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.
Notable charities in this sector
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St Martin-In-The-Fields Relief In Need Charity
Social welfareRelief of Poverty, assisting those in need with connection to St Martin-in-the-Fields
The George Street Trust For Milland And Rake
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareMaking grants to relieve need, hardship or distress;to further the religious and charitable work of the Church of England and applying surplus income thereafter for charitable purposes benefiting the inhabitants of the area of benefit. The area of benefit is the Civil Parishes of Liss, Milland and Rogate and the Ecclesiastical Parishes of St Luke's Milland and St Luke's Lynch with Iping Marsh.
Lady Ashburton's Ickburgh Almshouse Trust
Housing, Social welfareProviding Almshouse accomodation in four units for those in need, hardship or distress for the parishes of Hilborough, Ickburgh, Stanford, Lynford and Mundford, in Norfolk.
Rotary Club Of Irlam Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareSupporting charitable and community projects locally and internationally, including the relief of poverty, support for young people, community wellbeing and other charitable purposes.
John Tripp, Or The Blue Coat Charity
Social welfareAssisting disadvantaged people in Barton upon Humber to purchase footwear clothing bedding and other essential items
The Marketing Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareAdvances education in communication, advertising and marketing for persons taking part in or intending to take part in the industry and relieves those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage amongst members or past members of the Institute and, where appropriate, their dependants to provide relief in hard times.
Beaminster Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareDistribution of income to help education, training, sport and recreation, medical problems, disability and relief of poverty
Warwickshire Miners' Welfare Trust Fund Scheme
Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfareThe trust makes grants to those who work in, or have worked in, the coal mining industry and are suffering hardship, it also supports organisations in coalfield areas/communities
The Brother Jonathan Trust For Children's Holidays
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Social welfareMaking grants to other charitable organisations who organise holidays for children and young persons under the age of 25 who by reasons of their social or economic circumstances would benefit from a holiday and occasionally making grants to individuals recommended by social services or schools for the same purpose.Cut off application date February each year for grants in May. Email preferred.
Rotary Club Of Mar Dyke Valley Charity Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareTo apply income of the charity for the relief of the poor & needy or to such other charitable purpose, institution, society or object as The Rotary Club of Mar Dyke Valley shall from time to time direct.
Salt And Light Charitable Settlement
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity makes donations to churches and Christian organisations. In addition it makes payments for the relief of poverty and support of Christian workers.
Quy Poor's Or Common Fen
Environment, Facilities, Social welfarePreservation and upkeep of Quy Fen - maintenance of hedgerows, open spaces, ponds, pollarding willow trees, care and maintenance of flora and forna.
St Pauls Mission House Trust
Social welfareThe promotion of the Christian religion, and the financial support of (1) charities and educational establishments which are working within the parishes of St Pauls and St Werburghs in Bristol, UK, and (2) any organisations working to benefit those in poverty within these parishes.
Wootton Town Houses Charity
Housing, Social welfareThe charity administers the running of six small cottages for the occupancy of the poor or needy.
The South Park Community Trust
Economic and community development, Education, Social welfareThis ecumenical Trust works in Communications, which includes media, publishing and the performing arts; and Education, which includes speaking, lecturing, consultancy and mentoring. It both accepts commissions and develops its own projects. It has a special care for the poor. It is not a funding agency.
Carlton Colville Fuel Or Poor's Allotment
Social welfarePayment of Grants towards Heating costs
Exeter Cathedral Old Choristers' Association Bursary Fund
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareThe Charity exists to provide financial assistance to ensure that present day and future choristers of Exeter Cathedral Choir can continue at Exeter Cathedral School (and therefore also in the cathedral choir) if their families suffer significant financial difficulties that might require them to withdraw their children from the school.
Aylsham Older Peoples Association
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare1. The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations for those who are in need, particularly by reason of their age, with the object of improving their conditions of life in the interests of social welfare. 2. The relief of sickness among aged persons in Norfolk. 3. The relief of poverty among aged persons in Norfolk.
Milton Welfare Trust
Social welfareRelieving poverty in the Parish of Milton,by Payment for goods or services for those in necessitous circumstances,
Wadhurst United Charities
Housing, Social welfareThe maintenance and improvement of 5 almshouses in Wadhurst for the benefit of poor people of good character who must normally have been resident in Wadhurst for not less than the two years next preceeding their residency in the almshouses.
The Anglo-Hellenic League
Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfareAdvancement of the education of the public in the science, art, literature, music, history, economics, philosophy, culture, way of life and other recognised subjects of the academic study of Greece.The relief of poverty and sickness with particular regard to persons who have suffered as a result of disasters whether in the United Kingdom or in Greece or elsewhere.
Apostolic Church Of God (seventh Day)
Education, Housing, Social welfareHelp to support missions abroad and at home, and give relief to school and community. Also to reach out to the poor and the homeless.
The Firtree Trust
Religion, Social welfareMissionary activity designed for the spead of such Christian Faith, the relief of those poor and needy, sick and aged known to the Trustees.
St Elisabeth Foundation Limited
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of persons suffering from poverty, sickness or old age and of persons who are mentally or physically handicaped.
King Alfred's Educational Charity
Social welfareEducation/TrainingRelief of Poverty
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.