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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.

The Lyras Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The Trustees have discretion to pay or apply the Trust Fund or the income thereof to benefit worldwide disaster funds, the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion in particular in the country of Greece.

Latest Income: £20,755
Areas of Operation: Greece
Status: Registered
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The Walsall Rotary Club Charitable Trust

Associations, Social welfare

1. The relief of poverty 2. The advancement of education 3. To provide benefits to serve the local and the wider community 4. Such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £20,754
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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Emily Frances Jackson Bequest

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

MAKES GRANTS TO POOR EX-SERVICEMEN OR WOMEN OR POOR PERSONS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE BRITISH MERCHANT SERVICE

Latest Income: £20,681
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Grail Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

THE GRAIL TRUST (UK) GIVES SUBSTANTIAL HELP TO GRAIL TRUST (INDIA) AN INDIAN REGISTERED SOCIETY WHICH HELPS DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU, S. INDIA.

Latest Income: £20,603
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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The Springmead Trust

Facilities, Social welfare

The Springmead Trust has a regular commitment to manage and develop Springmead Garden for the benefit of the community.

Latest Income: £20,597
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Baldons Fuel Charity Otherwise Known As Poors Land

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The main business remains the settling of fuel allowances for elderly parishioners and granting of special payments for hardship cases or for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £20,578
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Burnley Acorn Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

During the year to 31 March 2015 the total of grants to organisations and individuals that was approved amounted to Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Four pounds.

Latest Income: £20,551
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Agricola Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity applies its income for the benefit of Reformed religion and the relief of poverty. It makes donations to other recognised charities and to individuals in the furtherance of the charity's objectives.

Latest Income: £20,549
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Truro Municipal Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of almshouses for elderly peopleRelief of poverty or hardship with small grants

Latest Income: £20,545
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Swaisland Trust

Social welfare

Provision of two flats for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Crayford.

Latest Income: £20,545
Areas of Operation: Bexley
Status: Registered
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Knossington Ecclesiastical Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfare

The charity provides grants for widows, widowers, divorced, deserted, separated spouses and retired and active clergy who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £20,481
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Neill Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

General charitable purposes. Mainly a few national charities based in the UK and education for very poor children in Kenya but we do sometimes give elsewhere. We are fully committed and cannot accept any further requests.

Latest Income: £20,452
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The John Hodges Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To provide relief and support for persons resident in the parish of St Mary the virgin, Henley-On-Thames and the surrounding area who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £20,397
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Oscar And Rosa Davis Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Trust's policy is to make a number of donations to groups working in many charitable fields. There are no specified areas of benefit and donations have been made to charities concerned with medical research, disability and handicap, the elderly, children and young people, the disadvantaged, and the environment and the arts.

Latest Income: £20,376
Areas of Operation: Barbados
Status: Registered
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The Felsham Charity

Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

The charity is divided into three branches:The general charity contributes exclusively to the benefit of the inhabitants of Felsham. The church charity contributes exclusively to the repair and maintenance of St Peter's Church, Felsham. The bread charity benefits the poor and necessitous people of Felsham according to circumstances.

Latest Income: £20,331
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Attleborough Town Lands Charity

Social welfare

The Attleborough town charities are five old established charities which are administered as one charity. Most of the income has to be used to relieve poverty. The trustees invite applications from individuals who live in Attleborough or organisations that serve the community. For eligibility applicants need to be on state benefits or in genuine need.

Latest Income: £20,315
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Keystone Escape Youth Centre

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

General charitable purpose, relief of poverty, Arts / Culture, Sports / recreationProviding services / advocacy & advice / buildings, facilities & open spaceForPrimarily Children & Young people but also elderly / old people and other groups

Latest Income: £20,292
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Association Of Vehicle Recovery Operators' Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty by the provision of financial assistance to members of the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators, their families and their employees and their families For the promotion of such other charitable purposes as the trustees shall think fit.

Latest Income: £20,278
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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William Walter Brand Trust

Social welfare

Serving the people of Chrishall

Latest Income: £20,268
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Gertrude Gourvitch Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Assistance in the educational needs of children, particularly the disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £20,217
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Harford Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

We are a small Family Trust making grants (maximum £2,000) to registered charities (not individuals). Our principal areas of interest are children and families, the disadvantaged and the disabled, small charities operating in developing countries and emphasising self help and environmental projects. In the UK, we focus on the South and South West. Appeals accepted by email only.

Latest Income: £20,188
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Humberside Police Welfare And Benevolent Fund

Saving of lives, Social welfare

To help serving and retired members of Humberside Police who are in financial difficulty by providing a loan/grant. Grants can also be provied on an altruistic basis is it would help the aforementioned to deal with a particularly difficult time in their lives. The Fund is largely made up of subscriptions from members. Donations by private and public bodies are also very welcome.

Latest Income: £20,180
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Charities Of Eliza Dreyer For Homes For Poor Widows And Spinsters

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity provides almshouse accommodation, not warden based, for ladies of pensionable age who reside in or have connections with Bungay, Suffolk.

Latest Income: £20,152
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Ross On Wye Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

FOR 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

Latest Income: £20,146
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Polish Ex-Combatants Association In Great Britain Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

General charitable purposes, education/training, relief of poverty.Help to people of a particular ethnic.Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £20,130
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.