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.
Gatwick Travel-Care
Charity and VCS support, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfareGatwick TravelCare assists over 2000 passengers a year with travel related problems. These cover a wide range of issues including financial difficulties, missed flights, passport irregularities and mental health. The team of staff and volunteers also works with airlines, handling agents, consulates, embassies, social services and the police to provide passengers with the best possible service.
The Sponne And Bickerstaffe Charity
Housing, Social welfareRelief of poverty. Provision of Almshouses.
Siri Guru Teg Bahadar Sahib
Religion, Social welfareProvides a place of worship for sikhism, facilities for the sikh community, provide services and advice to support the community and alleviate poverty and hardship.
Indigent Welfare And Education Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of need, hardship or distress of the poor in particular poor orphan children and widows and the relief of sickness of the disabled and the advancement of education in England and throughout the world by providing sustainable aid concentrating on education, digital and welfare projects.
Housing The Homeless Central Fund
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareThe trustees fulfil the charity's objectives by processing applications only from accredited social work agencies supporting clients in need, hardship and distress in three categories: those who are in danger of losing their homes or essential services; those caring for children in impoverished circumstances; those who have faced some personal setback and are being encouraged to start again.
Sanatan Dharma Mandal And Hindu Community Centre
Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Religion, Social welfareTo advance education, relieve poverty, distress and sickness, to advance the Hindu Cultural and social activities for all age groups in Cardiff for Hindu Communities and open to others. We advance social activities and cultural activities for elderly people and their carers. Demonstrate an understanding of and a commitment to equal opportunities concerning access, language, cultural, gender.
The Goodly Dale Cottage Homes
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareThe purpose of the Goodly Dale Cottage Homes is "to provide accomodation for poor persons of good character each of whom shall not be less than 60 years of age (or 50 if disabled), and shall have been born or lived for 10 of the last 30 years in Windermere and Ambleside Urban Districts, Undermillbeck, Troutbeck and Applethwaite.
The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
Social welfareThe general objects of the charity as specified in the Governing Document are to apply the incoming resources to charitable purposes and particularly for medical research, education and the welfare of the poor, aged and sick.
East Anglia Art Fund
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage, Social welfare1. To increase the understanding and enjoyment of painting and sculpture,2. to help create, in Norwich, an arts programme of national significance,3. fundraising to ensure financial security for collection exhibitions at Norwich Castle Galleries, and4. to support students through its education project including art workshops targeted at primary school children from deprived areas of Norwich.
Dar Alhekma Trust
Religion, Social welfareThe charity is established by a trust deed. The objectives for which the charity is established are to advance the Islamic religion and education as well as poverty relief
The Joseph And Lena Randall Charitable Trust
Social welfareRegular support to preferred charities commited to the relief of hardship, suffering and poverty, particularly of minorities, and initiatives dedicated to providing medical, educational and cultural facilities.
B Hammer Charitable Trust
Social welfarerelief for poor & needy, support educational institutions
Gemiluth Chesed And Brides Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking grants to brides and poor families.
Hesed Trust
Social welfareRelief of poor, people in need and support of Christian Ministers and Charities
Okehampton District Community Transport Group
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe provision of transport facilities for the elderly, disabled, poor, mothers with young children or people living in isolated areas where there are no adequate public transport facilities.
Hindu Cultural Society
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion, Research, Social welfare, SocietyWe organise cultural and religious events, with occasional talks on Hindu philosophy for the Asian community, especially elderly folks who mostly live a very deprived and isolated life. We also arrange "tabla classes" and yoga sessions for our younger group.Offer cultural activities to Hindu Community, promote equality and diversity, organise Diwali cultural celebrations for Stoke City Council.
Charities Administered By The Worshipful Company Of Founders
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo assist the poor, elderly and the young by way of assistance generally or for educational purposes
Manna International
Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfareManna International exists to provide care, support, guidance and social education to individuals and families within Newham neighbouring boroughs, occasionally the poor in other parts of the world. We also aim to relieve poverty and distress through the provision of food parcels, clothes and outreach to areas where social exclusion pervades, the motivation for its work is the Christian faith.
Tunbridge Wells And District Volunteer Bureau
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfareProvision of a Community Car Service (CCS) for the benefit of elderly and disadvantaged individuals in the Borough of Tunbridge Wells and surrounding areas. Services include transport to and from medical & dental appointments, day centres, schools, activity centres and social inclusion projects.
Weedon's Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareTO PROVIDE HOUSING TO THE POOR AND NEEDY OF CHESHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. THIS WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING HOUSING TO CHESHAM RESIDENTS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY BUT WHO NOW NEED TO RETURN TO THE AREA FOR FAMILY SUPPORT.
St Stephen Society
Social welfareThe promotion of Christian faith and the relief of poverty throughout the world.
Hollis's Hospital
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Religion, Social welfareThe provision of sheltered accommodation for female pensioners, the payment of pensions and the payment of grants to the Ministers of certain nominated nonconformist chapels.Additionally through designated funds the payment of educational grants and grants to specified disadvantaged people all within Sheffield.
Life Church Petersfield
Religion, Social welfareThe charity advances the christian faith through worship, teaching and evangelism and it serves the poor by meeting specific needs both in the UK and overseas
Entosa Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareProvision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.
Shree Prajapati Association UK (london Branch)
Religion, Social welfareTHE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF HINDU RELIGION AND EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY IN HINDU CULTURE AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG THE PRAJAPATI COMMUNITY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE INHABITANTS WHO ARE OF INDIAN OR OF INDIAN DECENT.
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.