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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.

Task Brasil-The Abandoned Street Kids Of Brazil Trust

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Task Brasil acts to advance the education and well-being of impoverished children in Brazil. To offer socio-educational projects to help disadvantaged young people have better prospects in life, assistance & guidance to our ex-residents/ -beneficiaries so that they maintain continuous access to local support networks and live in harmony with their families away from the streets. Emergency relief.

Latest Income: £45,930
Areas of Operation: Brazil
Status: Registered
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Mothers' Union: (norwich Diocese)

Saving of lives

Education/TrainingRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/famine reliefReligious activities

Latest Income: £43,545
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Old Leake Community Centre And Playing Field Committee

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Saving of lives

The committee provides facilties for various organisations and clubs serving the local community and for the local population who wish to use the facilties for functions. The community is a designated hall for providing shelter for up to 200 refugees in the event of a disaster.

Latest Income: £42,276
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

101 General Charitable purposes,102 education/Training,105 relief of poverty,106 Overseas aid famine relief, religious activities

Latest Income: £42,159
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Leicester And Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Saving of lives

Raises money and gives grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in the United Kingdom and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in such churches, and of the churchyard belonging to such churches.

Latest Income: £42,027
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Berkshire Historic Churches Trust

Facilities, Religion, Saving of lives

To 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"

Latest Income: £41,213
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Loddon Vale Trust Fund

Associations, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

General Charitable Purposes, Education/Training, Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

Latest Income: £39,893
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wallingford Christian Assembly

Saving of lives

General Charitable PurposesRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities

Latest Income: £39,801
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Mothers' Union (diocese Of Exeter Branch)

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Crime and Justice, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Overseas: raising funds for development projects and emergency aid.In Devon, arranging holidays for disadvantaged families; providing toys for prisoner's children visiting prisons; knitting goods for the elderly and for still-born babies; providing goods for womens' refuges and prisoners, supporting rufugees. Supporting actions against gender based violence and modern day slavery.

Latest Income: £39,123
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Launceston Trust Fund

Associations, Saving of lives

To support Rotary official charities. To react quickly and collect monies for international disasters relief funds. To collect monies and help local communities groups and individual people.

Latest Income: £36,870
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Arcaid

Saving of lives, Social welfare

Arcaid is established for the relief of persons anywhere in the world outside the United Kingdom who are suffering any form of hardship or privation as a result of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or war, oppression or other human activity, or who by reason of their social or economic conditions are in need of such assistance.

Latest Income: £34,480
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Huddersfield Canal Society Limited

Heritage, Saving of lives

The Charity was set up to oversee the restoration and reconstruction of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal and Broad Canal for the use of the public. The Charity now exists to promote preserve maintain and improve the canal.

Latest Income: £34,199
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Soroptimist International Great Britain And Ireland - Emergency Relief Fund

Saving of lives

To grant aid for the relief of acute suffering caused by disasters worldwide.

Latest Income: £34,174
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Cassian's Chaddesley Corbett

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Religion, Saving of lives

To raise funds for the repair maintenance improvement presentation beautification and reconstruction of St.Cassian's Church and the churchyard contents and furnishing of the Church

Latest Income: £32,790
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

The preservation repair maintenance improvement upkeep and reconstruction of Churches in the County of Cambridge and or monuments fittings fixtures stained glass furniture ornamments and chattels in such Churches. The Trust's predominant activity is the award of loans and grants to churches to assist with the cost of works falling within the foregoing description.

Latest Income: £32,079
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of The Vale Of Belvoir Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Fund Raising activity, support to both individuals and local, national and international charities and societies and support to international disasters

Latest Income: £30,612
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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British-Italian Society

Arts, Saving of lives

To increase knowledge and understanding in the United Kingdom of Italy in all its aspects, and to assist charities or persons in need of help following major disasters in Great Britain or Italy, the society holds events of a cultural or educational nature and publishes an annual magazine "Rivista".

Latest Income: £28,772
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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Rajput Samaj Of UK

Saving of lives

The advancement and instilling the cultural values of the Rajput people in the United Kingdom. RSUK is also actively involved in helping and supporting people affected by world disasters.

Latest Income: £28,266
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Kirkwood Memorial Fund

Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Three main areas of activity: firstly medical research, particularly respiratory disease,and uncommon medical diseases. Then educational projects, and lastly for the relief of poverty and famine on causes well known or personal to the Trustees whereby donations are significant . The Trustees are proactive and the charity's resources are fully committed for the foreseeable future.

Latest Income: £27,901
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Kafletha Anjuman-E Islamic Trust (uk)

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

A)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF SUNNI MUSLIMS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD B)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, HUMAN SUFFERING CONSEQUENT UPON THE EFFECT OF PERSONAL, LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION CONCERNING THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAM D)ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION E)THE PROMOTION OF ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Latest Income: £27,230
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Settle Charitable Trust

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

We raise money;-1,To support charitable organisations and or good causes in our locality2.To provide relief for disasters as they occur on a worldwide basis3,To advance the education of selected young people in our locality4.To support the provision of medical and health services in developing countries

Latest Income: £26,995
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Horwich Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Rotary Club of Horwich Trust Fund does the following:Education/training. Relief of poverty. Overseas aid/famine relief.Arts/culture.sport/recreation.Economic/Community development.Our charity helps;Children/young people. Elderly/old people. People with disabilities. The general public/mankind.Our charity operates by making grants to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £26,861
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Farnham Benevolent Fund

Associations, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The charity supports local and international charitable objectives. This includes: support to international disasters and emergencies, eg. tsunamis, earthquakes: general humanitarian support, eg. distribution of medical equipment in the third world; support to local hospices, hospitals and disabled institutions and support to needy individuals.

Latest Income: £26,377
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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I.k. Foundation

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The charity's objects are the relief of poverty and famine, the preservation and protection of good health, and for the advancement of religious purposes anywhere in the world which are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.

Latest Income: £25,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Stewardship Trust Ripon

Economic and community development, Housing, Saving of lives

To advance the Christian religion in the UK and worldwide and humanitarian work and relief (homelessness, disability, famine relief, education and training, and advancement of health) primarily in overseas countries .

Latest Income: £24,983
Areas of Operation: Various
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.