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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.

Isthmian Football League Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

To provide assistance to present and former players, match officials, club officials, officers of the Isthmian Football League Limited or others who have rendered service to the Isthmian Football League or to the immediate family of such persons, in cases of need.

Latest Income: £4,946
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Marlow Benevolent Fund

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

FUND RAISING FOR CHILDREN AND ELDERLY OR MEDICAL

Latest Income: £4,935
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Hughenden Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Giving to Masonic and local charities in times of need.

Latest Income: £4,926
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel 128 District Committee Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

District 128 Committee coordinates the activities of Inner Wheel Clubs in the northern part of Greater Manchester and liaises with the national Association of Inner Wheel Clubs. The Benevolent Fund is used for donations made to the charities that the District and Association are supporting that year.

Latest Income: £4,894
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Saint Albans Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

CHARITABLE DONATIONS, MAINLY TO LOCAL CHARITIES AND TO MASONIC CHARITABLE FUNDS.

Latest Income: £4,884
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Raob - G L E Provincial Grand Lodge Derby And District Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

We aim to help the members of our order, as well as widows and children of deceased members. We also make grants to various charities around Derby.

Latest Income: £4,865
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Ephraimites Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

relief of poverty

Latest Income: £4,849
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Longleat Lodge Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Supporting local Charities, examples Swindon Womens Refuge, Cancer Treatment Research at Salisbury, and Teddies in loving care in Wiltshire and many others

Latest Income: £4,835
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Old Tauntonian Association London Club Benevolent Fund

Education, Social welfare

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FORMER PUPILS OF TAUNTON SCHOOL WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES AND ARE CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA.

Latest Income: £4,827
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The St Andrew's Lodge No 1046 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Interest from investments enables donations and grants to approved causes

Latest Income: £4,790
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Beccles Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General charitable purposes, local, national and overseas

Latest Income: £4,767
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The St Nicholas Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

There are no specific subjects but more of a general nature to help local organisations.

Latest Income: £4,735
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Elias De Derham Benevolent Fund

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To raise funds to make donations to local charities within the Salisbury/Wiltshire area

Latest Income: £4,729
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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UK Regional Council Benevolent Fund

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The Fund is supported by the Branches and Regions in the UK. The Trustees administer the Fund but they do no fund raising themselves

Latest Income: £4,697
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Avenue Lodge Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raises money and makes grants to individuals and organisations

Latest Income: £4,680
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Warwickshire Yeomanry Old Comrades Association Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Provides Benevolent grant cheques to ex serving members of the regiment and/or their surviving dependent relatives. To help reduce financial hardship.

Latest Income: £4,673
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Saddlery And Leather Goods Retailers Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

TO RENDER ASSISTANCE BY GRANT OR PENSION TO NECESSITOUS MASTER SADDLERS AND LEATHER GOODS RETAILERS, WHO, BY REASON OF OLD AGE, INFIRMITY OR OTHER MISFORTUNE, ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE BUSINESS; ALSO TO AID NECESSITOUS WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF SUCH DECEASED PERSONS

Latest Income: £4,657
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Benevolent Association For The Relief Of Decayed Tradesmen, Their Widows And Orphans

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

General Charitable PurposesRelief of poverty

Latest Income: £4,651
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Royal Society Of St George (city Of London Branch) Benevolent Association

Social welfare

Donations to Charitable causes connected with the City of London or other national or personal interests of the Trustees.

Latest Income: £4,649
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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The Somersetshire Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children, or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Lodge shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct

Latest Income: £4,622
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Inner Wheel Club Of Mansfield Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfare

Fundraising locally and donation of 100% of the funds to charities both home & abroad.

Latest Income: £4,611
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Parish Of Poplar Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Small grants of money or the purchase of needed items for those in financial need within the borough/parish of Poplar.

Latest Income: £4,590
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Inner Wheel Club Of South Woodham Ferrers Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Various fund raising activities - raffles, santa's sleigh,

Latest Income: £4,561
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Lodge Of Fortitude And Old Cumberland No.12 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

To make donations to diverse charitable causes, including other masonic charities, on behalf of the members of the Lodge of Fortitude and Old Cumberland No12.

Latest Income: £4,521
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Claremont Masonic Benevolent Association

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity raises money for distribution to other charities within the Surrey area

Latest Income: £4,520
Areas of Operation: Surrey
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.