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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.

Guild Of Motoring Writers Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

General charitable purposes for members of the Guild of Motoring Writers and their dependents

Latest Income: £3,767
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bowls Leicestershire Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

At the discretion of the Trustees.grants money or gifts to necessitous bowlers who are or have been members of Clubs affiliated to the Association.Makes donations to necessitous dependants of members of Clubs and to other Charities .

Latest Income: £3,752
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Mhra South Mimms Staff Benevolent Fund Association

Social welfare

Assisting current and past staff members and their dependants in financial difficulty, through interest free loans or gifts.

Latest Income: £3,735
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Eastgate Lodge No 6694 Benevolent Association

Associations, Social welfare

Support of both Masonic and other local charities within Hertfordshire and Essex

Latest Income: £3,717
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Inner Wheel Club Of Warsop Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

To promote true friendship To encourage the ideals of personal serviceTo foster international understanding

Latest Income: £3,700
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Admiral Blake Lodge No 4692 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

To help needy organisations and individual people

Latest Income: £3,689
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Cornwall County Bowling Association Benevolent Association

Leisure, Social welfare

Donations received from members of Bowls Cornwall to enable small gifts to be given to members who are unwell or are in need, hardsnip or distress.

Latest Income: £3,687
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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No 9 District Inner Wheel Committee Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

HELPING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES

Latest Income: £3,640
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Welwyn Garden City Masonic Benevolent Association

Associations, Education, Facilities, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Receives donations from members of the Association (all being Freemasons) and then distributes them to charities (whether or not registered) at the direction of the members.The recipients may be individuals, charitable organisations, hospices, hospitals, churches, old peoples homes, special schools, disaster appeals and the like.

Latest Income: £3,637
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Lansdowne Lodge Of Unity Benevolent Fund

Saving of lives, Social welfare

Provide resources to local charities and organisations. Also assistance, on request to national and international disasters.

Latest Income: £3,621
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Aelfric Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

DONATION TO WORTHY LOCAL CAUSES AND GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND CHARITIES

Latest Income: £3,600
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Mercury Lodge No 4581 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The objective of the charity is the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, injury, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, the charity is not limited to that purpose.The objective is met by making financial donations or donating equipment to registered charities.

Latest Income: £3,590
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Essex County Football Association Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

The fund provides grants to participants who sustain injury or illness whilst in membership of the Essex County Football Association.

Latest Income: £3,535
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Farriers Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Collections at lodge meetings, other gatherings and from individuals distribution of funds to other registered charities and individuals.

Latest Income: £3,531
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Friar's Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity raises funds from the members of Friars (masonic) Lodge. Grants are made to a number of other national charities (mainly non-masonic) as selected by the Lodge members.

Latest Income: £3,520
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Old Chigwellian Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

charitable collections at the 4 lodge meetings per year along with other charitable requests throughout the year

Latest Income: £3,461
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Bridport Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity operates in the Bridport area. We raise most of our income from coffee mornings and charity fund raising events.

Latest Income: £3,446
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Roborough Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fund Raising Events included the following:-Coffee Mornings. Lunches, Social Events and a Christmas Sleigh collection.

Latest Income: £3,445
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Pontypridd And District Provincial Grand Lodge Of The Raob Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

We run raffles etc, organise charity shows & general money raising from among our lodges.

Latest Income: £3,422
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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The Royal Burnham Lodge No 4904 Benevolent Fund

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

Fund raising by members' donations and by fund raising at social events. Annual distribution of funds to other Masonic Charities and general National and Local charities. Grants to assist members in financial need.

Latest Income: £3,384
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Perseverance No164 Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

COLLECTION OF DONATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND DESERVING CAUSES AS APPROVED BY DONORS TO FUND

Latest Income: £3,342
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Bedford Lodge 282

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To provide charitable relief to Masons and their families. To provide charitable relief to communities in UK or wherever Grand Lodge deems necessary.

Latest Income: £3,337
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Midhurst And Petworth Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fundraising at a Quiz eveningMonthly RaffleBirthday Dinner RaffleFashion Whirl

Latest Income: £3,334
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Lodge Of Virtue And Industry Benevolent Fund

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To raise funds from members and their guests

Latest Income: £3,309
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Anderida First Principals Chapter No 8593 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

It is a private Masonic Chapter with membership of 40 males approximately. We receive donations and private collections from the members only and these are retained in our funds to be used to help others who are less fortunate ourselves. We do not make any public appeals whatsoever and neither will we be doing so in the future. Our funtion is very private and we wish it to stay that way.

Latest Income: £3,275
Areas of Operation: Kent
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.