Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Widows widowers and orphans

Relieving or preventing financial hardship or suffering to any widow, widower or dependent of a deceased person occasioned by the death as the direct result of an accident to any person at any time employed at Lofthouse Colliery or at any other colliery employed in the area of the Yorkshire Coalfield.

The Principal activities of the organisation are to establish in Bangladesh and elsewhere:-homes for the orphans, handicapped, disadvantaged and poor children; to provide educational facilities and vocational training; to provide financial assistance for families in distress and to relieve poor children by providing sponsorship by individuls or institutions.

The charity provides almshouse accommodation, not warden based, for ladies of pensionable age who reside in or have connections with Bungay, Suffolk.

THE CHARITY PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION FOR ELDERLY (OLD) PEOPLE IN 4 COTTAGES UNDER ONE ROOF AT NORMANTON-ON-TRENT, NEWARK, NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG23 6RQ. THE CHARITY LETS ITS 32.83 ACRES OF ENDOWMENT FARM LAND TO A TENANT FARMER WHO CULTIVATES THE LAND AND PAYS AN ANNUAL RENT OF 3840.

Welfare of destiute,poor & orphaned Kashmiri children living in the Indian controlled par of Kashmir.

Provides bereavement grants,bi-annual grants and one-off grants to support dependants of deceased clergy who have been licensed in the diocese of Norwich.

TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS EDUCATED AT KING'S COLLEGE TAUNTON AND/OR THEIR SPOUSES,WIDOWS,WIDOWERS OR DEPENDENT CHILDREN

Provision of almshouses for poor persons who through age, infirmity, ill health or lack of means, are incapable or unable properly to house themselves, with preference for old or retired yacht hands and ex-servicemen of The Royal Navy, Army, Airforce and auxiliary services and their widow and dependants who have a local connection.

provide relief for orphans in England in Iraq

Financial assistance in necessitous circumstances for completion of education for Gownboys (being a person in Gownboys house at Charterhouse School, Godalming); Carthusians (being persons at Charterhouse School, Godalming); and children of Old Gownboys. Relieving the poverty of any Old Carthusian or the widow, children and dependants of a deceased Old Carthusian.

To provide accomodation for widows who are in need and who are inhabitants of the parish of Little Easton or in the neighbouring parish

The Almshouse Charity of Ann Darwin is responsible for 4 self contained, single storey, one bedroom "cottages" that occupy a single building in Elston Village. The terms of the charity states that they are for "poor persons of good character who reside in the Parish of Elston and the surrounding area with a preference being given to poor widows." They have recently been completely refurbished.

To relieve and assist members of the upper and middle classes of society - Men over 50 and females over 40, who have fallen on hard times and widows, daughters of such persons.

Financial support for retired and serving New Forest Keepers, their widows and dependents experiencing hardship.

Providing affordable housing for 6 elderly widows or spinsters

Financial assistance to Protestant widows to relieve financial hardship including one-off grants for items such as essential kitchen equipment, semi-medical items such as remote-control easy lift armchairs etc.

Pays annuities/makes yearly donations to unmarried/widowed women over the age of 50 who appear to be in needy circumstances and who live in the parish of Ambleside, Cumbria.

The charity provides benefit to ex-miners and widows in the ancient parish of Gwennap.

Grants to students (post 16 education) and apprentices.Grants to widows of the parish.Grants to the poor (post retirement).Grants to pensioners.

Provide subsidised accommodation for elderly widows/widowers previously residing in the Great Asby area and maintain the structure of the Almshouses, the property of the Trust.

Provision of grants to six widows in the area of benefit. Grants to apprentices, students in further/higher education residing within the area of benefit.

Provision of accommodation for elderley widows

Relief of distress of Masons and their widows and children, primarily of the Masonic lodges within the Masonic Province of Lincolnshire and making grants to other Masonic charities.

Education and Training

Makes financial grants to clergy and their widows/widowers who hold, or have held, some ecclesiastical office within the Archdeaconry of Bekshire.