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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Ellerman Lines Benevolent Fund
Social welfareTo assist Employees, ex Employees or relatives of the Ellerman Ltd. group of Companies who are suffering financial difficulties.
The Vronhaul (llandinam) Charity
Religion, Social welfareThe main objects of the charity are the relief of poverty amongst the ministers of the church.Although no grants are received directly by ministers, the funds are used for the benefit ofreligious institutions.
Edward Fairthorne Memorial
Social welfareRELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN BRIGHTWELL CUM SOTWELL WHO ARE IN NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS as per the Scheme of 30 January 2003 now to include by the making of loans to such persons (repayable on such terms as the trustees shall in their discretion determine)
Eastbury Furze Trust
Social welfareTo provide relief to those in need.
The Nayland-With-Wissington Community Council
Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareTo provide recreational facilities, playing fields/grounds, community centres etc for the benefit of the local community with the object of advancing education/health, relieving poverty/distress/sickness or in pursuing any charitable objects towards improving the condition of life of the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intendedTo raise funds for furtherance of these objectives
The Melton Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants (or pays for goods or services) to relieve need, distress or hardship of residents of Melton, Suffolk, individually or corporately.
Rotary Club Of Burgess Hill And District Trust Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfareMaking donations to charities, voluntary bodies, institutions and other organisations for the benefit of local & international projects with particular emphasis on assisting the disadvantaged and the elderly. The club have supported a project in Sierra Leone to build a village. This finished in the autumn of 2011.
Richard Smedley's Charity
Social welfareRelief of hardship either generally or individually of persons resident in the ares of benefit.
A W Gale Charitable Trust
Environment, Social welfareAssistance for disability, hardship and nature conservation causes.
Betchworth United Charities
Beneficiary group, Social welfarePROVIDES SUPPORT TO PERSONS IN THE PARISHES OF BETCHWORTH AND BROCKHAM WHO ARE ELDERLY, IN NEED OR SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Mildenhall Parish Charities
Social welfareGeneral benefit of the poor
Stoddart Samaritan Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareMake grants to persons of Rotherham and surrounding area who are in need, hardship or distress and are suffering from medical problems and would benefit from financial assistance to help in their recovery.
The Lothian Saint Anthony Trust
Social welfareRelief of need hardship or distress in underdeveloped countries principally but not exclusively through the agency of CAFOD
The Charlesworth Charity
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfarePROVISION OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR ELDERLY PEOPLE OF GOOD CHARACTER RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF CHAPELTHORPE
Newman Hall Home For Pensioners
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareProvision and maintenance of almshouses for poor persons of the Protestant faith who are pensioners.
Barford Relief In Need Charity
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe relief of poverty, sickness and old age and the advancement of education among the persons resident in the Parish of Barford.
The World Zarathushtrian Trust Fund
Social welfareCharities activities cover medical costs to the needy, amelioration of poverty, educational assistance and spreading the message of Zarathushtrian through seminars and conferences.
Rotary Club Of Kings Lynn Trinity Trust Fund
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareFOR 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. ACTIVITIES COVER U.K. & OVERSEAS NEEDS AND FUNDS ARE RAISED FROM STREET COLLECTIONS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND MEMBERS OR INDIVIDUALS ACTIVITIES FOR SPONSORSHIP.
The Mildenhall Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe work with a list of regular beneficiaries, but we also make grants to charities who meet the ethos of our trust, i.e. mainly Christian organisations working with the poor and disadvantaged.
Blakesley Parochial Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrants to students (post 16 education) and apprentices.Grants to widows of the parish.Grants to the poor (post retirement).Grants to pensioners.
Charity Of Margaret Moscrop
Social welfareGive financial support to persons resident in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert, Satley, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
The John Upton Charity
Social welfareTO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GAWSWORTH BY MEANS OF GRANT PAYMENTS
Crosby Ravensworth Relief In Need Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareEducation and Training, Medical Health and Sickness, Disability, Relief of Poverty for Children and Young People, Elderly and Old People and people with Disabilities. The charity makes grants to individuals and organisations. The charity operates exclusively within the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth, in Cumbria.
Greyfriars Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareGreyfriars Trust exists to make grants to charities focusing on homelessness, aid to children, disability, poverty and education for deprived individuals. Specific interest is in areas local to Bristol and Brighton.
London Children's Camp
Beneficiary group, Social welfareGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOCUSING ON LONDON DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.
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.