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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.

Sellafield Benevolent Society

Social welfare

Financial Support to members on long term sickness

Latest Income: £47,301
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Royal Belgian Benevolent Society In London

Social welfare

The Society has the sole object of benevolence and charity for the benefit of Belgians in need.

Latest Income: £45,805
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Kent Charity Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or for the benefit of Masonic Charities or other charitable Institutions, Societies or objects.

Latest Income: £45,803
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of London Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Provision of relief to those in need of assistance within the areas under which the fund currently operates.

Latest Income: £45,357
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Whitgiftian Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Relief of distressed Old Whitgiftians and members of the wider Whitgift School family

Latest Income: £45,030
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Craft Bakers Benevolent And Education Fund

Economic and community development, Social welfare

To assist former Craft Bakers Association members and/or their dependants by way of quarterly grants and/or assistance with gas, electricity, telephone, decorating, etc.To help provide equipment.To support Education within the association and its members by way of sponsorship and financial assistance by way of events, educational tools to benefit members and students in bakery education.

Latest Income: £45,021
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal London Hospital League Of Nurses Benevolent Fund

Health, Professions, Social welfare

The aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance to any League member or past or present member of the nursing staff of The Royal London Hospital, of whatever age, in need.

Latest Income: £43,931
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Margate Masonic Centre Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of such poor and distressed Brother Masons or their poor and distressed Widows and Children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic Charities or other Charitable Institutions, Societies and objects as the Lodges and Degrees shall in a duly constituted meeting from time to time recommend.

Latest Income: £43,346
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Magic Circle Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To assist present or past members of The Magic Circle in need, their spouses, civil or domestic partners, children and/or dependents, including, for the avoidance of any doubt, those of a deceased member.

Latest Income: £43,037
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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: £42,772
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Gosport Benevolent Fund

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

The organisation of fund raising events and the making of charitable grants.

Latest Income: £42,605
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Charente Group Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The objects of the Charity are to make to necessitious and deserving persons employed by or previously employed by any company in the Charente Group or residing in specific areas in which the Group had offices.

Latest Income: £41,908
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Charitable And Benevolent Fund Of The Rotary Club Of Lewes

Associations, Social welfare

Support of local organisations and individuals in need of fundingSupport of overseas projects supported by Rotary International

Latest Income: £41,478
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Northumberland Mark Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To receive bequests and donations from Mark Lodges, Royal Ark Mariner Lodges and Brethren of the Province of Northumberland and from other Masonic organisations. To make grants to Mark Brethren, widows and children in need and donations to the Fund of Benevolence of Grand Mark Lodge & other Masonic and non Masonic charities.

Latest Income: £41,381
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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The Philharmonia Benevolent Fund

Arts, Social welfare

Relief and assistance for present and former orchestral members of Philharmonia Orchestra

Latest Income: £41,357
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Knights Of The Round Table Benevolent Fund

Education, Social welfare

The charity funds awards, exhibitions, special prizes bursaries and scholarships for the purpose of education and training.

Latest Income: £40,778
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Province Of Middlesex Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Relief of distress and related activities.

Latest Income: £40,672
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Ministers Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To help elderly and infirm unitarian ministers and their families; and for the aid of spouses, widow(ers) and families of any such ministers as may be suffering from ill health or be left without adequate means of support.

Latest Income: £39,967
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Barts And The London Alumni Association Benevolent Fund

Education, Health, Social welfare

THOSE ENTITLED TO HELP ARE DENOTED AS 'STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY WHO ATTEND OR ATTENDED EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS: THE LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE, THE ST BARTHOLOMEW'S AND THE ROYAL LONDON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY AT QUEEN MARY AND WESTFIELD COLLEGE' (NOW KNOWN AS 'QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON').

Latest Income: £39,362
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To relieve poverty by giving grants to members of the Overseas Service Pensioners' Association who are in need. Other pensioners may be eligible for a grant, at the Committee's discretion, if they are eligible for membership of the Association (see OSPA website).

Latest Income: £38,657
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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National Liberal Club Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The Trustees make payments to several retired members of staff of the National Liberal Club on a regular annual basis.

Latest Income: £38,428
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The West Yorkshire Police Benevolent And Loans Fund

Saving of lives, Social welfare

To relieve those in necessitious circumstances among serving or former members of the Force

Latest Income: £37,450
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Market Research Benevolent Association

Social welfare

The objectives of the Association are the relief and assistance of necessitous persons who are or have been engaged in market research or related activities, and of the dependents of such persons.

Latest Income: £36,527
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The White Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Trustees make income grants to charities in the area of Camberwell and Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark. The Trustees meet once a year to approve the Charitable donations and continue to look for suitable charities to support in the designated area of benefit.

Latest Income: £36,524
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Horncastle Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Provide benefits to Freemasons as required.Also to assist where we are able with non masonic activities involving other charities.

Latest Income: £36,472
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
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.