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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.

Richard Platt's Relief-In-Need Charity

Housing, Social welfare

Relief of poverty in the Parish of Aldenham

Latest Income: £24,155
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Fletcher Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of affordable housing to people over 60 who are poor and have lived in Dewsbury for at least 20 years.

Latest Income: £24,106
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Lango Association

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

- Information, advice and support to members and vulnerable communities in the United Kingdom - Advancement of Education for disadvantaged children in the UK- Relief of Poverty - Health Awareness- Cultural Promotion- Youth Peer Support- Emergency Relief

Latest Income: £24,072
Areas of Operation: Uganda
Status: Registered
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The Heydown Trust

Saving of lives, Social welfare

The trustees meet twice a year to consider requests from individuals and charities living or operating in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. Their objectives will be in community projects, education, medical, health, disability, poverty relief and emergency aid.Please submit applications by email to Liz Williams in January and February or July and August.

Latest Income: £24,067
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Sedbergh United Charities And Widows' Hospital

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

One Fund provides grants for educational purposes to people under 25 years old and a second provides grants to people in financial hardship. These are restricted to inhabitants of the civil parish of Sedbergh. A third owns a building rented by Cumbria CC as a library,the income can be used to give grants for charitable purposes in Sedbergh and its neighbourhood. A fourth fund owns an almshouse.

Latest Income: £24,066
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Duncombe Charitable Trust

Social welfare

Making donations to other charitable bodies who provide facilities for the poor and under privileged members of our society.

Latest Income: £24,051
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Allotments For Labouring Poor

Facilities, Social welfare

Provide and manage allotments for residents of Tadley and provide relief of need by way of grants for individuals or organisations in the parish of Tadley.

Latest Income: £24,050
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Banner Theatre Company Limited

Arts, Social welfare

Developing community theatre productions based on interviews with disadvantaged communities, touring these productions throughout the country, and running workshops using materials based on the productions.

Latest Income: £24,037
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Isabella Schroder

Social welfare

Distribution of the Charity's income from property for charitable purposes and the relief of poverty in the Parish of Wrecclesham, Surrey

Latest Income: £24,000
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of The Nene Valley Trust Fund

Associations, Education, Social welfare

Relief of poor and needy; grants for student educational projects; support, financial or otherwise, for charitable institutions, societies, schools, individuals and other objects.

Latest Income: £23,981
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Freemasons Charitable Funds

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to Masonic and non masonic charities without restriction, generally disabled or in financial difficulties, including individuals and organisations. Also making grants to Norfolk Freemasons and their families and support the four main masonic charities.

Latest Income: £23,929
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Banham Parochial Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The aims of the Charity are to provide grants to residents of Banham who are considered to be poor and in need. Grants are awarded to help with heating bills, educational and illness needs.

Latest Income: £23,923
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Charterhouse War Memorial And Tercentenary Trust

Education, Heritage, Social welfare

The charity assists pupils or past pupils of Charterhouse School, usually for educational purposes, where there is hardship.

Latest Income: £23,891
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Logos Trust

Social welfare

General charitable purposes, education/training, relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £23,887
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Berry Housing Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provides housing for elderly-old people in the village.

Latest Income: £23,866
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Taunton Charity Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The object of the charity is to raise and distribute money for the poor and needy or for any other charitable purpose, institution, object or society as club members shall direct.

Latest Income: £23,676
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Wellingborough Boys Club

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfare

Operation of Youth and Community Centre in deprived area of Wellingborough

Latest Income: £23,644
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Chesham Sick Poor Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Beneficiaries should live in the Chesham area, have low income and experience ill health or disability, individually or within the family. Grants are awarded through third party referrals from local agencies e.g. Citizens Advice, Social Services, Childrens Centres. We help vulnerable clients with a wide range of urgent essential needs and provide most requests within 24 hours.

Latest Income: £23,577
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Metropolitan Public Gardens Association

Education, Facilities, Social welfare

We support the protection, preservation and enhancement of gardens and open spaces which are open to the public, particularly in disadvantaged parts of London. We also assist gardens in schools. We do this by giving modest grants and providing advice and information.

Latest Income: £23,570
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Shiloh Pentecostal Fellowship (ipswich)

Religion, Social welfare

To promote the Christian faith and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world by reaching out to those in need through evangelism and outreach. To assist those in conditions of need, hardship and distress by providing practical help, financial help, bible teaching and fellowship.

Latest Income: £23,535
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Cheung's Clansmen Charity (europe) Association

Social welfare

For the relief of poverty amongst members of the Cheung Clan.

Latest Income: £23,480
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Alveley Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Maintenance of property owned by the Charity.Making Grants within the defined area to reduce need, hardship or distress or paying for items services or facilities to reduce such need

Latest Income: £23,472
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Trust Property Held In Connection With Bryn Baptist Church

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian Gospel of salvation by the grace of God through Christ Jesus through its proclamation.Also, the advancement of education by teaching; the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability and financial hardship and the advancement of community development.

Latest Income: £23,427
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Sir Robert Coke's Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

The aims of the Charity are to relieve poverty by the provision of social housing in the form of almshouse accommodation for the beneficiaries and such charitable purposes for the benefit of the residents as the trustees decide. The Charity owns three almshouses in the parish of Longford, Ashbourne which provide accommodation for local residents. The properties are currently fully occupied.

Latest Income: £23,399
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Newton-Le-Willows Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty in the world. Supporting local charitable organisations. Grants to individuals to support specific projects.

Latest Income: £23,382
Areas of Operation: Various
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.