling hub — beach cleans and repair workshops

  • Heritage & History
    Royal Guernsey Light Infantry LBG
    Castel

    Charitable trust preserving WWI regiment history and memory

Other organisations in this sector4

Tagged in Charities & Non-Profits but not in one of the specific niches above.

  • Association of Guernsey Charities
    Advocacy, governance, training, digital platforms for 320+ charities.
  • CareWatch
    Independent non-profit panel established 2017; community representation for health & social care
  • The Rotary Guernsey Walk Trust
    Charity organising the Saffery Rotary Walk; over 1,000 walkers in 2026
  • Volunteer.gg
    Online platform connecting volunteers with local charities and organisations