Charities & Non-Profits

Twenty-seven health charities — patient-support generalists with cancer and single-condition clusters; oldest 1888, newest 2024.

Twenty-five disability charities — the oldest from 1969, the newest 2018; 22 registered charities across five parishes.

Twenty-three charities working across family welfare — the oldest founded 1885, the newest 2020, sixteen headquartered in St Peter Port.

Twenty-two grant-makers — the oldest Victoria Hospital Incorporated (1888), the newest the Social Investment Fund (2020).

Twenty-two sports non-profits — governing bodies, community clubs, and inclusive-sports charities, spanning 1893 to 2017.

Eighteen arts and cultural non-profits — the oldest Eisteddfod Guernsey (1921), the newest Guernsey Street Festival (2021).

Sixteen Guernsey-registered charities delivering overseas aid — the oldest since 1970, the newest founded 2020.

Fifteen organisations — Samaritans (1963) the oldest, Bailiwick Social Prescribing (2021) the newest; nine registered charities.

Eleven charities working with children and young people — the oldest Girlguiding Guernsey (1910), the newest registered in 2026.

Eleven charities and associations — the oldest founded 1949, the newest 2020 — weighted toward dementia support and social day centres.

Nine housing bodies — St Julian's House (1832) to At Home in Guernsey (2024), Guernsey's first dedicated homelessness charity.

Eight organisations on the island — five in rescue and rehoming, a therapy-dog network, a search-dog team, and cat-care for the elderly.

Seven faith-based charities — six Christian, one Islamic; the oldest a welfare service since 1896, the newest registered 2010.

Six advocacy charities — Victim Support (1998) the oldest, Women in Public Life (2020) the newest — spanning rights, mobility, fair trade.

Three learning-access charities: CLIP (2013) inside Les Nicolles prison, Guernsey Adult Literacy Project, and Alderney Tripsfund (2014).