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Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Unemployment

Discover 449 Economic and community development charities that specialise in unemployment. Use the search below to filter within these results.

449
Charities
£3,952,035,051
Total Income
£1,366,540
Avg Income
87.3%
Program Ratio

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

Merseyside Somali And Community Association

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Housing

-We provide a community centre that is open 12 hours per day, 7 day week-Lunch club for the elders serving a daily average of 10 breakfasts, 20 lunches and innumerable hot drinks-Advice sessions on: Welfare rights, Health and drugs, Benefits, Jobs and training and Housing.-an advocacy and interpreting service for dealing with the authorities

Latest Income: £92,455
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Donald Mackay Trust

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

The charity supports the work of churches in the UK and East Africa, including the Training for Life programme for young people in Tanzania. It also assist with the university education of Tanzanians whon cannot afford it. It supports job creation through Equity for Africa. Various other donations are made to UK and international charities.

Latest Income: £89,244
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Birtley Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education

The Centre provides various activites and services in response to identified need within the local community which has been classed as in the top 10% of neighbourhoods suffering deprivation in Employment ,Health Educational standards With other areas of Birtley classed as within top 20% . Activites directed at Nursery provision, Young People and work with family groups. Work with Adults

Latest Income: £85,774
Areas of Operation: Gateshead
Status: Registered
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Walsall Black Sisters Collective

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

EDUCATION/TRAINING FOR THE YOUNG AND OLD.ELDERLY & MENTAL HEALTH PROVISIONS PROVIDED.MEDICAL/HEALTH/SICKNESS FOR ALL.RELIEF OF POVERTY.ARTS/CULTURE.SPORTS & RECREATION.ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/EMPLOYMENT

Latest Income: £85,348
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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Kent Enterprise Trust

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Founded in 1983 Kent Enterprise Trust continues its mission in support of the disadvantaged and vulnerable in East Kent. We work to increase peoples' skills, counter social isolation and move people into or nearer to employment or starting their own business. From our purpose built conference and training centre we deliver a wide range of free training courses supported by multiple funders.

Latest Income: £82,846
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Scarborough And District Disablement Action Group

Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Scarborough DAG is run by disabled people for disabled people, carers and those with an interest in disability. The group offers a comprehensive information and advice service covering benefits, access, discrimination, employment, holidays, leisure etc. The service is provided for people who live in the area of Scarborough and District.

Latest Income: £77,370
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Centre Stage London

Arts, Economic and community development

We aim to mount at least two musical productions per year. Acting roles are open to anyone and are decided following auditions. We also offer on the job training in lighting, sound and other backstage jobs

Latest Income: £75,511
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Norris Green Community Health Forum

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education

We provide childcare training employment and volunteering opportunities to help improve the quality of life for local people.

Latest Income: £75,121
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Pascal Theatre Company

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfare

Drama workshops for disadvantaged young people. Workshops for unemployed people which use drama techniques to help them find work. Working with volunteers to make accessible community theatre. Cooperating with other arts and educational organisations. Promoting New Writing. Creating projects exploring heritage and history. Producing new plays. Producing play readings. Training volunteers.

Latest Income: £74,226
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Tircoed Village Trust

Economic and community development, Education

Education/TrainingSport / recreationEconomic / Community Development / Employment

Latest Income: £71,390
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Ethiopian Community In Britain

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing

Provide informaiton, advice, counselling, referral, interpretation, translation and accompanying services on housing, welfare, health, immigration & asylum, education, training, employment to men, women, older people, young people, children, abled and disabled of all ethnic backgrounds.

Latest Income: £70,222
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wells University Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER PEOPLE NOT IN FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT IN WELLS, SOMERSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Latest Income: £70,167
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Poole University Of The Third Age

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Leisure

The objectives of Poole University of the Third Age (U3A) is the advancement of education, leisure time, and recreational activities of middle aged and older persons no longer in gainful employment, residing in Poole and the surrounding area. These objectives are achieved by the organising and running of educational and leisure courses, using rented venues and member's homes.

Latest Income: £69,565
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Bury St Edmunds Branch Of The Third Age Trust(u3a)

Economic and community development, Education

The Bury St Edmunds U3A is a self-help group of people who are no longer in full-time paid employment. Our activities include:A monthly lecture, open to all membersSpecific-interest groups who meet at times of their own choosing.An annual Study Day on a nationally important topic, open to our members and other local U3As.We welcome (but do not insist on!) contributions from all.

Latest Income: £68,899
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Eritrean Community In UK

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

General charitable purposes including education/training accommodation, employment, health, community development, tackle poverty and similar services to all ages and gender.

Latest Income: £68,160
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tunbridge Wells U3a

Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Tunbridge Wells U3A is a recreational and educational organisation set up with the aim of benefiting those in the community who are retired or no longer in full-time gainful employment. It provides a meeting each month with an invited speaker, a variety of social gatherings and has over sixty study groups with subjects from art appreciation to 10 mile walks. Around 150 attend the monthly meetings.

Latest Income: £67,666
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Craven U3a

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

1. To advance the learning of the public in the Craven district and its surrounding locality and in particular middle aged and older people who are not in full time gainful employment.2. To provide facilities for leisure and recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the above persons in the interests of their social welfare

Latest Income: £66,120
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Priority Management LTD

Economic and community development, Education

Education/TrainingEconomic/Community development/Employment

Latest Income: £65,793
Areas of Operation: Knowsley
Status: Registered
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Maruti Trust

Arts, Economic and community development, Health, Social welfare

We provide health services to poor, needy and suffering people. We promote education and prepare poor and needy people for jobs. We provide meals to 100,000 poor and hungry people. We provide hospital care for over half a million poor and suffering people with eye problems and crippled people.We promote education. We train crippled people for IT, TV, Mobile phone and Radio repairing for jobs.

Latest Income: £65,572
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Cwmavon And District Boys' Club

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure

Providing a fun safe supervised environment for recreational and educational activities where all youngsters can develop selfesteem and the qualities needed to become caring responsible citizens, showing youngsters that someone cares. The club ethos is to maximise potential of all young people, increasing their opportunity of employment, enabling them to become active members of the community.

Latest Income: £65,414
Areas of Operation: Neath Port Talbot
Status: Registered
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Electrical Contracting Industry Further Education Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Provides grants to JIB operatives and JIB registered apprentices, who wish to undertake further education or training in the Electrotechnical sector over and above what is required under the JIB grading structure. Funding is also open to anybody who wishes to undertake research as a whole and there is discretionary funding for the unemployed within the sector.

Latest Income: £63,056
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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St Mary's Episcopal Chapel

Economic and community development, Education, Religion

Carry out the ministry of an independent Anglican Church including the employment and accommodation of the Minister.

Latest Income: £60,298
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Jigsaw Community Co-Operative

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfare

The object for which the Charity is established is to reduce the impact of ill health , poor mental health , physical disability and social or economic disadvantage on young people and communities within Gloucestershire by:The provision of such services, support and advice that are necessary to reduce the barriers to education, employment ,well-being or social and community engagement

Latest Income: £60,000
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Shaheed Udham Singh Welfare Trust (birmingham)

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education

To provide information on social security, employment, education, health, passports,welfare rights and immigration/nationality

Latest Income: £59,910
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Roberts Foundation

Economic and community development

The welfare of the ex-employees of H A Job Ltd

Latest Income: £57,938
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many unemployment economic and community development charities are there in the UK?

There are 449 registered unemployment economic and community development charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the unemployment economic and community development charities by income?

Barnardo's is the largest by latest reported annual income (£340.3m). 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 unemployment economic and community development charities?

Unemployment economic and community development charities reported a combined annual income of £4.0bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for unemployment economic and community development charities?

Across all unemployment economic and community development charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 87.3%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of unemployment economic and community development charities?

Unemployment economic and community development charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. 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.