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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Benevolent society

Discover 909 Social welfare charities that specialise in benevolent society. Use the search below to filter within these results.

909
Charities
£4,555,519,411
Total Income
£644,072
Avg Income
85.2%
Program Ratio

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

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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The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Maintain the efficiency and esprit de corps of The Royal Military Police (RMP); providing financial assistance to any serving or former member of The RMP and their dependants; and making financial grants to any charity, which benefits persons or dependants of persons who are serving or who have served in The RMP.

Latest Income: £383,473
Areas of Operation: Various
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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De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Heritage, Social welfare

A) The restoration, maintenance and preservation of the prototype dh98 Mosquito W4050 and other de Havilland aircraft and artifacts of historical interest for the instruction and edification of the public. B) To apply a proportion of the excess of income over expenditure in any year by way of grants to the RAF Benevolent Fund or other charity or charities as the directors shall determine.

Latest Income: £314,256
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Christadelphian Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The trust was established to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress of the Christadelphian Community in the British Isles by providing grants. The trust has a policy of making regular grants, the largest of which is the Christadelphian care homes and irregular compassionate grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £307,306
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wm Brooke Benevolent Fund

Arts, Education, Health, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

We offer spaces for conferences, functions and charity events as well as providing adult art classes.The Huddersfield School of Theatre Dance and Northlight physiotherapy gym are also based in our premises. We are a Christian charity and as such are involved with and provide support to Hope Huddersfield which co-ordinate churches across Huddersfield and also home to the Ark Church for services.

Latest Income: £241,542
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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The Timber Trades' Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The object of the Society is to grant relief, by way of Allowance or otherwise and either directly or indirectly, to deserving and necessitous members of the Timber Trade in the United Kingdom, in such of its branches as the Trustees consider properly belong to the Timber Trade, and to widows and children of such members.

Latest Income: £221,848
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Masonic Benevolent Fund Of South Wales

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To assist the education and advancement of the children of distressed or deceased Freemasons in the province; to assist widows of such Freemasons; to assist old, infirm and distressed Freemasons; to subscribe to recognised Masonic charitable organisations; to donate to non Masonic charities.

Latest Income: £168,386
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Benevolent Society

Education, Social welfare

To assist financially persons, or their dependants, working, or previously having worked in the trades embraced by the British Allied Trades Federation who through infirmity, disablement, ill health or other disadvantage are in conditions of need. To support education and training by providing for bursaries or other financial support to those working or intending to work in the trades.

Latest Income: £148,851
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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North Wales Freemasons Charity

Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

The object of the Charity be the advancement of Masonic and Non-Masonic Charities, including but not restricted to, medical research, care for vulnerable people, hospices, youth opportunities, and other appropriate worthwhile causes.

Latest Income: £148,449
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Footwear Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To relieve, in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who are or have been engaged in the footwear trade and their widows, widowers and other dependants.

Latest Income: £129,399
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund was set up in 1934 to help the poor elderly in Hull. Beneficiaries are retired and receive pension credit. At the Trustees discretion, donations are also made to Hull based charities in December.

Latest Income: £107,496
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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East Sussex Farmers' Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Financial assistance to farmers, farm staff and those involved in all of the wider land based industries and dependants of these groups. Mainly in the county of Sussex but also in adjoining counties at the Trustees discretion. Support can be short or long term to cover, for example, illness, support in retirement or financial difficulties and can also be for those entering land based education.

Latest Income: £106,142
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Corn Exchange Benevolent Society

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Helps present/past employees, dependants, of grain/related trades, agricultural merchants, feed compounders, flour millers, seed processors and others. Help is to people of all ages, is usually financial, in form of grants or help with utility and other bills.

Latest Income: £95,298
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Benevolent Fund Of The Worshipful Company Of Bakers

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of necessitous Liverymen or Freemen of the Company, widows, orphans or dependents of Liverymen or Freemen of the Company and persons who have been employed by the Company. Making of grants, donations or subscriptions to any fund for charitable purposes in the City of London. Other charitable purposes beneficial to the community not included in the foregoing.

Latest Income: £85,223
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Provide assistance to members and ex-members of the profession of Chemical Engineering, and their immediate dependents, who, in the opinion of the Trustees, are either in necessitous or straightened circumstances, whether temporarily or otherwise of financial assistance, owing to age, illness, accident, or mental or bodily infirmity.

Latest Income: £81,738
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Association Of School And College Leaders Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Distributes funds in the relief of:-Poor widows, widowers, children and dependents of deceased members and deceased former members of the Association of School and College Leaders (formerly SHA), the AHM and HMA. Poor members and former members of ASCL (formerly SHA) AHM and HMA and the spouses, children and dependents of such members. Poor retired employees of the said ASCL.

Latest Income: £81,404
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Institute Of Physics Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The fund was formed in 1924. The sole object of the fund is: "To help necessitous persons who are or have been members of the Institute of Physics (whether subscribers or not), their wives, and children or widows or dependent relatives, or in exceptional cases, to help Physicists or the dependents who are not or have never been members of the Institute".

Latest Income: £81,150
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Nuclear Industry Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The Fund's objective is the relief of financial hardship and distress among past,present and future members of the staff of the Authority, BNFL and Amersham International or any successor company or any company which has been a subsidiary of BNFL or any other company or organisation which is or has been engaged in the UK Nuclear Industry and their dependants

Latest Income: £80,900
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Environmental Cleaners Charity Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poor persons engaged in cleaning industry, commerce and the public service, and wives, widows, children and other dependents being in necessitous financial circumstances.The furtherance of education and training in connection with advancement of hygiene within the community.The benefit of such charitable institutions that the Trustees shall from time to time think fit

Latest Income: £79,373
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as air pilots or air navigators and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalisation or who are liverymen, upper freemen or freemen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of London.The relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependants widows and orphans of all such persons mentioned above.

Latest Income: £78,173
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Benevolent Society Of St Patrick

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poor, needy or distressed persons, regardless of their religious beliefs or practices, who were born or one of whose parents or grandparents were born in Ireland, who are resident in or near the area of Greater London, and their dependants.

Latest Income: £57,672
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Guild Of Freemen Of The City Of London's Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The charity raises and applies funds to give aid to distressed past and present members of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London, their dependants and relatives. It also supports the educational needs of the disadvantaged at schools linked to the city of London, and it provides grants to benefit young people, the infirm, the aged and the needy, primarily in the Greater London Area

Latest Income: £52,046
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Co-Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poverty and distress among members of the International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women, Le Droit Humain, British Federation and other less fortunate or suffering members of humanity, particularly children. Registered for Gift Aid.

Latest Income: £51,533
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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 909 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 £4.6bn 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 85.2%. 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 £644k. 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.