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Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Widows widowers and orphans

Discover 521 Beneficiary group charities that specialise in widows widowers and orphans. Use the search below to filter within these results.

521
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.

St Andrews Evangelical Mission (peru)

Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The Rev. Brian Attwell and his wife, Betty Attwell, are responsible for running the St. Andrews Childrens Home (Hogar San Andres) at Chosica, near Lima city, in Peru, South America. Over 30 abandoned, orphaned, and disabled children are being cared for in this home. Both short and long-term residential accommodation is provided for children, also medical care, food, clothing and education.

Latest Income: £87,305
Areas of Operation: Peru
Status: Registered
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Charity Of William Marshall

Beneficiary group, Religion

GIVES SUPPORT TO LOCAL CHURCH, WIDOWS OF THE PARISH AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE PARISH OF WELNEY ONLY

Latest Income: £87,198
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Benevolent Fund Of The Worshipful Company Of Bakers

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of necessitous Liverymen or Freemen of the Company, widows, orphans or dependents of Liverymen or Freemen of the Company and persons who have been employed by the Company. Making of grants, donations or subscriptions to any fund for charitable purposes in the City of London. Other charitable purposes beneficial to the community not included in the foregoing.

Latest Income: £85,223
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kirklees Valley Wildlife Rescue

Beneficiary group, Environment, Health

The purpose of the charity is to relieve the suffering of sick, injured and orphan wildlife and wherever possible to rehabilitate back to the natural habitat .The charity is also dedicated to the public benefit by the provision of education, welfare and rehabilitation of wildlife to relieve the suffering of wildlife and to encourage respect and tolerance in order to promote ethical conservation.

Latest Income: £84,626
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Zambia Society Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Objects of the Trust are to help the poor, especially orphans, promote better health, education and the acquisition of skills in Zambia

Latest Income: £82,540
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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The Jewish Students Aid Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion

Primarily helping university students with financial assistance to cover fees etc.

Latest Income: £81,743
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Moss Cottage Homes

Beneficiary group, Housing

It manages six residences originally set up for widows of Ashwell, which now accommodates persons who are normally over the age of 60, with strong local connections and who are able to live independently.

Latest Income: £81,442
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Institute Of Physics Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The fund was formed in 1924. The sole object of the fund is: "To help necessitous persons who are or have been members of the Institute of Physics (whether subscribers or not), their wives, and children or widows or dependent relatives, or in exceptional cases, to help Physicists or the dependents who are not or have never been members of the Institute".

Latest Income: £81,150
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Archdeaconry Of Bath Clerical Families Fund

Beneficiary group, Professions

The relief of widows and children of deceased clergymen who have been last beneficed or licensed in the Deaneries of Bath, Chew Magna, Locking, Midsomer Norton and Portishead and any needy clergy or families of clergy within those deaneries.

Latest Income: £80,612
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Herefordshire Masonic Housing Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The relief of poor and/or disabled masons and/or wifes and widows who are poor and/or disabled in particular the provision of accomodation in Herefordshire

Latest Income: £80,096
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Bishop Of Blackburn's Fund For The Widows And Orphans Of Poor Clergy

Beneficiary group, Housing, Professions, Social welfare

TO HELP CLERGY WIDOWS AND RETIRED CLERGY IN CASES OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY WITH HOUSING COSTS. SOCIAL EVENTS ARE HELD AND THE SERVICES OF A DIOCESAN OFFICER AND VISITORS ARE PROVIDED.

Latest Income: £79,448
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Environmental Cleaners Charity Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poor persons engaged in cleaning industry, commerce and the public service, and wives, widows, children and other dependents being in necessitous financial circumstances.The furtherance of education and training in connection with advancement of hygiene within the community.The benefit of such charitable institutions that the Trustees shall from time to time think fit

Latest Income: £79,373
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as air pilots or air navigators and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalisation or who are liverymen, upper freemen or freemen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of London.The relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependants widows and orphans of all such persons mentioned above.

Latest Income: £78,173
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Winwood Almshouses Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity is a trust and was founded in 1687 to provide almshouses for the poor and widows and widowers in the parish of Quainton

Latest Income: £78,001
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Stanley And Brocklehurst Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

An almshouse charity operating exclusively within the town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, providing accommodation for poor married couples, widows or spinsters

Latest Income: £76,614
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Inter Arc

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity, founded and run with Christian ethos, provides essential funding and operational guidance to partner charities who provide caring homes, medical treatment and education to disadvantaged children. The children are from the streets, very poor families, are orphans, from families who have leprosy and parents who have incurable diseases. Children in families also receive similar help.

Latest Income: £76,093
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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New Growth Ministries Trust

Beneficiary group, Religion

The Trust supports Christian ministry in the UK and Africa and mainly the work of New Growth Ministries (Zimbabwe). The work particularly supports orphans through the work led for many years by Mr Rob Mackenzie MBE. and Mrs. Hilary Mackenzie MBE.

Latest Income: £72,369
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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Holy Trinity & St Peter Combined Charities

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

The relief of those in need by reason of age or financial hardship in Ilfracombe, in particular but not limited to poor widows who are members of the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity & St Peter, Ilfracombe

Latest Income: £71,666
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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West Herts Community Church

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Religion

An evangelical church known as Garston Community Church reaching out to the local community, catering for young and old with, Kidz Klub, Youth Club and Seniors Club. Also supporting other local initiatives, advancement of the Christian faith, spreading the Gospel, providing Christian education. Supporting other ministries abroad, orphans and the needy mainly in India.

Latest Income: £71,413
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Dickinson Massey Underwood Gill Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To provide financial support to authorised persons by way of annual pensions or grants for specific cases of hardship.

Latest Income: £68,251
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Jaffe Family Relief Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

1. Grants to descendents of Daniel Jaffe and/or their wives, widows and widowers (world wide) in need. 2. UK charities to distribute to individuals in poverty, in the UK.

Latest Income: £67,944
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Thorpe And Simon Trust

Beneficiary group

To promote happiness by the provision of annuities for widows and spinsters in indigent circumstances resident in the city of Nottingham and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £67,572
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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The Torchbearers Trust

Animals, Beneficiary group, Religion

The Trust employs several people in Christian ministry in the Bridgnorth area.The Trust provides financial support to various other Christian ministries in Shropshire, in the UK and overseas.

Latest Income: £63,886
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Nottinghamshire Charity Committee

Associations, Beneficiary group

To assist aged or indigent Freemasons.To assist widows and children of Freemasons.To distribute such other relief and charity as the Committee may direct.

Latest Income: £61,553
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Simlak Muslim Welfare Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Research, Social welfare

We provide grant to schools to buy school equipment, books, chairs, tables, computers, science lab equipment etc, school meals for children. We provide medical help to poor, sick people and those who cannot afford treatment. We also help widows and their children. We concentrate more on education which has reflected at their results (100% pass rate).

Latest Income: £60,198
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 521 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?

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 widows-widowers-and-orphans beneficiary group charities?

Widows-widowers-and-orphans 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 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 85.5%. 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 £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.