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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Benevolent society

Discover 1,217 Social welfare charities that specialise in benevolent society. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,217
Charities
£14,612,203,955
Total Income
£515,149
Avg Income
86.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Racehorse Trainers Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Provision of financial support to racehorse trainers and ex-racehorse trainers who have fallen on hard times due to circumstances beyond their control and are in need of financial support. May also provide funding for schemes to help relieve beneficiaries from various welfare problems which they would not otherwise be able to fund themselves.

Latest Income: £70,834
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Mrs F B Laurence's Charitable Trust

Armed forces, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £70,682
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Netherlands Benevolent Society Koning Willem Fonds

Social welfare

To render assistance to Dutch citizens living in the UK, irrespective of race and/or religion

Latest Income: £70,373
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of Tithebarn Benevolent Fund

Associations, Housing, Social welfare

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN TITHEBARN MASONIC HOME

Latest Income: £68,638
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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The Co-Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief 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.

Latest Income: £67,507
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Clarence Lodge Benevolent Fund

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raise funds through raffles, auctions and draws.

Latest Income: £67,346
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Standard Chartered Bank Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Relieve the poverty of employees and former employees of the Bank or any subsidiary companies throughout the world and any dependants for the aforementioned.

Latest Income: £63,162
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Iprovision The Chartered Institute Of Public Relations (cipr) Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Provide assistance in cash or in kind or in any other appropriate manner for the prevention or relief of poverty of any member/former member, or employee/former employee of Chartered Institute of Public Relations together with any close dependants/close dependants of any deceased member/former member with regard to their circumstances, status in life and need for such assistance.

Latest Income: £61,081
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Province Of Cambridgeshire Charity For Care And Relief

Associations, Social welfare

Dispensation 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.

Latest Income: £61,061
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The National Benevolent Society Of Watch And Clock Makers

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The 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

Latest Income: £60,483
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Benevolent Society Of St Patrick

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief 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.

Latest Income: £57,672
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Norfolk Constabulary Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Housing, Saving of lives, Social care, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £56,883
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Provincial Grand Lodge Of West Kent Charity Fund

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

To 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.

Latest Income: £54,449
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Removers Benevolent Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Providing 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

Latest Income: £53,568
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Farnborough Benevolent Fund

Associations, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Donations to local, national and international worthy causes: Hospices, natural disasters, physically & mentally handicapped persons etc.

Latest Income: £53,043
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Cumberland And Westmorland Provincial Grand Lodge Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

To relieve poverty and distress among freemasons and to support local Registered Charities

Latest Income: £53,039
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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South-East Rural Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To promote, amongst other things, the advancement of health and the saving of lives. Funds are raised by hosting a range of social and equestrian events. Grants are made to registered charities including Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust, East Sussex Farmers Benevolent Fund and a number of hospices.

Latest Income: £52,712
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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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.

Latest Income: £52,689
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The National Federation Of Sub-Postmasters Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The granting of temporary assistance in cases of need to serving or retired subpostmastersand their dependents

Latest Income: £51,864
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Buckinghamshire Masonic Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Relief of distress by means of outright grants, annuities or other periodical payments or loans to Buckinghamshire Freemasons and their dependants.

Latest Income: £51,177
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of King's Lynn Priory Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising funds for charitable purposes

Latest Income: £50,981
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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London Philharmonic Orchestra Benevolent Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

To support past and present members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra who are suffering hardship through illness,injury or other reasons approved by the Trustees.In addition,we support members who are unable to work while caring for a dependant as well as supporting maternity and paternity leave.

Latest Income: £50,445
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Ifa/ipa Group Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To Act as a benevolent fund and make grants to those in financial need who qualify under our consitution. And the advancement of accounting education by bursaries and grants to student in financial need.

Latest Income: £49,821
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Hertfordshire Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provide 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.

Latest Income: £49,634
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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: £49,497
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
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 1,217 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?

Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 £14.6bn 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 86.5%. 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 £515k. 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.