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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.

The King's College Hospital Nurses' League Benevolent Fund

Education, Health, Professions, Social welfare

Provides assistance to King's College Hospital Nurses and Midwives wherever they may be in the world, and whether members of the King's College Hospital Nurses League or not.

Latest Income: £10,688
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of High Wycombe Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fund raising activities among members and the public. Organisation and support of charitable activities supporting groups locally and around the world. Donations to other charities

Latest Income: £10,619
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Wolverton And Stony Stratford Benevolent Fund

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

Fundraising & projects in support of local, national and international organisations, including youth and vocational activities.

Latest Income: £10,469
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Skegness Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The main object of the fund is the relief of such poor and distressed Brother Masons and their poor and distressed widows and children or for the benefit of such Masonic Charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as they shall in their absolute discretion from time to time direct.

Latest Income: £10,228
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Benevolent Fund Of The Theosophical Society In England

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poverty among members of the Theosophical Society in England, their widows, widowers, children & dependents and assistance of all charities approved by the National Council of the Theosophical Society in England.

Latest Income: £10,203
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Dasturji Sohrabji Hormasji Kutar Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Relief of poverty, educational and medical assistance for Zoroastrians.

Latest Income: £10,144
Areas of Operation: Brent
Status: Registered
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Holmesdale Lodge No 874 Benevolent Association

Associations, Social welfare

Donations to selected registered charities in South East England

Latest Income: £10,087
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Hastings Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

To assist the poor and needy in Hastings (whether they be residents of or visitors to the locality), and the same for the benefit of such other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Trustees shall from time to time direct.

Latest Income: £10,016
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The British Antique Dealers' Association Limited Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Financial assistance is given to antique dealers, former antique dealers and their dependants who have fallen on hard times.

Latest Income: £9,884
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Cleethorpes Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising funds for local, national and rotary charitable causes.

Latest Income: £9,818
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Melton Mowbray Belvoir Benevolent Fund

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

Charitable Fund Raising Events, Grants and Donations to provide funds for Local, National and International projects.

Latest Income: £9,786
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Trinity Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Predominantly donations to other Masonic Charities and donations to charities within Coventry. Occasional donations to charities in Warwickshire, occasionally donations to national charities of particular interest to Members.

Latest Income: £9,739
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Hartlepool Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General Charitable Activities

Latest Income: £9,696
Areas of Operation: Hartlepool
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Scunthorpe Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raise money to dispense to needy people and organisations.

Latest Income: £9,695
Areas of Operation: North Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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St Peter And St Pauls' Lodge Masonic Benevolent Association

Associations, Social welfare

500 GBP donation to Willen Hospice1000 GBP donation to Air Ambulance500 GBP donation to Interaction MK500 GBP donation to The Safety Centre

Latest Income: £9,520
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of New Mills Marple And District Benevolent Fund

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Housing, Social welfare

Organising fund raising events, such as jazz concerts, garden parties etc. Organising charity collections at Christmas, such as house to house collections, street collections and store collections. Ensuring the proceeds are donated to Rotary charities at home and overseas, and other good causes that are charitable (see website).

Latest Income: £9,462
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Cedewain Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Latest Income: £9,406
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund (berkshire)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To apply capital and income to or for the benefit of distressed masons, their distressed widows and dependant children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Trustees shall think fit.

Latest Income: £9,334
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Sussex Lodge No 53 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Masonic

Latest Income: £9,260
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Good Fellowship Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To make grants to poor or distressed Brother Masons or their distressed widows and children and to Local charities and to Masonic Charities as from time to time directed by the members of the Lodge in duly constituted meetings.

Latest Income: £8,988
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Dyfed Mark Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Mark Master Masons of Dyfed Benevolent Fund collects money from Lodges in the Province of Dyfed and their members. The fund is used to support Masonic and Non-Masonic charitable causes by making grants or providing equipment.

Latest Income: £8,967
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Leonard Lodge No 1766 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Masonic

Latest Income: £8,950
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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St John's Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

General Charitable purposes

Latest Income: £8,944
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Wessex Lodge Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising funds from members for distribution to charities. organised youth organisations and those who are in need.

Latest Income: £8,827
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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The British Institute Of Non-Destructive Testing Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Maintaining and raising a fund for the relief of necessitous persons, whether or not members of or subscribers to the fund, who are or have been voting members of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, their spouses, widows, widowers, children and dependants and, in exceptional cases, for the relief of other persons who work or have worked in non-destructive testing.

Latest Income: £8,723
Areas of Operation: Various
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.