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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.

Margaret Jeannie Hindley Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Uses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charity's objects - relief of poverty and distress among men or women in reduced or destitute circumstances.

Latest Income: £15,896
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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British Guild Of Agricultural Journalists Charitable Trust

Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfare

The Trust organises fund-raising projects such as raffles, social events, 200 Club and sponsored walks.Money raised is invested in specialist charity funds.Funds are used to help people in the agricultural and horticultural media in financial difficulties through illness or job loss and those needing training for new skills.

Latest Income: £15,873
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Norwich St Edmund Charitable Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The distribution of funds arising from donations, gift aid or fund raising activities to the relief of the poor and needy or such other charitable purpose as the Club shall in duly constituted meetings from time to time direct.

Latest Income: £15,872
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Okehampton Trust Fund

Associations, Social welfare

The relief of the poor and needy or to or for such other charitable purpose, institution or society or objects as the Club shall in duly constituted meetings from time to time define.

Latest Income: £15,843
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Petersham United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to individuals and groups resident in the Eccliastical Parish of Petersham as constituted in 1900 for relief of poverty and education

Latest Income: £15,841
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Quarry Bank Community Association

Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfare

The charity,both directly and in partnership, delivers education and training to people living in the socially deprived wards of Skelmersdale. It also provides information and guidance. The charity provides open space for use by local communities and it provides low cost office accommodation for social enterprises and other local voluntary groups

Latest Income: £15,836
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Armthorpe Poors Estate Charity

Social welfare

An historic fund set up to assist Residents of Armthorpe.. The income from a small area of land set aside following the inclosure awards in or about 1671 is invested with the Charity Commission and provides a small annual income to provide urgent financial support for Residents of Armthorpe in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £15,686
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Ely Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

For the benefit of the poor and needy or to or for the benefit of such other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the club shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

Latest Income: £15,650
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Clark Charitable Trust

Social welfare

To assist with relief of poverty and furtherance of religion and education.

Latest Income: £15,638
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Eaton Relief In Need Charity

Religion, Social welfare

To relieve either generally or individually,persons resident in the parish of Church Eaton who are in need,suffering hardship or distress.Exceptionally to grant relief to persons otherwise eligible who reside immediately outside the parish.

Latest Income: £15,618
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Church Lands

Housing, Religion, Social welfare

THE CHARITY OWNS A PROPERTY IN PITMINSTER CALLED CHURCH ROW, WHICH CONSISTS OF FIVE TWO-BEDROOMED COTTAGES, BUILT IN 1830 AS ALMSHOUSES FOR THE POOR OF THE VILLAGE. THESE ARE LET AT A VERY REASONABLE RENT. A PROPORTION OF THE INCOME, AFTER EXPENSES, IS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND THE PARISH CHARITY IN THE PROPORTIONS 2/3 TO 1/3.

Latest Income: £15,600
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Lord Mayor's Poor And Distressed Fund

Social welfare

Donations to deserving causes at the discretion of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in accordance with bequests made in 1921, 1929 and 1943

Latest Income: £15,588
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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The Southend Masonic Welfare Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

1. To help the recovery of the sick and those recuperating from illness by providing or assisting in providing therapeutic and recreational aids and facilities;2. To provide holidays or holiday accomodation and entertainment for the aged infirm and convalescent;3. Fo the relief of poverty qne distress

Latest Income: £15,575
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Roseberry Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The Roseberry Trust provides grants for holidays and day trips to children who live in the City or County of Nottingham and who are in receipt of free school meals

Latest Income: £15,513
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Army And Navy Club Benevolent Fund

Armed forces, Social welfare

The object of the Fund is to make payments to current and former members of staff and their close relations who have demonstrated financial hardship.

Latest Income: £15,509
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Copthall Trust Fund

Social welfare

We support individuals in activities which promote education,the furtherance of the gospel of God and the relief of poverty .

Latest Income: £15,481
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Public School Lodges Council Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Promoting our annual FestivalInvestingMaking grants for the education and relief of poverty of children who have attended a public school

Latest Income: £15,457
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bradden Town Land Charity

Facilities, Religion, Social welfare

The objects of Bradden Town Land Charity are:(i) The security and maintenance of and repairs to St Michael's Church in Bradden and its churchyard;(ii) The relief of the poor of the parish of Bradden;(iii) The maintenance of and repairs to Bradden Village Hall (formerly called the Bradden Reading Rooms):

Latest Income: £15,447
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Miss E B Wrightson's Charitable Settlement

Arts, Social welfare

Specific purposes prioritise support for young individuals with musical talent encountering social or financial hardship.

Latest Income: £15,437
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Forest Trust

Social welfare

Relieving poverty by providing financial aid to individuals & organisations.

Latest Income: £15,395
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Keren Mitzvah Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity is a grant making organisation making donations for the advancement of such charitable purposes as the trustees see fit. Each grant is considered on its own merits. In the past, donations have been made to charitable organisations in the fields of poverty relief, religious advancement,education and healthcare.

Latest Income: £15,370
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund

Social welfare

Assisting persons in the area of benefice (wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire) who are either a) both sick and poor. or b)in financial need. Preference will still be given to those living in the wards of Accrington, Clayton le Moors and Altham.

Latest Income: £15,354
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Hussey Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Hussey Trust applies funds to the benefit of local charities with special consideration to care and relief of the aged and care and relief of handicapped and deprived children.

Latest Income: £15,354
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The English Trusts Of The Institute Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

Charity and VCS support, Religion, Social welfare

The Trust raises money mainly through investments and donations. This income is used for charitable purposes (whether for the advancement of religion or education, or the relief of poverty, or for any other charitable purposes whatsoever) connected with the Roman Catholic religion in line with the charity objectives.

Latest Income: £15,346
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Neptons Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To make annual payments to a number of poor and needy in the London boroughs of Barking and Redbridge.To provide grants to students connected with the City of London.To provide grants to liverymen of the worshipful company of Poulters, their widows and dependants who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £15,345
Areas of Operation: City Of London
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.