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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Benevolent society

Discover 1,028 Social welfare charities that specialise in benevolent society. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,028
Charities
£5,280,882,026
Total Income
£632,517
Avg Income
85.6%
Program Ratio

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

Ben - Motor And Allied Trades Benevolent Fund

Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

BEN provides financial support and facilities to people and their close dependants, resident in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, who are working or have worked in a qualifying trade or industry.BEN currently operates Welfare Offices in Ascot, Birmingham, Northern England and Scotland; Nursing and Residential Centres in Ascot, Rugby, and Berwick-upon-Tweed; Day Care Centre in Coventry.

Latest Income: £19,457,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bp Helios Fund

Social welfare

To assist financially those former employees of the British Petroleum Company Plc or any subsidiary or associated companies and their dependants, who are suffering severe financial hardship or need. Assistance is normally given in the form of a grant or a loan.

Latest Income: £13,849,361
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Chartered Institution Of Building Services Engineers

Education, Environment, Social welfare

CIBSE publishes authoritative, internationally recognised Guidance and Codes and sets the criteria for best practice in building services engineering, with particular emphasis on the response to climate change. CIBSE accredits courses of study in further and higher education, approves work-based training programmes and provides routes to full professional registration.

Latest Income: £11,083,626
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Musicians Benevolent Fund

Arts, Social welfare

The Musicians Benevolent Fund relieves need amongst professional musicians and their dependants and advances musical education for young musicians.

Latest Income: £5,651,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Honourable Artillery Company

Armed forces, Social welfare

Support of the HAC Regiment (a Reserve Unit of the Army), a Detachment of the City of London Special Constabulary, Benevolent Fund and ceremonial Sub-units (The Pikemen & Musketeers and the Light Cavalry), Conservation of the Company's Estate and Preservation of the Company's Treasures; by assisting with recruitment, Sustaining Company Membership and ensuring Long-Term Sustainability.

Latest Income: £5,378,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal Variety Charity

Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Relief of poverty of entertainers, and people associated with the entertainment profession,their surviving partners, spouses and dependants including:to pay pensions or to award grants and loans to alleviate hardship;to contribute partly or pay all funeral expenses;to operate and maintain a nursing and care home and to contribute partly or pay the fees associated with being a resident in the Home.

Latest Income: £3,933,594
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Electrical Industries Charity Limited

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND WELFARE CARE PROGRAMMES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CONNECTED WITH THE ELECTRICAL,ELECTRONICS AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES (AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES) SO AS TO RELIEVE AND PREVENT NEED AND POVERTY.

Latest Income: £2,765,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bankers Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Bank Workers Charity (BWC) is the only occupational benevolent fund for all current and former bank employees working in the UK and their families. The Charity's objects are the prevention and relief of poverty and advancement of health amongst bank employees, their families, children and dependents; advancement of education amongst the children of bank employees

Latest Income: £2,502,296
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The North West Police Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Fund relieves members and former members of the constituent forces, their families and dependants who are in need, hardship or distress

Latest Income: £2,223,602
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The RAF Benevolent Fund Housing Trust Limited

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of housing for RAF personnel who face medical retirement from the RAF following a serious disabling accident or illness, and for the families of those who die whilst serving

Latest Income: £2,166,411
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Actors' Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To give relief, advice, welfare or assistance to members of the acting and stage management professions who cannot work for reasons outside of their control, particularly accident, illness or old age, and to their spouses, partners and dependants.

Latest Income: £1,855,623
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Medical Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

2.1 The objects of the Charity are to prevent or relieve poverty and to relieve need arising from youth, age, ill health, disability and bereavement among people who are doctors or who have worked as doctors, and medical students and the dependants of such individuals

Latest Income: £1,803,719
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Institution Of Chartered Surveyors' Benevolent Fund Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfare

LionHeart helps RICS members and past members and their families in need. This includes financial assistance, counselling, legal advice, debt advice, employment advice and stress advice.

Latest Income: £1,799,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Naval Benevolent Society For Officers

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Founded in 1739 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1838, the Society grants financial relief to officers and former officers of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, QARNNS, WRNS and their Reserves, and including spouses, former spouses, and families in need. In the last year grants just in excess of £500,000 were made. Additionally many hours are spent signposting, offering advice or a friendly ear.

Latest Income: £1,745,423
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Benevolent Fund Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers

Social welfare

To provide help for members, former members, and dependants of both members and ex-members of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, who are in need.

Latest Income: £1,741,263
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Shipwrecked Fishermen And Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society

Armed forces, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society provides financial support to retired seafarers (Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet) and their dependants and those unable to continue working at sea through accident, disability, illness or for compassionate reasons. The Charity operates through a nationwide network of volunteers.The Society makes annual awards for acts of skill and gallantry at sea.

Latest Income: £1,628,881
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Institution Of Engineering And Technology Benevolent Fund

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Welfare work that falls into 5 main areas in the form of advice, personal contact, financial assistance, unemployment support and care support. It is primarily provided for members and former members of the Institution of Engineering & Technology & their dependants. Each person approaching the Charity receives support individually tailored to meet their specific needs.

Latest Income: £1,575,480
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Signals Charity

Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

To provide grants for deserving welfare cases that are within the objects of the Charity.To fund the activities of the serving, reserves and retired members of Royal Corps of Signals, that attract no or only partial funding from the Ministry of Defence, in order to foster effectiveness, morale, teamwork, fitness, professional development, comradeship and esprit de corps.

Latest Income: £1,515,171
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Royal Engineers Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide financial and other assistance to serving and former members of the Corps, their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants who are in need through poverty. To make grants, within Association Guidelines, to the Army Benevolent Fund and to other charities that further the objectives of the Association.

Latest Income: £1,437,036
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Bt Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The object of the charity, as set out in its constitution, is the relief of financial hardship among BT employees past and present and their dependants and this is the principle activity.

Latest Income: £1,219,135
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Architects Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Architects Benevolent Society offers confidential advice, support and financial assistance to the architectural community and their families in times of need.

Latest Income: £1,201,883
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Vetlife

Charitable activities, Health, Professions, Social welfare

Provides financial assistance to deserving veterinary surgeons, RVNs and their dependants; provides a helpline and website for veterinary surgeons, students and nurses; provides for the relief of mental and physical illness, associated with compulsive behaviour or stress or depression, which may or may not result from alcohol or drug addiction or other forms of dependence.

Latest Income: £1,035,915
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Drinks Trust

Health, Social welfare

The Drinks Trust is the trade charity for people who are currently working, or have worked, in the UK drinks industry in any role and in any sector, and our mission is to help colleagues who are facing a variety of difficult circumstances, including illness, disability, issues with stress or depression, and more.

Latest Income: £1,011,126
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Catenian Association Benevolent And Children's Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The provision of monetary assistance to members of the Catenian Association and their dependants including dependants of deceased members of the Catenian Association who are in need.

Latest Income: £914,356
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Furniture Makers' Charitable Funds Incorporating The Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Promote, encourage and foster the craft and industry of furnishing and furniture and its ancilliary activities in the United Kingdom,Advance education in the industry.Relieve financial hardship of present and past employees of the Industry, their families, relatives and dependants.

Latest Income: £829,327
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many benevolent-society social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,028 registered benevolent-society social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the benevolent-society social welfare charities by income?

Oxfam is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.4m). 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 benevolent-society social welfare charities?

Benevolent-society social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £5.3bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for benevolent-society social welfare charities?

Across all benevolent-society social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.6%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of benevolent-society social welfare charities?

Benevolent-society social welfare charities have an average annual income of £633k. 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.