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.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Christ Church Lands Charity
Religion, Social welfareRelief of hardship and distress in the parish of Christ Church, Bristol. Maintenance of the buildings and fabric of the Church and funding towards the stipend of the incumbent of the benefice.
The Benjamin Winegarten Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfarerelief of poverty, advancement of religion and religious education
The Gloucestershire Society
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe object of the charity is the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress. The trustees may relieve prsons in need by making grants of money to them or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them or making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.
Border Crossings Company Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfareBorder Crossings works in intercultural performance, education, community projects and publishing. The charity produces theatre in collaboration with overseas partners, and with diverse UK communities. It produces festivals showcasing diverse, minority cultures. Each artistic project is accompanied by youth and education work, particularly with minority groups and disadvantaged young people.
Sir William Turner's Hospital
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe provision of housing accommodation for persons over 60 years of age and of good character who are in need, hardship or distress, with a preference being given to those aged over 63 years of age who are members of the Church of England.
Whitstable Non-Ecclesiastical Charities
Social welfareThe Charity is financed from rents collected from properties owned in Whitstable and the surrounding area and from interest on invested funds. This income is then applied for the relief from hardship or distress of persons living in Whitstable.
W H Smith Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareProvide financial support to both serving and retired members of staff along with dependent family members who find themselves in severe financial difficulties, through no fault of their own. Provide recuperative holidays following long term sickness or after major surgery and support with palliative holidays for staff.
A T D Fourth World Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareIts objective is to provide relief to families in need of recuperation and rehabilitation by reason of their poverty or social/economic circumstances, both in the United Kingdom and countries overseas. TheTrust does not provide financial assistance to individuals.
The Master Pilots And Seamen Of The Corporation Of The Trinity House, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe main activities of the charity are the examination and licensing of deep sea pilots, the relief of poor mariners and their widows, and the provision of youth maritime training, the provision of maritime consultancy services, and the upkeep and conservation of ancient listed buildings.
M B Foundation (also Known As Mossad Horav Moshe Aryeh Halevy)
Social welfareGranting of financial support by donation or loan to help relieve sickness and poverty; and to support Educational Institutions and individuals by way of donation or loan.
The John And Emma Gale Home
Housing, Social welfareProvision of Accommodation to be made available rent free or at such rent or other charge for the poor, aged or infirm born in Nottinghamshire.
Women's Health Information Support Centre LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWHISC is run by women for women to provide appropriate training, information and support, which addresses the needs of women within different communities in Liverpool who are disadvantaged in access to health care and education.
The London Taxi Drivers' Charity For Children
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo relieve disabled children, Children underprivileged by reason of health or poverty and children deprived of parental care.
Calcutta Rescue Fund
Social welfareDonations & subscriptions are raised in the UK & applied for the relief of poverty sickness & advancement of education among the poor who live in & around Kolkata.
Agudas Israel Community Services
Social welfareTo assist in the provision of orthodox education and the alleviation of poverty.
Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes
Beneficiary group, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare1) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR DESERVING POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RETIRED SEAMEN, WIDOWS OR DAUGHTERS BEING NOT LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS OF AGE.2) BENEFIT OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SAID ALMSHOUSES.
Fulham And South Kensington Branch Of The Young Men's Christian Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareFulham and South Kensington YMCA makes funds or facilities available to Christian organisations and individuals who are either in particular hardship or undertaking significant work within their community or in training for such work.
The Life Guards Association Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTHE OBJECTS OF THE LIFE GUARDS ASSOCIATION CHARITABLE TRUST ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE.(2) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REGIMENT IN ANY CHARITABLE WAY AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY DECIDE.
Tamil Welfare Association (newham) UK
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Research, Social welfarePROVIDES ADVOCACY/ADVICE/INFORMATION , PROVIDE SERVICES. PROVIDE HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, DISABILITY, THE PREVENTION OF RELIEF OF POVERTY, ACCOMMODATION/HOUSING, ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE/SCIENCE, ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /EMPLOYMENT.
Adnan Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe charity provides help and assistance to alleviate hardship and distress from widowed and poor families worldwide. Sponsoring orphan and poor children's education and provide medical treatment for the poor and needy.
The Stonyhurst Association
Associations, Religion, Social welfareThe objects of the Stonyhurst Association are: "to unite and associate past and present pupils and friends of Stonyhurst in the carrying on, promotion, advancement or support of all or any of the following charitable purposes the advancement of education and of the Roman Catholic religion, the relief of poverty, relief and prevention of sickness, disease and physical or mental disability".
Reall Limited
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareWe support the development of self-sustaining local organisations in Africa and Asia that work with urban poor communities to help realise their right to land, housing and basic services. We provide a range of grants, loans and other support that these organisations need to deliver land, housing and basic services at increased scale and in new ways.
Guru Nanak Sat Sang Sabha Maidenhead
Religion, Social welfareTo advance the Sikh religion, to relieve poverty and advance education.
Al - Medina Trust
Social welfareHelp in Education and needy and relief of poverty globally.
Chinese Church Support Ministries
Arts, Religion, Social care, Social welfareWe continue to fulfill our mandate to provide Christian teaching books for China and to provide support for the poor and needy. We have again printed and distributed one million books and have continued to work in the orphanage and amongst the poor and needy
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.