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.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Whitgiftian Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareRelief of distressed Old Whitgiftians and members of the wider Whitgift School family
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 Tax Advisers' Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvide assistance by way of information, support and grants to members and former members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and their dependants who are in need. Provide grants to CIOT and ATT students who are unable to afford the fees payable and certain other costs necessary in order to sit the examinations.
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.
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.
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.
Swiss Benevolent Society
Social welfareThe Swiss Benevolent Society offers help, advice and support to Swiss nationals living in GreatBritain. Its Office is based in Central London
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 Isaac Newton University Lodge Benevolent Fund
Education, Social welfareSupports diverse activities
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.
Warwickshire Mark Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareTo provide relief of distressed Mark Master Masons or their dependants. To meet present day needs of freemasons and all connected therewith as well as supporting the masonic principle of helping others and providing assistance and aid of an emergency or charitable nature.
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.
Prospect Benevolent Fund
Social welfareThe charity'sbjects are to assist in the relief of financial hardship suffered by members, former members, employees or former employees and their dependants.
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).
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.