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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.

Nottingham Municipal Charities

Education, Social welfare

To apply income in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the City of Nottingham who are in need, hardship or distress;To provide interest free loans of up to £10,000 for persons over the age of 18 years, who are resident within the City of Nottingham, for the purposes of trade or business: andApplication of monies received for the benefit of Nottingham High School

Latest Income: £323,001
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Dulwich Almshouse Charity

Education, Housing, Social welfare

TO RELIEVE BENEFICIARIES IN CASE OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES AND OTHERWISE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Latest Income: £322,936
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Hunt Servants' Fund

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The objects of the Charity are to promote education and training and to relieve poverty amongst Hunt Servants, their spouses, widows, widowers, children and remoter issue. Income is generated by donations, legacies and fund raising events.

Latest Income: £320,749
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Eleemosynary Charity Of William Hobbayne

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

To relieve, generally and individually, Ealing residents (with priority to Hanwell residents) who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress. The William Hobbayne Community Centre is used for activities to aid mental and physical wellbeing.

Latest Income: £319,221
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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The Edge Ministries

Religion, Social welfare

Edge Ministries exists to promote the Christian faith, and to preach the Gospel by starting Edge Centres and church communities in forgotten and deprived areas primarily across the UK. (Edge Ministries was formerly known as Good News Crusade).

Latest Income: £317,737
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Dolphin Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

We provide pendant alarms(telecare) for disadvantaged elderly or disabled people living alone and at risk of falls. We also give grants for essential small works to aid independence and ensure security.

Latest Income: £317,364
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Thomas Truesdale's Hospital

Health, Housing, Social welfare

The charity provides and maintains accommodation for "poor persons of good character who (except in special cases) are resident in Stamford at the time of their appointment as an Almsperson" in return for a weekly maintenance contribution. The Trustees may also apply income of the charity for the general benefit of the poor as they think fit in ways listed in the Charity Commission charter.

Latest Income: £314,684
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre

Animals, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre teaches riding, horse care and therapy to children and young people. Many of the children are disabled and come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The children would not otherwise have the opportunity to have the experience of interacting with animals and taking part in this sport.

Latest Income: £308,589
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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Christadelphian Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The trust was established to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress of the Christadelphian Community in the British Isles by providing grants. The trust has a policy of making regular grants, the largest of which is the Christadelphian care homes and irregular compassionate grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £307,306
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hillingdon Law Centre

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide legal advice,assistance and representation to poor persons resident or working in London Borough of Hillingdon or living in London Boroughs of Harrow,Hounslow,Ealing,Brent and neighbourhood thereof. Undertake education of residents and research into special problems.

Latest Income: £304,740
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Realmstates LTD

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

To assist in educational & social facilities for deprived children and persons.

Latest Income: £302,871
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Bridgend Community Transport LTD

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of transport services for people who have a special need for such a service because they are: disabled; infirm; elderly; by reason of financial hardship hardship or social and economic circumstances; people with young children; young people; people living in isolated areas without adequate public transport. Voluntary and Charitable groups are also transport service beneficiaries.

Latest Income: £302,539
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Percy And Lily Reed Williams Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The charity tends to support charitable projects either very close to home - mainly in mid-Cornwall where these tend to be of a cultural nature - or in the developing world, where we tend to concentrate on the relief of poverty by supporting small-scale community projects.

Latest Income: £302,360
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Youth Support

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The principal activity is that of a charitable nature, namely to relieve poverty, suffering and distress among young people by providing advice, education, training and material help.

Latest Income: £299,823
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tring Charities

Housing, Social welfare

Almshouse management and relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £299,516
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Vinelife Church Manchester

Religion, Social welfare

The stated aims of Vinelife Church Manchester are to promote the Christian religion and relieve poverty. We are a wholehearted community of Jesus followers, seeking God's kingdom in Manchester and beyond.

Latest Income: £298,933
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Society For The Relief Of The Homeless Poor

Housing, Social welfare

The society was formed to give help and relief to poor disadvantaged people.

Latest Income: £297,322
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Aldgate And Allhallows Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Foundation awards grants to individuals and organisations to meet the cost of education that is not the statutory responsibility of either central or local Government. Beneficaries must be permanent residents of either the City of London or the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Priority is given to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Latest Income: £297,318
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Chasehawk Limited

Religion, Social welfare

Promotion of the Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty

Latest Income: £297,277
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tower Hill Trust

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The Trust's objectives are to use its income for the people in the Trust's area for:1) provision of gardens and open spaces2) support for recreation and leisure facilities3) support for education facilities4) relief of the aged, handicapped and poor.The Trust's area covers Great Tower Hill, Tower Hill and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Latest Income: £296,895
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Queen's Royal Hussars (the Queen's Own And Royal Irish) Regimental Charity

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Income is applied at the discretion of the trustees: In relieving individuals who are serving or former members of the regiment or former regiments and dependents who are in conditions of need., hardship or distress, by making grants to money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £295,549
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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BEIS Minchas Yitzchok Trust

Religion, Social welfare

The furtherance of Jewish education and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £294,864
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Shree Birmingham Pragati Mandal

Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Charity aims and objectives are:1) Advancement of Education; 2) Relief of persons suffering in conditions of need, hardship and distress; 3) Advancement of Hindu religion;4) To advance the social, cultural and sports recreation or other leisure activities with the object of improving the quality of life.

Latest Income: £294,854
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Islamic Universal Association Limited

Religion, Social welfare

Helping the poor and needy, providing help, advice and information.

Latest Income: £292,903
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Francis Katete Charitable Trust

Associations, Health, Social welfare

The Charity supports the sick and the poor mainly at St Francis Hospital, Katete in Zambia as well as other projects within the Eastern Province of Zambia

Latest Income: £287,891
Areas of Operation: Zambia
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.