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Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Widows widowers and orphans

Discover 1,537 Beneficiary group charities that specialise in widows widowers and orphans. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,537
Charities
£56,377,453,005
Total Income
£658,307
Avg Income
88.5%
Program Ratio

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Carlee LTD

Beneficiary group, Religion

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of a charity company making distributions for Jewish charitable purposes in the advancement of religion and the relief of needy persons, such as Talmudical Scholars, widows and their families.

Latest Income: £784,772
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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West Riding Masonic Charities Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group

To support and aid sick,elderly or infirm members of Masonic Lodges in Yorkshire and their dependants and widows and to support other Masonic and non Masonic organisations

Latest Income: £763,830
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ann Watson's Trust

Beneficiary group, Professions, Religion

The trustees maintain 11 flats in Sutton, Hull, for the use of ladies who are practising members of the Church of England, with priority being given to Clergy Widows and Unmarried Daughers of the Clergy.Educational grants given to individuals and local groups and organisations, conditions apply.

Latest Income: £743,293
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Shade Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Supporting orphans and poor in areas around the world, especially India

Latest Income: £725,487
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Al Medina 313

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

Al Medina 313 provides emergency relief during and after a disaster has struck, but also focuses on addressing underlying causes of poverty such as health, education and economic development. Safe Drinking Water, Vulnerable/Orphans/Elderly Sponsorship Projects, Propagation of Islamic knowledge according to the Sunnah of Last Prophet (peace be upon him) are the core target of Al Medina 313.

Latest Income: £716,646
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Grimsby Sailors And Fishing Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The purpose of the Charity is to maintain almshouses in the Grimsby area for use by retired sailors, fish trade workers and their wives or widows

Latest Income: £711,978
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Bangor Pentecostal Church

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Religion, Social care

The Charity runs a Church called AOG (Bangor) Pentecostal ChurchThe charity also runs 18 charity shops for the purpose of supporting Orphanages, widows, street children etc at various part of world. The charity also supports other charity's and also provides employment for the local people. Every week the church also feeds the homeless in the community.

Latest Income: £710,712
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Child.org International

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

Child.org works to champion maternal and child health in Kenya. We work with local communities to provide life-saving health information to parents, connect at-risk mums and babies with healthcare services and work with local health authorities to improve quality of care. Our projects have been life-saving.

Latest Income: £646,195
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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Bayis Lepleitos

Beneficiary group, Social care

The charity advances the maintenance, education and welfare of orphaned girls and young adolescent girls in Israel primarily but not exclusively by maintaining orphanages for the benefit education and welfare of such persons, and such other purposes as are for the public benefit and are charitable according to English law.

Latest Income: £638,543
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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African Development Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

ALTHOUGH ITS MISSION IS TO WORK ALL AFRICA, ADT IS OPERATING IN SOMALIA PARTICULARLY IDP CAMPS IN MOGADISHU AND ITS SUBURBS. THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE: - WATER AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT - PROVISION OF EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE (MOBILE CLINICS)- BASIC EDUCATION - EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION- ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP- SEASONAL PROJECT (QURBANI AND RAMADAN)

Latest Income: £625,359
Areas of Operation: Ethiopia
Status: Registered
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The Southern Wildlife Care And Advisory Trust

Beneficiary group, Environment

Rescue, care and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned, sick and distressed wild animals.Promoting an interest and respect of our natural wildlife heritage.

Latest Income: £622,914
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Coptic Orphans

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Coptic Orphans is a development organization that provides aid and support to vulnerable children in Egypt. Our main program is Not Alone, which serves over 9,000 orphans in Egypt, through mentorships with hundreds of church volunteers. Our emphasis is on transformation of children and those around them. Coptic Orphans also serves communities through the Valuable Girl and Diaspora projects.

Latest Income: £622,588
Areas of Operation: Egypt
Status: Registered
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Friends For You

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

A charity managed by a group of friends, providing aid to the poor & needy to improve lives. We operate mainly in India. Also provide aid to refugee camps in Jordan,Lebanon,Bangladesh & local aid in the UK.We aspire to progress in other areas as we develop. Our work consists of sponsoring orphans,medical aid ,education,school development,food & water aid.We are ambitious to expand further

Latest Income: £620,370
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ashinaga Association In The UK

Beneficiary group

Ashinaga Association in the UK provides financial support to orphaned students from sub-Saharan Africa for undergraduate degrees in the UK, along with leadership training and support to develop scholars into compassionate change-makers. This work is part of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, an international leadership programme that cultivates the next generation of young leaders for Africa.

Latest Income: £607,184
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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School In A Bag

Beneficiary group, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

School In A Bag provide rucksacks full of essential resources to poor, orphan, disadvantaged and disaster affected children around the world. The SchoolBags enable a child to write, draw, colour, calculate, express themselves, eat, drink, wash and above all, learn.

Latest Income: £599,665
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Save The Mothers Trust (smt)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health

INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ORGANISATION FUNDRAISING IN THE UK AND DISTRIBUTING THOSE FUNDS TO EDUCATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS WORLDWIDE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES,CARING FOR ORPHANS AND CHILDREN IN NEED, SUPPORTING EDUCATION, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND WATER, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD, CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY ON HUMANITRIAN ISSUES AND MATERNITY HOSPITALS.

Latest Income: £596,065
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Childaid To Eastern Europe

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

ChildAid transforms lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine. Short and long-term aid and development initiatives, in collaboration with local partners, improve life quality for the abused, abandoned and neglected from extremely poor families, orphans and disabled children. Our motivation is Christian but help is unconditional

Latest Income: £592,309
Areas of Operation: Belarus
Status: Registered
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Cuan Wildlife Rescue

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment

To relieve the suffering of sick wild animals by: a) Rescuing, caring for and rehabilitating injured, orphaned or distressed wild animals. b) Education of the public in the care and rehabilitation of British wildlife. c) Assisting others with research in wildlife rehabilitation.

Latest Income: £588,694
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Challenge Ministries UK

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

The charity is promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of children and young people disadvantaged or marginalised by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Swaziland. Relieving poverty, financial hardship and advancing education in local communities, through the construction of orphan homes, the provision of educational facilities, apprenticeship training centres and business development.

Latest Income: £543,700
Areas of Operation: Eswatini
Status: Registered
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International Waqf And Relief Foundation (iwarf)

Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN THE UK FOR BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING POSITIVE DIALOGUES BETWEEN MUSLIM AND NON MUSLIM COMMUNITIESTO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UK, AND ABROADTO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, REFUGEES, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS

Latest Income: £539,228
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Grimsby Pastures For The Benefit Of The Enrolled Freemen Of Grimsby

Beneficiary group

BENEFITS DIVIDED ANNUALLY AMONG SUCH FREEMEN AND WIDOWS OF FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY WHOSE NAMES ARE REGISTERED ON THE PASTURES ROLL OF THE ENROLLED FREEMEN OF GRIMSBY IN ANY ONE YEAR.

Latest Income: £538,073
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Al-Ansari Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

THE Al-ANSARI FOUNDATION IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT AID RELIEF ORGANISATION, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES IN CRISIS SITUATIONS, ALLEVIATING POVERTY, PROVIDING WATER, SHELTER AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE MOST NEEDY ORPHANS, WIDOWS AND THE DESTITUTE. WE OPERATE MAINLY IN TANZANIA, EGYPT AND THE ASIAN SUB-CONTINENT.

Latest Income: £536,546
Areas of Operation: Bangladesh
Status: Registered
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Unique Children's Charity

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

As a humanitarian relief aid organisation, our charity focuses on supporting orphans, widows, & the destitute all around the world. We provide on-the-ground emergency relief when natural disasters occur and we also have long lasting projects in: The Gambia, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Palestine, Turkey & Syria. UC3 provides vital food, water, education, and healthcare to support the most vulnerable.

Latest Income: £530,198
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mango Tree Orphan Support Programme

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

We work in partnership with Kids Club Kampala to help vulnerable children and young people across East Africa to survive and to thrive. We support projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to provide access to education, vocational training and sustainable livelihoods to lift the most vulnerable out of poverty.

Latest Income: £524,439
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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Orphan Relief International

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty and hardship among orphans and vulnerable children primarily in Pakistan through the provision of food, health, education and other charitable services as the trustees from time to time think fit.

Latest Income: £522,777
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,537 registered widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities by income?

Save the Children International is the largest by latest reported annual income (£1.1bn). 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 widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities?

Widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities reported a combined annual income of £56.4bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities?

Across all widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 88.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities?

Widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities have an average annual income of £658k. 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.