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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Dursley United Charity
Social welfareGives financial help to relieve hardship or distress and to promote education and wellbeing in the area of benefit. (The area of benefit is defined on the Governing Document page).
Council For Voluntary Service West Lancashire
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareTo promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Lancashire. In particular the advancement of the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To promote and organize co-operation around these areas by bringing together public, private and voluntary, community and faith organisations in the area.
Mesopotamian League
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe object of the charity is the advancement of education and relief of poverty and hunger among needy human communities in any part of the world. Support was provided to local community and youth activities.
The Sussex Police Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe charity provides assistance and support to members and retired members, including their partners and dependent family, who are in need and/or hardship and/or distress. Membership is open to Sussex police officers, staff, special constables and volunteers.
Day's And Atkinson's Almshouse Charity
Housing, Social welfareThe provision of housing accommodation for persons in financial hardship with preference given firstly to those residing in the parishes of Edgware and Little Stanmore and secondly to those who are previous residents of these parishes.
The Witney Town Charity
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareThe Charity operates 18 Almshouses for the poor and needy in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire. The Charity also provides grants for those in need within the area of West Oxfordshire.
B K Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareFurtherance of orthodox Jewish education, relief of poverty and any other charitable activity.
Hawley Almshouse And Relief In Need Charity
Facilities, Housing, Social welfareProvision of almshouses for the residence and benefit of those in need, and the relief of need hardship and distress
Pearn Almshouses
Housing, Social welfareProvide sheltered accommodation for poor persons of not less than sixty years of age who (except in special cases to be approved by the Commissioners) are inhabitants of the City of Plymouth.
Worthing Islamic Social And Welfare Society
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Religion, Social welfareThe advancement of the Islamic faith and the relief of poverty, i.e. by offering help to widows and widowers, the elderly, the disabled, the unemployed and the under-privileged generally in whatever way possible, and by helping to arrange and attend the burial of any deceased members and to assist the bereaved generally.
Cranford Cottage Homes
Housing, Social welfareProvide and Maintain Almshouses for poor aged persons, with a preference given to persons who have been inhabitants of the area of the Parish of Cranford for a number of years.
The Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareProvision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.
Waterloo Action Centre
Leisure, Social welfare(1) The relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the protection of health and the advancement of education(2) The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom they are primarily intended. Those persons having need of such
The Light Dragoons Regimental Charity
Armed forces, Social welfareThe charity exists to provide support to the members and former members of the Regiment and it's antecedent Regiments by way of offering assisstance to those in need, suffering hardship or distress by way of grants, gifts or payments for services or facilities. preserving the traditions of the Regiments and fostering espirit de corps within the serving Regiment and the Regimental Association.
Brabin's Almshouses
Education, Housing, Social welfareTo provide financial help and support to poor persons and the general community in the parishes of Chipping, Thornley with Wheatley and Leagram with Bowland. To maintain the two Almshouses and provide accommodation for poor persons of good character.
The Dentons UK And Middle East LLP Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Housing, Social welfareThe Dentons UK & Middle East LLP Charitable Trust makes donations to small charities in the UK and Ireland that have a connection to our local communities. The Trust has a particular focus on charities working to support the elderly, disabled, homelessness, poverty, ex offenders and their families, refugees, education and youth projects.
Inner London Magistrates Court Poor Box
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare............... in relieving either generally or individually persons concerned directly or indirectly in any proceedings at Inner London Magistrates Courts including the Inner London Family Proceedings Court and the Inner London Youth Courts who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money.
Newdawn India
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrant making for the relief of poverty, particularly among children, including care and education, in southern India.
Folkestone Municipal Charity
Social welfareTo provide financial help to the poor and needy residents living in the borough of Folkestone.
Ferriers Barn Limited
Arts, Social care, Social welfareProvision of daycare centre services where disadvantaged members may learn arts and crafts skills or manufacture craft items for sale.
The Julian Trust
Housing, Social welfareTo relieve poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol, particularly by the provision of emergency night shelter accomodation.
Peasholme Charity
Housing, Social welfarePeasholme Charity addresses poverty and social exclusion for vulnerable people in and around the city of York who are experiencing or heading towards 'crisis ' (lacking shelter, security or an ability to sustain oneself). We work to achieve our aims by offering specialist one-to-one support services which provide advice, guidance and signposting with respect to housing, benefits, finance and debt.
Little Gems's Pre-School Basildon
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Social welfareLittle Gem's Pre-School, Basildon provides affordable childcare for children aged between 2years and 5years. We are open from 8:30am to3pm Monday to Friday, 38 weeks of the year. Additionally, we offer affordable wraparound care in the form of a breakfast club from 8am and an after school club until 5pm. We are based in what is classed as a socially deprived area of Basildon, Essex.
Oxsrad
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareOXSRAD is a unique facility, providing sports and recreation facilities for 400 disabled children and adults. It is located on the east of Oxford and serves many disadvantaged communities. OXSRAD also has many able-bodied members who use the facilities. This integration of disabled and able-bodied is one of the fundamental aims of OXSRAD and lies at the heart of best practice.
Maritime Volunteer Service
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills.The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society.MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.
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.