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.
The Jeffery Limmer Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to individuals and organisations, particularly to assist young people, the elderly, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies in the areas of education/training, advancement of health or saving of lifes and prevention or relief of poverty WITHIN THE PARISH OF RADCLIFFE ON TRENT ONLY
Educational Foundation Of Jeffery Limmer And Others
Social welfareEducation/Training in the parish of Radcliffe on Trent only, Medical/Health/Sickness and Relief of Poverty in the parish of Radcliffe on Trent only
The Rav Chesed Trust
Health, Religion, Social welfareThe charity undertakes debt counselling, and also works in the areas of relief of poverty and advancement of religious education.
I.k. Foundation
Saving of lives, Social welfareThe charity's objects are the relief of poverty and famine, the preservation and protection of good health, and for the advancement of religious purposes anywhere in the world which are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales.
Stoke Poges Hastings Community Fund
Health, Social welfareGeneral charitabe purposes. The prevention or relief of poverty.
The Perry Fund
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide annuities or other periodic or temporary payments or single grants of money for women not of the artisan class who from any cause whatsoever shall be in need of assistance without regard to any circumstances except their poverty.
Anthony And Deirdre Montagu Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfareFOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OVERSEAS AID / FAMINE RELIEFARTS / CULTURE / HERITAGE / SCIENCE ANIMALS ECONOMIC / COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / EMPLOYMENTCHILDREN / YOUNG PEOPLE
Church And Town Estate (norton)
Health, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareGrants available for the relief of poverty within the parish of Norton, Northamptonshire.Grants available for specific personal needs within the parish, e.g.,unexpected funeral, item needed for an educational/vocational course, costs of long-term hospital visiting, help with care home fees, etc.
The Timothy Trust
Arts, Religion, Social welfareTranslation, production and distribution of Biblical materials in vernacular languages for Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and Senegal, particularly in Manjaku; support of language, literacy, development and Evangelical Christian work, and the relief of poverty in association with the above; the training and support of national Evangelical Christian workers to carry out the above.
Town Estate
Social welfareRelief of poverty in the town of Swaffham. Maintenance of religion in the town of Swaffham. Improvement of the amenity of the town of Swaffham.
Rotary Club Of Evesham Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareto give practical and/or financial support for the relief of the poor and needy or to such other charitable purposes, institution, society or object as the Rotary Club of Evesham may from time to time consdier apprropriate, particularly, but not exclusively, for the benefit of people in the locality of Evesham
Margaret Hyde
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvides and maintains 4 properties for elderly/poor in local parish of Chiddingstone, Kent at a low charge
The Barleycorn Trust
Religion, Social welfareThe advancement of the Christian Faith, furtherance of religious or secular education, encouragement of missionary activity, relief of the poor and needy and help and comfort of the sick and aged.
Worminghall United Charities
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvide housing for 6 poor or elderly families in Worminghall village, Buckinghamshire.
Tropical Agriculture Association International
Economic and community development, Social welfareA unique professional association of individuals, business and corporate bodies involved in agricultural development. Aiming to advance education, research and practice in agriculture for poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
The Association Of Parish Mission Sisters
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareOur work in local communities, on Merseyside, is directed towards those suffering poverty and social exclusion. Priority is given to adult educational work, community development and health-related initiatives.
Budiriro Trust
Charity and VCS support, Education, Social welfareThe Trust provides A level scholarships at selected schools throughout Zimbabwe. Bursaries are awarded on individual students' academic abilities, taking into account financial hardship which would prevent them from otherwise completing their secondary education. Fundraising activities are based in the UK with a committee in Harare responsible for distributing the funds to the schools.
Anglo-Peruvian Society
Charity and VCS support, Saving of lives, Social welfareCULTURAL AND FUND RAISING EVENTS AND APPEALS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RELIEF OF POVERTY, AND IN NATURAL DISASTERS, IN PERU
Jewish Ladies' Aid Society
Beneficiary group, Religion, Social welfareThe relief of poverty amongst Jewish families in the North Manchester area. The relief of sick and necessitous persons from the Jewish community. Donations are given to individuals who are suffering from medical problems and sickness.
The Francis Charitable Trust
Social welfareRelief and assurance of poor and needy persons irrespective of colour, race or creed.
Church Wilne Rotary Trust
Associations, Religion, Social welfareTo apply the Trust fund monies for the relief of the poor and needy, or for such other charitable purpose. institution, society or object as the Club shall in duly constistuted meeting from time ot time direct.
The Dunchurch And Thurlaston Community Trust
Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfareTo relieve either generally or individually persons resident in the parishes of Dunchurch and Thurlaston, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.Managing the assets of the Trust for the benefit of the community.Maintain the allotments for tenants from Dunchurch and the surrounding area.
Sutterton Parochial Charity Trust
Social welfareRelief of poverty in Sutterton
Hugh Chappington Almshouse And Relief In Need Charity
Housing, Social welfarerelief of poverty accommodation housing
Poor's Land
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity provides financial assistance in the form of grants to individuals (and in appropriate circumstances, organisations) in the parish of Gorleston-On-Sea who are deemed to be in need.
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.