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Social welfare Charities That specialise in Individual poverty

Discover 4,579 Social welfare charities that specialise in individual poverty. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,579
Charities
£5,280,882,026
Total Income
£632,517
Avg Income
85.6%
Program Ratio

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

Hebron Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

We provide resources for women suffering hardship and distress. We provide medium-term high quality residential accommodation and well-being support for women in a way that promotes each woman's independence.

Latest Income: £523,127
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Millichope Foundation

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Millichope Foundation gives money specifically to charitable organisations within and immediately affecting the county of Shropshire and those living there, focussing on community and poverty.It subscribes to conservation projects worldwide and to disaster funds on an occasional basis.

Latest Income: £519,584
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Ashley Educational Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Encouraging resident students and their friends to help in the education of children and immigrants in deprived areas of Manchester and undertake social projects in underdeveloped countries.Running girls' clubs in different areas, where they learn new skills, and have the opportunity to interact with children of different nationalities and backgrounds.

Latest Income: £517,264
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Mercury Phoenix Trust

Social welfare

To help relieve poverty, sickness and distress associated with AIDs

Latest Income: £515,829
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Scott Bader Commonwealth Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Makes grants to charitable organisations around the world whose purposes are to help young or disadvantaged people, especially anyone suffering deprivation and discrimination, such as poor, homeless and vulnerable women and children, minority communities, particularly where people are affected by: poverty, a lack of education, malnutrition and disease

Latest Income: £513,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Re-Instate Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfare

Re-Instate is a charity working to improve employment opportunities, quality of life and well-being for disadvantaged people including people experiencing mental ill-health, people with learning disabilities and young people.A key part of the vision for Re-Instate is the provision of employment services that build sustainable recovery for people experiencing mental ill-health.

Latest Income: £511,522
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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Faith Ministries

Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian faith through meeting together, prayer ministry and street evangelism throughout Yorkshire and the UK. The relief of poverty by spiritual and practical support and education,Any other purposes which are charitable and help the marginalised.

Latest Income: £511,287
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Dartmouth United Charities

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Dartmouth United Charities provides almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character, who have lived in Dartmouth for two years before their appointment, or in exceptional circumstances, live outside the area but are otherwise qualified.It also makes grants to individuals and to organisations supporting Dartmouth residents who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £510,739
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Albemarle Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Providing facilities for and promoting the interests of disabled and disadvantaged persons generally from within Taunton Deane. THis provision includes supported housing, community access scheme, day care for elderly, physically disabled and people with learning and mental health problems, catering, childcare, and social activities and training at The Albemarle Centre Taunton

Latest Income: £508,798
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Rent-A-Role Drama Service

Arts, Beneficiary group, Research, Social welfare

i. To promote the education of young people under the age of twenty-five through the medium of dramaii. To relieve those persons with special needs through the medium of dramaiii. To promote the education of young people in the art and science of theatre and dramaiv. To work with disadvantaged individuals and communities using theatre as a tool for social change

Latest Income: £508,384
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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A T D Fourth World Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

ATD FOURTH WORLD is an anti-poverty organisation with over 40 years' experience of tackling inequality and promoting social justice in the UKOUR VISION is of a world without persistent povertyOUR MISSION is to build a movement committed to overcoming persistent povertyOUR AIMS are to support families and individuals living in persistent poverty

Latest Income: £503,203
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Federation Of Jewish Relief Organisations

Religion, Social welfare

1. To relieve Jewish victims of war and persecution2. To relieve poverty and sickness among, and to advance the education of, Jewish people

Latest Income: £498,201
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Society Of All Saints Sisters Of The Poor (commonly Called Society Of All Saints)

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The Charity provides a ministry of hospitality to visitors, retreatants and some vulnerable people, on the main site and at Winson, at no fixed charge. Sisters provide spiritual direction, priestly and pastoral ministry in Oxford and Richmond,London.Gardens are maintained.The Charity is landlord to St John's Care Home, The Friary OFM and Helen & Douglas House, all on the Oxford site.

Latest Income: £496,624
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Anita Goulden Trust

Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfare

Raising funds for The Anita Goulden Home in Piura, Peru. Relieving poverty in Piura, Peru

Latest Income: £488,711
Areas of Operation: Peru
Status: Registered
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Reach Volunteering

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To provide no or low-cost access to skills for resource-poor charities and public organisations, enabling them to reach their potential. To help people with career skills to use their talents and experience to secure a fulfilling volunteering role, in turn allowing charities to thrive and prosper.To provide a trustee recruitment service to charities and to professionals looking for a board role.

Latest Income: £488,693
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Wycombe Multicultural Organisation

Economic and community development, Social welfare

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION , CULTURAL ACTIVITES AND ELIMINATION OF POVERTY.

Latest Income: £486,206
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Catchinglives

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity's mission is to provide a high quality, professionally-run service, utilising the skills of staff and volunteers to progress people out of the trap of destitution swiftly, comprehensively and lastingly; to promote the relief of poverty, sickness and distress among persons in need, including those not catered for by existing statutory or voluntary services within the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £484,781
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Dushinsky Trust Limited

Religion, Social welfare

To assist in the provision of orthodox jewish education and to alleviate poverty.

Latest Income: £478,598
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club is a well established, self-supporting, independent, charitable organisation, our aims are to help and educate young people in the City of Worcester and surrounding districts and to support other charitable organisations, with the emphasis on individuals who are in some way disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £477,027
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Phillips And Rubens Charitable Trust

Research, Social welfare

The trustees receive applications for donations from a wide variety of charitable institutions including those engaged in medical and ancillary services (including medical research), education, helping the disabled and old aged, relieving poverty, providing sheltered accommodation, developing the arts etc. In the year the trustees made donations of ?233,379 to a wide variety of charities.

Latest Income: £474,894
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wytham Hall Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The objects of the charity are:1)The provision of assistance and in particular residential care for men and women who through poverty, homelessness or age cannot readily obtain such care and2)To promote,undertake and sponsor research into the special needs of the poor, the homeless and the aged and3)The training and education of medical students

Latest Income: £472,540
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Pan Intercultural Arts

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Pan works across cultures, faiths and experiences to use the arts to empower young people to effect change in their lives, both in the UK and internationally. We particularly focus on disadvantaged groups and individuals who feel they have no voice to express their problems and no routes to re-imagine themselves and their futures.

Latest Income: £468,806
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Masonic Trust For Girls And Boys

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Assistance is provided in a variety of ways to relieve poverty and advance education. Childrenand young people are supported in a wide range of educational environments, including state and private schools, colleges and universities. Support is aimed at helping beneficiaries to receive the education and training they need to achieve their potential and succeed in life.

Latest Income: £467,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The object of the fund is to provide benefit to the past and present members and their dependents of clubs affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU) by way of grants, loans, educational fees or otherwise as the administrative committee may deem fit and proper in deserving cases of necessity and hardship.

Latest Income: £466,638
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Vintners' Foundation

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Assist charities concerned with relief of the poor, destitute and homeless in Greater London.Assist charities concerned with treating the social effects of alcohol.Support young people, youth projects and designated educational establishments in London.Support certain other charities, as put forward by Liverymen of the Vintners' Company.Assist other charitable causes as agreed by trustees.

Latest Income: £466,136
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many individual-poverty social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,579 registered individual-poverty social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the individual-poverty 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 individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Individual-poverty 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 individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Across all individual-poverty 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 individual-poverty social welfare charities?

Individual-poverty 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.