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.
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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 welfareUses 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.
British Guild Of Agricultural Journalists Charitable Trust
Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Leisure, Social welfareThe 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.
Rotary Club Of Norwich St Edmund Charitable Trust Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe 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.
Rotary Club Of Okehampton Trust Fund
Associations, Social welfareThe 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.
Petersham United Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking grants to individuals and groups resident in the Eccliastical Parish of Petersham as constituted in 1900 for relief of poverty and education
Quarry Bank Community Association
Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, Social welfareThe 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
Armthorpe Poors Estate Charity
Social welfareAn 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.
The Rotary Club Of Ely Benevolent Fund
Associations, Social welfareFor 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.
Clark Charitable Trust
Social welfareTo assist with relief of poverty and furtherance of religion and education.
Church Eaton Relief In Need Charity
Religion, Social welfareTo 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.
Church Lands
Housing, Religion, Social welfareTHE 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.
Lord Mayor's Poor And Distressed Fund
Social welfareDonations to deserving causes at the discretion of the Lord Mayor of Plymouth in accordance with bequests made in 1921, 1929 and 1943
The Southend Masonic Welfare Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare1. 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
The Roseberry Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe 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
The Army And Navy Club Benevolent Fund
Armed forces, Social welfareThe object of the Fund is to make payments to current and former members of staff and their close relations who have demonstrated financial hardship.
The Copthall Trust Fund
Social welfareWe support individuals in activities which promote education,the furtherance of the gospel of God and the relief of poverty .
Public School Lodges Council Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfarePromoting our annual FestivalInvestingMaking grants for the education and relief of poverty of children who have attended a public school
Bradden Town Land Charity
Facilities, Religion, Social welfareThe 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):
Miss E B Wrightson's Charitable Settlement
Arts, Social welfareSpecific purposes prioritise support for young individuals with musical talent encountering social or financial hardship.
Forest Trust
Social welfareRelieving poverty by providing financial aid to individuals & organisations.
Keren Mitzvah Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund
Social welfareAssisting 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.
The Hussey Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe 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.
The English Trusts Of The Institute Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
Charity and VCS support, Religion, Social welfareThe 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.
Neptons Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo 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.
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.