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Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Women

Discover 3,317 Beneficiary group charities that specialise in women. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,317
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.

Wales Assembly Of Women Cynulliad Merched Cymru

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Regular members email Newsletter /Facebook/ Website https://walesassemblyofwomen.co.ukLinks with the Women's Nation Commission and representation at their conferenceWork with Equal Opportunities Commission and Violence Against Women Annual Audrey Jones Awards to encourage research by womenSee update of events and news on website

Latest Income: £1,140
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Long Sutton & South Warnborough Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group

IN ADDITION TO OUR STATED PURPOSES WE DONATE TO A CHOSEN LOCAL CHARITY EACH YEAR . PROFIT MADE THROUGH providing coach party teas and art and craft one day workshops.. WE SUPPORT THE ACWW.

Latest Income: £1,057
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Christiana Saunders For Widows

Beneficiary group

Financial assistance in the form of a single cash grant payable by one or more instalments to single women (widows, spinsters and divorcees) in reduced circumstances and of good character living alone, on low incomes, who have lived in the borough of Doncaster for the past two years.

Latest Income: £1,041
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Pinner Womens Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Providing women with educational opportunities & the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities & to campaign on issues that matter to them & their communities.

Latest Income: £1,029
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Long Stratton And District Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To provide women with educational opportunities through lectures and talks, and to learn new skills and take part in a wide variety of activities. To campaign for issues that matter to them and their community.

Latest Income: £1,016
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Guild Of Mercers' Scholars Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

For the benefit of distressed members of the guild their widows children or relatives or for the benefit of charities or other charitable institutions, societies or objects including educational projects undertaken by the younger members of the guild.

Latest Income: £880
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Old Hartley Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

Provide education, interests and entertainment for women in the local community, in an informal, sociable setting. We link with members around the country.Meetings are held once a month and speakers are arranged to cover a variety of interests, both informative and entertaining.

Latest Income: £854
Areas of Operation: North Tyneside
Status: Registered
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The Loan, Gift And Prize Fund Of The Old Girls' Association Of The Wirral Grammar School

Beneficiary group, Education

Small annual raffle otherwise income is from donations, interest and dividends and subscriptions.Disbursements to pupils of Wirral Grammar School for Girls in the form of Prizes also Loan & Gift Fund available to help, on request, with education.

Latest Income: £814
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Coloma Parents Association

Beneficiary group, Education

The object is to advance the education of the pupils in Coloma Convents Girls School.The association may develop more extended relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with the school, engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it and provide and assist in the provision of facilities for education at the school.

Latest Income: £797
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes G L E Peterborough And District Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The functions are social and benevolent and objects are to assist necessitous members and the widows and orphans of deceased members, also to support such external philanthropic and charitable objects in the local area (Peterborough and surrounding District) as may be deemed desirable.

Latest Income: £739
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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National Alliance Of Women's Organisations

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Lobbying and campaigning, building bridges and alliances between organisations, providing opportunities to network, developing the capacity of women's organisations, engaging young women with democratic institutions

Latest Income: £730
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bournemouth Chamber Of Trade Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To maintain and administer a fund to afford relief and assistance to:1)Members of the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade & Commerce who, from unavoidable misfortune, may be in distressed circumstances2)The widows or dependents of Members who may be in need3) Corporate Members of BCTC who need financial support to establish a new business or re-focus an existing business

Latest Income: £611
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Muslim Womens Aid, UK

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare, Society

To promote Gender Equality and Rights of Women of all faiths. To enhance the welfare of women and children in UK and overseas. Support, advise and rehabilitate victims of domestic violence and forced marriages. To support, advise and rehabilitate refugee women and displaced families. To research into the impact of armed conflict on Women and Children.

Latest Income: £601
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Andover Afternoon Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure

We are a local branch of the Women's Institute. We hold 11 main meetings a year. These mostly involve a speaker, refreshments, a raffle and an informal competition. We hold many other events during the year (including an outing, group lunches, a tea party, two coffee mornings, monthly get-togethers, a craft group and various sporting activities). Women of 18 years and above are welcome to join.

Latest Income: £538
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Bournemouth South Division Guides

Associations, Beneficiary group

Girlguiding Bournemouth South follows the Girlguiding programme and gives girls and women a safe space where they can be themselves through adventures, having fun, building friendships and gain valuable life skills. We give them an opportunity to fulfil their potential and make a positive difference in their lives and communities and confidence for future challenges.

Latest Income: £503
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Westminster Division Guide Association

Beneficiary group

We cater for girls from 5 - 25 years, we have a management committee for our camp-site.Our activities are centred around our promise, to love God,to serve Queen and country, to help other people and to keep the Guide law.Our girls have fun, badges to complete according to their age and ability. We do not distinguish between race or disability.

Latest Income: £417
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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British Association Of Former United Nations Civil Servants Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

"The object of the BBF is to relieve in cases of need, hardship or distress members of the Association, their spouses, widows, widowers and other dependants. Support is not limited to members but is also available to any former employee of the United Nations or of its Specialised Agencies provided they are resident in the United Kingdom."

Latest Income: £412
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Gloucestershire Medical Benevolent Trust

Beneficiary group

1. helping GPs in necessitous circumstances who carry on or have previously carried on general medical practice in Gloucestershire 2. helping the widows and dependants in necessitous circumstances of deceased GPs who prior to their deaths carried on general medical practice in Gloucestershire3. Support to GPs experiencing exceptional stress and difficulties when practising in Gloucestershire

Latest Income: £306
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Sacred Arts Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Religion

The preservation and promotion of art, culture and literature through workshops in classical temple music and dance, a handicraft project as part of a rehabilitation programme for homeless women, maintenance of archives and a library of relevant literature and an agricultural arts project. SAT works in conjunction with an Indian charitable trust.

Latest Income: £304
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mercian Volunteers Regimental Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To relieve persons who are serving or who have served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Mercian Volunteers and in the Worcestershire and Staffordshire Companies of the Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers and their widows, children or other dependents who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.To promote the efficiency of the Mercian Volunteers and to maintain its traditions

Latest Income: £212
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ccgs Friends

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education

Parents/Teachers Association, raising funds for children's benefit at Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School - activities include Discos, Quiz nights, Salsa evenings, etc

Latest Income: £170
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Hayes And Harlington Old People's Welfare Committee

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

1. WE PROVIDE ART WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTH & WELL-BEING TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND KEEP PEOPLE CONNECTED. 2.WE PROVIDE OUTINGS FOR DISABLED AND ABLE-BODIED PEOPLE: TO PLACES OF INTEREST, INCLUDING THEATRE & CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS, HEALTHY WALKS. OTHER ACTIVITIES: CRAFT & KNITTING FOR OLDER ASIAN WOMEN.2 SUPPORT & ADVOCACY 3.TRAINING VOLUNTEERS. 4.RAPID RESPONSE HELP TO OLD PEOPLE DURING COVID

Latest Income: £160
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Marjorie Cousens Memorial Fund

Animals, Beneficiary group

Provides charitable services to members of The West Of England Ladies Kennel Society .Helps members and ex members to care for their dogs.i.e. pays vet bills or helps to repair kennels etc.

Latest Income: £137
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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YWCA Of Great Britain

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE,IN PARTICULAR YOUNG WOMEN UNDER 30,THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR EDUCATION AND TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE THEIR POVERTY OR HARDSHIP, WORKING FROM A CHRISTIAN VALUE BASE.TO ENCOURAGE THE SOCIAL,PHYSICAL,SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO PROMOTE THE LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY OF YOUNG WOMEN.

Latest Income: £74
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Women In Music

Arts, Beneficiary group

Women In Music is a national organisation that celebrates women's music making across all genres of music. We raise awareness of gender issues in music and support women musicians in their professional development.

Latest Income: £32
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many women beneficiary group charities are there in the UK?

There are 3,317 registered women beneficiary group charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the women 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 women beneficiary group charities?

Women 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 women beneficiary group charities?

Across all women 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 women beneficiary group charities?

Women 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.