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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 Rotary Club Of Kingston Upon Thames Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The object of the charity is to apply all monies received by the trustees for the relief of the poor and needy or such other charitable purpose as the Rotary Club of Kingston upon Thames shall direct.

Latest Income: £16,495
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Shagalow Charitable Trust

Religion, Social welfare

Grants made to Orthodox Jewish institutions in the fields of education and the relief of poverty

Latest Income: £16,489
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frost Cottage Homes

Housing, Social welfare

Provide housing to aged poor people in Bakewell, Derbyshire

Latest Income: £16,446
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Relief In Need Charity Of Simon Lord Digby And Others

Social welfare

Help relieve generally or individually persons residing within the borders of the Ancient Parish of Coleshill (which includes parts of Kingshurst and Chelmsley Wood) who are in need, hardship or distress.The Trustees meet four times a year to discuss applications from individuals and organisations. Special arrangements are made if an application is considered urgent.

Latest Income: £16,385
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Cranbrook Charity

Social welfare

Relief of poverty

Latest Income: £16,366
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Simon And Suzanne Mckenna Charity

Social welfare

The charity provides financial assistance to organisations and individuals for religious and or charitable purposes and in case of hardship. These individuals and organisations must reside within the city of Preston, Lancashire.

Latest Income: £16,337
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Henry Smith Fund - Shere

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

WE PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ALSO TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE CIVIL PARISH OF SHERE, SURREY.

Latest Income: £16,315
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Monmouth Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

By grants to people and organisations living within a 10 mile radius of Monmouth Town. Grants for general charitable purposes, education, disability, relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £16,315
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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The Joseph And Ann Slater Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

To provide funds for holidays anywhere in the UK for disadvantaged children from the Manchester area. To help maintain holiday/convalescent homes in Derbyshire for disadvantaged children from anywhere in the UK.

Latest Income: £16,312
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sutton Parish Charity Trust

Social welfare

Anyone living in Sutton who is suffering hardship or real financial need. Plus the trust will consider a donation to anything that will benefit all in the village, such as a donation to the fund to raise monies for a defibrillator.

Latest Income: £16,303
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Blundeston, Town Estate, Bays Charity Poor's Allotments

Facilities, Social welfare

Educational requirements and financial help to the needy

Latest Income: £16,301
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Almshouse Charity Of Ann Darwin

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The Almshouse Charity of Ann Darwin is responsible for 4 self contained, single storey, one bedroom "cottages" that occupy a single building in Elston Village. The terms of the charity states that they are for "poor persons of good character who reside in the Parish of Elston and the surrounding area with a preference being given to poor widows." They have recently been completely refurbished.

Latest Income: £16,285
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Dr Ellerton's Charity

Facilities, Social welfare

To relieve persons in need, hardship and distress in the civil parishes of Holybrook and Theale.To maintain and administer allotments.

Latest Income: £16,270
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Highdown Rotary

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

RAISE FUNDS FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE INSTITUTION SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS THE CLUB SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT

Latest Income: £16,127
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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58th Stoke-On-Trent And Newcastle (caverswall) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The aim of Caverswall Scout Group is to provide fun, adventure and friendship through an exciting program of activities.We cater for a range of young people from able-bodied boys and girls to those who are disabled, disadvantaged or may have behavioural problems. It is our aim to cater for all young people in the community. We do not discriminate no matter what their background.

Latest Income: £16,092
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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County Council Of Clwyd Welsh Church Fund

Beneficiary group, Health, Heritage, Leisure, Religion, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Advancement of Education, relief of poverty, advancement of religion, relief in sickness, aid to elderly persons, aid for social, recreational, aesthetic, architectural, historical & scientific matters, medical research, probationers, visually impaired and emergency or disasters & other charitable organisations

Latest Income: £16,046
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
Status: Registered
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Hatherleigh Parochial Charities

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision of housing for elderly, poor or disabled people

Latest Income: £16,038
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Poor's Land School Foundation

Education, Social welfare

GRANTS FOR EDUCATING/TRAINING

Latest Income: £16,019
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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New Forest Keepers Widows Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Financial support for retired and serving New Forest Keepers, their widows and dependents experiencing hardship.

Latest Income: £16,012
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Chios Charities

Social welfare

The relief of persons who are resident in the prefecture of Chios, primarily but not exclusively, those who are members of the Greek Orthodox community and who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress by the making of grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities.

Latest Income: £15,991
Areas of Operation: Greece
Status: Registered
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Bhsf Medical And Welfare Charity

Health, Research, Social welfare

To provide comforts and amenities for patients or staff in hospitals and medical charities, assist medical research, education and science, and support charitable organisations concerned with the sick or disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £15,975
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mary Pittis Trust For Women

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Financial assistance to Protestant widows to relieve financial hardship including one-off grants for items such as essential kitchen equipment, semi-medical items such as remote-control easy lift armchairs etc.

Latest Income: £15,960
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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The Jean Carr Charitable Trust

Social welfare

To assist or provide holiday accomodation for elderley persons who have need of such accomodation by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances as detailed in the Declaration of Trust dated 30th August 1995

Latest Income: £15,921
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Jonathan Thumim Charitable Trust

Social welfare

relief of poverty and support of religious and academic institutions of an ethnic group

Latest Income: £15,906
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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Victoria Homes (1998) Bexley

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The charity administers 6 single storey terraced almshouses. Accommodation is for independent living and single occupancy. 'Beneficiaries' are those in need, hardship or distress, with priority being given to the aged. The upto date 'area of benefit' is described elsewhere.

Latest Income: £15,903
Areas of Operation: Bexley
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.