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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The Cornforth Homes
Housing, Social welfareProvision of housing for poor persons born or lately resident in King's Cliffe, Northants.
The Douglas Martin Trust
Environment, Social welfareThe charity distributes small sums of money to cases of individual hardship or need - BUT only to cases known to the trustees or through organisations known to the trustees. Unsolicited requests will not be supported or responded to. All grants are dealt with by written communication with any trustee.The charity also owns a small parcel of land managed for biodiversity.
Evelyn May Trust
Social welfareGrants are awarded to charities following the annual Trustee meeting each autumn. Support is given to smaller charities(annual income less than £1m) with UK based projects. The main interests of the Trustees are education; heritage; social welfare; relief of sickness and poverty; disabled persons and Christian religion.
Newham People’s Trust Fund
Social welfareThe relief of cases of hardship, support of entry to work, educational progression and general cases of benevolence.
Town Lands Charity
Charity and VCS support, Health, Religion, Social welfareThe charity operates only in the parish of Cheddington. One-third of its income goes to the parish church to be used for maintenance. Grants are made from the remaining income to village organisations, students, volunteer drivers for hospital visits and individuals undergoing particular hardship.
Poor's Allotment Or Ling Heath Charity
Social welfareHelping the needy
The Culfrey Lands Charity
Social welfareApply surplus income in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of Potterhanworth who are in condition of need, hardship or distress.
Chapel Trust Maryton Carmel
Religion, Social welfareAdvances religion and the relief of poverty and also such other charitable purposes connected with the Roman Catholic religion by way of providing grants and the service of a public chapel.
The Southport And Birkdale Provident Society
Social welfareThe relief of Hardship, Need and Distress amongst the residents of Sefton MBC.
Sea Palling With Waxham Community Trust
Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfareThe principal objects of the trust: The relief of those full time resident in the Parish of Sea Palling with Waxham whoare in need or hardship by making of grants of money or by providing or paying for goods, services or facilities .The trust also supports community based projects i.e. Playing field, the Community Diamond Wood, the Allotments and community projects within the parish.
Grindleton Consolidated Charities
Religion, Social welfarea)General benefit of poor within ancient township of Grindleton Lancashire and b)promoting education including religious education of persons under 25 whose permanent/habitual residence is in the Parish of Grindleton.
Blackwood Christian Centre
Religion, Social welfareThe core objects of the charity continue to be; 1. The advancement of the Christian faith. 2. The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress. 3. The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles.
Rotary Club Of Loughborough Beacon Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareThe fund exists for the relief of the poor and needy or for any other charitable purpose institution society or object as the club may determine.
Lavenham Charities For The Poor
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare1. Provision of Almshouse accommodation in Lavenham.2. Provision of Grants to the needy of the village.
Rotary Club Of Bishop's Stortford
Associations, Social welfareThe object of the Charity is to apply capital and income to or for the relief of the poor and needy or to such other charitable purpose, institution, society or object as the Club shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.
Baba Deep Singh Ji Shahid Charitable Society
Housing, Social care, Social welfareThe donation of food, drinks & gifts to old peoples residential & care homes in B-ham & Leamington Spa. Free distribution of ayurvedic medicines by Dr Baba Ajit Singh Ji sending parcels of unwanted items of clothing to India for distribution amongst the poor & needy. The arrangement of marriages for the poor. The relief of povery-Free kitchen, financial & other forms of assistance for the needy.
M J C Stone Charitable Trust
Social welfareTHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND SUCH OTHER PUBLIC OBJECTS BEING CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.
The Coutts Staff Benevolent Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFor the relief of any person who at any time is or has been employed by the Bank and who is poor, the relief of any poor spouse, widow, widower, child, orphan, relative or dependant of any person who at any time has been employed by the Bank and such other charitable bodies as the Trustees shall from time to time decide
The Loughborough Welfare Trusts
Social welfareProvide benefit for residents of the old borough of Loughborough through the relief of poverty and sickness and advancement of education.
The Rotary Club Of Newbury Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe purpose of the charity is to raise funds for the poor and needy and to provide relief by giving service in the form of help and support to the local community and to a certain extent nationally and internationally.
Yad Ezrah (the Helping Hand)
Social welfarerelief of poverty
Navasartian Charity Trust
Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfareTo advance the education of the public about Armenia, its people, history, litriture, language, institutions and its intelectual artistic and economic life.To relieve or assist in the relief of poverty amongst the Armenians living in the U nited KingdomTo provide for the upkeep furnishing and repair of any Armenian Church established in the Un ited Kingdom
Poor's Platt
Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND WHO LIVE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF BARWELL. GRANTS ARE MADE TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.
Rotary Club Of Senlac St Leonards Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareTo or for the relief of the poor or needy and/or to/for such other charitable purpose institution society or object.
Waterford School Trust
Education, Social welfareThe raising of funds in the UK for the promotion and encouragement of education at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa which is located in Eswatini (previously known as Swaziland). The emphasis is on providing financial support to assist students, who are both able and disadvantaged, to attend.
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.