Social welfare Charities That specialise in Individual poverty
Discover 14,700 Social welfare charities that specialise in individual poverty. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Effective Ventures Foundation
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe currently run a number of projects including, for example, Giving What We Can (which researches the most cost-effective global poverty charities and educates those who donate to them), 80,000 Hours (which researches and produces educational material about the ethics of career choice, with the object of advancing the education of the public on this subject).
Read Foundation
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfareREAD FOUNDATION CHANGED ITS LEGAL STRUCTURE FROM A TRUST TO A CHARITABLE COMPANY, NO:1160256. HISTORICAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE PREVIOUS CHARITY NUMBER: 1114808.READ Foundation builds purpose built schools to provide quality education for poor and rural communities. It sponsors orphans & needy children to gain the skills needed to help themselves out of poverty.
North London Cost Shop
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe objectives for which the charity was formed are the relief of financial hardship for the public benefit by theprovision of household goods and food products at wholesale prices to people who might otherwise not be able toafford them. In order to achieve the charitable objectives, the charity is operating a low cost shop in North London.
The Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe charity promotes religious education and observance within the tenets of Orthodox Judaism and is involved in the relief of poverty. The charity makes grants to organisations and institutions which operate in the charitable fields mentioned above.
The Mittal Foundation
Social welfareThe main purpose of the Charity is to apply income from the charity, for, but not limited to, advancement of education, helping change young lives, promotion of the arts and the prevention of poverty and malnutrition
Kosher Outlet Assistance LTD
Religion, Social welfareProviding relief of financial hardship among the people of the Jewish community in London by providing such persons with goods which they could not otherwise afford.
Developing Health And Independence
Health, Housing, Social welfareDeveloping Health and Independence is a charity that aims to assist people who are socially excluded as a result of drug or alcohol use, physical or mental ill health, poor housing, lack of employable skills or other means. DHI helps people to lead healthier more integrated lifestyles and helps to create safer more sustainable communities.
South Downs Leisure
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareTO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE
Al Mustafa Welfare Trust International LTD
Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareGeneral charitable and religious educational activities throughout UK.Medical, aid, relief of poverty, famine relief and community development internationally.
Tree Aid
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTREE AID works with poor families, especially women, in the African drylands to unlock the potential of trees to reduce poverty & protect the environment. We provide education, training, policy & technical advice on tree based development initiatives that support poor communities build incomes, improve their management of & secure access to natural resources, & achieve nutritional security.
The Sally Ann Raven Foundation
Social welfare- to provide financial assistance to any registered charity which provides animals for the relief and to improve the quality of life of those in need in the UK- to provide financial assistance amongst farmworkers suffering hardship due to farm work related ill-health or injury.- to prevent/relieve suffering of abandoned/mistreated domestic, working and wild animals
Global Relief Trust
Economic and community development, Saving of lives, Social welfareGlobal Relief Trust (GRT) provides humanitarian aid and relief, such as food, water, clothing, shelter, medical equipment, education as well as developing sustainable projects to the poor and needy in; Bangladesh, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories , Syria, Lebanon, Turkiye, Pakistan, Kashmir, Malawi, Uganda and Rohingya.
Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust
Professions, Religion, Social welfareThe principal aim of the charity is the furtherance of the Roman Catholic religion within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Lancaster. This includes but not limited to pastoral support for clergy and parishioners, educational support, relief of poverty and maintenance of the property of the charity.
Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareWe support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and Cheshire East. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.
Severn Wye Energy Agency
Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfareEducation and promotion of sustainable resource use, energy efficiency and renewable energy to tackle the fuel poverty and to improve health, wellbeing and quality of life for all. Protection of the environment, relief of poverty and community regeneration through sustainable development solutions, training and delivery, to meet the needs of the present without compromising future generations.
Magic Breakfast
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareMagic Breakfast's aim is to alleviate child hunger and poverty as a barrier to education through the provision of healthy breakfasts to children across England and Scotland. This is being achieved through three key activities: food aid, building capacity in school communities to reach every child at risk of hunger and making the case for change to ensure permanent funding for school breakfasts.
National Zakat Foundation (nzf)
Beneficiary group, Housing, Religion, Social welfareNational Zakat Foundation (NZF) is a national charity which enables local Muslims to connect their Zakat to those who need it in the UK. NZF provides support to individuals and families in need through grants for Hardship Relief, Housing & Work, and Education.NZF also helps educate Zakat givers about calculating and giving Zakat correctly.
The Diana Startin Foundation CIO
Health, Social welfareThe Diana Startin Foundation CIO is a charity that supports the helping of the old, the sick, the disabled, and the disadvantaged. It also supports the relief of patients suffering from Cancer, Parkinson's Disease and Strokes. The charity aims to support local charities within Warwickshire and surrounding areas by donating funds which were given by the founder.
The Jongen Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareThe charity is an independent grant-making organisation created to benefit the public in general by making grants to selected charitable organisations that work in the broad areas of disadvantaged young people, homelessness, refugees and asylum seekers, education and access to opportunity. Applications for funding are by invitation only and we are unable to respond to unsolicited proposals.
Health Limited
Saving of lives, Social welfareWe work to improve the health of the world's poorest people, ensuring people who otherwise would have no support receive basic but life-saving health care and education.
Trust For London
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWe are a charitable organisation that exists to reduce poverty and inequality in London. We do this by funding the voluntary and community sector and others, as well as by using our own expertise and knowledge to support work that tackles poverty and its root causes.
The Message Trust
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfareThe Message Trust is a worldwide movement with a passion to share the love of Jesus Christ in words and actions with the hardest-to-reach young people and vulnerable adults, through creative mission, community transformation, Christ-centred enterprise and programmes working with those who are poor.
Issa Foundation
Economic and community development, Education, Social welfareThe principal objects of the charity are the advancement of education health and employment of people in need, in particular disadvantaged communities, by supporting projects that address these issues. The charity may also promote other identified projects from time to time as determined by the trustees.
Dawat-E-Islami UK
Religion, Social welfareTo advance the Islamic faith and to help the poor and needy.
The Children's Family Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of children and young persons in need, and in particular those in the care of, or accommodated by, a long authority;The relief of poverty and in particular the assistance of adults who have as children been in local authority care.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many individual-poverty social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 14,700 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?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 £14.6bn 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 86.5%. 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 £515k. 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.