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.
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Municipal Charities
Social welfareTo assist people within the area of benefit who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress
Task Brasil-The Abandoned Street Kids Of Brazil Trust
Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfareTask Brasil acts to advance the education and well-being of impoverished children in Brazil. To offer socio-educational projects to help disadvantaged young people have better prospects in life, assistance & guidance to our ex-residents/ -beneficiaries so that they maintain continuous access to local support networks and live in harmony with their families away from the streets. Emergency relief.
Rotary Club Of Rushmoor Charity Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareFor the relief of the poor and needy and or for such other charitable purpose, institution, society or object.
The Sandy Dewhirst Charitable Trust
Social welfare1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND 2. FOR OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT
Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Kent Charity Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareRelief of poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or for the benefit of Masonic Charities or other charitable Institutions, Societies or objects.
St Jude's Trust
Social welfareThe objects of the trust is for general charitable purposes, in particular, to help the disabled and disadvantaged either directly to individuals or via charitable organisations. Applications should be made by post only (no e-mails) by April and October for review in May and November. All applications are considered but in the interest of costs, only successful applicants will receive a response.
Henry Hanley For Almshouses
Housing, Social welfareProvide almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character by letting of its nine properties.
Charities In Association With The League Of St Bartholomews Nurses
Charitable activities, Health, Professions, Social welfareEducational grants to members of the League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses and Benevolent Grants to League members and nurses who have trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital (EC1A 7BE) and are in financial difficulty or in need of friendship and advice.
Kitchings General Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo provide eligible Southrey widows with a pensionTo provide grants to relieve hardship, generally or individually to people residing in the Parish of Bardney, Southrey, Tupholme or Bucknall. This by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilitiesAdvancement of Education, by making grants to Bardney & Bucknall towards the cost of provision for schools/pupils
Marham Poor's Allotment
Social welfareThe charity is available to help anyone financially, who finds themselves in distress and are unable to receive help from social service etc. Any request is netted by the trustees and if found to be valid and within the remit of the charity help will be given. This applies to any age group. Applicants must reside in the Parish of Marham.
London And Slough Charitable Trust
Housing, Social welfarePROVISION OF FOOD, DRINKS, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED PERSONS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON AND SLOUGH AND MAINTAIN A NIGHT SHELTER EACH WINTER/SPRING FOR HOMELESS IN SLOUGH.
Leeside Charitable Trust
Social welfareThe objects of the charity are the advancement of religion and the relief of poverty and sickness
The Saved To Serve Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareRelieving need hardship and distress either in gifts in kind or grants of money.The area of benefit of the trust are the Boroughs of Rushcliffe and Broxtow and the city of Nottingham and also elsewhere in Great Britain and Overseas.
John Lane Charity
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housing, Social welfareThis charity owns and manages two Almshouses located in Suffield Road, High Wycombe providing self contained accommodation with gardens to elderly persons from High Wycombe who are facing financial hardship.
Ct 10 Parochial Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity distributes grants to the poor and needy within the area postcode CT10. The grants are made where there is no other source of money available, i.e. grants are not made in place of benefits, etc. Income is from the letting of land and the receipt of dividends from our investments.
Richardson Homes
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvide housing for poor, elderly people.
Wardleworth Community Centre Association
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfareWe act for the benefit of and on behalf of the residents of Wardleworth which reemains one of the most deprived wards in the country. We provide a low cost venue (sometimes free) to local not for profit groups. We also accomodate a large number of private functions such as weddings. We provide youth clubs, a pre scholl group and activities for people with a learning disability.
The Ropner Centenary Trust
Social welfareThe charity makes an annual payment to exseafarers -mainly in the north east of england-who are suffering economic hardship. Preference is given to ex employees of The Ropner Shipping Co Ltd. The charity will also consider applications from charities with related objects.
Twynams Charities
Education, Housing, Social welfareRelieving persons in need of assistance who are resident in the parishes of Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath. The Charity owns, manages and rents out five properties in Fair Oak Square, Fair Oak, Hampshire. Once the cost of property maintenance and insurance has been paid out of the rental income the Trustees make funds via third parties such as local housing charities and schools.
Elder Stubbs Charity
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareOwning and leasing 12 acres of Grade 1 agricultural land for allotment purposes. Making grants to benefit the deserving poor in East Oxford.
Brian Abrams Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareTO ASSIST BY DONATION REGISTERED CHARITIES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WELFARE AND RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE OF THE JEWISH FAITH.
The National Communities Resource Centre Limited
Housing, Social welfareTo provide training and support to all those living and working in low-income communities across the UK to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems and reverse poor conditions and for the promotion of all other such things as may be beneficial to the community as may be charitable under the laws of England and Wales particularly in relation to housing matters.
Canonstates Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareProvision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.
Wraysbury Parochial Charities
Leisure, Social welfareA benevolent charity for the support of the residents of the parish of Wraysbury, to include the poor & the needy. This also includes recreation, leisure & educational causes within the parish.
Swansea Children's Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo help relieve the hardship, or distress, of children living in the area.
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.