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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.

Gatwick Travel-Care

Charity and VCS support, Health, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Gatwick 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.

Latest Income: £103,630
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Sponne And Bickerstaffe Charity

Housing, Social welfare

Relief of poverty. Provision of Almshouses.

Latest Income: £103,456
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Siri Guru Teg Bahadar Sahib

Religion, Social welfare

Provides a place of worship for sikhism, facilities for the sikh community, provide services and advice to support the community and alleviate poverty and hardship.

Latest Income: £103,322
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Indigent Welfare And Education Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £103,109
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Housing The Homeless Central Fund

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £103,098
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Sanatan Dharma Mandal And Hindu Community Centre

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Religion, Social welfare

To 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.

Latest Income: £102,614
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Goodly Dale Cottage Homes

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £102,307
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity

Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £101,840
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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East Anglia Art Fund

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

1. 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.

Latest Income: £101,131
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Dar Alhekma Trust

Religion, Social welfare

The 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

Latest Income: £100,572
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Joseph And Lena Randall Charitable Trust

Social welfare

Regular 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.

Latest Income: £100,435
Areas of Operation: France
Status: Registered
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B Hammer Charitable Trust

Social welfare

relief for poor & needy, support educational institutions

Latest Income: £100,338
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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Gemiluth Chesed And Brides Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to brides and poor families.

Latest Income: £100,281
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Hesed Trust

Social welfare

Relief of poor, people in need and support of Christian Ministers and Charities

Latest Income: £99,892
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Okehampton District Community Transport Group

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £99,534
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Hindu Cultural Society

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Religion, Research, Social welfare, Society

We 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.

Latest Income: £99,443
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Charities Administered By The Worshipful Company Of Founders

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To assist the poor, elderly and the young by way of assistance generally or for educational purposes

Latest Income: £99,215
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Manna International

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

Manna 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.

Latest Income: £98,937
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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Tunbridge Wells And District Volunteer Bureau

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

Provision 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.

Latest Income: £98,569
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Weedon's Almshouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

TO 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.

Latest Income: £98,447
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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St Stephen Society

Social welfare

The promotion of Christian faith and the relief of poverty throughout the world.

Latest Income: £97,847
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hollis's Hospital

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

The 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.

Latest Income: £97,286
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Life Church Petersfield

Religion, Social welfare

The 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

Latest Income: £96,990
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Entosa Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Provision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £96,943
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Shree Prajapati Association UK (london Branch)

Religion, Social welfare

THE 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.

Latest Income: £96,796
Areas of Operation: London
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.