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Discover 23,578 Social welfare charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

23,578
Charities
£14,612,203,955
Total Income
£515,149
Avg Income
86.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Hospice Of St Mary Of Furness

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

St Mary's Hospice is the dedicated provider in South Cumbria of comprehensive specialised supportive and palliative care for people with life limiting conditions. Facilities and services are available to all adults who are facing the end of life, and to their families, carers and the bereaved.

Latest Income: £5,649,751
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Child Poverty Action Group

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Child Poverty Action Group is a charity, working for children in the UK. We believe no child should grow up in hardship or lose out through poverty. Our aim is to prevent and end child poverty by advocating evidence-based solutions to policy-makers and providing accurate information and advice so families can access the financial support they need.

Latest Income: £5,638,560
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Microloan Foundation

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

We are a not-for-profit microfinace institution focussing on sub-saharan africa. Our mission is to significantly reduce the depth and breadth of poverty in the communities within which we operate. We do this by lending money to groups of rural women to help them build sustainable businesses, and by providing meaningful training and ongoing mentoring support.

Latest Income: £5,609,337
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To advance education, to promote the preservation and protection of good health, both mental and physical, and to relieve poverty and sickness within the community of the county of Lincolnshire, in particular by the making of grants to individuals and organisations in furtherance of said charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £5,592,387
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Riverside Estuary Limited

Environment, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity's objects are (a) to provide housing, accommodation and assistance to help house people and associated facilities and amenities for poor people or for the relief of aged, disabled (whether physically or mentally) or chronically sick people; (b) any other object that can be carried out by a company registered as a provider of social housing with the Regulator.

Latest Income: £5,586,000
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Moreshet Hatorah LTD

Religion, Social welfare

the advancement of the education of persons expressing the orthodox Jewish faith,the advancement of the orthodox Jewish faith, and the relief of poverty in the orthodox Jewish community

Latest Income: £5,584,721
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Ct4n Charitable Trust

Social welfare

Provision of localised accessible transport services to local residents and groups who have a specific mobility need not covered by normal public transport.

Latest Income: £5,565,739
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Involve Kent

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To improve health, empowering people and communities to live well and tackling the root causes of ill health including isolation, loneliness, disadvantage and frailty.

Latest Income: £5,548,381
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Women's Aid Federation Of England

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Women's Aid is the national charity for women and children working to end domestic abuse. We are a federation of nearly 180 organisations providing just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across the country. Women's Aid also runs online support services, as well as providing expert training, qualifications and consultancy to a range of agencies and professionals.

Latest Income: £5,493,384
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Humber Learning Consortium

Social welfare

Working throughout the Humber and Yorkshire region, HLC seeks to improve access to learning for disadvantaged and marginalised communities and individuals

Latest Income: £5,490,510
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Union Of The Sisters Of Mercy Of Great Britain

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

We carry out our Mission of Mercy inspired by the Gospel values and guided by the charism of the Congregation which is to benefit the public, particularly women and children and those who are poor.This commitment is manifested in:-? Social and Pastoral works-? Residential Care Homes-? Education-? Overseas Missions

Latest Income: £5,472,959
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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First Light South West LTD

Social welfare

First Light provide specialist support to victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse including advice and support through the criminal justice process, therapeutic support, crisis intervention and Sexual Assault Referral Centre services.

Latest Income: £5,464,897
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St. David's Hospice

Health, Social care, Social welfare

St David's Hospice is an adult palliative care facility with fourteen registered beds providing symptom relief, respite and end of life care. There is also a day unit for up to ten patients four days per week, and a bereavement and counselling service for one day per week. All care is free at the point of delivery.

Latest Income: £5,452,765
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Oxfordshire Community Churches

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Social welfare

To advance the Christian religion and education and to relieve poverty, hardship and distress across Oxfordshire and in many other parts of the world. This is primarily done through the activity of 11 established churches and through schools, pre-schools and outreach workers as well as supporting overseas workers.

Latest Income: £5,446,026
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mifal Hachesed Vehatzedokoh

Religion, Social welfare

To advance the orthodox Jewish faith, to advance orthodox Jewish Religious education, to relieve poverty, sickness and infirmity amongst members of the Jewish Faith.

Latest Income: £5,439,490
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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St George's Crypt

Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

ST GEORGE'S CRYPT PROVIDES PRACTICAL CARE AND SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS, DESTITUTE AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. IT OPERATES IN THE LEEDS AREA. THE CRYPT RUNS ONE HOSTEL FOR PEOPLE WITH A BACKGROUND OF ADDICTION; IT ALSO PROMOTES A PROGRAMME OF TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVELY PROMOTES RESETTLEMENT. THE CRYPT IS A FAITH-BASED CHARITY.THE CHARITY ALSO RUNS THREE SHOPS .

Latest Income: £5,420,426
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Mayfair Charities Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The charity receives income from its investment properties, cash deposit fixed asset listed investments and subsidiaries which it utilises in the provision and distribution of grants, donations and loans for charitable purposes to organisations & institutions engaged in the provision of education & promotion of religious observance within the Tenets of Orthodox Judaism & for the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £5,416,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Easy Housing Association

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Housing, Social welfare

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY & UNEMPLOYMENT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION & THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ECONOMICAL & SOCIAL DISADVANTAGED MEMBER OF SOCIETY, SUCH AS THE MINORITY ETHIC COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS, ELDERLY PEOPLE, DISABLED & THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT.

Latest Income: £5,387,709
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Wilberforce Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

Provision of tenanted accommodation,support staff, training & rehabilitation services, learning & social activities for children & adults. Equipment training & provision including, Information technology devices. Comprehensive advice and guidance, living with visual impairment including other disabilities specialist training for care workers, companies & other services. Community services.

Latest Income: £5,384,501
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Imago Community

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the local government district of Kent and its neighbourhood but also elsewhere, and in particular the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnership working between sectors and relevant bodies.

Latest Income: £5,363,702
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Everton In The Community

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The core activities of Everton in the Community include programmes in the following areas; Schools, Disability, Mens Health, Employment Programmes, Multi Sports, Social Inclusion, Women and Girls and Volunteer Programmes.Each programme is adapted according to the area of work to include educational and activity based learning to help improve the health and well being of those taking part.

Latest Income: £5,344,495
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Honourable Artillery Company

Armed forces, Social welfare

Support of the HAC Regiment (a Reserve Unit of the Army), a Detachment of the City of London Special Constabulary, Benevolent Fund and ceremonial Sub-units (The Pikemen & Musketeers and the Light Cavalry), Conservation of the Company's Estate and Preservation of the Company's Treasures; by assisting with recruitment, Sustaining Company Membership and ensuring Long-Term Sustainability.

Latest Income: £5,322,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Masonic Trust For Girls And Boys

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The objects of the Charity shall be for the relief of poverty and the advancement of education by the assistance of such children inclusive of adopted children, step-children and children of the family of any age of Freemasons under the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of England as the Trustee consider from time to time are in need of assistance.

Latest Income: £5,314,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mercy To Humanity

Beneficiary group, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION 1.2 TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, REFUGEES, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS 1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND PEOPLE IN NEED

Latest Income: £5,272,913
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ashiana Sheffield

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Social welfare

Ashiana has over thirty years' experience of working with Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic & Refugee (BAMER) adults, children & young people fleeing domestic & sexual abuse, forced marriage, human trafficking, gang violence & 'honour'-based violence. Ashiana offers safe accommodation & floating support to women & children, support & services for trafficked men & women in the UK on an outreach basis.

Latest Income: £5,225,748
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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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.