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.
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Nottingham Municipal Charities
Education, Social welfareTo 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
Dulwich Almshouse Charity
Education, Housing, Social welfareTO RELIEVE BENEFICIARIES IN CASE OF NEED,HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES AND OTHERWISE AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.
The Hunt Servants' Fund
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe 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.
Eleemosynary Charity Of William Hobbayne
Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfareTo 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.
The Edge Ministries
Religion, Social welfareEdge 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).
Dolphin Society
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe 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.
Thomas Truesdale's Hospital
Health, Housing, Social welfareThe 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.
Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre
Animals, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareWormwood 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.
Christadelphian Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfareThe 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.
Hillingdon Law Centre
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo 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.
Realmstates LTD
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareTo assist in educational & social facilities for deprived children and persons.
Bridgend Community Transport LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision 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.
The Percy And Lily Reed Williams Charitable Trust
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareThe 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.
Youth Support
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe 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.
Tring Charities
Housing, Social welfareAlmshouse management and relief of poverty.
Vinelife Church Manchester
Religion, Social welfareThe 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.
The Society For The Relief Of The Homeless Poor
Housing, Social welfareThe society was formed to give help and relief to poor disadvantaged people.
The Aldgate And Allhallows Foundation
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
Chasehawk Limited
Religion, Social welfarePromotion of the Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty
Tower Hill Trust
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareThe 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.
The Queen's Royal Hussars (the Queen's Own And Royal Irish) Regimental Charity
Armed forces, Charitable activities, Social welfareIncome 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.
BEIS Minchas Yitzchok Trust
Religion, Social welfareThe furtherance of Jewish education and the relief of poverty.
Shree Birmingham Pragati Mandal
Leisure, Religion, Social welfareCharity 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.
Islamic Universal Association Limited
Religion, Social welfareHelping the poor and needy, providing help, advice and information.
The Friends Of St Francis Katete Charitable Trust
Associations, Health, Social welfareThe 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
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.