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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.

Fleet Arts

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

To advance education in the arts, by providing inclusive and creative well-being events in Derbyshire, and in particular for those socially excluded. " Socially excluded" means those excluded from parts of society due to one or more of the following factors namely financial hardship, poor education/attainment, unemployment, disability/health issues, ethnic origin, gender, or age.

Latest Income: £52,958
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Lord Burghley's Hospital

Health, Housing, Social welfare

The charity provides housing for 9 poor people and one warden.

Latest Income: £52,902
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Ingles Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity receives income from funds originally settled by James Leslie Ingles. This income is distributed for the benefit of worthy causes both in the UK and abroad with a bias to supporting disabled and disadvantaged children.

Latest Income: £52,892
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Allotment For The Labouring Poor

Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

Recreational activities provided:Play AreaFootball PitchPark AreaEight Allotments

Latest Income: £52,873
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Fluck Convalescent Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To provide financial grants to women and children (male or female) to the age of 18 considered to be of poor financial means, are sick or convalescing after illness or operative treatment, resident in Gloucester City or neighbourhood previously forming Gloucester Rural District.

Latest Income: £52,845
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Ravc Welfare & Benevolent Fund

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

(1) To promote the efficiency of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps by fostering esprit de corps, comradeship, welfare & preserving traditions. (2) Relief of past & present members of the RAVC & their dependents in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or effects of old age by grants, loans, gifts, pensions or otherwise.

Latest Income: £52,689
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Groveland Charitable Trust

Social welfare

Relief of poverty

Latest Income: £52,459
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tadworth And Walton Overseas Aid Trust

Economic and community development, Social welfare

We give support to selected projects overseas, especially those in which local people are involved. We help communities in poor countries with funds for small scale projects that can create a long-lasting benefit. Typically these include the provision of medical, educational and community facilities and the promotion of new techniques for irregation, education and organic farming.

Latest Income: £52,434
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Redeemed Evangelical Mission

Religion, Social welfare

Religious Activities,Woship Services,Community impact Project and Relief of Poverty, Christian education, Bible training Programs.General Charitable Purposes as the trustees shall decide from time to time.

Latest Income: £52,156
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Grove Free Evangelical Church

Religion, Social welfare

To advance the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal basis as the Trustees think fit. To relieve people who are in conditions of hardship or who are aged or sick in the local community and else where as the Trustees think fit. To promote and fulfil other such charitable purposes beneficial to the community and elsewhere as the Trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £52,135
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of Sir John Picto And Others

Social welfare

TO MAINTAIN, ADMINISTER PROPERTY AND LAND IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CHARITY.THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF BUXTON WITH LAMAS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Latest Income: £52,046
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Hounslow Community Association Limited

Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

The association cater for the needs of voluntary groups in a diverse multicultural society, especially those which are disadvantaged in some way. The majority of user groups are, the under 5's, disabled people, older people, ethnic minorities and womens groups.

Latest Income: £52,024
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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Woodgate Valley Urban Farm LTD

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfare

Woodgate Valley Urban Farm is a focus for the empowerment & practical involvement of people from the local community in rural activities.. There is an emphasis upon young people, the disadvantaged, and the underprivileged to whom we give general support, life skills training & basic confidence in a non judgemental environment. We are members of Social Farms & Gardens.

Latest Income: £51,984
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Reverend Dr George Richards Charity For Poor Clergy

Beneficiary group, Professions, Religion, Social welfare

Provides financial assistance to clergy of the Church of England forced to retire early owing to ill-health. Widows, widowers and dependants can also apply for assistance.

Latest Income: £51,633
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Poor's Estate

Social welfare

To provide financial grants within its objects to other charities and organisations.

Latest Income: £51,625
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Thomas Bromwich Trust

Social welfare

Individual grants in cases of financial hardship in Handsworth, Perry Barr, Great Barr and Kingstanding.

Latest Income: £51,478
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The James Capel Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty for persons:1. Who are, or have been employed by James Capel & Co., or its sucessor companies in business, or any company associated therewith or who are the wives, widows, husbands, widowers, children, parents or other dependants of any such persons: and2. Are in the opinion of the Trustees necessitous and deserving.

Latest Income: £51,453
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Leigh United Charities

Social welfare

Income after charges, costs and expenses to be applied by the trustees for the relief of the poor in the Parish of Leigh, not including payment of rates, subject to the above, the Cy-Pres Scheme authorises additional grants for charitable purposes for the benefit of parishioners at the discretion of the trustees.

Latest Income: £51,235
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Lincoln Evangelical Church

Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The church provides financial support for christian workers, in addition to its own pastor, in both the UK and in a number of overseas countries.Financial and practical support is also allocated to the care of families and children, and to the disadvantaged as well as relief for those affected by disasters.This is done through appropriate agencies.Spiritual help is offered throughout

Latest Income: £51,217
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Edridge Fund Of Napo The Trade Union And Professional Association For Family Court And Probation Staff

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Relief of financial hardship and distress for a wide range of staff within the Probation Service and CAFCASS (Family Court Service), by making of grants and support from local representatives of the Fund. The Fund also conducts fund raising to continue the work of the Fund.

Latest Income: £50,942
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Earsdon, Newburn And Shilbottle Almshouse Charity

Housing, Social welfare

To provide residential accommodation for the poor and needy residing in or near Earsdon, Newburn and Shilbottle.

Latest Income: £50,896
Areas of Operation: Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Status: Registered
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Royalheath Charitable Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Social welfare

MAKES GRANTS TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING EDUCATION, RELIEF FROM SICKNESS AND RELIEF FROM POVERTY

Latest Income: £50,690
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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John Tomlinson Charity

Housing, Social welfare

Objectives and ActivitiesThis remains the same. To provide low cost quality housing for the poor, infirm or aged persons of thecommunity of Doncaster with the intention of providing social well being.

Latest Income: £50,600
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Sidcup Rotary Club Benevolent Trust

Associations, Social welfare

Relief of Poverty, achievement of education, advancement of religion and other charitable purposes within the meaning of the law of England.

Latest Income: £50,522
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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The Maingot Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Health, Social welfare

The main activity of the Trust is to provide support for those who are socially and economically underprivileged and disadvantaged - in particular refugees, asylum seekers, victims of trafficking, people in prison, those with physical and/or mental health issues.

Latest Income: £50,434
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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.