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.
Task Brasil-The Abandoned Street Kids Of Brazil Trust
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareTask 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.
Mothers' Union: (norwich Diocese)
Saving of livesEducation/TrainingRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/famine reliefReligious activities
Old Leake Community Centre And Playing Field Committee
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Saving of livesThe 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.
Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese
Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare101 General Charitable purposes,102 education/Training,105 relief of poverty,106 Overseas aid famine relief, religious activities
Leicester And Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust
Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Saving of livesRaises 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.
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"
Rotary Club Of Loddon Vale Trust Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Saving of livesGeneral Charitable Purposes, Education/Training, Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Wallingford Christian Assembly
Saving of livesGeneral Charitable PurposesRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities
Mothers' Union (diocese Of Exeter Branch)
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Crime and Justice, Saving of lives, Social welfareOverseas: 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.
Rotary Club Of Launceston Trust Fund
Associations, Saving of livesTo 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.
Arcaid
Saving of lives, Social welfareArcaid 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.
Huddersfield Canal Society Limited
Heritage, Saving of livesThe 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.
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 Friends Of St Cassian's Chaddesley Corbett
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Religion, Saving of livesTo 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
Cambridgeshire Historic Churches Trust
Charitable activities, Saving of livesThe 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.
Rotary Club Of The Vale Of Belvoir Trust Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesFund Raising activity, support to both individuals and local, national and international charities and societies and support to international disasters
British-Italian Society
Arts, Saving of livesTo 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".
Rajput Samaj Of UK
Saving of livesThe 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.
The Kirkwood Memorial Fund
Research, Saving of lives, Social welfareThree 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.
The Kafletha Anjuman-E Islamic Trust (uk)
Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareA)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
Rotary Club Of Settle Charitable Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Saving of livesWe 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
Rotary Club Of Horwich Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe 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.
The Rotary Club Of Farnham Benevolent Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe 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.
I.k. Foundation
Saving of lives, Social welfareThe 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.
The Stewardship Trust Ripon
Economic and community development, Housing, Saving of livesTo 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 .
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.