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Saving of lives Charities

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349
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.

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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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: £639,136
Areas of Operation: Harrow
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: £621,559
Areas of Operation: Ealing
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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Grange Farm Centre

Leisure, Saving of lives

The primary object of the charity is to provide or to assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure-time occupation for the benefit of the inhabitants of the London Metropolitan Police District and the District of Epping Forest, Essex.

Latest Income: £478,301
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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British Divers Marine Life Rescue

Environment, Saving of lives

BDMLR is an international marine animal rescue organisation, UK based. It aims to provide a rescue service for all marine wildlife, and further to provide support to existing rescue centres and develop new methods of treatment, transport and care.

Latest Income: £446,059
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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: £402,398
Areas of Operation: Madagascar
Status: Registered
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The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Maintain the efficiency and esprit de corps of The Royal Military Police (RMP); providing financial assistance to any serving or former member of The RMP and their dependants; and making financial grants to any charity, which benefits persons or dependants of persons who are serving or who have served in The RMP.

Latest Income: £383,473
Areas of Operation: Various
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: £332,071
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hookhills And Broadsands Park Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Health, Leisure, Saving of lives

We host a mother and toddler group, a pre-school, 3 senior and 1 junior football team, social and team skittles, shortmat bowls, darts teams, snooker teams, a whist and bridge club, bingo, oap's group. We subsidise twice weekly lunches, we host functions, organise coach trips, children's Christmas party, monthly police surgeries and legal advice, occassional MP's surgeries and a polling station.

Latest Income: £302,132
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service

Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Providing immediate care to accident victims. All active members are qualified general practitioners or paramedics. Respond only to 999 calls for which they receive no form of renumeration whatsoever. Our charity provides for their clothing, equipment and training up to the required NHS standard.

Latest Income: £284,482
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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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English Schools' Swimming Association

Education, Leisure, Saving of lives

The advancement of physical education of schoolchildren through the medium of swimming, life-saving, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming by:(a) promoting and organising contests, conducting tests and making awards; and(b) promoting the provision of proper facilities for swimming, life-saving, diving, water polo and artistic swimming.

Latest Income: £249,414
Areas of Operation: England
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 Fire Service Research And Training Trust

Saving of lives

Promotes and assists research aimed at protecting life and property from fire and promotes and assists training of fire service personnel to secure and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the fire service as a whole.

Latest Income: £223,173
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Dover Life Guard Club

Leisure, Saving of lives

The charity teaches people to swim, offers life saving, water polo, long distance and open water swimming, and competition swimming to national standard. Dover Lifeguard Club is an accredited swim 21 club.

Latest Income: £212,925
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Sussex Police Charitable Trust

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

The charity provides assistance and support to members and retired members, including their partners and dependent family, who are in need and/or hardship and/or distress. Membership is open to Sussex police officers, staff, special constables and volunteers.

Latest Income: £208,754
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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The Devon Horse And Pony Sanctuary

Animals, Housing, Saving of lives

Devon Horse and Pony Sanctuary is dedicated to the care, of equines in need. We provide a loving home for equines to the end of their days and in appropriate cases will find the right loan home for the right animal. We also provide a permanent home for retired Police horses and other working equines. We will also take in emergency neglect cases and provide the appropriate care.

Latest Income: £204,358
Areas of Operation: France
Status: Registered
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Light Church

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Saving of lives

A local caring programme to the isolated, infirmed or single parent, Toddler groups, youth, children and vulnerable adults clubs - working alongside other agencies in the town like the police, Youth & Community partnerships as well as schools. In Tanzania, we teach English to the Masai.

Latest Income: £177,690
Areas of Operation: Tanzania
Status: Registered
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Wanstead House Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Provision of adult education classes, family learning courses, clubs, groups, activities for junior, teenage and adult members of the local community together with functions, social events, fund raising and workshops. Partnerships with local authority, education centre, community police, counselling groups, workskill workshops and other community groups.

Latest Income: £172,460
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Canolfan Cymdeithasol Porthmadog (portmadoc Community Centre Association)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Health, Heritage, Religion, Saving of lives

Town and County Council meetings, NSPCC fundraisers, GCC youth strategy, Career support, CPD Porthmadog FC support, Bingo, Church services, Ffestiniog railway meetings, Merched y gest, English and Welsh learning classes, Weight watchers, Porthmadog Fire service, Young farmers club, Wrestling, Concerts, Club for the Blind, Local produce market, Line dancing, art classes and Family history events.

Latest Income: £160,511
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Thamesdown Islamic Association

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The purpose of the charity is to provide a place for worship for the Muslim Community, Educate their children in Islamic teaching and provide bereavement facilities for the Muslim community. This charity also provide awareness of Islam to various local and county schools, local borough and police department. This activities are provided within Wiltshire.

Latest Income: £154,049
Areas of Operation: Swindon
Status: Registered
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40 Degreez

Beneficiary group, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

40 Degreez is aimed at meeting the need for the provision of youth services in Farnham and surrounding areas. Its need has been a recognised for some years now by schools, youth workers, the police, Farnham Town Council and Waverley Borough Council, for improving services and facilities for young people and assisting social inclusion.

Latest Income: £151,726
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many saving of lives charities are there in the UK?

There are 349 registered saving of lives charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the 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 saving of lives charities?

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 saving of lives charities?

Across all 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 saving of lives charities?

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.