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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Lincolnshire Police Charitable Fund
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareTo give grants and where appropriate distress loans in accordance with our agreed fund objectives. The recipients will be individual members of the fund and their widows, widowers and dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress and similary former employees of other Police Authorities or Committees who have retired on pension or grautity, their widows, widowers and dependants
Merseyside Medical Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe give grants to beneficiaries
Rotary Club Of Northwich Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareSupport to needy individuals and and charitable organisations within our defined area of operations
The Rotary Club Of Farnham Benevolent Fund
Associations, Economic and community development, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe charity supports local and international charitable objectives. This includes: support to international disasters and emergencies, eg. tsunamis, earthquakes: general humanitarian support, eg. distribution of medical equipment in the third world; support to local hospices, hospitals and disabled institutions and support to needy individuals.
Somerset Local Medical Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo apply the income of the fund:1. For the assistance or relief of need of any medical practitioner who has practised in Somerset, or his or her immediate dependents.2. To support the costs of the medical training of the child of such a practitioner3. To contribute to such other medical charities as the trustees shall see fit.
Raob Wrekin (shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareObjective: The principle objective of the Wrekin (Shropshire) Provincial Grand Lodge is purely social and benevolent. That is to assist Members and Dependents in difficulty or need, support external philanthropic charitable causes at national and local levels deemed desirable and encourage fraternity and reciprocal interaction amongst its Members and their families.
Aldworth Lodge Benevolent Fund
Social welfareSupporting Charities and the local community
The Savage Club Benevolent Fund
Social welfareOccasional financial help for those Savage Club members in straitened circumstances.
Huddersfield And District Army Veterans' Association Benevolent Fund
Armed forces, Associations, Social welfareThe Charity provides welfare aid, social activities and trips to members who are or have been members of the Forces and who are resident in Huddersfield or its vacinity.
Rotary Club Of Falmouth Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareFund raising activities to enable the Club to do what it can for all peoples of the world.
Rotary Club Of South Molton Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareFunds are held upon trust to apply both capital and income to or for the benefit of such other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Rotary Club of South Molton shall in constituted meeting from time to time direct.
Berkshire Mark Benevolent Association
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe charity's purpose is 1.To provide immediate assistance to Berkshire Mark Masons or their widows in time of need in compliance with our by laws; 2. Support to small local charities; 3. Support to one Berkshire-wide Charity each year;4. Support to National Charitable Giving through the Mark Benevolent Fund.Support to Option 1 will always receive first call on funds.
The British Fire Services Association Members Welfare Fund
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo assist necessitious members, ex members and dependants of the British Fire Services Association. To look after the welfare of same by visits, telephone and electronic communications and by letter.
The Norfolk Freemasons Charitable Funds
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking grants to Masonic and non masonic charities without restriction, generally disabled or in financial difficulties, including individuals and organisations. Also making grants to Norfolk Freemasons and their families and support the four main masonic charities.
Rotary Club Of Dronfield Benevolent Fund
Associations, Saving of lives, Social welfareRotary Club service to local community and internationally:--Support of local organisations & services which provide local benefit.Support of very local organisations through a town-wide lottery.International support of pupils & students in Nepal through a separately donated fund, assisted by a Nepal Rotary Club. Support of Rotary International charity, and general disasters as they arise.
Northampton Huntingdon & Bedford Mark Benevolent Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareGeneral Charitable Purposes: primarily to support the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons Fund of Benevolence, Reg Charity No. 207610. To provide relief from distress of defined persons and their immediate families and make discretionary grants/donations to defined organisations within the defined boundary of the Mark Province of Northampton Huntingdon & Bedford.
B L Joshi Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Social welfareThe charity continues to support children and maternity hospitals in local villages. Also supporting a sanskrit childrens school, giving food aid to needy people.
Rotary Club Of Shepperton And Sunbury Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives, Social welfareOur aims centre around service before self, both globally and in local community. We provide practical response to world disasters, floods, earthquakes. Sending shelterboxes, aquaboxes and relief supplies. The End Polio now campaigns worlds largest public health project costing $1bn fund, fundraising at Christmas collections from public & race nights to support local charities & good causes.
The Incorporated Benevolent Fund Of The Institution Of Gas Engineers And Managers
Social welfareGrant awarding and financial assistance body for eligible IGEM Members, past and present and their dependents.
The Interflora (british Unit) Benevolent Trust
Social welfareTo provide loans and/or financial gifts to past and present Members of Interflora British Unit
The North And East Yorkshire Mark Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfarePupose of the charity is to raise income from the Mark Lodges within Yorkshire North & East Yorkshireand apply that income to the benefit of;a) Distressed Mark Mason's, their widows or other family membersb) To assist other Masonic Charities including the Mark Grand Charityc) To support other charitable institutions within the Province of Yorkshire North & East Yorkshire.
The Rotary Club Of Epping Benevolent Fund
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareHOLDING VARIOUS CHARITABLE EVENTS SUCH AS GOLF DAYS , YOUTH MAKES MUSIC AND ART. MAKING DONATIONS TO SHELTERBOX, MARY'S MEALS , ROTARY FOUNDATION, & VARIOUS DONATIONS TO LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND TO SMALL LOCAL and UK REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL CHARITY DONATIONS.
The Rotary Club Of Hailsham Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareService to the local community and internationally
North Wales Mark Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareGeneral Charitable Purposes Medical/Health/Sickness for people with a disability or special needs
British Motor Cycle Racing Club Benevolent Fund
Leisure, Social welfareRelief and assistance to members and associates of British Motorcycle Racing Club and others in distress, or suffering hardship.
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.