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Social welfare Charities

Discover 7,374 Social welfare charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

7,374
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.

Family Holiday Charity

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of holidays for disadvantaged families.

Latest Income: £1,265,193
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Harbour Foundation

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The principal activities of the company and the charity are those of providing relief of poverty, suffering and distress among refugees and other homeless people, the homeless, advancement of education, learning and research, and to make donations to any institution established for charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales.

Latest Income: £1,263,741
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Northampton Hope Centre

Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Hope is a progressive anti-poverty charity helping anyone affected by poverty and exclusion, through services, campaigning and advocacy.We alleviate the immediate and ongoing impact of poverty, through providing basic services like food, clothing and shelter, alongside work to help those experiencing homelessness, mental health and addictions to overcome these and make lasting life changes

Latest Income: £1,254,550
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Counties

Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

COUNTIES seeks to communicate the Christian faith in a culturally relevant way, across England and Wales, and encourage churches in mission through Evangelists, Exhibitions & other resources. It actively supports self-employed Evangelists, who are involved in a wide range of initiatives including local churches, schools, universities, prisons, markets, agricultural shows and door-to-door contacts.

Latest Income: £1,241,745
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Liverpool Church Of England Council For Social Aid (incorporated)

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Economic and community development, Education, Religion, Social welfare

Established 1823. Key role managing Adelaide House Women's Approved Premises. Adelaide creatively supports female offenders with complex needs offering dynamic alternatives to custody (e.g. training, employment, domestic abuse provision, outreach initiatives & personal development). Promoting awareness of women issues, penal affairs and domestic abuse in Liverpool Diocese & Greater Merseyside.

Latest Income: £1,241,601
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Prudential Staff Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The objective of the Trust is the relief in cases of need, hardship or distress of persons who are either pensioners or past or present full time or part time employees or their dependants of Prudential Plc or of companies whose ultimate parent company is Prudential Plc.

Latest Income: £1,233,875
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bryony House Limited

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Providing care and support for the elderly frail and financial assistance in cases of hardship.

Latest Income: £1,229,274
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Sidlife Limited

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of accommodation, care and companionship for lonely or frail elderly people in accordance with the aims and principles of SidLife Ltd.

Latest Income: £1,227,225
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Achiezer Arad

Associations, Social welfare

Pay or apply the whole of the income and the capital of the Trust Fund to or towards or in furtherance or for the benefit of such one or more charities, charitable institutions or charitable purposes in any part of the world in such shares and in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion may from time to time determine and in particular for the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £1,222,298
Areas of Operation: Canada
Status: Registered
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Care And Relief For The Young

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

CRY is an international Christian Children's charity with the mission to empower children in the world's most disadvantaged nations to rise beyond poverty under the leadership of local champions.

Latest Income: £1,222,026
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bt Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The object of the charity, as set out in its constitution, is the relief of financial hardship among BT employees past and present and their dependants and this is the principle activity.

Latest Income: £1,219,135
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Madni Trust

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

To provide a postive framwork for education, training and employment opportunities for those members of the community that it represents that may be disadvantaged due to cultural and religious reason.

Latest Income: £1,202,372
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Architects Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Architects Benevolent Society offers confidential advice, support and financial assistance to the architectural community and their families in times of need.

Latest Income: £1,201,883
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Toldos Yaakov Yosef Institutions Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Religion, Social welfare

THE CHARITY RUNS A DAY SCHOOL WITH THREE DEPARTMENTS FOR NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE CHARITY IS ALSO MAKES GRANTS FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Latest Income: £1,201,352
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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The Unity Centre Limited

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

The principle activity and objects of the company during the year under review, in line with its constitution, continued to be the creation of employment via the establishment of small business, together with the provision of nursery and gymnasium facilities to provide services for all, especially the unemployed and deprived of Sheffield.

Latest Income: £1,195,538
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Christian Action And Resource Enterprise LTD

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relieving poverty, hardship and distress in Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the surrounding area North East Lincolnshire

Latest Income: £1,191,040
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Children's Adventure Farm Trust LTD

Beneficiary group, Social care, Social welfare

The charity offers holidays, activity days and respite facilities for disadvantaged children, who may have life limiting conditions, chronic sickness, disabilities or come from extremely impoverished backgrounds.

Latest Income: £1,188,487
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Vale Domestic Abuse Services

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Atal y Fro is committed to the elimination of domestic violence, helping families to break the cycle of domestic abuse - to live together safely or separate amicably.

Latest Income: £1,184,889
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Sobell Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The Sobell Foundation is a grant-making trust. Funding is generally restricted to charities working in the following fields: medical care and treatment; care and education for physically and mentally disabled people; homelessness; and care and support for the elderly and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In Israel only the Trustees support coexistence and immigrant absorption projects.

Latest Income: £1,184,037
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Green House Bristol

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

The Green House enables access to specialistcounselling, psychotherapy and other psychological treatments. We encourage personalresilience and wellbeing following the experience ofsexual assault or abuse. We achieve our mission by delivering innovative andproven interventions, advocating locally and nationally,undertaking, research and informing policy.

Latest Income: £1,178,306
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Wintercomfort For The Homeless

Housing, Social welfare

The relief of poverty, sickness and distress among people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who are suffering from social, economic and emotional distress.

Latest Income: £1,175,453
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Sandra Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Health, Professions, Social welfare

Providing support to a wide variety of beneficiaries including nurses, charities involved in animal welfare and research, environmental protection, relief of poverty and youth development.

Latest Income: £1,169,592
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Inquest Charitable Trust

Crime and Justice, Saving of lives, Social welfare

INQUEST was founded in 1981 following a number of controversial deaths in police and prison custody. It is the only charitable organisation in England and Wales that provides an independent, free legal and advice service to bereaved people on inquest procedures and their rights in the Coroner's Court and the civil courts.

Latest Income: £1,168,538
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Money For Madagascar

Social welfare

Our mission is to enable Malagasy people to reduce poverty and protect the environment through sustainable, community-led initiatives. Our projects tackle many of the key issues facing Madagascar today: extreme poverty, poor health and education, food insecurity, the destruction of natural forests and the loss of bio-diversity.

Latest Income: £1,167,788
Areas of Operation: Madagascar
Status: Registered
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The Joshua Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Support of religious organisations, institutions of higher and further education, and institutions caring for the poor and sick together with grants to individuals who qualify as Charitable beneficiaries in accordance with English Law.

Latest Income: £1,165,166
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 7,374 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?

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 social welfare charities?

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 social welfare charities?

Across all 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 social welfare charities?

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.