Social welfare Charities
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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.
Forest Peoples Programme
Charitable activities, Social welfareTo support indigenous and tribal forest peoples to promote their collective and individual rights, secure their lands and manage thier natural resources to build their capacity to carry out actions for the long-term relief of poverty and to educate policy makers and civil society about their concerns and aspirations.
Winter Sports Foundation
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareTo promote for the inhabitants of the UK the provision of facilities, for winter sports for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare
Wigan And Leigh Hospice
Health, Social welfareThe Charity provides specialist palliative care services to enhance the quality of life of individuals living with a life threatening, incurable illness. Advice and support is also offered to carers during the illness of the patient and in bereavement. The Charity aims to provide evidence based palliative care education both in house and through out reach educational programmes.
The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community Of London
Religion, Social welfareThe objects for which the Charity has been established is to promote and advance the Islamic Religion in accordance with the principles of the Shia Ithna-Asheri Sharia and to provide for the relief of poverty among Muslims of the Shia Ithna-Asheri faith.
Safe Families For Children
Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social welfareThe objectives are 1) provision of relief to families in crisis from poverty, conflict, hardship, homelessness, ill health or addiction 2) relief of needs of overwhelmed and resource limited parents and their children through the provision of safe, temporary family stays for their children and 3) protection of the physical and mental health of the children. Support provided through volunteers.
Christian Blind Mission (united Kingdom) Limited
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareCBM UK transforms the lives of people with disabilities, their families and communities in the poorest places in the world. We work with local partners to prevent and cure diseases that cause disability and build a world where people with disabilities can fulfil their potential, helping them access healthcare and education, build sustainable livelihoods and play an active role in their community
Muslim Charity Helping The Needy
Beneficiary group, Education, Health, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfareMuslim Charity's mission has evolved effectively over the last few years. Muslim Charity continues to provide emergency relief during and after a disaster has struck, but also focuses on addressing underlying causes of poverty,such as health, education and economic development.Building Hospitals, Safe drinking water, Schools,Orphan sponsorship projects are the core target of Muslim Charity.
Musicians Benevolent Fund
Arts, Social welfareThe Musicians Benevolent Fund relieves need amongst professional musicians and their dependants and advances musical education for young musicians.
Internet Watch Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFoster trust and confidence in the Internet.Assist Internet service providers to combat online child abuse content.Assist law enforcement in the fight against online child abuse content
North Devon Hospice
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareThe provision of specialist care to patients with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses in order to help the patient have the best quality of life in the time left by responding appropriately to their physical,emotional and spiritual needs.To support family members both before death and during the period of bereavement.
Ealing Community Transport
Social welfareEaling Community Transport delivers safe, accessible and affordable community transport for communities across the UK. IT provides flexible and responsive transport solutions to communities with unmet transport needs. ECT's services enable people with mobility difficulties or those who lack access to ordinary public transport to live independent lives and participate in their communities.
Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureaux
Charitable activities, Social welfareCitizens Advice Plymouth provides impartial confidential advice and information in particular but without limitation for the benefit of the community in Plymouth and its surrounding areas and particularly to those who are most disadvantaged. We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.
Students' Union Royal Holloway University Of London
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfareOur activities include the following service provision to our students; representation, welfare, sporting clubs & cultural societies, volunteering, skills development,campaigning, social activities and entertainments, media, fundraising, employment, accomodation, safety transport, market days, sustainability initiatives, equality and liberation initiatives, employability.
N-Compass Towards A Brighter Future Limited
Social welfareThe relief of those in need by reason of facing disadvantage through illness, disability, age, the demands of the carers role, social exclusion or adverse life events, by providing information and services to enable those people to improve their quality of life. The advancement of education to address the difficulties faced by disadvantaged people seeking to express themselves.
Lucille Foundation
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareThe Lucille Foundation is an independent grant-making charitable trust. We fund organisations in the developing world and the UK that promote community empowerment and fight poverty and environmental degradation. The Lucille Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.
Suffolk Community Foundation
Social welfareThe promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Suffolk including but not limited to the advancement of education, the protection of good health both mental and physical and the relief of poverty and sickness.
Friends Of Mercaz Hatorah Belz Macnivka
Associations, Religion, Social welfareThe primary purpose of the charity is to support the charitable activities of the Mercaz Hatorah Belz Mcnivka in Jerusalem, Israel. Other charitable activities include the relief of poverty, hardship and distress amongst residents of Israel and the advancement of the Orthodox Jewish education.
Global Charities
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareThe charity improves the lives of disadvantaged people by working with small charities across the UK. We work across four key areas: providing shelter and safety, supporting physical and mental health, improving life skills, and preventing isolation. We award grants, raise awareness and run learning programmes for small charities.
The Bread And Butter Thing.
Beneficiary group, Social welfareActivities focus on the relief of poverty premiums in low income families. The charity is building a membership model, whereby families with low disposable income will be offered the provision of a basket of services i.e. weekly supply of fresh food, to help that income go further, in return for a low membership fee. We have numerous venues across the UK.
The Norland Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe advancement of education in early years education, and the promotion of social inclusion among children of early years age and their families / carers who are socially excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of their social and economic position.
The St Peter And St James Charitable Trust
Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareTo provide specialist short & longer-term integrated palliative & end of life care to people with terminal & life limiting conditions in Sussex. To provide pre & post bereavement care and support to the families & friends of our patients. To provide specialist support, advice & education to patients, families, health care professionals & other providers in respect of palliative & end of life care.
Sunderland Counselling Service
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareSCS provides counselling and psychological therapy services in and around the City of Sunderland and the North of England to relieve suffering and distress, due to bereavement, loss or other life issues. We provide counselling and talking therapy services for adults, young people and children, and specialist services for survivors of rape and sexual abuse and people with life limiting illnesses.
Variety The Children's Charity
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare(1) promote and provide for the care and upbringing of sick, disabled and disadvantaged children within the UK(2) advancement of education and the relief of financial need of children within the UK(3) provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for children in the interests of their social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for such children
North London Welfare And Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareRaising funds from public for the relief of financial hardship either generally or individually of people living primarily in North London by making grants of money for providing or paying for items services or facilities.The promotion of any other exclusively charitable objects such as the trustees see fit.
Islamic Aid
Religion, Social welfareOriginally founded in 2000 as a trust (1078489) and became a CIO in 2021 (No 1189918), enhancing transparency, accountability and capacity to steward donor funds. Its mission is the Prevention or Relief of Poverty, including strengthening public systems in healthcare, education and livelihoods to create sustainable, community-anchored solutions through the ELEVATUM Framework for lasting impact.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 23,578 registered social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the social welfare charities by income?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 social welfare charities?
Social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £14.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for social welfare charities?
Across all social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of social welfare charities?
Social welfare charities have an average annual income of £515k. 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.