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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.

169
Charities
£2,515,330,073
Total Income
£7,207,249
Avg Income
73.1%
Program Ratio

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 lives

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

Latest Income: £311,932
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Christadelphian Samaritan Fund

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £78,320
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Mothers Union (diocese Of Durham Branch)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Parish 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.

Latest Income: £57,707
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Medical Mission (evangelical Church)

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

Relief of poverty. Religious activities. Overseas aid / famine relief.

Latest Income: £56,499
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Ashtead Trust Fund

Associations, Health, Saving of lives

Support for charitable initiatives both internationally (eg earthquakes/floods) and in the local community (eg hospices & entertaining oaps).

Latest Income: £53,841
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Farnborough Benevolent Fund

Associations, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Donations to local, national and international worthy causes: Hospices, natural disasters, physically & mentally handicapped persons etc.

Latest Income: £53,043
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Anglo-Peruvian Society

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives, Social welfare

CULTURAL AND FUND RAISING EVENTS AND APPEALS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND IN NATURAL DISASTERS, IN PERU

Latest Income: £30,671
Areas of Operation: Peru
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: £30,023
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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New Hope Rural Community Trust

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

PARTNER 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.

Latest Income: £24,960
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Staines Charity

Associations, Saving of lives

Raising 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.

Latest Income: £16,855
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Lostock Christian Fellowship

Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Religious activities, relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, general charitable activities

Latest Income: £11,771
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Birkenhead Benevolent Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

The 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.

Latest Income: £11,242
Areas of Operation: Wirral
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: £9,310
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Hove Charitable Trust

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Saving of lives

The 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

Latest Income: £6,357
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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The National Association Of Catholic Families

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives

Organising of family days, retreats and pilgrimages; organising of assistance after international disasters such as the tsunami

Latest Income: £4,920
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Greenford Benevolent Fund

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

General charitable purposes.Relief of poverty.Overseas aid/Famine relief.

Latest Income: £2,148
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Faith In Action Ministry

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Carry out general charitable activities.Assist in the relief of poverty / famine worldwide.Carry out health promotion/prevention.

Latest Income: £500
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Disaster Relief Communications Foundation

Saving of lives

THE CHARITY OPERATES PRIMARILY IN LIAISING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAJOR RELIEF ORGANISATIONS.

Latest Income: £36
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rand's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

We 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.

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Doctors' Association For Medical Aid UK (dama)

Health, Saving of lives

We 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.

Latest Income: £0
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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The Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £1,600,539
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Privy Purse Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

The 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.

Latest Income: £902,677
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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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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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The Earley Charitable Trust

Saving of lives

General Charitable PurposesRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities

Latest Income: £122,320
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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 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.