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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.

Aid Care Training And Supplies Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Financial support to two children's homes in Romania and not-for-profit activities for children in the UK. Facilitation and financial support to humanitarian projects for the relief of poverty in the UK, Africa, Nepal and India.

Latest Income: £62,090
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Emmanuel Trust Wokingham

Arts, Religion, Social welfare

Promotion of the Christian faith by such means as are charitable. Financially support Christian missions and workers. Printing and distribution of Christian literature and the relief of special poverty / need whether in UK or abroad

Latest Income: £62,073
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Palmer And Seabright Charity

Social welfare

To provide relief for the poor, needy, distressed, sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm and to assist those under the age of 25 with their training or education.

Latest Income: £61,885
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Beckenham Parochial Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The primary purposes of the Charity are: to provide and maintain good housing for needy people in Beckenham and Penge, grants of money for relief in need, hardship or distress of residents of Beckenham and Penge, or to former almshouse residents and grants of money for the promotion of education of young persons living in Beckenham and Penge.

Latest Income: £61,850
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Nachlas Dovid

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

Advance education in the Jewish faith in England by training young men of the Jewish faith to become Rabbis. Relief of poverty. Promote research in the Jewish faith.

Latest Income: £61,846
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Neighbourly Charitable Trust

Social welfare

THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES, PRINCIPALLY IN BEDFORDSHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE, WHOSE ACTIVITIES BENEFIT THE DISABLED OR DISADVANTAGED INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Latest Income: £61,536
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Po Shin Tao Teh Association Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The charity's main activity is to hold regular services and meetings at the charity's premises to encourage the participants to comprehend the wisdom of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. The charity also collects donations for the relief of poverty to the local community, national and international organisations.

Latest Income: £61,336
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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Charity For The Reparation Of The Church And Sustentation Of The Poor (otherwise Known As Archer, Pearce And Jeame's Charity)

Religion, Social welfare

For the reparation of St Thomas a Becket church at Cliffe, Lewes and the sustentation of the poor of the parishes of St Thomas-a-Becket, Cliffe and All Saints, St Anne, Trinity in Lewes, and St Michael, Lewes.

Latest Income: £61,199
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Winifred Bamford Hesketh Almshouses

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Almshouse Charity. The provision of accommodation for poor or aged persons of good character and whenever possible are members of the Church of England or the Church of Wales. Residents contribute a weekly maintenance contribution towards the cost of maintaining the properties and essential services, but the weekly amount shall not be such as to cause hardship.

Latest Income: £61,167
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of Leicester

Social welfare

General charitable activities, relief of poverty, religious activities.

Latest Income: £61,106
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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Province Of Cambridgeshire Charity For Care And Relief

Associations, Social welfare

Dispensation of funds for the benefit of poor and distressed Masons and their dependants of the Province of Cambridgeshire, Masonic charities and other charitable institutions,societies or objects.

Latest Income: £61,061
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Franciscan Aid

Social welfare

Relief of poverty and advancement in health and education of deprived people who have a connection with the Society of St Francis.

Latest Income: £61,004
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rotherhithe Free Church

Religion, Social welfare

1.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; 2. TO USE THE TRUST PREMISES FOR CARRYING ON OF ANY RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL CHARITABLE MORAL OR PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION OR WORK; 3. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; 4. TRUSTEES' MUST USE THE INCOME AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHURCH TO PROMOTE ITS OBJECTS.

Latest Income: £60,851
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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John And Nathaniel Carter

Social welfare

The Charity was established by the Will of John Carter dated 1696, to provide for his poor kindred forever.

Latest Income: £60,448
Areas of Operation: Australia
Status: Registered
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The Annie Schiff Charitable Trust

Social welfare

education,medical,poverty,religion

Latest Income: £60,308
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Desmond Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poverty and sickness (particularly among children)

Latest Income: £60,241
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Christian Outreach Centre (bishop's Stortford)

Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfare

A church sharing the good news of Jesus Christ through meetings and activities. We run a child contact centre for absent fathers to gain access to their children - we run a youth work - children's work - collect food to distribution to the poor in our community - run a language and ministry school - conferences during the year for teaching and mission - church services - relief of the poor.

Latest Income: £60,209
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The King's Church

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

The charity operates principally in and around the Thornton area of Sefton in a variety of ways to help advance the Christian faith and to help people in need. Weekly activities includes: children's work, youth work, lunch clubs and drop-in for the elderly and disadvantaged, community choir and church services. The charity works closely with local schools, local churches and other agencies.

Latest Income: £60,206
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Simlak Muslim Welfare Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Research, Social welfare

We provide grant to schools to buy school equipment, books, chairs, tables, computers, science lab equipment etc, school meals for children. We provide medical help to poor, sick people and those who cannot afford treatment. We also help widows and their children. We concentrate more on education which has reflected at their results (100% pass rate).

Latest Income: £60,198
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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F C Charitable Trust

Religion, Social welfare

Advancement of Christian faith in any part of the world to churches missionary societies ministers and missionaries, and relief of hardship and deprivation of individuals and communities in any part of the world

Latest Income: £60,194
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Reaching Out

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Relief of Poverty.Advancement of Education of Orphans in Uganda.Establishing homes /orphanages. Setting up young people in business. Paying for School, college & University Fees as well as vocational training. Providing food & shelter.

Latest Income: £60,165
Areas of Operation: Uganda
Status: Registered
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Longwell Green Christian Fellowship

Arts, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian faith and the worship of God by preaching, proclamation of the gospel and teaching of Christian doctrine. The printing and distribution of the Bible and other Christian literature.The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick.The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles for all ages.

Latest Income: £60,015
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Jigsaw Community Co-Operative

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

The object for which the Charity is established is to reduce the impact of ill health , poor mental health , physical disability and social or economic disadvantage on young people and communities within Gloucestershire by:The provision of such services, support and advice that are necessary to reduce the barriers to education, employment ,well-being or social and community engagement

Latest Income: £60,000
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Peter Lathom (including The Lathom Educational Foundation)

Social welfare

The key objectives of the charity are to provide financial assistance for the education and training of persons under the age of 25 years resident within the districts forming the area of benefit of the charity, and in the application of income for the relief of persons in need, hardship or distress similarly resident within the said districts - qualifying.

Latest Income: £59,987
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Sir Thomas Middlecott's Charity

Housing, Social welfare

Supply of housing to the financially disadvantaged members of the public.

Latest Income: £59,369
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
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.