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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.

Inner Wheel Club Of Blyth Benevolent Fund

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Coffee Mornings, Pea & Pie Suppers, Fashion Shows, Stalls at shows, Entertainment evenings.

Latest Income: £2,001
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes G L E West Suffolk Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingMedical/Health/SicknessDisablityRelief of Poverty

Latest Income: £1,962
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Thorpe St Andrew Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

For the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to 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: £1,927
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Anthony Sayer Chapter Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fundraising for Masonic and non-Masonic organisations and charities.

Latest Income: £1,920
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheelclub Of Thornbury Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

CAROL SERVICE, CLUB RAFFLES, Coffee Morning

Latest Income: £1,913
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Mentor Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Masonic charity- Mentor Lodge elderly welfare.

Latest Income: £1,909
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Exmouth Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Fund raising for local charities and overseas charities and helping in our local community.

Latest Income: £1,900
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Gothic Lodge Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Masonic Charities. Masonic Samaritan's Fund. LODGE WIDOWS 7HO.

Latest Income: £1,880
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Woodford Lodge No 3903 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

General Charitable Purposes mainly to other charitable organisations, but also occasionally to individuals in distress.

Latest Income: £1,873
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Tulse Hill Lodge No 4462 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To raise money for the relief of others

Latest Income: £1,863
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Inner Wheel Club Of Yeovil Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Holding coffee mornings, quizes, charity lunches etc to raise money to help other charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £1,852
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Astral Lodge Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Financial assistance to poor and distressed masons and their families and financial grants to other charitable causes.

Latest Income: £1,840
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Lodge Of St Theodore Benevolent Association

Social welfare

The Charity collects charitable donations from Members of the Lodge of St. Theodore, and redistributes to Other Charities and Voluntary Bodies

Latest Income: £1,833
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Andrews Lodge No.231 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

for the benefit of distressed Brother masons their widows and childred or to or for the benefit of such masonic or other charitable institutions, societies

Latest Income: £1,828
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Textile Benevolent Association (1970)

Social welfare

to assist those people who have worked within the Textile industry.

Latest Income: £1,814
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Old Church Lodge Benevolent Fund

Religion, Social welfare

general charitable purposesother charities / voluntary bodies

Latest Income: £1,807
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chantrey Lodge Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Providing grants and donations to other charitable bodies

Latest Income: £1,803
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Saint Alfege Lodge Benevolent Fund

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

have social activities to raise funds to provide grants for masonic and non masonic charities.

Latest Income: £1,800
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Ravenshead Benevolent Fund

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

WE RUN VARIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS FASHION SHOWS, FLOWER FESTIVALS. LUNCHES. DO SPONSORED SWIMS PARACHUTE JUMPS. RUN FETES, BBQS, ANYTHING WE FEEL WILL RAISE MONEY.

Latest Income: £1,797
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Thompson Nurses' Benevolent Fund

Health, Professions, Social welfare

Income to be applied for the benefit of nurses engaged at the Guest Hospital and Eye Infirmary Dudley and in particular for the assistance of nurses in training.||Due to the change in status of the hospital over the years the main object of the Trust has been defeated and negotiations are continuing with the Charity Commission as to how the funds of the Charity may be applied.

Latest Income: £1,783
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Inner Wheel Club Of Uttoxeter Benevolent Fund

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

Fellowship.Fundraising in surrounding area and through friends and family

Latest Income: £1,773
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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National Federation Of Fish Friers Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Provides relief to necessitous persons who are or have been members of The National Federation of Fish Friers (whether subscribers to the fund or not) and their dependants.

Latest Income: £1,766
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Sheffield General Benevolent Society

Social welfare

Relief of poverty in Sheffield

Latest Income: £1,766
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Military Jubilee Lodge No 2195 Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Masonic Lodge in Province of East Kent.

Latest Income: £1,765
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ministerial Fellowship Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to individualsProvides human resourcesProvides servicesProvides advocacy/advice/information

Latest Income: £1,764
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.