Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Humanitarian relief
Discover 241 Saving of lives charities that specialise in humanitarian relief. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Inner Wheel No 19 District Committee Benevolent Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareGeneral charitable purposes. Relief of poverty, Overseas aid/famine relief
Muslim Community Care West London
Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Saving of livesMCC provides:Basic education for children who have no access to schools.Professional/vocational education and training for women.Access to health facilities to the impoverishedFood and shelter to the elderly citizensAid campaigns for people affected by natural disasters, and displaced by wars.Financial aid and/or training and consultation.Community work.Free legal assistance.
Gressingham Church Building Trust
Heritage, Religion, Saving of livesFor the restoration preservation repair maintenance improvement beautification and reconstruction of St John's Church Gressingham in the Diocese of Blackburn
No. 26 District Inner Wheel Committee Benevolent Fund
Associations, Saving of lives, Social welfareCollecting and distributing funds raised by Inner Wheel Clubs in the District for National and International Chairites. Collecting and distributing goods collected by Inner Wheel Clubs and distributed to aid disaster relief worldwide.
Harrow And Northwood Foundation
Saving of lives, Social welfareRelief of poverty and famine, preservation and protection of good health, and for the advancement of religion and any other purpose anywhere in the world which are charitable according to the laws of England and wales
Faith In Action Ministry
Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareCarry out general charitable activities.Assist in the relief of poverty / famine worldwide.Carry out health promotion/prevention.
Mansfield Relief In Need Charity
Housing, Saving of livesTo supply the needs of any people with financial worries especially payments which give relief for sudden disasters and pay for particulatr areas of home support.
St John's Norfolk Charity
Religion, Saving of livesThe advancement of religion and, for the benefit of the people of Norfolk and of the Norwich Diocese, the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, extension, beautification and reconstruction of churches or chapels of the Church of England in Norfolk or in the Norwich Diocese.
Rotary Club Of Stevenage Charitable Trust
Associations, Saving of livesThe Rotary Club of Stevenage raises and provides charitable funding or services within Stevenage, the County of Hertfordshire, nationally within the UK, and internationally in response to areas of natural disasters e.g flood, earthquake, hurricane, fire, etc., and also to fund/match-fund educational, environmental and humanitarian issues worldwide - also supporting our four Twin Towns.
The Rotary Club Of Leeds Elmete Charity Fund
Associations, Education, Health, Saving of livesFinancial support for 1] Local childrens' Schools for the Disabled and Hospices. 2] Disaster Appeals in the UK and Internationally 3] Local Air Ambulance 4] Eradicating Polio throughout the World 5] Filling "Aquaboxes" and "Shelterboxes" and delivering to a central store ready to be sent to a Disaster Area
The Mayo Trust
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareDonations for assisting religious, educational, health research, and children's causes, plus disaster and poverty relief
Rotary Club Of Hull Trust Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of livesGeneral charitable purposes.Overseas aid/famine relief.Economic/community development/employment.
Sudan Famine Relief Trust
Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareTo alleviate famine and hardship in the Sudan
The Disaster Relief Communications Foundation
Saving of livesTHE CHARITY OPERATES PRIMARILY IN LIAISING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAJOR RELIEF ORGANISATIONS.
St Aubyn's Charity
Economic and community development, Saving of livesGeneral Charitable Purposes including overseas aid and famine relief
The Civil Volunteers' Organisation
Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesTO PROVIDE AID OR ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY IN ANY DISASTER, MAJOR INCIDENT OR LOCAL OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY: TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY: TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY AND THE AUTHORITIES FOR CIVIL DEFENCE PURPOSES: TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING. TO PROVIDE TRAINING COURSES FOR AND TOWARDS THE ABOVE PURPOSES: TO TRAIN AND ISSUE QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND TOWARDS THE ABOVE PURPOSES WHETHER MEMBERS OF CVO OR NOT
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities are there in the UK?
There are 241 registered humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the humanitarian-relief saving of lives 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 humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities?
Humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities reported a combined annual income of £2.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities?
Across all humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 75.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities?
Humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities have an average annual income of £5.2m. 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.