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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.

The Barnabas Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Social welfare

To apply grants and provide management and administrative support when required to inner city projects in Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool which aim to give help to the disadvantaged people in our society; and to childrens projects in N Derbyshire, Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool

Latest Income: £64,780
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Stowmarket Relief Trust

Social welfare

Relieving poverty for the needy residents of Stowmarket and its adjoining parishes of Stowupland, Old Newton and Dagworth, Haughley, Onehouse, Great Finborough, Combs, Badley and Creeting St Peter.

Latest Income: £64,741
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Elizabeth Eman

Social welfare

Relief of Poverty

Latest Income: £64,479
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Corton Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

To provide almshouses for poor persons resident in the Parish of Corton.

Latest Income: £64,462
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Sydney Dean Whitehead's Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To apply Trust property (either as capital or as income) for purposes in connection with: the relief of poverty; the maintenance and education of children whose parents are unable to provide them with an education suitable to their position or abilities; the advancement in life of such children; the payment of subscriptions or donations to charitable institutions or societies.

Latest Income: £64,310
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dezza's Cabin

Associations, Facilities, Health, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

Provides and runs community hall in deprived area, we operate a signposting and support service for members of the community facing hardships and emotional issues. We provide free counselling, mediation, support with housing, domestic abuse, workshops, training and education.

Latest Income: £64,225
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Jeanne Marie Gunn Trust

Religion, Social welfare

GIVING RELIEF TO THE NEEDY AND DESERVING POOR, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST THOSE PROFESSING THE ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH.

Latest Income: £64,012
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mary Slater Charity

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Makes grants to individuals resident or organisations benefitting persons resident within 2 miles of Lichfield Cathedral who are sick and poor for convalescent holidays and for equipment relieving suffering etc

Latest Income: £63,857
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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North East Area Miners' Social Welfare Trust Fund

Leisure, Professions, Social welfare

Promotion of health, the relief of poverty, advancement of training and social and recreational activities, provision of convalescence for the relief of sickness of beneficiaries.

Latest Income: £63,773
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Richard Whitaker's Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

To provide rented accomodation to poor persons who were born in, or are inhabitants of Rossendale.

Latest Income: £63,620
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The King's Church Wisbech

Beneficiary group, Health, Religion, Social welfare

Teaching and proclamation of the Christian faith. Providing pastoral support and Biblical counselling, acts of worship, youth and children's activities. Giving help and relief to the poor and needy; supporting Christian agencies in welfare work and Christian teaching in this country and overseas.

Latest Income: £63,609
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Madina Mosque Horsham

Religion, Social welfare

To relieve poverty and distress to Muslims in the UK

Latest Income: £63,537
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Ismaili Trust (uk)

Social welfare

The aim of the charity is to work for the benefit of the Ismaili Community and in particular for the relief of poverty and advancement of education.The charity also aims to support members of the community at the time of bereavement, by providing support and facilities for burials.

Latest Income: £63,235
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Standard Chartered Bank Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

Relieve the poverty of employees and former employees of the Bank or any subsidiary companies throughout the world and any dependants for the aforementioned.

Latest Income: £63,162
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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North West London Chevra Kadisha

Social welfare

PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF CHESSED SHEL EMESS (LOVING KINDNESS) TO THE DYING AND TO THE DEAD; ALSO, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS BY MAKING INTEREST FREE PERSONAL LOANS.

Latest Income: £63,136
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Ambleside Welfare Charity

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Makes grants and donations to applicants who must be resident in the Ambleside ward of the Lakes Urban Council, for "Need, Hardship and Distress". Monies for distribution from leasing out of two town centre properties as retail outlets.

Latest Income: £62,960
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Britain-Nepal Medical Trust

Social welfare

The improvement in health and livelihood of disadvantaged people in Nepal

Latest Income: £62,943
Areas of Operation: Nepal
Status: Registered
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Whitegates Children's Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

1) The relief of young persons, including former beneficiaries of Tutnal Children's Home, who through poverty, deprivation or abuse, are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.2) To promote the education of such young persons in such ways as the trustees shall think fit.

Latest Income: £62,838
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Weybridge Poor's Land

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

Provides allotments for use by residents of Weybridge and the surrounding area.Makes grants to those in need, hardship or distress and resident in Weybridge, Surrey

Latest Income: £62,687
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust

Arts, Education, Social welfare

The trustees principally grant bursaries to final year drama students who are suffering financial hardship and who are nominated by their respective drama schools.Please note that we do not accept private applications for funding.

Latest Income: £62,597
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Wigan Foundation For Technical Education

Education, Social welfare

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDING WIGAN & LEIGH COLLEGE. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY BY MEANS OF HARDSHIP PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AND BY SUPPORTING OR SUBSIDISING EDUCATIONAL VISITS & ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE OF BENEFIT EITHER TO STUDENTS STUDIES OR WHICH ADVANCE STUDENTS CULTURAL & SOCIAL EDUCATION.

Latest Income: £62,424
Areas of Operation: Wigan
Status: Registered
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The Gyde Charity

Social care, Social welfare

To promote the education of and to otherwise relieve, people who are in need, hardship or distress; or who have sight, hearing or speech impairment,

Latest Income: £62,377
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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St Laurence Relief In Need Trust

Social welfare

The net yearly income is applied in relieving persons resident in the area of the Ancient Parish of St. Laurence, Reading, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. If the said yearly income is not required for application as above the Trustees may apply the same in like manner in relieving persons resident in the County Borough of Reading, who are in the same circumstances.

Latest Income: £62,338
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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The Deptford St Paul Charity

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The area of benefit is the Ancient Parish of Deptford, Saint Paul.To provide discretionary grants for the relief of those in need. To pay monthly pensions to pensioners resident in the area of benefit) who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £62,292
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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The Common Lands Of Rotherham Charity

Education, Social welfare

The Charity's objectives are for the relief of aged, impotent and poor inhabitants of the County Borough of Rotherham and any charitable purposes for the general benefit of the said inhabitants. In practice grants are made to local people and charities, and small scholarship awards are made to local students to assist them in continuing their studies.

Latest Income: £62,127
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
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.