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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Benevolent society

Discover 1,217 Social welfare charities that specialise in benevolent society. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,217
Charities
£14,612,203,955
Total Income
£515,149
Avg Income
86.5%
Program Ratio

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

Huddersfield And District Army Veterans' Association Benevolent Fund

Armed forces, Associations, Social welfare

The Charity provides welfare aid, social activities and trips to members who are or have been members of the Forces and who are resident in Huddersfield or its vacinity.

Latest Income: £31,349
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Horsham Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

In accordance with Clause 1 of the Trust Deed all funds held by the trustees are applied to or for the benefit of the poor and needy living in the territorial area of Horsham, or to or for the benefit of other charitable institutions, societies or objects as the Club shall direct.

Latest Income: £31,342
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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British Council Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The British Council Benevolent Fund's charitable purpose is the alleviation of financial hardship for British Council employees, both past and present, and their families, globally. The overriding criterion for assistance being immediate need and financial difficulty for example as a result of illness, bereavement, natural disaster such as earthquakes/floods or in areas of conflict.

Latest Income: £31,069
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Surbiton Rotary Club Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Leisure, Social welfare

Fund Raising, organising Community Events, supporting Sport for Children, supporting Education for the young and needy, supporting the needy, locally, nationally and Internationally.

Latest Income: £30,587
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Garthwaite Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raises funds to distribute amongst worthy charitable causes and others, locally, nationally and internationally

Latest Income: £30,371
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Medical Research Council Staff Benevolent Fund Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity helps present and retired members of staff and their families who experience financial difficulties. Each case is assessed on its own merits.

Latest Income: £30,352
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Aireborough Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

As BEFORE YOU ALREADY HOLD A DESCRIPTION

Latest Income: £30,320
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Newham People’s Trust Fund

Social welfare

The relief of cases of hardship, support of entry to work, educational progression and general cases of benevolence.

Latest Income: £30,036
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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Wisbech Masonic Benevolent Fund CIO

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To provide relief of such poor and distressed Masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as they shall decide.

Latest Income: £29,712
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Newbury Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The purpose of the charity is to raise funds for the poor and needy and to provide relief by giving service in the form of help and support to the local community and to a certain extent nationally and internationally.

Latest Income: £29,481
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Servus (benevolent Fund) LTD

Social welfare

EUDUCATION AND TRAINING AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITES

Latest Income: £29,030
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Merseyside Medical Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

We give grants to beneficiaries

Latest Income: £28,942
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sheffield Forgemasters Limited Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

To provide benefits for employees and former employees of Sheffield Forgemasters (including dependents) who are suffering undue hardship or harm.

Latest Income: £28,744
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Stage Hand

Social welfare

Welfare, education and general charitable for the public good

Latest Income: £28,630
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Woking Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising and donating money mainly for local good causes

Latest Income: £28,599
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Suffolk Constabulary Officer Support Fund

Social welfare

assist members at times of hardship need and distress

Latest Income: £27,943
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire Police Charitable Fund

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To give grants and where appropriate distress loans in accordance with our agreed fund objectives. The recipients will be individual members of the fund and their widows, widowers and dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress and similary former employees of other Police Authorities or Committees who have retired on pension or grautity, their widows, widowers and dependants

Latest Income: £27,735
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Cabe Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Benevolent Fund to help Members and former Members of the Chartered Association ofBuilding Engineers in distress.

Latest Income: £27,510
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Concert Artistes Association Benevolent Fund

Arts, Social welfare

Provides financial and medical assistance to our members

Latest Income: £27,377
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Armoured Corps Memorial Trust

Heritage, Social welfare

As per Trust Deed

Latest Income: £26,998
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Avon And Somerset Constabulary Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To relieve by grants or loans or otherwise necessitous members of(i) The Avon and Somerset Constabulary (ii) Pensioned members of theConstabulary and former constituent forces of the constabulary, together with necessitous widows and dependants of any suchpersons.

Latest Income: £26,482
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Northwich Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Support to needy individuals and and charitable organisations within our defined area of operations

Latest Income: £26,460
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Farnham Benevolent Fund

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

The charity supports local and international charitable objectives. This includes: support to international disasters and emergencies, eg. tsunamis, earthquakes: general humanitarian support, eg. distribution of medical equipment in the third world; support to local hospices, hospitals and disabled institutions and support to needy individuals.

Latest Income: £26,377
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Somerset Local Medical Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To apply the income of the fund:1. For the assistance or relief of need of any medical practitioner who has practised in Somerset, or his or her immediate dependents.2. To support the costs of the medical training of the child of such a practitioner3. To contribute to such other medical charities as the trustees shall see fit.

Latest Income: £26,000
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sickness And Benevolent Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant making for the relief and assistance of present or past playing members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and their dependants who are in necessitous circumstances and in need of charitable relief.

Latest Income: £25,893
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 1,217 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?

Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 £14.6bn 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 86.5%. 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 £515k. 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.