Social welfare Charities That specialise in Clothes
Discover 180 Social welfare charities that specialise in clothes. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Taraj Education Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvide financial support to Taraj educational institution.Provision of education, boarding, food, clothing, medical and pocket money for some under privilege and disadvantage children.
Bacup Fellowship Of Churches
Charitable activities, Social welfareMoney is raised through the charity shops to make grants, as decided by the trustees, to local groups serving the Bacup community. Clothing, bedding and toys, as and when available in the shops are given to those who for any reason find themselves in desperate need, usually by referral. As a group of churches we work together to promote the Christian faith through ecumenical events
Manna International
Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfareManna International exists to provide care, support, guidance and social education to individuals and families within Newham neighbouring boroughs, occasionally the poor in other parts of the world. We also aim to relieve poverty and distress through the provision of food parcels, clothes and outreach to areas where social exclusion pervades, the motivation for its work is the Christian faith.
Queen Mother's Clothing Guild
Housing, Social welfareQMCG buys and sources new clothing, sleeping bags and linen and distributes these items once a year to British charities, operating only in the United Kingdom, to help vulnerable and homeless people.
Nightwatch
Housing, Social welfareNightwatch provides food, clothing and resettlement goods to homeless and otherwise very poor and vulnerable people.
God's Church Of Peace
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfareHelping the homeless within the borough of SouthwarkHelping orphan institutions in GhanaProviding secondhand clothing / hospital uniforms to Hospitals in GhanaProviding hospital pastoral care the sickOrganising soup kitchens for the homeless during the Christmas period, fund raising for kidney research foundations both here and abroad.Provide food to the needy under UK lockdown
The Lord Mayor Of Bristol's Christmas Appeal For Children
Beneficiary group, Social welfareRaising sufficient funds to issue food, clothes and toys vouchers just prior to Christmas to circa 1600 known underpriviliged children living within the Bristol city boundary.
St Andrews Evangelical Mission (peru)
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareThe Rev. Brian Attwell and his wife, Betty Attwell, are responsible for running the St. Andrews Childrens Home (Hogar San Andres) at Chosica, near Lima city, in Peru, South America. Over 30 abandoned, orphaned, and disabled children are being cared for in this home. Both short and long-term residential accommodation is provided for children, also medical care, food, clothing and education.
Bradford Cinderella Club
Beneficiary group, Social welfare1 Provision of Clothing and Footwear for the not so fortunate2 To endeavour in every possible way to improve the hard lot of all the poor and under privileged children who are in need of help which such a Society as ours can give.
Liverpool City Mission (incorporated)
Housing, Social welfareSupport of the homeless and needy in Liverpool and it's environs, through the giving out of clothing and free breakfast and lunch on most days at our rescue centres. Annual evangelistic childrens camp.
The Hyde Foundation
Education, Leisure, Social welfareThe promotion in the beneficial area of education, art and musicImproving conditions of life for recreation or other leisure occupationAward of scholarships, bursaries and maintenance allowances for educational puposes.The granting of financial assistance, outfits,clothing, etc.
Glorious International Ministries
Beneficiary group, Health, Religion, Social welfareWe hold Weekly Worship,Study and prayer meetings. We endeavour to meet the needs of the low income families in Lambeth tackling poverty,community breakdowns and strengthening families through worship, workshops and advice/ counselling sessions. Our Overseas efforts are aimed at tackling poverty,sponsors,medical supplies and clothes to the communities within Sierra Leone,Uganda and Burundi
John Bradburne Memorial Society
Social welfareThe objects of charity are to relieve people in the area of Mutemwa, Zimbabwe who are suffering sickness, hardship and distress from leprosy or other causes through the provision of supplementary food, medicines, medical care, clothing and shelter with the object of improving their conditions of life
The Shatnez Centre Trust
Religion, Social welfareTo undertake all such activities as are regarded as charitable under English Law. Specifically, the provision for the examination of garments and clothes to ascertain whether they comply with Jewish religious laws relating to Shatnez (forbidden mixture of linen and wool fibres and fabrics).
Jignyasu Rambapa Trust
Religion, Social welfareThe trust's activities in England are directed mainly at advancement of religion. Activities centre on the following: 1, religious prayers & chanting each week. 2, Aid to institutions & projects which meet aims & objects of trust e.g. aid to temples facilitating worship. Overseas, the charities activities provide support for the needy in education, food, provision of clothing & blankets.
Portsmouth Victoria Nursing Association
Arts, Health, Professions, Social care, Social welfareThe Charity provides help to the sick or disabled who are in financial need. Grants may be made to purchase among other items, equipment, special clothing, help with energy bills and respite care. Support is also given to the Community Nurses by providing help with training courses, books and special equipment not normally funded by the NHS.
Smethurst Ministries Trust
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareMercy missions to the poor and orphans in Europe and needy communities around the United Kingdom. Medicines, blankets, shoes and warm clothing are sent into Europe, Eastern Europe and Ukraine to needy families and orphanages. Seminars to help families in the UK in home relationships, marriage breakdowns and needy children. Seminars to equip counsellors to help others in crisis.
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.
The Rugeley Educational Endowment
Arts, Education, Social welfareAwarding to beneficiaries scholarships,grants or maintenance allowances tenable to any school,university or other place of learning approved by the council.Providing financial assistance,outfits,clothing,tools,instruments or books to help beneficiaries on leaving school,university or any other educational establishment to prepare entering a trade or profession.
Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trusts
Arts, Education, Social welfare1)Awards scholarships, grants or maintenance allowances tenable at any education provider approved by the Trustees.2)Provides financial assistance,outfits,clothing,tools,instruments or books enabling persons to enter into a profession trade or calling.3)Awards scholarships / maintenance allowances to enable travel to pursue education.
Pembrokeshire Blind Society
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareTo promote the material mental and spiritual welfare of persons within the County of Pembrokeshire who are suffering from blindness, total or registered. It makes grants of clothing, equipment, and gifts of any kind whatsoever or otherwise to or for the benefit of such persons by arranging for them to be visited wherever they may be, and by arranging transport, trips or holidays for them.
The Tamil Orphans Trust
Beneficiary group, Social care, Social welfareAssist Tamil orphans in Sri Lanka by providing food, shelter, clothing and education through established orphanages in the North and East of Sri Lanka.
London And Slough Charitable Trust
Housing, Social welfarePROVISION OF FOOD, DRINKS, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED PERSONS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON AND SLOUGH AND MAINTAIN A NIGHT SHELTER EACH WINTER/SPRING FOR HOMELESS IN SLOUGH.
Homeless And Rootless At Christmas
Housing, Social welfareTo meet the needs of men and women who are homeless, root-less, isolated or lonely over the Christmas and New Year period by providing meals, clothes, companionship, access to services such as hairdressing - support for organisations who offer similar schemes through the year.
The Missionaries Of The Poor Supporters Association
Housing, Religion, Social welfareAdvance Christian religion, relieve need, in particular by support of the Missionaries of the Poor, a registered charity based in Jamaica, by donations of money and in kind, providing food shelter clothing medical treatment and education to those in need of all ages including the destitute, indigent, homeless, diseased and people with a physical or mental disability.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many clothes social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 180 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 £5.3bn 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 85.6%. 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 £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.