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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Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust
Professions, Religion, Social welfareThe principal aim of the charity is the furtherance of the Roman Catholic religion within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Lancaster. This includes but not limited to pastoral support for clergy and parishioners, educational support, relief of poverty and maintenance of the property of the charity.
Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWe support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.
Health Limited
Saving of lives, Social welfareWe work to improve the health of the world's poorest people, ensuring people who otherwise would have no support receive basic but life-saving health care and education.
Trust For London
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWe are a charitable organisation that exists to reduce poverty and inequality in London. We do this by funding the voluntary and community sector and others, as well as by using our own expertise and knowledge to support work that tackles poverty and its root causes.
The Children's Family Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of children and young persons in need, and in particular those in the care of, or accommodated by, a long authority;The relief of poverty and in particular the assistance of adults who have as children been in local authority care.
Textile Reuse And International Development
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfareTRAID is an environmental and poverty relief charity. TRAID reduces landfill through; the provision of textile recycling facilities, its charity shops and upcycled clothing. Funds raised go to environmental and textile related international development projects and TRAID's education programmes developed to gain greater recycling participation and empathy with the issues surrounding global poverty.
Citizens Advice Manchester
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the City of Manchester ('the principle area of benefit') and elsewhere by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty.
The Portal Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareGrants for education to financially disadvantaged young people under 25 years resident in London. Provision of scholarships and bursaries to individuals, and grants to education projects and activities run by schools and organisations.
The Martin Laing Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThis is a grant-making trust offering financial support to other charities/voluntary organisations. Grants are made for a wide range of charitable purposes, but there is a particular interest in environmental & conservation projects & in supporting the elderly/infirm & their carers & disadvantaged young people. Projects in Norfolk & Malta may be of particular interest.
Child Action Northwest
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfareTo work with disadvantaged and under privelaged children and young people, their families and communities, to improve their life chances.
Turning Tides Homelessness
Housing, Social welfareRelief of poverty by the provision of emergency and other accommodation, advice and assistance for persons who are deemed homeless and/or in need of such accommodation, advice or assistance.
Toynbee Hall
Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareWe are a multi-purpose charity working to eradicate poverty and disadvantage. We deliver a range of community services in advice, financial inclusion, learning and wellbeing. We share our experience of local action to influence national policy. We are also a residential community, conference and venue hire centre. More information can be found at www.toynbeehall.org.uk
Greenfield School
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Social welfareGreenfield School provides an affordable, first class, fee paying primary education for children of all backgrounds within the locality, no entry qualification is necessary and also an educationally based Early Years Department for pre school children from the age of three years. Bursaries are provided and hardship funds are available for children already attending the school.
Manor Lodge School
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe provision of primary education to children from all backgrounds to enable them to advance to the secondary school of their choice, and the provision of means-tested bursaries to those who would otherwise be disadvantaged by their parents' inability to afford our fees.
Plymouth Diocesan Trust
Education, Professions, Religion, Social welfareThe advancement or maintenance of the Roman Catholic religion in the Diocese. The provision of religious services. The education and training of priests. The provision and maintenance of churches, presbyteries and schools. The maintenance and support of priests, the poor and others.
The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of London
Religion, Social welfareThe objects for which the Charity has been established is to promote and advance the Islamic Religion in accordance with the principles of the Shia Ithna-Asheri Sharia and to provide for the relief of poverty among Muslims of the Shia Ithna-Asheri faith.
Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureaux
Charitable activities, Social welfareCitizens Advice Plymouth provides impartial confidential advice and information in particular but without limitation for the benefit of the community in Plymouth and its surrounding areas and particularly to those who are most disadvantaged. We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
Variety The Children's Charity
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare(1) promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the UK(2) advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the UK(3) provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children
Impakt Housing & Support
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareArea of work:Housing homelessness people and women and children fleeing domestic abuse.Skills4 courses providing help, training, and practical support. F4YP support for marginalised kids4mation - social enterprise helping to alleviate poverty by supplying affordable furniture.Food 4 - providing fruit, veg & bakery items to people on benefits from a broad cross section.
The Lord's Taverners
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareWe positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. We provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
The Greggs Foundation
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Greggs Foundation is a grant-making charity which aims to build stronger and healthier communities in the areas served by Greggs. We offer grant programmes which work to address three key challenges facing our local communities:Addressing issues of poverty and inequalityEnsuring food is at the heart of communitiesSupporting local community organisations to make a difference
The Hammond School Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe Hammond is one of 4 UK vocational schools and colleges specialising in musical theatre and dance. It is a pre-eminent centre of excellence which leads the way in education and performance training. Its mission is to enable all talented young people, regardless of background or financial hardship an opportunity of a life changing experience through its bursary and community outreach schemes.
Child Poverty Action Group
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareChild Poverty Action Group is a charity, working for children in the UK. We believe no child should grow up in hardship or lose out through poverty. Our aim is to prevent and end child poverty by advocating evidence-based solutions to policy-makers and providing accurate information and advice so families can access the financial support they need.
The Union Of The Sisters Of Mercy Of Great Britain
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfareWe carry out our Mission of Mercy inspired by the Gospel values and guided by the charism of the Congregation which is to benefit the public, particularly women and children and those who are poor.This commitment is manifested in:-? Social and Pastoral works-? Residential Care Homes-? Education-? Overseas Missions
Mayfair Charities Limited
Religion, Social welfareThe charity receives income from its investment properties, cash deposit fixed asset listed investments and subsidiaries which it utilises in the provision and distribution of grants, donations and loans for charitable purposes to organisations & institutions engaged in the provision of education & promotion of religious observance within the Tenets of Orthodox Judaism & for the relief of poverty.
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.