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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.

St Andrew's Society For Ladies In Need

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

To give small annuities, special one-off grants, etc to ladies of any denomination who are in need and unable to earn. Grants are approved by the committee and temporary help can be given if the need is urgent. We give priority to ladies who are trying to maintain their own home although we also help towards a shortfall in care home fees.

Latest Income: £109,987
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mill House Animal Sanctuary

Animals, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The care and protection of animals, and in particular horses, who are in need of care and attention by reason of old age, sickness, maltreatment, neglect, poor circumstances, or other similar causes deemed worthy by the Trustees.

Latest Income: £109,697
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Bradfield Feoffees Charity

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

1, To help provide relief to persons resident or connected with the Parish of Bradfield who are in need, hardship or distress, primarily through the provision of affordable housing.2,To further the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the Parish of Bradfield.

Latest Income: £108,910
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Marshal Beresford's Fund

Professions, Social welfare

Grants: 1. For building of new churches in Ireland 2. Relief for poor Clergy 3. Maintainance of churches in Ireland

Latest Income: £108,859
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Friendship Project

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Supports disadvantaged children in need by 121 weekly meetings of 2/3 hours with an 'older friend', who is a volunteer. The child may have their own problems or the child may be in a family or care, that make it more difficult for the child to thrive. Aim is to improve the child's self esteem, allow them to have some fun and build confidence, plus widen their experience in a safe supported way.

Latest Income: £108,449
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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The Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Joseph Rank Benevolent Fund was set up in 1934 to help the poor elderly in Hull. Beneficiaries are retired and receive pension credit. At the Trustees discretion, donations are also made to Hull based charities in December.

Latest Income: £107,496
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Hudson's And Storer's Charities

Housing, Social welfare

Almshouses and poor relief

Latest Income: £106,845
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Seekport LTD

Religion, Social welfare

Distributes Charity to poor people of the Orthodox Jewish faith

Latest Income: £106,821
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Derby Kids' Camp

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social care, Social welfare

Derby Kids' Camp is a 100% volunteer-run charity providing FREE holidays for some of Derby's most deserving young children. With the support of 150-170 volunteers, approx 350-300 children each year benefit from what may be their only holiday.We provide a much needed break for disadvantaged children, children who will benefit from social/personal development or provide respite for carers.

Latest Income: £106,664
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Nadenia Limited

Religion, Social welfare

Promote the advancement of the Jewish Religion, education and learning of the Orthodox Jewish Faith and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £106,566
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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The Golden Sufi Centre U.k. Charitable Trust

Social welfare

To promote the religious and spiritual teachings of the Naqshbandi Sufi PathThe relief of poverty

Latest Income: £106,361
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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City Church Trust

Religion, Social welfare

The objectives of the charity are the advancement of the Christian faith and relief of poverty, sickness and disabled persons and the advancement of education in Merseyside and elsewhere in the UK and other parts of the world.

Latest Income: £105,947
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Staffordshire Association Of Clubs For Young People

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

The aim of the SACYP is to develop and build young people's potential and aspirations through our various projects that we deliver throughout Staffordshire including various sports, arts, well being, leadership and team building, competitions and youth work projects. Our work focuses on the personal and social development of young people and the inclusion of communities within deprived areas.

Latest Income: £105,805
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Bantam Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Bantam Charitable Trust operates in the Mole Valley area of Surrey, UK. The charity provides grants to local individuals, or organisations acting on behalf of individuals, to assist them in meeting expenses of education for themselves or their children, and to assist individual families who are disadvantaged and suffering from poverty.

Latest Income: £105,515
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Rosaz Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Relieving and assisting children and young persons resident in East and West Sussex who are in need of care and attention by reason of being deprived of a normal home life, with a preference for girls

Latest Income: £105,421
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Ramar Charitable Settlement

Social welfare

The trustees consider making donations to a broad range of UK and overseas charities, where possible concentrating on the relief of suffering and poverty and on education. Claims from individuals are not considered by the Trustees.

Latest Income: £105,331
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Famos Foundation Trust

Education, Religion, Social welfare

The charity helps and supports education of the orthodox Jewish religion, relief of poverty in the Jewish community & help to maintain Jewish orthodox religious synagogues schools & colleges etc.

Latest Income: £105,314
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Westfield War Memorial Village - Lancaster

Armed forces, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of housing namely 'Westfield Village' for the benefit of disabled and necessitious ex-service/serving members of the armed forces and dependants.To relieve persons in conditions of need and hardship where relief cannot be provided by public funds within a reasonable time. To aid and support any charitable associations or institution connected with these purposes to the same aim.

Latest Income: £104,991
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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(the Congregation Of) The Oblates Of The Assumption Missionary Nuns

Religion, Social welfare

The general objects are religious and charitable, and specifically for the general charitable purposes in connection with the Roman Catholic religion and to provide its members to enable them to work among the poor in medical, educational or social capacity.

Latest Income: £104,579
Areas of Operation: Redbridge
Status: Registered
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Newmarket Community Church

Religion, Social welfare

Advancement of the Christian Faith and relief of poverty

Latest Income: £104,317
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Kadosh Marian Ministries

Arts, Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Religion, Social welfare

CONDUCT SEMINARS STUDY CLASSES, HELP PUBLICATION OF BOOKS .HELP FINANCIALLY TO RELEIVE POVERTY. PROVIDE ADVICE AND INFORMATION. ARRANGE RETREATS PRAYER GROUPS HELP STUDENTS COMING FROM ABROAD TO FIND JOBS & ACCOMODATION, ARRANGE EXCURSIONS TO THE AGED & RETIRED. PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.GUIDANCE AND COUSELLING.PROVIDE THEOLOGICAL CLASSES TO STUDENTS .

Latest Income: £104,084
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Footwear Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To relieve, in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who are or have been engaged in the footwear trade and their widows, widowers and other dependants.

Latest Income: £104,045
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Headley Pitt Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The charity provides accommodation for the elderly in ten bungalows or flats. It also provides grants to organisations and individuals. These may be in respect of the Religious Society of Friends, or any charitable objects connected with the town of Ashford in Kent, or to meet expenses of education or or for the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £104,042
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Archer Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making charitable grants, mainly to small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantaged or marginalised people, which are competently managed and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.

Latest Income: £103,993
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Converging World

Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfare

We are a charity that promotes sustainable development, conservation of the environment and poverty alleviation. We support our activities through donations and programme related investment in renewable energy. The charity has invested in 12.9MW of wind energy in India. We use the surplus income from these investments to support social and environmental initiatives both in the UK and overseas.

Latest Income: £103,971
Areas of Operation: India
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.