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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.

Bow Arts Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Bow Arts provides over 400 artists with affordable, secure and creative workspace across east London. It manages an exciting London-wide education programme, improving the lives and attainment of thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bow Arts also runs a contemporary exhibition space - the Nunnery Gallery - and a varied events and community engagement programme.

Latest Income: £5,051,179
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Berkshire Music Trust is an independent music service providing instrumental and vocal teaching in schools and music centres throughout Berkshire. We promote a comprehensive range of music activities working in close partnership with schools, colleges and community music groups. Funds are raised to support disadvantaged young people and talented young musicians.

Latest Income: £4,913,702
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Wiznitz Limited

Associations, Charitable activities, Education, Religion, Social welfare

Supporting Orthodox Jewish religious education, the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish Religion and the relief of poverty by grant-making to institutions and individuals and allowing the use of a building as a school.

Latest Income: £4,734,350
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Colel Chabad

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To raise funds for the world wide Colel Chabad organisation food program distribution in Israel for the poor and disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £4,723,736
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Governors Of The Charity For Relief Of The Poor Widows And Children Of Clergymen (commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfare

Clergy Support Trust, formerly Sons & Friends of the Clergy, is a clergy support charity established in 1655. Our mission is to support Anglican clergy families through difficult times, whether caused by financial hardship, health problems or other difficulties. We do this mainly through cash grants to individual beneficiaries and through working with other clergy wellbeing organisations.

Latest Income: £4,498,565
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Little Way Association

Charity and VCS support, Religion, Social welfare

To encourage devotion to St Therese of Lisieux and to spread knowledge of her spirituality of love and trust in God our Father. To raise funds to help the missionary work of the Catholic Church overseas especially projects for the poor, sick, deprived and marginalised.

Latest Income: £4,448,975
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Society Of St Columban For Foreign Missions

Environment, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

We are a Roman Catholic missionary society which supports Christian communities and works to spread the Christian message at home and abroad. We seek to relieve poverty, promote dialogue and reconciliation between different peoples, attend to the needs of vulnerable groups, counteract the causes and adverse effects of the climate crisis and promote and protect biodiversity.

Latest Income: £4,360,563
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Step By Step Partnership Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfare

Relieves the need of the homeless, unemployed and other people by the reason of their condition of hardship or distress, by the provision of supported housing, education, training and support.

Latest Income: £4,322,016
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Undershaw Education Trust

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Advancement & promotion of health, relief of poverty, advancement of education to special needs children.

Latest Income: £4,278,459
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Literary Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Helps published authors or performed playwrights of several works who are in financial difficulties through grants and pensions. Also runs various activities for the "advancement of public education".

Latest Income: £4,268,586
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Talbot Village Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Generally the Trustees' financial assistance is focused on capital projects which help the young, elderly or generally disadvantaged within their area of benefit which is restricted to the administrative districts of Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, East Dorset and Isle of Purbeck

Latest Income: £4,087,307
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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War On Want

Charitable activities, Social welfare, Society

War on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

Latest Income: £4,048,876
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Variety Charity

Health, Housing, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Relief of poverty of entertainers, and people associated with the entertainment profession,their surviving partners, spouses and dependants including:to pay pensions or to award grants and loans to alleviate hardship;to contribute partly or pay all funeral expenses;to operate and maintain a nursing and care home and to contribute partly or pay the fees associated with being a resident in the Home.

Latest Income: £3,933,594
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Trust Property Held Icw The English Province Of The Congregation Of The Sisters Of The Presentation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity's activities centre around educational, social and pastoral work in addition to supporting the work of the Sisters overseas in areas of greatest need associated with the under privileged, the vulnerable and the deprived. Such activities spring from the original purpose of the Congregation which was to bring good news to the poor.

Latest Income: £3,820,827
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Smallwood Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Smallwood Trust's mission is to enable women to be financially resilient. Our funding is allocated under three main programmes: 1) grants to women-led and women focused third sector organisations 2) grants and support to individuals in need and 3) funding to amplify policy issues and solutions to gender poverty

Latest Income: £3,731,030
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Springboard Charity

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The advancement in life and education of young people under 25 through programmes to assist them to obtain work.To relieve unemployment for the public benefit through programmes to unemployed persons seeking employment in travel, tourism, leisure and hospitality.The relief of poverty caused by disability, social or economic circumstances, through provision of advice, training and support.

Latest Income: £3,690,292
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wooden Spoon Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Our vision is to make a positive impact on the lives of disadvantaged children and young people through our commitment to quality charitable work.Our projects are aimed at meeting the needs of children and young people in the British Isles aged up to 25 who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially.We fund capital projects and deliver operational social programmes.

Latest Income: £3,623,133
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Young Gloucestershire Limited

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Young Gloucestershire (YG) is a countywide charity that supports disadvantaged young people (aged 11-25) who are facing challenges in their lives.YG?s vision is for young people to have the confidence motivation and skills to improve their lives. We work to achieve this vision by providing training, practical support and working with communities.

Latest Income: £3,621,870
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Centre4 Limited

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Leisure, Social welfare

A Community Hub that provides office space to organisations that offer services and activities that benefit disadvantaged communities. We have a Sports Hall and field, full Day Nursery, Conference facility and ad hoc room hire/meeting rooms. Activities include Ethical Recruitment Agency, social opportunities, Centre4 Advice, Social Prescribing, ConnectNEL and much more

Latest Income: £3,544,906
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Morgan Stanley International Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To make a sustainable impact to children's welfare in disadvantaged communities across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Focussing primarily on child health and education, the Morgan Stanley International Foundation works in partnership with charitable organisations to direct funding and utilise expertise of Morgan Stanley employees to benefit the communities in which the Firm operates.

Latest Income: £3,543,963
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Anthony Of Padua Community Association

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfare

St. Anthony of Padua Community Association is a registered charity, commited to enabling all people to develop to their full potential.Building up a combination of services, answering some of the most fundamental challenges that face our community.We are committed to adapting these services to meet the ever changing needs of the many vulnerable and disadvantaged people within our community.

Latest Income: £3,485,068
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Cripplegate Foundation

Social welfare

Cripplegate Foundation is a grant-giving trust which aims to improve the quality of life of people who live or work in our area of benefit which is the borough of Islington and parts of the City of London. It is a proactive funder, whose work addresses poverty and inequality. Our grants improve access to opportunities and promote social cohesion.

Latest Income: £3,480,289
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Zurich Community Trust (uk) Limited

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

We provide support to disadvantaged people to improve their quality of life. Major programmes are selected and not open to application, a regional grant programme provides smaller grants to local charities. Full details are available on www.zct.org.uk.

Latest Income: £3,403,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Wabil

Religion, Social welfare

The World Ahlul Bayt (AS) Islamic League (WABIL) is a registered charity working primarily for the advancement of Islamic Shia religion and for the advancement of education and relief of poverty amongst those of the Islamic Shia religion.

Latest Income: £3,385,392
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotary Foundation Of The United Kingdom

Social welfare

The charities activates are set out in its Articles of Association. In addition it is committed to supporting the activities of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in the mission to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.

Latest Income: £3,382,602
Areas of Operation: United States
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.