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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 Baker's Benevolent Society

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Provides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.

Latest Income: £809,933
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Stock Exchange Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The principle object of the Benevolent Fund continues to be the relief of cases of need or distress among former members of the Stock Exchange and their dependants.

Latest Income: £772,538
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Tallow Chandlers Benevolent Fund No 2

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

The Charity's principal aim is to provide relevant, focused support and giving for the benefit of disadvantaged young people mainly in the Greater London area, to encourage them to succeed in life. This support is primarily provided through education. It supports charities and charitable organisations that provide public benefit by providing donations, bursaries, and scholarships.

Latest Income: £720,761
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Boots Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The objective of the Fund is to relieve poverty among and provide assistance to employees and their dependents or immediate relatives of Alliance Boots or persons or their dependents or immediate relatives who have at any time been employed by Alliance Boots.

Latest Income: £705,115
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund

Armed forces, Social welfare

Restricted and endowed funds of Charity no 1081009

Latest Income: £704,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Weavers' Company Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Currently supports projects working with young people at risk of offending or with the rehabilitation of those who have offended, supports the woven textile industry through grants and scholarships and assists three local primary schools in Inner London

Latest Income: £703,147
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Shell Pensioners Benevolent Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Pensioners in need of assistance are identified by Pensioner Programme Officer and a proposal is made to the Trustees as to how the Charity may assist the Pensioner. The Trustees may make a grant or an interest free loan. The latter enables the Charity's funds to be recycled and assist other Pensioners in due course.

Latest Income: £671,628
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Duchy Of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Heritage, Social welfare

To support charitable causes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the administrative counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and elsewhere in the country where the Duchy of Lancaster has historical links.

Latest Income: £643,419
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ian Fleming Charitable Trust

Arts, Social welfare

1) Donations to national charities in the field of support, relief and welfare of disabled or handicapped people, or those otherwise in need of help. Charities involved in research on human diseases and particularly their cause and prevention.2) Music and Theatre Awards under a scheme adminstered by the Musicians Benevolent Fund, post graduate study only.

Latest Income: £636,227
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Royal College Of Midwives Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To maintain and improve standards of professional midwifery the Trust conducts and commissions research, publishes information, provides education and training and organises conferences, campaigns and other events. Through its benevolent fund the Trust makes grants to midwives and others who need financial help.

Latest Income: £627,010
Areas of Operation: Jersey
Status: Registered
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Royal Tank Regiment Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

As per Trust Deed

Latest Income: £623,658
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Nas Uwt Benevolent Funds

Social welfare

Relief of hardship amongst members, former members, dependants of members and former members and dependants of deceased members.

Latest Income: £585,761
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Durham Freemasons Charity

Associations, Social welfare

To assist distressed masons and their dependants and provide assistance to local charities.

Latest Income: £524,349
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Society exists to recognise those who have worked within the commerce of shipbroking and shipowning and are in need of assistance; to provide financial assistance where appropriate and provide friendship, care and support where financial assistance is not required; and to provide support, financial or otherwise, to the spouses, widowers, widows, children or dependents of such persons

Latest Income: £485,458
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The object of the fund is to provide benefit to the past and present members and their dependents of clubs affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU) by way of grants, loans, educational fees or otherwise as the administrative committee may deem fit and proper in deserving cases of necessity and hardship.

Latest Income: £466,638
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Coal Trade Benevolent Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The provision of relief for former non manual employees in the coal industry, their widows and where appropriate their families.

Latest Income: £442,316
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Tifereth Benevolent Fund Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The company's objects are to foster, assist and promote the charitable activities of any institutions professing and teaching the principles of traditional Judaism and also the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £434,363
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lloyd's Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

In house benevolent fund.

Latest Income: £425,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rowland Hill Memorial And Benevolent Fund

Housing, Social welfare

The Charity supports current and former Royal Mail Group Ltd and Post Office Ltd employees. We provide one-off financial grants for those facing unexpected financial difficulties, life-changing health challenges or homelessness.

Latest Income: £417,510
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bespoke Tailors' Benevolent Association

Social welfare

The charity help fund the regular provision of welfare to past journeymen and tailoresses against specific criteria which are set by the Board of Management

Latest Income: £412,508
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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British Dental Association Benevolent Fund

Education, Social welfare

The object of the Charity is to give financial or other help when practicable to such necessitous persons resident in the UK who in the opinion of the Board of Trustees may be deserving of assistance and: a. whose names are or have been on the Dentists Register of the UK; orb. are students at UK dental schools; orc. is someone who was entitled to work (through qualification, registration or

Latest Income: £399,704
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Princess Of Wales's Royal Regiment (queen's And Royal Hampshires) Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

To relieve hardship or distress of former and serving members of the Regiment or former members of the former Regiments and their dependants.To promote the efficiency of the Regiment in such ways as the Managing Trustees from time to time see fit.

Latest Income: £376,995
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Benevolent Fund Of The Incorporated Society Of Musicians

Arts, Health, Social welfare

Since 2019, the ISM Members Fund has focused on delivering services and resources to help ISM members improve their physical, mental, and financial health. It operates mental health services including counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and offers a physiotherapy service, as well as discounted hearing protection and financial resources.

Latest Income: £354,427
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Duke Of Cornwall's Charitable Foundation

Social welfare

Making donations to charities appropriate to the Duke of Cornwall

Latest Income: £351,767
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Taxi Charity For Military Veterans

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

To organise outings, both in the United Kingdom and abroad, entertainment, transport and other support for any serviceman or woman who is a veteran of the Armed Forces. To assist in the care of former servicemen and women who are disabled, elderly, infirm, impoverished, lonely or otherwise in need of charitable assistance by making grants of money for providing or paying for items or services.

Latest Income: £324,844
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.