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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 Ratcliffian Association And Cunningham Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

1) Promoting Education (including religous, social & physical training) of pupils attending Ratcliffe College.2) By awarding Bursaries. 3) In promoting education of pupils as aforesaid the trustees shall give preference to the sons & daughters of former pupils of Ratcliffe College and for the benefit of children of poor Irish parents

Latest Income: £31,787
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Hexham Charity Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The relief of poverty,the advancement of Education, Health, and other purposes beneficial tothe community

Latest Income: £31,716
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Kent And Sharpshooters Yeomanry Association

Social welfare

Maintain contact between past and present members of the regiment; fostering esprit de corps, comradeship and the welfare of the regiment and preserving its traditions; to relieve either generally or individually members of the association, past or present members of the regiment and their dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £31,700
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Yeomanry Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

To provide financial welfare assistance to those who have served in Yeomanry Regiments and their dependants who are experiencing hardship.

Latest Income: £31,625
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Metropolitan Police Staff Welfare Fund

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The charity provides financial assistance to serving and former members of the Metropolitan Police Staff and Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime and their families or dependants who are in need as a result of poverty, sickness, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £31,552
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Broadmead Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Broadmead Trust Fund makes grants to both individuals and other registered charities .Grantsare made in order to advance the christian religion and for the relief of the poor and needy.There are no restrictions on the geographical areas served by the charity.

Latest Income: £31,535
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Helston Downsland Charity

Social welfare

To manage its assets for the benefit of the objects of the scheme

Latest Income: £31,514
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Reydon Trust

Social welfare

To help needy in the local community

Latest Income: £31,485
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Antur Tanat-Cain Cyfyngedig

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Provision of opportunities for the local community in the field of IT. Assisting local organisation to raise funds. Provision of social amenities for the elderly and disadvantaged. Other work for community benefit.

Latest Income: £31,475
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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The Hebden Wright Almshouses

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

To provide almshouses for poor aged persons who are inhabitants of the ecclesiastical parish of St John The Evangelist ingrow with Hainworth near Keighley.

Latest Income: £31,424
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Stamford St George's Church Charities

Religion, Social welfare

The trust exists to help and support people who are resident in the area of the parish of St. George's Church in Stamford

Latest Income: £31,422
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Horsham Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

In accordance with Clause 1 of the Trust Deed all funds held by the trustees are applied to or for the benefit of the poor and needy living in the territorial area of Horsham, or to or for the benefit of other charitable institutions, societies or objects as the Club shall direct.

Latest Income: £31,342
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Kennington Parochial Charity

Facilities, Housing, Social welfare

1/PROVISION OF ALLOTMENTS FOR THE POOR.2/THE PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSES FOR THE NEEDY.3/ FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY, WHO SHALL BE NEEDY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 4/ TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY NEEDY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Latest Income: £31,295
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The St Mary Redcliffe And Temple School Enabling Fund

Education, Social welfare

To assist students in financial hardship by giving them grants for educational purposes and bursaries.

Latest Income: £31,256
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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George Ognell's Charity

Housing, Social welfare

The running of an almshouse.

Latest Income: £31,059
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Ann Howsden

Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

TO PROVIDE RELIEF, INCLUDING PROVISION OF HOUSING, GOODS, SERVICES, FACILITIES OR GRANTS OF MONEY, TO PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF HINXTON WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF HINXTON BY PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR RECREATION.

Latest Income: £30,984
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Christ Believers Fellowship International Great Britain

Social welfare

FUTHERING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE RELIEF OF HARDSHIP OF MANKIND

Latest Income: £30,906
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Salisbury Diocesan Clergy Widows And Dependants Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfare

The charity makes grants to widows, widowers and dependants of members of the clergy who are resident in the Diocese of Salisbury or were last licensed in the Diocese and who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £30,890
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Broadland Meridian

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

Support for people who face multiple barriers to entering training and employment including: Managing a long term mental health problem; Acquiring mental health problems whilst in work; Having a learning difficulty; Having a physical disability; Are living with poor mental health; Have problems as a result of physical disability; Young people not in employment or education;

Latest Income: £30,840
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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W W Prescott's Charity

Social welfare

To provide accommodation for those in poverty / hardship

Latest Income: £30,726
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Darlington Town Mission

Religion, Social welfare

To relieve poverty, sickness, hardship and distress of those in need in the Borough of Darlington through the provision of practical and material assistance, advice, information and support and by any other charitable means, in order to improve the quality of life.To advance the Christian faith particularly but not exclusively by holding services of worship

Latest Income: £30,713
Areas of Operation: Darlington
Status: Registered
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Walsall Wood (former Allotment) Charity

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To make grants to disadvantaged individuals residents in the borough of Walsall in particular for household and electrical items, school uniform and clothing; the charity cannot use any part of its income to make cash payments directly to individuals in relief of taxes, public funds or items such as rent arrears and utility bills.

Latest Income: £30,660
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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George Fearn Trust

Education, Social welfare

The purposes of the trust are to maintain the bells of St George's Church Stockport,maintenance of the church fabric,school, parish rooms and the help to the poor and sick of the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £30,566
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Wales Romanian Aid

Social welfare

Wales Romania Aid also works in Moldova, Kossovo, Croatia releiving poverty, providing medical, educational & welfare relief.

Latest Income: £30,348
Areas of Operation: Kosovo
Status: Registered
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Waterbeach United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The object of the Charities are:The relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress, by making grants of money or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities or making grants to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.

Latest Income: £30,292
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
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.