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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Romanoff Foundation
Education, Social welfareTo relieve hardship or distress as a result or by reason of their social, economic or political circumstances;To further education .To advance religion
Simpsons Almshouses
Housing, Social welfareProvision of 4 single occupancy Almshouses to provide low cost housing for, firstly:Poor people belonging to Christchurch Methodist/URC Church in Hitchin, Secondly,To those worshipping in other Protestant Churches within and around Hitchin, and thirdly,For any poor resident of Hitchin
Rotary Club Of Chipping Campden Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareThe trustees may apply the funds raised through activities for the relief of the poor and needy or to such other charitable purpose, institution, society or object as the Club may decide.
Bishop's Waltham Minibus Group
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe Object of the Minibus Group is to provide transport for charitable organisations, community groups and school groups based in Bishop's Waltham and the surrounding parishes, and individuals who are elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged.
The Tuebrook Community Centre Group
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareThe charity offers a range of sporting and leisure activities. It seeks to help & provide facilities for young people, elderly, people with disabilities and socially disadvantaged.
Armonia (uk) Trust
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe charity seeks to promote the work of Organizacion Armonia A.C., a Mexican Civil organisation supporting poor communities in Mexico City and Oaxaca State. Specifically, Armonia UK seeks to raise funds for the work, to publicise opportunities for volunteers to work in Mexico and to inform churches and individuals of recent news.
The Rotary Club Of Hemel Hempstead Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareActivities for the relief of the poor and needy and events for the encouragement of young people
The Holybourne Complin Trust
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision of three almshouses for poor aged persons of good character living in Holybourne and Neatham. Residents contribute a weekly sum towards maintenance of the almshouses, without causing hardship. Vacancies are advertised and applications for appointment are made to trustees. Each year the trustees make gifts of money to people in Holybourne and Neatham who are elderly or in need or hardship
Hertfordshire Convalescent Trust
Social care, Social welfareThe aim of the trust is to provide convalescent and respite care for the sick and their carers throughout Hertfordshire. Grants are given to pay for convalescence and for respite and recuperative holidays. Grants are made to those suffering from the effects of poverty and social deprivation.
The Poor's Land
Social welfareRelieving poverty
The Reverend Rowland Hill Almshouse Charity
Housing, Social welfareProvision of Almshouse accommodation for poor and aged residents of Wotton under Edge
The Bates Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareThe trustees have maintained a programme of support for: (1) Christian relief organisations, overseas mission agencies and projects; (2) Schemes for relief of poverty and sources of poverty within the Midlands; (3) Support for local church mission projects, primarily within Derbyshire.
Friends Of Colombia For Social Aid
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareOur mission is to help improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children of Colombia. We fulfill our mission by donating medical, educational and other necessary equipment to institutions that have been set up to help these children.
The Robert Bateman Almshouse Charity
Housing, Social welfareAlmshouse charity providing accommodation for poor people of not less than 55 years living in South Lakeland preference being given to people who live or have lived in the Ancient Township of Ings.
Pathak Charitable Foundation
Social welfareThe objects of the charity are the relief of poverty and advancement of education nationally and internationally.
Emma Greener Trust
Housing, Social welfareRelieve of homelessness and poverty in the West Midlands
H M Burdall Charity
Social welfareIncome applied "For the purposes of relieving persons aged 70 years or over, resident in the city of Sheffield, in conditions of need, hardship or distress"
Sherborne In The Community
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareProviding premises for De Paul UK in Bermondsey. Making grants to charities providing service to disadvantaged young people in the London area. Details for how to apply for grants can be found on the website: http://www.sherborneinthecommunity.co.uk/
Sutton St James United Charities
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareSupports education of young people: grants for relief of poverty,schools and matters of public benefit restricted to the Parish of Sutton St James
The Ranmore Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe trustees make grants to worthy causes in accordance with the trust deed. The principal object of the charity is to provide for the needs of poor and old people, as extended by the general charitable objective contained in the trust deed. A number of projects are being considered and the trustees are looking to adopt an individualistic approach to future developments.
Reepham Church Charities
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareManagement of charities assets to provide an income which provides grants for the repair of St Mary's Church Reepham and relief for the disadvantaged of Reepham.
Holderness Community Church
Religion, Social welfareTo make known the Christian gospel by evangelistic outreach and social action and to donate money both to relieve poverty and encourage outreach.
The Heworth Moor House Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity aims to give relief to parent(s) and guardian(s) of children resident within the area of the Diocese of York who are in need, hardship or distress and their children. We make grants to provide and pay for goods, items, services and facilities. We also give grants to other bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.
The Rotary Club Of Woodbridge Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareFOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE, INSTITUTION, SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT
Sidney Sanders Charitable Trust
Social welfareRelief of poverty for those who are students of or who are or have been engaged in craft, trade or profession of silversmith, goldsmith or horologist
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.