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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Sellafield Benevolent Society
Social welfareFinancial Support to members on long term sickness
Royal Belgian Benevolent Society In London
Social welfareThe Society has the sole object of benevolence and charity for the benefit of Belgians in need.
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Kent Charity Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareRelief 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.
Provincial Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of London Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareProvision of relief to those in need of assistance within the areas under which the fund currently operates.
Whitgiftian Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareRelief of distressed Old Whitgiftians and members of the wider Whitgift School family
The Craft Bakers Benevolent And Education Fund
Economic and community development, Social welfareTo 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.
The Royal London Hospital League Of Nurses Benevolent Fund
Health, Professions, Social welfareThe 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.
Margate Masonic Centre Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe 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.
The Magic Circle Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo 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.
Guild Of Freemen Of The City Of London's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe 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
The Rotary Club Of Gosport Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe organisation of fund raising events and the making of charitable grants.
The Charente Group Benevolent Fund
Social welfareThe 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.
The Charitable And Benevolent Fund Of The Rotary Club Of Lewes
Associations, Social welfareSupport of local organisations and individuals in need of fundingSupport of overseas projects supported by Rotary International
Northumberland Mark Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo 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.
The Philharmonia Benevolent Fund
Arts, Social welfareRelief and assistance for present and former orchestral members of Philharmonia Orchestra
The Knights Of The Round Table Benevolent Fund
Education, Social welfareThe charity funds awards, exhibitions, special prizes bursaries and scholarships for the purpose of education and training.
The Province Of Middlesex Benevolent Fund
Social welfareRelief of distress and related activities.
Ministers Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo 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.
Barts And The London Alumni Association Benevolent Fund
Education, Health, Social welfareTHOSE 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').
The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo 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).
National Liberal Club Benevolent Fund
Social welfareThe Trustees make payments to several retired members of staff of the National Liberal Club on a regular annual basis.
The West Yorkshire Police Benevolent And Loans Fund
Saving of lives, Social welfareTo relieve those in necessitious circumstances among serving or former members of the Force
The Market Research Benevolent Association
Social welfareThe 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.
The White Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
The Horncastle Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareProvide benefits to Freemasons as required.Also to assist where we are able with non masonic activities involving other charities.
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.