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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Domestic abuse

Discover 51 Social welfare charities that specialise in domestic abuse. Use the search below to filter within these results.

51
Charities
£4,555,519,411
Total Income
£644,072
Avg Income
85.2%
Program Ratio

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

Hestia Housing And Support

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Hestia delivers high quality & empowering housing, support, protection & care services in partnership with service users & local communities in 22 London boroughs. Hestia provides services to people with mental health needs, physical disability, substance misusers, offenders, women & children fleeing domestic abuse, older & young people, personal budget holders & other wider community groups.

Latest Income: £56,783,162
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Refuge

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfare

Refuge provides specialist support to women and children escaping domestic violence, modern slavery, human trafficking, forced prostitution, rape, forced marriage and 'honour' based violence. Services include: 24-hr national helpline, women's refuges, outreach and floating support, independent domestic and sexual violence advocates. We raise awareness and influence policy and legislative change.

Latest Income: £31,975,898
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Local Solutions

Charity and VCS support, Social care, Social welfare

The provision of services in the following fields: Homecare, Shopmobility, Training , Welfare Rights, Supported Accommodation, Support for the disabled, Carers Support, Liverpool Watersports Centre, Mobex, Domestic Violence Service, Conference Facilities

Latest Income: £14,855,348
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Signhealth

Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

SignHealth aims to improve healthcare & access to health services for deaf people. As well as campaigning, research & health promotion, we provide supported living schemes and outreach for deaf people with mental health problems. We provide a national Advocacy & Counselling service and support for deaf victims of domestic abuse.

Latest Income: £10,584,806
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Richmond Fellowship

Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfare

Richmond Fellowship (RF) is a national provider of care and rehabilitation for people living with mental health problems, with close to 60 years experience. RF has a subsidiary organisation that has completed a separate annual return. RF offers over 120 facilities, including crisis support, residential, employment and community schemes, well-being projects and domestic violence services.

Latest Income: £7,737,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Impakt Housing & Support

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

Area of work:Housing homelessness people and women and children fleeing domestic abuse.Skills4 courses providing help, training, and practical support. F4YP support for marginalised kids4mation - social enterprise helping to alleviate poverty by supplying affordable furniture.Food 4 - providing fruit, veg & bakery items to people on benefits from a broad cross section.

Latest Income: £6,428,363
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Leeds Women's Aid

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Leeds Women's Aid works with women & children, being a voice & leader in the sector. LWA support women & children experiencing domestic violence and abuse and aims to eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls. We offer a range of services including safe houses and refuges, community & telephone support, women's groups and hubs, and support to children & young people and coordinate partnerships.

Latest Income: £4,686,457
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Social welfare

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change provide a range of services in support of safe, healthy and happy relationships. These include: - counselling for children, young people, individual adults, couples and families- domestic abuse prevention programmes for perpetrators - mediation and separation services- community volunteering projects- partnership relationship-focussed projects

Latest Income: £4,679,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Latin American Women's Aid Refuge

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

We provide refuge space for Latin American women and children in the UK who flee domestic violence. Our Advice and Information Centre provides advocacy and support for women who are not ready yet to leave abusive relationships or might not be eligible to live in the refuge. We recently took on floating support and we are part of the Islington BME Outreach Project.

Latest Income: £2,645,933
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Bradford Cyrenians Limited

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfare

Bradford Cyrenians is a registered charity and a registered social landlord. We offer a range of short/long term accommodation with tenancy related support to vulnerable communities. We also deliver community outreach support. We work with clients presenting with multiple/complex needs such as homelessness, rough sleepers, ex-offenders, domestic abuse victims as well as lone parents.

Latest Income: £2,471,221
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Nottinghamshire Women's Aid Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Housing, Social welfare

Nottinghamshire Women's Aid was established to support women, children and young people who had experienced domestic abuse be it physical, emotional and/or sexual. This includes emergency refuge accommodation, supported housing, IDVA , floating support and sanctuary schemes. There is a women, children and young people's centre offering information, support, OFSTED creche and social activities.

Latest Income: £2,319,650
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Elm Foundation LTD

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of advice, support and safe temporary accommodation for women and their children ( men on an outreach basis) who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse.

Latest Income: £2,146,291
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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London Black Women's Project

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT (LBWP) PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES UNDER A FRAMEWORK TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS: EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES, COUNSELLING, SERVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, AND LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMATION.IN ADDITION LBWP PROVIDES CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCH AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

Latest Income: £1,772,035
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Coventry Panahghar Project

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Panahghar exists to provide a range of direct and indirect services and activities to primarily but not solely to BAMER (Black Asian Minority Ethnic and Refugee) communities and primarily to Asian women and their children and families to alleviate domestic violence, abuse and poverty on a local national and international level.

Latest Income: £1,725,907
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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I Choose Freedom Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

I Choose Freedom is a charity that provides refuge and a path to freedom for survivors of domestic abuse. We have three refuges that house women and children. As part of our Refuge for All project, we also offer self-contained units to support any survivor.

Latest Income: £1,549,256
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Rising Sun Domestic Violence & Abuse Service

Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Support, advice, counselling and therapy for women and children exposed to Domestic Violence. Raising awareness among others in the community to relieve and educate about the impact of Domestic Violence through talks and training. Developing and delivering relating to Domestic Abuse schools programmes across county to offer safe relationship information to secondary school young people

Latest Income: £1,404,753
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Staffordshire Pathway Project

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Domestic violence service provision including women's refuge accommodation, drop in centre, floating support services, children's services, counselling service, parenting service, group work and training provision.

Latest Income: £1,249,026
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Andover Crisis And Support Centre

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Finding Freedom From Abuse provides support to adults, children and young people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence across Test Valley, Hampshire. We offer refuges and dispersed housing, IDVA and ISVA advocacy, counselling, individual and family support, housing help, financial wellbeing and independent living skills, children's activities, education, prevention and awareness raising.

Latest Income: £1,135,665
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Foundation For Women's Health Research And Development

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

FORWARD is an African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls. From female genital mutilation and child marriage to domestic and sexual violence, we tackle abuse and discrimination, enabling African women and girls to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve. We provide training, advice, support, research and advocacy to shape policies and programmes.

Latest Income: £871,410
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of refuge accommodation and community support for women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Provision of education and support to the abusive partners and ex-partners of men and women fleeing domestic abuse.

Latest Income: £855,882
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Asha Projects

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Asha Projects is a specialist Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women's organisation working with South Asian women to address violence against women and girls. Our programmes include accommodation based refuges, advice, outreach and training programmes to empower women.

Latest Income: £813,329
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Haven Domestic Abuse Service

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

The provision of refuge accommodation for the female victims of domestic abuse and their children. Also for male and female victims, telephone help lines, counselling and support services and community outreach and development workers.

Latest Income: £694,865
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Wycombe Women's Aid Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Wycombe Women's Aid provides independent, specialist services to women and children experiencing the effects of domestic violence.We provide safe, temporary and emergency accommodation as well as practical and emotional support within the refuge and through outreach in the local community.Our services are underpinned by an equal opportunities approach & shaped by a feminist, trauma informed ethos.

Latest Income: £663,298
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Amadudu Women's Refuge

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Objective is to work for the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of women and children experiencing domestic violence, by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. The Charity provides temporary accommodation and is specialised primarily but not exclusive to needs of Black and Ethnic Minority women and children.

Latest Income: £583,408
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Bury St Edmunds Women's Aid Centre Limited

Beneficiary group, Health, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

We provide support and accommodation for people affected by Domestic Abuse. We offer temporary accommodation in a safe and supportive refuge where women and their children can recover from the traumatic effects of Domestic Abuse and make informed choices. We also offer a range of community services, courses and counselling to support women to rebuild their lives after abuse.

Latest Income: £536,000
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many domestic-abuse social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 51 registered domestic-abuse social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the domestic-abuse 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 domestic-abuse social welfare charities?

Domestic-abuse 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 domestic-abuse social welfare charities?

Across all domestic-abuse 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 domestic-abuse social welfare charities?

Domestic-abuse 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.