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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.

The Church And Poor Lands In The Parish Of St Mary The Virgin, Devizes

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Provision and maintenance of almshouses in Devizes, Wiltshire

Latest Income: £143,513
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Armenian Relief Society Of Great Britain Trust

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The principal objects of the Trust are to provide the necessary funds and income in providing assistance for poor sick and bereaved Armenians of all ages and classes and wherever they may be. In the collection and distribution of food, medicines and clothing in all wartime disasters or famine. In the assistance towards war relief centre clinics or similar organisations throughout the world.

Latest Income: £143,193
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Toiras Moishe Talmudical Academy (collel And Yeshivo) Chassam Sofer Trust

Social welfare

The Prevention or Relief of Poverty and Religious Activities.

Latest Income: £143,105
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Children In Romania

Associations, Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The charity relieves poverty and sickness, educates and preserves health for Romanian children and adults. The charity cares for orphaned or discarded children. They live as families in three houses with Romanian "mothers" giving them love and security. They are brought up as Romanian families and educated to the very best of their abilities. They remain at least until adulthood. They are cherishe

Latest Income: £142,850
Areas of Operation: Romania
Status: Registered
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The Mathieson Music Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfare

The objectives of the charity are to provide education in Western and Indian classical music, dance, drama and fine arts in India, Britain and other parts of the world. The Trust raises funds to assist its sister trust, The Mathieson Music School in Kolkata, India. It provides teaching for children who are selected either because they are orphans or from the poorest of the poor.

Latest Income: £142,754
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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John Hodges' Trust For Harpsden Hall

Social welfare

The objects of the Charity are a) In the interests of social welfare, to improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of the area of benefit, in particular, but not exclusively, the poorer inhabitants.b) the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people living in the parish.

Latest Income: £142,379
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Plymouth And Cornwall Cancer Fund

Health, Social welfare

Improvement of local facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Improvement of local facilities for the care of cancer patients. Assistance with the relief of hardship arising from cancer. Promotion of cancer education. Support of local research.

Latest Income: £141,877
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant making charity which makes donations to a wide range of charities and other community organisations which provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester, in particular, organisations for young people, provision for the sick, the disabled, the elderly and disadvantaged, support for educational initiatives by arts organisations and support for community groups.

Latest Income: £141,659
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Goodwill Children's Homes

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The objects of the Charity are" the relief of poverty amongst children in any part of the world" and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing ... to give effect to the same by providing financial support to Goodwill Children's Homes Charitable Society registered in Tamil Nadu, South India ".

Latest Income: £139,958
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Care Rights Uk: Your Care Champion

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Care Rights UK is your care champion, the charity focused on promoting the rights of people in care. We want people to know their rights and how to use them. We offer information, advice and support to empower people using care services, and their relatives and friends. As a community of families and experts, we challenge poor, highlight good practice and demand a better system.

Latest Income: £139,104
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Paddington Charitable Estate

Social welfare

Paddington Charitable Estate is an umbrella body which distributes all of its income from investments to two other charities, namely Paddington Charitable Estates Educational Fund (four-fifths) and Paddington Relief in Need Charity (one-fifth).

Latest Income: £137,053
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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J E Joseph Charitable Fund

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Make grants to Jewish charities for:-Relief of poverty-Relief of afflictions or suffering-Advancement of education-Advancement of Jewish religion-Other charitable objects

Latest Income: £136,119
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mrs G A H Grundy's Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity is restricted to housing persons in need over 60 years of age who are regarded as poor and deserving persons of the middle class as defined in the will of Mrs Grundy establishing the Almshouses.

Latest Income: £136,045
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Shree Shree Radha Krishna Cultural Centre (coventry)

Arts, Social welfare

(1) Practice and promote Vedic Dharma (Religion) and the Vedic way of life pertaining to Shree Krishna and the Vaishnava renaissance era as described in the publications of the ISKCON.(2) Provide where possible relief to those in poverty or suffering from ill health or in need in some other way.(3) Support other charitable causes from time to time as approved by the management committee.

Latest Income: £135,851
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Attic Theatre Company (london)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Attic produces world class accessible theatre and develops audiences locally, regardless of social, physical or economic barriers. We aim to be at the forefront of exemplary new theatre practice. We also runs a year round community outreach and participation programme for the elderly and vulnerable and run drama workshops for disadvantaged young people, particularly refugees and asylum seekers.

Latest Income: £135,800
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Headliners (uk)

Beneficiary group, Social welfare, Society

Provides learning and development through journalism and active citizenship activities for vulnerable children and young people aged 8-25 year olds to have a voice. Our work enables and empowers the most vulnerable and disadvantaged and young people to share their views, opinions and enable their voices to be heard.

Latest Income: £135,793
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Physiotherapy Benevolent Fund

Health, Social welfare

The CSP Members' Benevolent Fund helps chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy associates and students who are experiencing financial difficulties.

Latest Income: £135,539
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Aid

Health, Social welfare

Assess the need and give appropriate support in individual cases of social distress or financial difficulty.

Latest Income: £135,497
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Bath Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The objects of the trust are to apply both the capital & income thereof to or for the relief of the poor & needy or to or for other charitable purpose institution society or object as the Club shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.Activities of Trust Fund during this period have been receipt of monies & the disbursement thereof as detailed in accounts.

Latest Income: £135,488
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Jesus Hospital

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

The object of the charity is to provide almshouses for poor men, not less than sixty years of age and of good character who are resident in the County of Northamptonshire and preferably in the Urban district of Rothwell, at the time of appointment. A total of ten almshouses are available to meet this object.

Latest Income: £135,132
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Charities In Connection With Royal Army Pay Corps

Armed forces, Social welfare

Foster esprit de corps among members of the former Royal Army Pay Corps; to relieve poverty and hardship where former personnel or their dependants find themselves in need; the commemoration, remembrance and encouragement of public recognition of the sacrifices made by members of the RAPC in the service of their Country.

Latest Income: £134,868
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Adelphi Genetics Forum

Economic and community development, Social welfare

Learned Society. Membership organisation. Education. Medical/health/sickness. Relief of poverty. Overseas aid.

Latest Income: £134,851
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Norman Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The main aims of the Trust are to support the Roundhouse Trust in running the Roundhouse in London as a Creative Centre for young people, and to provide support to disadvantaged young people. In pursuing its aims the charity has developed a vehicle for use, principally, in underdeveloped countries which will bring transport facilities to the many isolated communities that desperately need them.

Latest Income: £133,780
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Hospital Of St Mary Magdalen

Health, Social welfare

The provision of financial help directly or indirectly to residents of Christchurch, Dorset generally and sometimes individually (a) to alleviate suffering or assist recovery of the sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm provided such help is not readily available from another source, or (b) to reduce need hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £133,638
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Christian Police Association

Crime and Justice, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Advance the Christian faith amongst members of the police serviceThe relief of poverty and sickness, and the promotion of any other charitable purpose for the benefit of members of the police serviceTo Promote, for the public benefit, the prevention of crime through supporting partnership working between the police and other community groups

Latest Income: £133,527
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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.