Saving of lives Charities That specialise in Humanitarian relief
Discover 169 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 Dutch Church In London
Religion, Saving of livesRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/famine reliefReligious activitiesBeneficiaries - The general public/mankind
The Christadelphian Samaritan Fund
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe trust was established to make donations to charitable organisations and to relieve persons from outside the Christadelphian community who are poor or in straitened circumstances or otherwise in need, and does respond to worldwide appeals from aid agencies, such as the Red Cross, Oxfam, Children In Need, Christian Aid, Disasters Emergency Committee etc.
The Mothers Union (diocese Of Durham Branch)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfareParish support. Short breaks for those in difficult circumstances, support for women prisoners and families, school children in deprived area, womens refuge. Blankets, baby clothes, toilet bags to hospitals, support members overseas, literacy, development, health education, famine relief.
Birmingham Medical Mission (evangelical Church)
Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareRelief of poverty. Religious activities. Overseas aid / famine relief.
Rotary Club Of Ashtead Trust Fund
Associations, Health, Saving of livesSupport for charitable initiatives both internationally (eg earthquakes/floods) and in the local community (eg hospices & entertaining oaps).
Rotary Club Of Farnborough Benevolent Fund
Associations, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareDonations to local, national and international worthy causes: Hospices, natural disasters, physically & mentally handicapped persons etc.
Anglo-Peruvian Society
Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives, Social welfareCULTURAL AND FUND RAISING EVENTS AND APPEALS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND IN NATURAL DISASTERS, IN PERU
Berkshire Historic Churches Trust
Facilities, Religion, Saving of livesTo apply the income and capital of theTrust, at the discretion of the Trustees, for the "preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction" of Churches of specified denominations in "Berkshire or in any Parish adjacent thereto, and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass and chattels in any sych Church or Churchyard belonging to such Churches"
New Hope Rural Community Trust
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, SocietyPARTNER TRUST TO A TRUST IN INDIA. AWARENESS & FUND RAISING ON BEHALF OF LEPROSY RELIEF, HIV CARE, TRIBAL HEALTH CARE & CIVIL RIGHTS, WELL MOTHER & BABY TRAVELLING HEALTH WORKERS, POLIO CORRECTIVE SURGERY, CATARACT SURGERY & AFTERCARE, RESPONSE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
Rotary Club Of Staines Charity
Associations, Saving of livesRaising monies from Christmas collections - donations made to local charities and good causes.Raising monies from other events - donations to Rotary Foundation ,specific overseas projects and world disasters.Utilisation of members organisation skills and participation in various projects of a charitable nature.
Lostock Christian Fellowship
Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareReligious activities, relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, general charitable activities
The Rotary Club Of Birkenhead Benevolent Trust Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesThe Trust supports Local Community organisations and selected Organisations operating in overseas countries and disaster areas.Funds to support these activities are raised from members donations and fund-raising events in the local area.
Soroptimist International Great Britain And Ireland - Emergency Relief Fund
Saving of livesTo grant aid for the relief of acute suffering caused by disasters worldwide.
The Rotary Club Of Hove Charitable Trust
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Saving of livesThe club holds fund raising activities. The Charity aims to help the young and old plus people with special needs. This is undertaken by giving to other charities, schools and voluntary bodies. It also supports the international charity Rotary Foundation and charities active in disaster relief worldwide
The National Association Of Catholic Families
Beneficiary group, Saving of livesOrganising of family days, retreats and pilgrimages; organising of assistance after international disasters such as the tsunami
The Rotary Club Of Greenford Benevolent Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareGeneral charitable purposes.Relief of poverty.Overseas aid/Famine relief.
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.
The Disaster Relief Communications Foundation
Saving of livesTHE CHARITY OPERATES PRIMARILY IN LIAISING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAJOR RELIEF ORGANISATIONS.
Rand's Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfareWe make grants to individuals and organisations for the alleviation of need, hardship or disaster either generally or individually to persons living in the Bradford area. Preference is given to persons over 60 years of age.
Doctors' Association For Medical Aid UK (dama)
Health, Saving of livesWe are in a process in building up a hospital for the needy in Kolkata, India. We are supporting various medico-social organisations in different parts of the world, particularly in times of famine and natural disasters.
The Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation
Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe Foundation makes grants to charitable bodies in accordance with the objects set out in the trust deed. In addition to supporting local and national charities,mainly on a regular basis,the Foundation has made overseas grants to advance education,relieve poverty,sickness,and suffering some of which have been caused by conflict and disasters.
The Privy Purse Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Saving of livesThe aims of the Privy Purse Charitable Trust are to make grants to charities of which The King is Patron, support ecclesiastical establishments associated with The King and to make contributions in the event of either National or International disasters.
Devotional Associates Of Yogeshwar
Religion, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare1) 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
The Living Waters Trust
Education, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe 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.
The Earley Charitable Trust
Saving of livesGeneral Charitable PurposesRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many humanitarian-relief saving of lives charities are there in the UK?
There are 169 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 £2.5bn 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 73.1%. 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 £7.2m. 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.