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.
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The Durobrivae Lodge Benevolent Fund
Associations, Facilities, Social welfareAs a Masonic Lodge we collect via members and visitors donations from a variety of ways (raffles,alms,box and envelopes) which we then donate to charitable causes either masonic charities and non masonic charities.The masonic hall is let to various masonic groups as well as non masonic groups
Benevolent Society Of Blues
Health, Social welfareAssistance to pupils or former pupils of Christ's Hospital who are in need, hardship or distress.
The Incorporated Benevolent Association Of The Chartered Institute Of Patent Attorneys
Social welfareRELIEF OF POVERTY
Chemical Engineers Benevolent Fund
Social welfareProvide 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.
Mrs F B Laurence's Charitable Trust
Armed forces, Social welfareThe stated object of the charity in its Deed of Trust is to provide for the benefit of the Royal National Lifeboat Instituion, King George's Fund for Sailors, Stock Exchange Benevolent Fund, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund and such other charitable objects or institutions as the trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
Association Of Friends Of Tithebarn Benevolent Fund
Associations, Housing, Social welfareFOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN TITHEBARN MASONIC HOME
The Co-Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareRelief 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.
Royal Clarence Lodge Benevolent Fund
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareRaise funds through raffles, auctions and draws.
The Standard Chartered Bank Benevolent Fund
Social welfareRelieve the poverty of employees and former employees of the Bank or any subsidiary companies throughout the world and any dependants for the aforementioned.
Province Of Cambridgeshire Charity For Care And Relief
Associations, Social welfareDispensation of funds for the benefit of poor and distressed Masons and their dependants of the Province of Cambridgeshire, Masonic charities and other charitable institutions,societies or objects.
Benevolent Society Of St Patrick
Beneficiary group, Social welfareRelief 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.
Norfolk Constabulary Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives, Social care, Social welfareThe Norfolk Constabulary Benevolent Fund was established to assist in needy cases of members, former members, their widows, orphans or dependants. It does this by paying grants and interest free loans where necessary and by the provision of holiday homes for rest and recuperation and for respite or convalescence.
The Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Kent Charity Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareTo raise funds to enable the Charity to meet its objectives of providing grants to any Masonic or other charity and to deserving cases in the Province and the local community.
Removers Benevolent Association
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProviding relief for necessitous persons(including their widows or dependents) who are, or have been engaged continuously for a minimum period of two years by any member of the British Association of Removers Ltd
Rotary Club Of Farnborough Benevolent Fund
Associations, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareDonations to local, national and international worthy causes: Hospices, natural disasters, physically & mentally handicapped persons etc.
The Cumberland And Westmorland Provincial Grand Lodge Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareTo relieve poverty and distress among freemasons and to support local Registered Charities
The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund
Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Social welfare(1) To promote the efficiency of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps by fostering esprit de corps, comradeship, welfare & preserving traditions. (2) Relief of past & present members of the RAVC & their dependents in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or effects of old age by grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.
The National Federation Of Sub-Postmasters Benevolent Fund
Social welfareThe granting of temporary assistance in cases of need to serving or retired subpostmastersand their dependents
Buckinghamshire Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareRelief of distress by means of outright grants, annuities or other periodical payments or loans to Buckinghamshire Freemasons and their dependants.
The Rotary Club Of King's Lynn Priory Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareRaising funds for charitable purposes
The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvide for the benefit of distressed masons their widows or children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.
Essex Police Force Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareProvision of support services to members and retired members and their families of Essex Police
London Scottish Regiment Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfarePayments of regular allowances and grants to relieve poverty.
The National Benevolent Society Of Watch And Clock Makers
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe giving of grants to beneficiaries to relieve sickness, disability, infirmity and financial needs of those persons who have been engaged in any branch of the watch and clock trades and their widows or widowers
The Netherlands Benevolent Society Koning Willem Fonds
Social welfareTo render assistance to Dutch citizens living in the UK, irrespective of race and/or religion
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.