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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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Netzuk Limited
Religion, Social welfareThe advancement of religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith.The relief of poverty.To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law.
Rotary Club Of Roborough Charitable Trust
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareSeveral fund raising events during the year, including a Christmas sleigh collection. The club is supported by the Inner Wheel Club of Roborough. For the relief of the poor and needy and to or for such other charitable purposes etc, as the Roborough Rotary Club shall deem from time to time.
Spondon Relief In Need Charity
Social welfareThe Charity helps the people of the ancient township of Spondon who are in need, hardship or distress.
Poor Vicar's Charity
Professions, Social welfareTo augment the stipend of ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Canterbury and ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Ely
Ground Floor
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareThe Project was set up in 1981 by local people for local people to provide community facilities for disadvantaged groups living in the Calder Valley, Luddendenfoot and Todmorden of Calderdale. In addition to developing a number of local community initiatives and not-for-profit social enterprises, the Ground Floor project runs the Salem Community Resource Centre, housing 28 community groups.
The Popda Society
Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfareThe Popda Society is currently supporting in the provision of community and medical services to third world countries. The charity will continue to seek opportunities to further alleviate distress and poverty.
Municipal General Charity
Social welfareProvide funding for the needy both individual and in groups
Chipping Norton Welfare Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Welfare Charities provides accommodation for the poor and elderly people of Chipping Norton and makes grants to persons in need.
The Vassar-Smith Fund
Social welfareGeneral Charitable PurposesMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of Poverty
The Dewar Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe prevention or relief of poverty among women and girls in the borough of Bury by providing grants to individuals in need and/or to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
Alton United Charities
Housing, Social welfareProvision of housing accommodation for the beneficiaries of the charity who are in need, hardship or distress as the trustees see fit.
Almshouse And Aged Poor's Charity Of Alfred Ernest Briggs
Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe residents of the Almshouses shall be persons of not less than 55 years of age and must have resided within an area within 1 1/2 miles from St Marks Church at Low Moor.
Margate Masonic Centre Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of such poor and distressed Brother Masons or their poor and distressed Widows and Children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic Charities or other Charitable Institutions, Societies and objects as the Lodges and Degrees shall in a duly constituted meeting from time to time recommend.
Rotary Club Of Cambridge Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareRelief of the poor and needy.
The Whiteford Charity
Social welfarePROVISION OF AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION TO PERSONS OF GOOD SOCIAL POSITION WHO ARE NOW OF LIMITED MEANS.
Eric Abrams Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareTHE AIMS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ASSIST BY DONATION REGISTERED CHARITIES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, WELFARE AND RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE PERSONS OF THE JEWISH FAITH.
The Shepherd Street Trust
Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfarePROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARS WHO RESIDE WITHIN A RADIUS OF FIFTY MILES OF PRESTON CITY CENTRE.GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR SPECIALIST MEDICAL ATTENTION AND EQUIPMENT, TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.
The E Alec Colman Charitable Fund Limited
Social welfareGrants are made to registered charities whose objectives are either the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or the advancement of religion.
The United Charity Of William Avery And Others
Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to individuals for the relief of poverty.
Guild Of Freemen Of The City Of London's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe charity raises and applies funds to give aid to distressed past and present members of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London, their dependants and relatives. It also supports the educational needs of the disadvantaged at schools linked to the city of London, and it provides grants to benefit young people, the infirm, the aged and the needy, primarily in the Greater London Area
Hillingdon Narrowboats Association
Social welfareHNA offer the disadvantaged from all age ranges, and community groups, opportunities to find new strengths and resources within themselves; develop teamwork, interdependence, leadership skills, initiative and independence and to encourage growth in personal belief and confidence. The HNA boats and their environs provide a challenging and proven background to nurture these personal attributes.
Lewisham Polish Centre
Arts, Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfareLewisham Polish Centre tries to help people of Polish origin to adjust to life in London, help those of old age, sick or disabled; help in gaining better education and maintaining usage of Polish language; relieve the poverty amongst the beneficiaries; cultivate Roman Catholic faith.
Poor's Allotment
Social welfareThe relief of persons resident in the parish of Watlington who arein need, hardship or distress or sick, convalescent, disabled or infirmby relieving their suffering or assisting their recovery.In exceptional cases the Trustees may decide to assist someone (who must otherwise be qualified) who is resident immediately outside the area of benefit or only temporarily resident in the area.
Rotary Club Of Warwick Charities Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareTo apply both the capital and income of the fund to or for the relief of the poor and needy or such other charitable purpose, institution, society or object.
Rotary Club Of Hunstanton And District Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareALL MONIES,BOTH CAPITAL AND INCOME ON CAPITAL ARE USED FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY, OR TO, OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INSTITUTION, SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS HUNSTANTON & DISTRICT ROTARY CLUB SHALL, IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
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.