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Saving of lives Charities

Discover 454 Saving of lives charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

454
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.

Newquay Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

To train all members in all activities towards becoming a surf life saver (Lifeguard)

Latest Income: £81,251
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Pakistan Welfare Association, Hounslow, Middlesex

Housing, Saving of lives

To help people of Pakistani origin in the London Borough of Hounslow and its sorrounding areas in any matters that may be required including, Cultural, Education, Social Services, Police, Housing etc

Latest Income: £79,846
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lapid Trust

Arts, Saving of lives, Social welfare

We don't accept unsolicited grant applicationsOverall vision of connectedness and challenging isolationSupporting organisations working in the following areas:1. Health and medicine, particularly mental health2. Helping people thrive in old age3. The use of music and arts in relation to above4. Building trust and friendship between communities5. Responsive relief in disaster zones

Latest Income: £78,752
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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Lions Club International District 105a Charity Trust

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

General Charitable deeds, Education & Training, Medical Health & Sickness, Disability, Relief of Poverty, Overseas Aid & Famine Relief, Accomodation & Housing.

Latest Income: £74,996
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Shree Navyug Jain Pragati Mandal

Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of lives

Various religious, social and educational activities. Animal welfare and helping disaster affected people. Youth development.

Latest Income: £73,157
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Maintain a fully operational fire brigade under contract to Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Members carry out their duties entirely on a voluntary basis. Members are trained in the same way and assessed in exactly the same way as whole time and On-call colleagues . We are available 24 hours a day seven days a week to answer emergency calls. We work the On-call duty system.

Latest Income: £72,001
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bude Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

The teaching of water and beach safety, and training to qualification standards for surf lifeguarding. Search and Rescue activities through lifeguarding of local beaches.

Latest Income: £68,393
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Royal Life Saving Society

Saving of lives

The Royal Life Saving Society is the Commonwealth's largest drowning prevention and water safety awareness organisation carrying out it's activities via education, lifesaving, lifeguard,first aid and resuscitation training.

Latest Income: £68,389
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Sri Lankan Medical And Dental Association In The United Kingdom

Education, Research, Saving of lives

ADVICE & ASSIST UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL & DENTAL EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF SRI LANKA PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING NATURAL DISASTERS FACILITATE SHARING OF PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES & RESEARCH MATTERS WITH COLLEAGUES IN SRI LANKA PROMOTE AND ADVISE ON POSTGRADUATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK FOR MEDICAL & DENTAL GRADUATES OF SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITIES

Latest Income: £68,226
Areas of Operation: Sri Lanka
Status: Registered
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The Bacta Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Trust is established to help people in the United Kingdom in need, hardship or distress as a result of local, national or international disaster or by their social and economic circumstances. At their discretion, the trustees can make grants for any other charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £67,380
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Heathfield Trust

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Income from property,owned by the trust,used for Overseas aid/famine relief and Religious activities.

Latest Income: £66,896
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Humanitarian Aid Limited

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social care

Collecting Aid and raising funds in England to enable us to help and supply the Aid to the Ukraine. The funds are raised to carry this out. The Charity supports centres and orphanages in the Ukraine. The people we help are mainly children, disabled and elderly.

Latest Income: £65,494
Areas of Operation: Ukraine
Status: Registered
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British Police Symphony Orchestra

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Professions, Saving of lives

The Orchestra made up of police officers, police staff and other members of the extended police family each year performs at different venues around the country raising money for a number of different charities. A mini tour of India took place in February 2008. Charity Concerts included Warwick Arts Centre for Fighting Blindness and the annual Proms Concert at Symphony Hall in December.

Latest Income: £64,993
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rhoose Lifeguards

Saving of lives

surf lifesaving club at rhoose ,Vale of Glamorgan

Latest Income: £64,260
Areas of Operation: Vale Of Glamorgan
Status: Registered
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The Boxer Rescue Service (southern)

Animals, Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives

This Charity exists to alleviate suffering and distress caused to dogs, and in particular to the breed known as Boxers, which may be ill-treated, abandoned or neglected or, more often these days, a change in family circumstances. Where necessary veterinary treatment is provided before a dog is settled into a new and loving home which has been previously checked by us and found suitable.

Latest Income: £64,159
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

The Principal activity is that of Surf Life Saving

Latest Income: £63,630
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Charities Administered Icw Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, Padiham

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion, Saving of lives

Raise funds for a specific charity varying each year, for a child we sponsor in Africa, for air ambulance, childrens charities, medical charities.

Latest Income: £62,105
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Intercessors For Britain Trust

Saving of lives

IFB promotes & encourages prayer for the spiritual welfare of the nation, for central and local government, and for other authorities & institutions such as police, the NHS, the armed forces etc. To that end, IFB engages in Bible teaching to inform & stimulate prayer.

Latest Income: £61,693
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Clevedon Family Church

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives

Religous activitiesRelief of povertyYoung peoples recreation and sportOverseas aid / famine relief

Latest Income: £61,601
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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North Of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Leisure, Saving of lives

The team was formed back in the 1970s as a North of Tyne Local Education Authority team in response to an increase in the number of incidents occurring on the hills and fells of Northumbria as outdoor activities such as climbing and hill walking grew in popularity. It became the North of Tyne Search & Rescue Team in the early 80s and more recently became the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team

Latest Income: £59,737
Areas of Operation: Various
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: £58,320
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bantham Surf Life Saving Club

Saving of lives

(1)The prevention and reduction of loss of life by drowning on the beach;(2)The prevention and development of surf life saving, for the resuscitation of the rescued and application of first aid.

Latest Income: £57,505
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Constabulary Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives, Social care, Social welfare

The Norfolk Constabulary Benevolent Fund was established to assist in needy cases of members, former members, their widows, orphans or dependants. It does this by paying grants and interest free loans where necessary and by the provision of holiday homes for rest and recuperation and for respite or convalescence.

Latest Income: £56,883
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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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Frequently asked questions about this sector

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

There are 454 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 £2.6bn 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 75.0%. 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 £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.