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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.

Norwich And District Provincial Grand Lodge Raob G L E Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

BENEVOLENCE AND PHILANTHROPY

Latest Income: £12,926
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Godalming Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General charitable activities

Latest Income: £12,899
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Lincolnshire Freemasons Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of distress of Masons and their widows and children, primarily of the Masonic lodges within the Masonic Province of Lincolnshire and making grants to other Masonic charities.

Latest Income: £12,669
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Henley-On-Thames Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The benefit of the poor and needy living in the territorial area of the Rotary Club of Henley-On-Thames or other charitable institutions.

Latest Income: £12,552
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Carnaud Metalbox Benevolent Fund Limited

Social welfare

The relief of poverty amongst employees and ex-employees

Latest Income: £12,400
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Seaburn Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raise funds to make grants for general charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £12,193
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Distillers' Charity

Education, Social welfare

To provide one or more bursaries or scholarships either to enable young students, of either sex, who propose to enter or who have already entered the distilling trade to acquire knowledge of wine trade or to enable young students to acquire knowledge of the distilling trade; and to make donations to the Wine Spirits Trades Benevolent Society and other registered charities.

Latest Income: £12,156
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Felicity Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Management of Benevolent Fund of deposits/donations from Members.Distribution of charitable donations to organisations in need of funding and in response to international, national and local appeals.

Latest Income: £12,143
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Sackville Lodge 1619 Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Relief & Financial assistance to those in need.

Latest Income: £12,132
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The United Lodge Of Prudence Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To benefit Brother Masons, their distressed widows, children and dependants and to benefit such Masonic and non-Masonic Charities as the members shall direct.

Latest Income: £12,116
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Eastbourne Rotary Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

General charitable purposes

Latest Income: £11,993
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Deeping Masonic Trust Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

General Charity Purposes, makes grants to individual members as required and to local charitable organisations

Latest Income: £11,976
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Conservative Agents' Charity

Social welfare

Provision of benefits to retired Conservtaive Party Agents and their dependents or serving Agents and their dependents.

Latest Income: £11,958
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Vickers Dunfee Memorial Benevolent Fund - City Of London Special Constabulary

Social welfare

The clear income of the charity shall be applied for the relief of such distressed past and present members of the City of London Special Constabulary as it thinks fit.

Latest Income: £11,937
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Avon Local Medical Committee Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Supporting family doctors(and/or their families) who work or have worked in Avon.

Latest Income: £11,787
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Potters Bar Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising funds for Charities and good causes both in the local area of Hertfordshire and International.

Latest Income: £11,760
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Old Leysian Benevolent Fund

Education, Social welfare

Supporting young and old who fall on hard times . Those individuals need to have connection to Leys School.

Latest Income: £11,714
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Frome Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fund raising for diverse charities

Latest Income: £11,713
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Mark Provincial Grand Lodge Of Derbyshire Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General charitable purposes and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £11,702
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Northampton Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Sponsoring and managing events, arranging collections and receiving donations for fund raising. Making donations in cash or kind, activities for disadvantaged young and old people, educational events for young people of all abilities, educational links with overseas students, helping to sponsor international aid projects where needed. Managing 4 'in-house' trusts.

Latest Income: £11,437
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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St James's Lodge No 448 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Donations to oyher charities and groups

Latest Income: £11,357
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Barnstaple Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

ROTARY CLUB SUPPORTING CHARITIES

Latest Income: £11,227
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Military Knights Of Windsor Widows, Orphans And Supernumary Knights Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

SUPPORT TO MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND SUPERNUMERARY KNIGHTS

Latest Income: £10,989
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Western Gazette Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The sole objective of the fund is to provide funds for the benefit of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress, who are or have been members of staff of the Western Gazette Company Limited and their dependants, or who are dependants of the said staff.

Latest Income: £10,934
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Cheltenham Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant making trust to assist charities and distressed persons within the preferred area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and its environs, international charities, Rotary international charities and Rotary Foundation.

Latest Income: £10,933
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
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.