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. —
Seventeen of Guernsey's 72 charities focus on family welfare — split by delivery model: home-visiting, crisis response, grant-making.
Nineteen patient-side health charities — twelve running disease-specific support, five of those cancer-focused, spanning 1888 to 2024.
Ten charities serving under-25s — oldest 1998, newest 2018; family-welfare and housing operators anchor the cohort.
Ten organisations — four island-wide governing bodies, four clubs and an inclusion charity, founded between 1893 and 2017.
Fifteen charities covering disability support — ten broad inclusion operators, seven built around a specific condition.
Eleven arts and culture non-profits — a festival-heavy cohort anchored by Vale Earth Fair (1976) and Tennerfest (1998).
Eleven of Guernsey's 72 charities serve older islanders — a bimodal split: five pure dementia specialists, six multi-cause operators.
Nine charities — only one declares mental health as primary; the rest cluster around carer support, crisis response, and family welfare.
Three Christian charities across three parishes — Guernsey Welfare Service (1896), the Tumaini Fund (2003), and the Salvation Army.
Four charities — anchored by the GSPCA, founded Valentine's Day 1873 and at its St Andrew site since 1929.
Nine housing and homelessness charities — six housing operators, two domestic abuse specialists; the newest opened 2024.
Five charities — three grant-makers (SIF, Community Foundation, Rihoy Trust) plus Fairtrade Guernsey and an anti-slavery trust.
Five advocacy charities — oldest Victim Support (1998), newest At Home in Guernsey, the island's first homelessness charity (2024).
Three organisations — a hands-on beach-clean charity (2018), a Bailiwick grants distributor (2020), and a corporate foundation from 1979.
One firm per niche, picked for editorial depth.
Only specialist domestic abuse charity — 24/7 crisis helpline, refuge, and IDVA support
Charity established 2001; public health outreach for bowel cancer awareness
Community café and charity hub — offering refreshments, goods, and activities.
Multi-sport community club — football, cricket, and archery facilities.
Adult learning disability occupational training charity
Charitable grant-making body — supporting local non-profits
Charity supporting islanders — meals, social clubs, bathing, blood donors
Anti-slavery charity — freeing debt-bonded villages via education and campaigning
Dementia care charity, Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (2010); carer support & social centre
Christian charity: food, vouchers, household items, life skills, befriending
Animal welfare charity — rescue, shelter, adoption, and wildlife care.
Not-for-profit housing association — social, shared ownership, specialist homes.
Charitable foundation — grants, philanthropy, policy, trust administration.
Independent charity supporting crime victims and witnesses
Community cafe and recycling hub — beach cleans and repair workshops
Charitable trust preserving WWI regiment history and memory
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