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Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Older people

Discover 2,842 Beneficiary group charities that specialise in older people. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,842
Charities
£28,389,754,778
Total Income
£1,022,465
Avg Income
85.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

British Heart Foundation

Beneficiary group, Research, Saving of lives

The BHF is the UK's largest independent funder of cardiovascular research in the UK. For over 60 years BHF has pioneered life-saving research that has helped halve the number of deaths from heart and circulatory disease in the UK. BHF also helps provide vital support and information for the 7.4m people living in the UK with heart and circulatory disease.

Latest Income: £410,600,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Eric Wright Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group

The Trust is a general purpose charity with a particular interest in supporting young people and the elderly in the North West of England

Latest Income: £308,912,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Orders Of St John Care Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

To provide care to older people through care homes specialising in residential, dementia and nursing care, together with intermediate and day care.Care in the community is also provided in hospitals, at home and through the provision of extra care housing.

Latest Income: £233,636,544
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Jewish Care

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion

Jewish Care cares for people in the Jewish community. We give care & support to older people,Holocaust survivors,people with physical & sensory disabilities & with mental health needs. We offer support groups,run leadership & activity programmes for young people. Our staff & volunteers support thousands of people a week. Everything is guided by our Jewish values, warmth,kindness,honesty & respect.

Latest Income: £81,837,000
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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The Whitgift Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Social care

The charity has two independent schools in the Croydon area. Fee assistance is provided to 300 pupils by way of a means tested bursaries scheme. The charity also runs two care homes and Almshouses providing nursing care, residential care and sheltered accommodation to the elderly in the region.

Latest Income: £77,076,403
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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The Extracare Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing

To provide accommodation, an active lifestyle and an independent, safe and secure future for older people in need of a stimulating and supportive environment through the development and operation of a network of inspirational communities in supported housing schemes and retirement villages.

Latest Income: £69,907,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Brunelcare

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

Brunelcare is a registered charity and social landlord providing choice and care for older people in Somerset, North Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol. Brunelcare provides sheltered and extra care housing, care homes and domiciliary care and support.

Latest Income: £49,626,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Fremantle Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

Providing care and support for older people and people with learning disabilities. Services for older people include care homes, care homes with nursing, specialist dementia care, extra care and day care. Respite care services are also offered. Services for people with learning disabilities include supported living schemes, registered care homes, respite care and day activities.

Latest Income: £49,539,579
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Society Of Jesus Trust Of 1929 For Roman Catholic Purposes

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfare

PARISH MINISTRY: in parishes & in university chaplaincies SPIRITUALITY: centres, programmes & publications for spiritual education EDUCATION: schools, colleges of higher educationFORMATION: for Jesuits & Catholic clergySOCIAL JUSTICE & RELIEF OF POVERTY: Jesuit Refugee Service & service to the poorCARE OF INFIRM & ELDERLY JESUITS JESUIT WORK OVERSEAS

Latest Income: £48,904,000
Areas of Operation: Guyana
Status: Registered
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The Abbeyfield Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Provides advocacy/advice/informationProvision of accommodation/services for older people

Latest Income: £44,312,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Avante Care And Support Limited

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care

Residential, Respite, Nursing & Day Care for older people, specialising in dementia care.Domiciliary care for older people.

Latest Income: £43,957,103
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Voluntary Service

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity delivers practical support through the power of volunteering so that older people can get more out of life and aims to relieve poverty, distress and suffering in various sections of the community, primarily in the UK, by the provision of various services for individuals and such other purposes for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £41,481,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Wcs Care Group Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care

To provide high quality affordable care homes for older people and people with disabilities.

Latest Income: £32,138,000
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Helpage International

Beneficiary group

HelpAge International's vision is a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security.

Latest Income: £32,122,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mirus - Wales

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

We relieve people in Wales who are in need due to a learning disability, a mental or physical illness of any description, old age, dependence on drugs or alcohol, homelessness, financial hardship, or any other vulnerability or disadvantage, in order to enable them to live fulfilled, valued lives. We provide care, support, education, accommodation & practical advice.

Latest Income: £28,077,785
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Brendoncare Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Brendoncare's purpose is to support older people, and its principal activities are the development and management of care centres (of which it currently has ten), and volunteer-led friendship and well-being clubs (of which it currently has over 60), situated in the South of England.

Latest Income: £27,848,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Guild Care

Beneficiary group, Health, Social care

Our aim is to deliver innovative and life-changing care services for older people and those living with dementia and to support children and young people affected by life limiting illnesses and disabilities . We also support their unpaid carers with respite services to enable them to enjoy a richer family and community life. We have a culture of continuous improvement for our customers.

Latest Income: £26,686,379
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Pss (uk)

Beneficiary group

PSS services are designed to plug the gaps and provide on the ground support to a wide array of people. We recognise when people are in need and find new and practical ways to get the most from life. We work with elderly and disabled people in the community, with families caught up in the criminal justice system or in need, and in a preventative way with families and people at risk

Latest Income: £23,841,441
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Elderly

Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The charity offers residential, nursing and dementia care to older people in care homes on seven sites across England. We operate day care centres and a free-to-access grants service for individuals, and work to combat the devastating effects of loneliness among older people. Our vision is for a society in which all older people have the opportunity to live fulfilled lives.

Latest Income: £22,049,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The City Literary Institute

Beneficiary group, Education

PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 50,000 PEOPLE A YEAR. OFFER GUIDANCE & GIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. HELP ADULTS TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES THROUGH LEARNING FROM BASIC SKILLS IN ENGLISH AND MATHS TO SKILLS FOR WORK, FROM PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENRICHMENT, PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OR CAREER CHANGE.

Latest Income: £21,274,000
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Pilgrims' Friend Society

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The charity's object is to advance the Christian Faith as set out in the Doctrinal Basis and to relieve elderly, poor, sick, disabled, or infirm persons, and for those purposes, among other activities, to provide residential accommodation for such persons administered to the glory of God. Across our group of charities, we operate 12 residential care homes and 9 housing schemes for older people.

Latest Income: £20,978,000
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Mission Care

Beneficiary group, Health

Mission Care is a Christian charity that provides nurisng care and support to the elderly frail, older people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities in South London and Kent. We also have a growing work partnering with other organisations to help them fund and manage capital projects, to date principally in East Africa.

Latest Income: £17,566,916
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Rapport Housing And Care

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The organisation exists to establish, manage and improve houses and homes which provide residential and supported accommodation, together with care and companionship, for elderly people.

Latest Income: £16,663,618
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Morden College

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Religion, Social care

Sir John Morden's Charity: Provides living accommodation, including a Care Home and Sheltered accommodation, and financial assistance for older people. Ancillary services to support beneficiaries living in the charity's properties is also provided. Dame Susan Morden's Charity: Provides grants to further the work of the Church of England provided that parishes are within its area of benefit.

Latest Income: £16,096,000
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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The Central British Fund For World Jewish Relief

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

World Jewish Relief is the UK Jewish community's international development and humanitarian agency. We tackle Jewish poverty and reach beyond our community. We create opportunities for those out of work to become self-reliant, we bring dignity to the elderly, assistance to refugees and we respond to international disasters.

Latest Income: £15,456,679
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many older-people beneficiary group charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,842 registered older-people beneficiary group charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the older-people beneficiary group charities by income?

British Heart Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£410.6m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of older-people beneficiary group charities?

Older-people beneficiary group charities reported a combined annual income of £28.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for older-people beneficiary group charities?

Across all older-people beneficiary group charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of older-people beneficiary group charities?

Older-people beneficiary group charities have an average annual income of £1.0m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.