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Saving of lives Charities

Discover 2,191 Saving of lives charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,191
Charities
£4,239,256,784
Total Income
£1,701,146
Avg Income
78.9%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Jigsaw Charity

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

Jigsaw is an entirely volunteer run charity that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world's poorest people. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, it promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender.

Latest Income: £2,036,393
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Joseph Storehouse Trust

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Humanitarian aid organisation with aims to raise awareness & financial aid to help meet the physical, educational and spiritual needs in communities as identified by the trustees.

Latest Income: £2,029,429
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Rethink Charity

Saving of lives

Rethink Charity provides disaster relief and aid, search and rescue teams, education, grants, economic initiatives, and community activation efforts worldwide. We empower communities to overcome social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Latest Income: £1,982,480
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Human Relief Mission

Beneficiary group, Health, Saving of lives

We work particularly supporting Education, Health-Care, Capacity Building Programs and Relief Services.Our projects are conducted in UK and in Afghanistan and these include Food Package Distribution (Afg), Free Emergency Ambulance Service (Afg),Orphan sponsorships (Afg), Outreach Programmes (UK) and culture awareness (UK) and youth engagement (UK).

Latest Income: £1,921,773
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Aghosh UK

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The charity?s activities include prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship, relief and assistance of persons who are the victims of natural or other kinds of disasters, the promotion and advancement of education (including social and physical training) and the relief of sickness and the preservation of health.

Latest Income: £1,907,231
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rape And Sexual Violence Project

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

WE SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF ALL GENDERS AND AGES WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE/ABUSE & THEIR FAMILIES. WE OFFER:-INDEPENDENT SUPPORT WHEN CHILD & ADULT SURVIVORS REPORT TO THE POLICE-COUNSELLING-INC WOMEN ONLY SPACE-SPECIALIST COUNSELLING & GROUP SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS/REFUGEES-SOCIAL GROUPS-INC.WOMEN ONLY ONES-COFFEE MORNING-HELPLINE-SELF-HELP INFO-TRAINING/AWARENESS

Latest Income: £1,906,051
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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His Church

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

HCC sow food, clothing and aid to people in need locally, nationally and in Europe and Africa either directly or in association with other charities in pursuance of its humanitarian aid programmes. These outreach activities complement HCC's objectives and policies as listed in the Trustees Report. HCC does not fund raise and relies entirely upon donations

Latest Income: £1,898,310
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Emaan Relief

Saving of lives, Social welfare

Emaan Relief is an international charity working to educate and empower the most vulnerable communities in society and to end the perpetual cycle of poverty. Our mission is to eradicate poverty through providing emergency relief, education and empowerment to the most vulnerable communities in society.

Latest Income: £1,883,689
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mapaction

Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives

MapAction is a humanitarian mapping charity that works through skilled volunteers. Its aim is to save lives and minimise suffering by making the response to humanitarian emergencies as efficient and effective as possible.When a disaster strikes, MapAction deploys volunteer mapping professionals to the scene to help coordinate the response and get aid to where it is needed most.

Latest Income: £1,846,375
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Christian Broadcasting Network (uk)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Promotion of Christian Religion by TV broadcasts, CD's, DVD's, Christian resources and humanitarian aid.

Latest Income: £1,714,764
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Doctors Of The World UK

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Saving of lives

As part of the Medecins du Monde network we participate in delivering programmes in 77 countries.Through our health programmes and advocacy we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to health.We provide life-saving humanitarian healthcare and work with vulnerable migrants, people at risk of harm and on projects that advance sexual and reproductive health.

Latest Income: £1,708,937
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Target Ovarian Cancer

Beneficiary group, Health, Saving of lives

Over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the UK, and each day sadly 11 women die from this disease. Target Ovarian Cancer's vision is to stop ovarian cancer from devastating lives. We do this by targeting what's important - symptoms awareness, life-saving early diagnosis, better treatments and support for everyone affected - and we do this across all four nations of the UK.

Latest Income: £1,706,705
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Hope Health Action

Health, Saving of lives

Our mission is to provide health and disability care to the world's most vulnerable, without discrimination. We work in Haiti, South Sudan, and Uganda to: build local capacity to provide quality, life-saving healthcare; provide dignity, independence and empowerment to people with disabilities; and respond to emergencies quickly and effectively to minimise the long-term implications of crisis.

Latest Income: £1,696,575
Areas of Operation: Haiti
Status: Registered
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Lakshmi-Narayana Trust

Saving of lives

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activities

Latest Income: £1,667,439
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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React Disaster Response LTD

Saving of lives

To respond to domestic and international disasters; in so doing give a sense of purpose, community, and identity to ex-military personnel. Response teams aim to bring to bear the best skills and expertise from the military, first responders, and civilians in order to coordinate the best possible, most timely, and best integrated response.

Latest Income: £1,640,553
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Association Of Air Ambulances (charity) LTD

Health, Saving of lives

To relieve sickness and injury in the UK by assisting in the provision of financial support to established local air ambulance services.

Latest Income: £1,620,952
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Imdadul Muslimeen

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

We donate to charitable organisations with similar charitable objectives as our charity. We support poor children and orphans, widows, victims of natural disasters like earth quakes, floods, etc. through relief organisations carrying out relief work in affected areas. We donate to orphanages & educational institutions for girls & boys in poor countries. We provide clean water by digging wells etc.

Latest Income: £1,604,162
Areas of Operation: Various
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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International Seismological Centre

Saving of lives

The ISC produces the definitive long-term record of earthquake parameters worldwide (1904-present). We collect parametric data from ~150 seismic networks around the world. Here in UK, we integrate this information into our database and analyse the data together to offer the best possible solution for each individual earthquake. Our data are then made openly available to all interested parties.

Latest Income: £1,592,075
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Global Partners (uk)

Economic and community development, Saving of lives

Humanitarian Aid and Development and provide logistical and financial support to other charities working in similar fields of service.

Latest Income: £1,544,669
Areas of Operation: Afghanistan
Status: Registered
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Lloyd's Of London Foundation

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives

Grant making foundation supporting and working in partnership with charitable organisations with a focus on education, employment, skills and disaster relief.

Latest Income: £1,540,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Noor Relief Fund

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

- Orphan sponsorship- Education- Housing project- Microfinance- Medical and urgent relief- Humanitarian aid- Vocational training- Water appeals- Food distribution

Latest Income: £1,508,342
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Global Network Of Civil Society Organisations For Disaster Reduction

Saving of lives

The GNDR's activities centre around the collaborative action in support of implementing the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) including the Views from the Frontline (VFL) initiative which produces reports of progress. The HFA was adopted in 2005 at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Hyogo, Japan, to substantially reduce the loss of lives and livelihoods caused by disasters.

Latest Income: £1,465,793
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Zaimah

Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS OR BY WARS AND OTHER CONFLICTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING MEDICINES, HOSPITALS, SHELTER AND FOOD.

Latest Income: £1,431,938
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lighthouse Chapel International

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The primary activity is the advancement of the Christian Religion Europe and Africa. The secondary activity is alleviating poverty and providing relief services to promote the well being of all people who have been stricken with plagues of natural and human disasters.

Latest Income: £1,375,973
Areas of Operation: Various
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 2,191 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 £4.2bn 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 78.9%. 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 £1.7m. 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.