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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.

Ellerman Lines Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

To assist Employees, ex Employees or relatives of the Ellerman Ltd. group of Companies who are suffering financial difficulties.

Latest Income: £15,294
Areas of Operation: South Africa
Status: Registered
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The Vronhaul (llandinam) Charity

Religion, Social welfare

The 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.

Latest Income: £15,275
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Edward Fairthorne Memorial

Social welfare

RELIEF 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)

Latest Income: £15,249
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Eastbury Furze Trust

Social welfare

To provide relief to those in need.

Latest Income: £15,229
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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The Nayland-With-Wissington Community Council

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

To 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

Latest Income: £15,177
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Melton Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants (or pays for goods or services) to relieve need, distress or hardship of residents of Melton, Suffolk, individually or corporately.

Latest Income: £15,154
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Burgess Hill And District Trust Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Making 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.

Latest Income: £15,117
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Richard Smedley's Charity

Social welfare

Relief of hardship either generally or individually of persons resident in the ares of benefit.

Latest Income: £15,082
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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A W Gale Charitable Trust

Environment, Social welfare

Assistance for disability, hardship and nature conservation causes.

Latest Income: £15,076
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Betchworth United Charities

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PERSONS IN THE PARISHES OF BETCHWORTH AND BROCKHAM WHO ARE ELDERLY, IN NEED OR SUFFERING HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Latest Income: £15,050
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Mildenhall Parish Charities

Social welfare

General benefit of the poor

Latest Income: £15,043
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Stoddart Samaritan Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Make 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.

Latest Income: £14,979
Areas of Operation: Rotherham
Status: Registered
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The Lothian Saint Anthony Trust

Social welfare

Relief of need hardship or distress in underdeveloped countries principally but not exclusively through the agency of CAFOD

Latest Income: £14,970
Areas of Operation: Syria
Status: Registered
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The Charlesworth Charity

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

PROVISION OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION FOR POOR ELDERLY PEOPLE OF GOOD CHARACTER RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF CHAPELTHORPE

Latest Income: £14,865
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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Newman Hall Home For Pensioners

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provision and maintenance of almshouses for poor persons of the Protestant faith who are pensioners.

Latest Income: £14,847
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Barford Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The relief of poverty, sickness and old age and the advancement of education among the persons resident in the Parish of Barford.

Latest Income: £14,790
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The World Zarathushtrian Trust Fund

Social welfare

Charities activities cover medical costs to the needy, amelioration of poverty, educational assistance and spreading the message of Zarathushtrian through seminars and conferences.

Latest Income: £14,737
Areas of Operation: Pakistan
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Kings Lynn Trinity Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, 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. ACTIVITIES COVER U.K. & OVERSEAS NEEDS AND FUNDS ARE RAISED FROM STREET COLLECTIONS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND MEMBERS OR INDIVIDUALS ACTIVITIES FOR SPONSORSHIP.

Latest Income: £14,729
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Mildenhall Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

We 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.

Latest Income: £14,724
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Blakesley Parochial Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grants to students (post 16 education) and apprentices.Grants to widows of the parish.Grants to the poor (post retirement).Grants to pensioners.

Latest Income: £14,720
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Margaret Moscrop

Social welfare

Give financial support to persons resident in the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Cuthbert, Satley, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £14,689
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The John Upton Charity

Social welfare

TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GAWSWORTH BY MEANS OF GRANT PAYMENTS

Latest Income: £14,652
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Crosby Ravensworth Relief In Need Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Education 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.

Latest Income: £14,641
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Greyfriars Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Greyfriars 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.

Latest Income: £14,618
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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London Children's Camp

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOCUSING ON LONDON DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN.

Latest Income: £14,605
Areas of Operation: 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.