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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.

241
Charities
£2,565,160,009
Total Income
£5,150,924
Avg Income
75.0%
Program Ratio

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

The Freshfield Foundation

Environment, Saving of lives

The provision of grant funding to other charities with particular emphasis on those involved in the general fields of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and overseas disaster relief.

Latest Income: £925,443
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hatzola Trust

Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives

Hatzola Trust is a non-profit organisation primarily set up to provide a Free 24 Hour First Responder and Ambulance Service for Medical Emergencies. Other humanitarian aid may also be provided.

Latest Income: £814,828
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Devotional Associates Of Yogeshwar

Religion, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare

1) Advance education in the field of philosophy, sociology, culture and religion with specific emphasis on the vedas. 2) Advance Hindu religion through the promotion of vedic philosophy and culture. 3) Relieve poverty, sickness and effects of natural or other disasters. 4) Donate the net income of the trust properties or any part therefore to any charitable institution with any or the same or simi

Latest Income: £771,024
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Remar Association (uk)

Economic and community development, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Practical training is carried on by daily routine at each house on a Christian basis. The charity undertakes evangelistic work on the streets and in centres. Remar Association (UK) operates a soup kitchen to assist vulnerable people in the Nottingham area. The charity sends humanitarian aid containers to other Remar organisations around the world to relieve suffering from poverty and addictions.

Latest Income: £690,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hoveraid Trust

Saving of lives

HoverAid provides medical care, community health programmes, and emergency relief to isolated communities. We develop and use hovercraft and other means to bring aid and lasting benefits to those in need

Latest Income: £686,471
Areas of Operation: Madagascar
Status: Registered
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Ramgarhia Sabha Southall

Economic and community development, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Sikh Religious organisation provides religious, educational, cultural, Sports and Community development services in the Southall(West London) Area. It also provides relief for poverty within community and supports relief efforts in the event of disasters around the world.

Latest Income: £660,427
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Kadwa Patidar Samaj (uk) Limited

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Organise Cultural & Religious activities. Help with Education, promote and support activities for the elderly, youth and young. Regularly support Harrow Mayors Charities. Donations to charities working for the relief of Famine in Africa etc. Provide volunteers to assist other charities with aims similar to ours. All charity activities are carried out by volunteers and they are not paid.

Latest Income: £614,012
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Worldshare

Religion, Saving of lives

In the world's neediest places, WorldShare partners with local Christians in their vision to bring about social and spiritual transformation to their communities. With a focus on evangelism, WorldShare funds and supports the provision of education, healthcare, building communities, tackling justice and disaster relief.

Latest Income: £571,649
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lieutenancy Of England And Wales Of The Equestrian Order Of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem

Saving of lives

Education/TrainingOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities

Latest Income: £527,943
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Millichope Foundation

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Millichope Foundation gives money specifically to charitable organisations within and immediately affecting the county of Shropshire and those living there, focussing on community and poverty.It subscribes to conservation projects worldwide and to disaster funds on an occasional basis.

Latest Income: £519,584
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Chernobyl Children's Lifeline

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

To help children suffering from the after effects of the Chernobyl disaster and economic situation.

Latest Income: £406,470
Areas of Operation: Belarus
Status: Registered
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The International Buddhist Relief Organisation (i B R O)

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To help to relieve the suffering of people everywhere, regardless of their status, creed or geographical locations, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of local, national or international disaster or by reason of their social economic circumstances in accordance with the Buddhist doctrine and principles and to extend such help also to animals everywhere who are in need

Latest Income: £374,143
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Aruna And Ambika Paul Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Saving of lives

The foundation gives grants to further education and to promote the health and wellbeing of young people, mainly in the UK, India and the USA. It also gives humanitarian relief where appropriate, from time to time.

Latest Income: £341,666
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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The Dutch Church In London

Religion, Saving of lives

Relief of PovertyOverseas aid/famine reliefReligious activitiesBeneficiaries - The general public/mankind

Latest Income: £320,166
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Superintendent Minister's Trust

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Religion, Saving of lives

We are the UK HQ of the Free Methodist Church with 25 Churches in GB, 5 in NI, 3 affiliates in England,1 in Eire. In 2016 we furthered our religious and charitable work by operationally, financially, and spiritually supporting new and existing churches in the UK, raising funds/volunteers for international childcare, a missionary hospital in Rwanda, other overseas mission and humanitarian relief .

Latest Income: £308,930
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (known As Civil Aid)

Saving of lives

National Voluntary Civil Aid Services (NVCAS), also known as Civil Aid, is a voluntary organisation established in 1968, operating within Great Britain, and acts as an umbrella and resource body to connect and support voluntary resilience groups and communities, and prepares people to provide aid or assistance at a disaster, incident, or local or national emergency, to relieve pain and suffering.

Latest Income: £306,087
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust

Saving of lives

The charitable purposes of the trust are to apply the income and capital of the trust to the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in Suffolk.

Latest Income: £276,200
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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St Gregorios Indian (malan Kara) Orthodox Church

Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

for the relief of people in need Kerala,IndiaEducation/TrainingMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of Poverty,Famine reliefReligious activities,Sport/recreationEconomic/Community development/Employment

Latest Income: £253,885
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Saiva Munnetta Sangam (uk)

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The advancement of the public in the,precepts and practice of Hinduism and in particular Saivaism and to promote "Community service through Saiva (Hindu) concern".The relief of sickness,financial hardship and preservation of health and in particular among people affected by the tsunami or any other natural or unforeseen disaster in Sri-Lanka or any part of Asia.

Latest Income: £250,825
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mutley Foundation

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

The charity's activities are to promote and support health, education and welfare of communities. It also supports humanitarian aid when required. The trustees of the Foundation envisage continuing to support Charities known to them, and as this will absorb its available funds for the forseeable future, the Trustees do not welcome unsolicited applications.

Latest Income: £243,993
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (amurt) UK

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Saving of lives

We run a program to feed homeless and needy persons in London We fundraise for global disaster reliefWe fundraise to support development projects run by sister AMURT chaptersWe run a health-food store in Stoke Newington (Food for All) whose operating surplus goes to support our activities

Latest Income: £228,180
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Armenian Relief Society Of Great Britain Trust

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The principal objects of the Trust are to provide the necessary funds and income in providing assistance for poor sick and bereaved Armenians of all ages and classes and wherever they may be. In the collection and distribution of food, medicines and clothing in all wartime disasters or famine. In the assistance towards war relief centre clinics or similar organisations throughout the world.

Latest Income: £143,193
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Living Waters Trust

Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The objectives of the trust are (1) To advance the Christian faith. (2) To give help to those who suffer as a result of their faith. (3) To bring help to the disadvantaged, particularly overseas, by supporting schools and community projects and by helping with disaster relief.

Latest Income: £128,448
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Queens Park Bangladesh Association

Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activitiesArts/cultureSport/recreationEnvironment/Conservation/HeritageEconomic/Community development/Employment

Latest Income: £126,559
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Hussaini Islamic Mission

Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of lives

1. Cater for religious and social needs of our community. 2. Provide religious education for children and adults. 3. Help the needy and provide and collect the funds for disasters in the world.

Latest Income: £125,794
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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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.