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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 Poor's Lands

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Moulton Poor helps the Elderly in Moulton Village and the surounding areas (near Spalding in Lincolnshire)

Latest Income: £50,323
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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British Education & Support Trust (b.e.s.t.)

Religion, Social welfare

Advance education & religion in accordance with the tenets & doctrines of Islamic Faith contained in Quran & Sunnah in particular by providing or assisting in provision of courses, lectures,seminars & classes; Relieve poverty by providing or assisting in the provision of financial assistance to the poor; Advance charitable purpose/s as the managing committee or the society shall decide.

Latest Income: £50,303
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Saffron Walden United Charities

Social welfare

Relief of Hardship

Latest Income: £50,283
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Newport Memorial Hall (neuadd Goffa, Trefdraeth)

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfare

Newport Memorial Hall facilitates projects and training for young people including the disadvantaged of all ages. It is run as a resource and for the benefit of Newport. It puts on workshops, classes and events for all ages and abilities. It is available at a low cost for the community.

Latest Income: £50,253
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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Church And Poor Lands And Another

Religion, Social welfare

Upkeep of All Saints Church and maintenance of properties held by the charity that supply income in form of rent.

Latest Income: £50,086
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Africaid

Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

Africaid was set up in response to the challenge of HIV & AIDS in Africa. In 2005 Africaid launched Whizzkids United which provides health, education and empowerment services for disadvantaged youth. Activities include:Life Skills training through football, Peer Education & Health Academies which provide sexual and reproductive health services including HIV testing & ARV treatment.

Latest Income: £49,995
Areas of Operation: Ghana
Status: Registered
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Tutbury General Charities

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Gives grants to residents of Parish of Tutbury only, in East Staffs; to assist with expenses of further education (college or apprenticeship), in cases of hardship (each considered on individual merits). Provides premises for use of local organisations.

Latest Income: £49,876
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Dorothy Evelyn Stone Will Trust

Housing, Social welfare

Promotion of the Christian faith at home and abroad by distribution of Bibles etc; support for the upkeep and acquisition of meeting rooms; relief of poverty; all in accordance with the known sympathies of the late Mrs Stone and subsequent benefactors.

Latest Income: £49,654
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Leeds Jewish Community Charitable Trust

Religion, Social welfare

To relieve poverty, advance education, advance the Jewish religion and for other purposes which are both charitable and beneficial to the persons practising or adhering to the Jewish religion in the City of Leeds and its neighbouring areas

Latest Income: £49,649
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Bowyers Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

For the benefit of education and training (which might but not necessarily include, training in archery and/or bow-making); for the benefit of disadvantaged (however disadvantaged) youth or other members of society with a view to socially beneficial ends; for the benefit of the Company's military affiliations; for City of London-related charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £49,428
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Droylsden Independent Church

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

Public worship, prayer meetings, preaching meetings, childrens bible club, venue for homewatch meetings, taking disadvantaged children to Christian camps.

Latest Income: £49,385
Areas of Operation: Tameside
Status: Registered
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Voluntary And Community Action Sunderland

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfare

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the wider community in the City ofSunderland,and in particular the advancement of education,the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.

Latest Income: £49,250
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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William Dudley Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Bursaries and grants to benefit young people starting up in life (restricted programmes). Grants to charities established to relieve need, hardship and distress Area of benefit City of Birmingham.

Latest Income: £49,186
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Mother Humber Memorial Fund

Social welfare

Relief of poverty and distress within the City of Kingston upon Hull. We do not meet debt repayments.

Latest Income: £49,110
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Lewes Exhibition Fund

Social welfare

The objects of the charity are to administer the freehold property owned by the charity and to apply the income therefrom and the investment income of the charity for the benefit of poor people in the Borough of Lewes (Blunts charity) and provide education grants for people within a distance of 5 miles from the Law Courts in Lewes in the case of the educational purposes fund.

Latest Income: £49,032
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Town Lands Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity makes grants for education / training and also to individuals who are in need of assistance during times of hardship. The charity offers assistance to residents living in the village of Welton, Northamptonshire.

Latest Income: £49,024
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Sutton Islamic Centre

Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of religion in accordance with the tenets of IslamThe advancement of the education of Muslim Children in accordance with the tenets and doctrine of Islamthe relief of poverty, particularly among Muslims

Latest Income: £48,935
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Anjumane Al Islah Uk.

Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfare

The organisation Provided help and support to some of the residents of Bangladesh, the poor people with Rickshaw and sewing machine, also provided shelter to the poor people in Bangladesh and acadenic books to the youth built mosques,Supported to run Darul Qirat courses in Bangladesh which was attended by many scholars to engage and encourage the youth to develop cultural activities in the UK.

Latest Income: £48,795
Areas of Operation: Bangladesh
Status: Registered
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The Heap-Parkinson Homes

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of housing for beneficiaries predominantly poor persons over the aged of 55 with a preference for poor spinsters or widows

Latest Income: £48,749
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Lupton Tower Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to individuals and organisations to relieve poverty and sickness. Also to support individuals and organisations in relation to cultural events and education.

Latest Income: £48,730
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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London Scottish Regiment Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Payments of regular allowances and grants to relieve poverty.

Latest Income: £48,427
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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W C Lee's Resthouses

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouses for elderly poor.

Latest Income: £48,297
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Reading Family Aid Group

Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children in the Reading area.Annual day out to theme park or seaside for disadvantaged familiesAnnual visit to Pantomime in January each yearAnnual visit to Camp Mohawk, centre for families with a member on the autistic spectrum

Latest Income: £48,232
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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The Torrs Charitable Trust

Environment, Social welfare

1) The advancement of Christianity throughout the world. 2) The relief of poverty, sickness and distress and the advancement of education, in particular by supporting Christian medical work and relief projects and Christian education throughout the world. 3) The conservation of wildlife and the environment insofar as the same may be charitable.

Latest Income: £48,217
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Newton Abbot Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

All monies are to be applied for the relief of the poor and needy or to or for such other charitable purpose, institution, society or objects as the Club shall direct.

Latest Income: £48,196
Areas of Operation: Devon
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.