Social welfare Charities That specialise in Clothes
Discover 170 Social welfare charities that specialise in clothes. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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The Robert Higham Apprenticing Charity
Arts, Education, Social welfareGrants aid towards the cost of books, travel, stationery, specialist clothing to students between ages 16 to 25 attending sixth forms, colleges and universities. Students must be residents of the Parishes of Kingsclere and Ashford Hill with Headley.
Witney Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe provision of items, services and facilities for the Henry Box School and any other school that substantially serves Witney, Oxfordshire. Also to provide grants to families in need, to assist with the purchase of school clothing and other essential items and towards the cost of attending educational visits.
Rastrick Grammar School Foundation
Arts, Education, Social welfare1 To provide special benefits for Rastrick High School of any kind not normally provided by the Education Funding Agency.2 To award beneficiaries Exhibitions, Bursaries or Maintenance Allowance tenable at School, or any University, College or other place of Further Education.3 To provide assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books, to enable beneficiaries on leaving School,
The Exeter Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareAssistance in the form of grants to individuals in need, who must be living in Exeter, for the purchase of children's shoes, clothing and school uniform, bedding, soft furnishings and floor coverings and for the settlement of fuel, heating and lighting bills, provided such assistance is not used to pay debts and arrears.
The Matthew Trust
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfareThe Matthew Trust is a national charity for people with mental health problems and victims of abuse as they are amongst the most misunderstood and disadvantaged in our society. We give help for their everyday lives - for example - clothing, furniture and equipment to repair bleak homes, respite breaks for the family, child carers holidays, second chance education to encourage back to work or hobbi
The Coe Memorial Educational Foundation
Arts, Education, Social welfareTo supplement existing awards for those at College or UniversityTo contribute towards the provision of outfits, clothing, tools etc. in preparation for, or to enter, a profession, trade or callingTo study music or other artTo contribute towards educational travel in this country or abroad
Mount Zion Pentecostal Apostolic Church Bible College
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Education, Health, Religion, Social welfareSelf Help Group. We provide a non discriminatory service for people of all races and ethnicity within the community, providing a drop-in centre and offering spiritual & social help, general advocacy and advice, offering tea & coffee and second hand clothing. Prison ministry, giving offenders bible studies, help and advise in back into society.Hospital /Hospice visiting the sick and the elderly.
William Bendlowe
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe charity was started in 1573 to provide coal and clothing to 4 elderly people in the village of Shalford but times have changed and now the charity promotes community spirit and organises functions and events to encourage socialising in an attempt to combat loneliness and to promote a sense of belonging, and general well-being.
The Exeter Advancement In Life Charity
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareAwarding grants to individuals, who must be aged under 25 at the time of application and living within a radius of 15 miles of Exeter, for educational purposes, such as assisting towards the purchase of clothing, tools, books and other course equipment, or for help towards fees and relevant expenses at recognised schools, training colleges and universities.
Sudbury Municipal Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareDistribution of Christmas Day Gifts (vouchers to purchase clothing) to men aged 75 and over and Ascension Day Gifts (vouchers to purchase food and clothing) to persons aged 75 and over. Grants to local organisations.All individuals must live in Sudbury, Suffolk. All organisations must benefit the inhabitants of Sudbury, Suffolk.
James Henry Blake's Charity
Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure, Social welfareFrom a Will made in 1901 to assist poor children and orphans from Mansfield and Chatteris. The CC approved changes in May 2009 for the aims to now read: "To assist children up to 18 years of age in need of support, in any activity of leisure or personal development deemed appropriate by the Trustees.....any such child will be provided with any necessary clothing, equipment or expenses"
Calne Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFor the assistance and relief of those who need help with clothing, household goods or the payment of small amounts of money, to provide immediate aid, particularly for children or the elderly.
Mayor Of Bath's Relief Fund
Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo relieve Bath residents who are in need by making grants of between 50 and 350 GBP to those who have already exhausted all other sources of financial support. Grants help to pay bills (but not tuition fees or rent arrears), provide carpets, second-hand furniture and appliances, school uniforms and other clothing.
The Shropshire Welfare Trust
Health, Housing, Social welfareSending poor patients from any of the specified hospitals to their homes or elsewhere.Purchasing linen or other clothing for poor patients in any of the specified hospitals or for poor patients who have been discharged from any of the specified hospitals.Paying the expenses or part of the expenses for medical aids for poor patients in any of the specified hospitals.
Tisbury Relief In Need Charity
Social welfareGrants usually between £50 and £500 and never in cash to any resident of the civil parishes of Tisbury and West Tisbury for help relieve need, hardship or distress. For example help with debts, heating, clothes, replacement of broken domestic equipment. Applications by phone, email, website or letter direct from applicant or referral form a welfare agency.
Dewsbury And District Sick Poor Fund
Social welfareOur charity gives grants for household goods, holidays to aid recuperation after illness, vouchers for food and clothing and the purchase of medical aids.
Barker's Charity
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareWithin the City of York, the charity provides grants for 1. nursing/medical assistance, including appliances, medicines or other necessary items; 2. clothes, boots, linen, bedding, fuel, tools, food, or other articles in kind; and 3. (for persons under 21 years entering, or engaged in, any trade, occupation or service) outfits, payment of fees, instruction, or payment of travel expenses.
The Bishop Sumner Educational Foundation
Education, Social welfareTo award exhibitions tenable at Secondary Schools, Training Colleges and Universities. Provision of outfits, clothing, tools etc to assist persons who have not attained the age of 25 years, and are residents in the Ancient Parish of Farnham. To enter a trade of profession, to promote their education including social and physical education.
Buckland And Horrabridge Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareRent arrears/school trips for large families/flowers for sick & bereaved/vet bills/winter clothing for a vagrant/winter warmth for 80 year old lady/transport costs for single mother to visit dying mother at other end of the country.
The Community Shop
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareThe relief of poverty by the provision of clothing & other goods at low cost to people in need & (as an equal principal object) the promotion of any general charitable purposes in the City of Leeds &, in particular by means of the realisation for cash of donations in kind made to the Trust, & the application thereof for charitable purposes.
The Charity Of James Brandwood
Social welfareThe supply of clothes, linen, bedding, fuel, tools, medical and other aid in sickness, food or other articles in kind for the benefit of such deserving and necessitious persons bonafide resident in the ancient township of Entwistle.
The Sheriffs' And Recorders' Fund
Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Social welfareMakes grants to ex-offenders for clothing, household furnishings, training courses and tools of trade.
The Islamic Association Of South Humberside
Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfareIncrease awareness of islam amongst the community, facilitate practice of islam and arrange islamic education for children. It is responsible for collecting and distributing money, food and clothing for the poor people particularly in underdeveloped countries.
Nightwatch
Housing, Social welfareNightwatch provides food, clothing and resettlement goods to homeless and otherwise very poor and vulnerable people.
The Mothers Union (diocese Of Durham Branch)
Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Saving of lives, Social welfareParish support. Short breaks for those in difficult circumstances, support for women prisoners and families, school children in deprived area, womens refuge. Blankets, baby clothes, toilet bags to hospitals, support members overseas, literacy, development, health education, famine relief.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many clothes social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 170 registered clothes social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the clothes 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 clothes social welfare charities?
Clothes social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £4.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for clothes social welfare charities?
Across all clothes social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.2%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of clothes social welfare charities?
Clothes social welfare charities have an average annual income of £644k. 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.