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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.

The Linen And Woollen Stock Charity

Social welfare

The main objectives of the Charity are the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress and assisting those not for profit organisations in the community supporting the well being of the residents.

Latest Income: £1,027,662
Areas of Operation: Wigan
Status: Registered
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Tbf Trust

Social welfare

The charity seeks to maintain, advance and promote the Christian faith, and to relieve poverty and suffering, particularly of Christians suffering discrimination and persecution because of their faith. Grants are made to enable local project partners to support persecuted Christians in their areas. Assistance is also given to connected charities in circumstances that fall under these objects.

Latest Income: £1,016,859
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Drinks Trust

Health, Social welfare

The Drinks Trust is the trade charity for people who are currently working, or have worked, in the UK drinks industry in any role and in any sector, and our mission is to help colleagues who are facing a variety of difficult circumstances, including illness, disability, issues with stress or depression, and more.

Latest Income: £1,011,126
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Nucleus Community Action LTD

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

Nucleus combats poverty by providing advice and access to social welfare advice through telephone advice, face to face advice and representation.

Latest Income: £1,010,411
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brent Community Transport

Social welfare

The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Memorandum of Association on the 4th of June 1980 . The principle object of the company is to provide and to promote the education and relieve the need, hardship, distress, sickness and mental or physical handicap of persons resident or working in the London Borough of Brent and its surroundings districts.

Latest Income: £1,007,837
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Ner Yisroel Educational Trust

Social welfare

Education and training, relief of poverty and religious activities; assisting people of all ages.

Latest Income: £997,433
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Liverpool Community Transport Limited

Social welfare

L.C.T. is a not for profit organisation committed to provide a "Safe, Affordable, Reliable and Accessible transport and repair service to its City Wide Community Groups"

Latest Income: £992,571
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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Chesed Charity Trust

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raises funds and distributes to the poor and needy

Latest Income: £988,270
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Peace Hospice Care

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The charity operates a hospice called Peace Hospice Care. It provides comprehensive multidisciplinary specialist palliative care without charge and discrimination for the people of Hertfordshire. Services include daycare,inpatient care,home care,family support and spiritual care. Continuing support is provided for family and friends through into bereavement.

Latest Income: £988,000
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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West London Centre For Counselling

Health, Social welfare

To provide free counselling to residents of Hammersmith & Fulham

Latest Income: £987,404
Areas of Operation: Hammersmith And Fulham
Status: Registered
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Newark Emmaus Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

To relieve, mitigate and prevent poverty suffering and distress. To relieve in cases of need hardship or distress young persons who are homeless or likely to become homeless, provide or assist directly or indirectly in the provision of temporary accommodation for homeless young persons in the town of Newark-on-Trent, in the County of Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £985,588
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Catholic Apostolic Church - Trust Property Held In Connection Therewith

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian religion by making grants to assist the clergy, both active and retired and their dependants,in the major branches of the Christian church in the UK. The welfare of both poor members and widows of congregations of the Catholic Apostolic Church. The maintenance of remaining Catholic Apostolic Church buildings and their use for worship by other Churches as agreed.

Latest Income: £981,748
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Watford Sheltered Workshop Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Providing supported work experience and skills training to people who are disabled or disadvantaged, enabling them to contribute to the community and where possible progress into unsupported employment.

Latest Income: £981,372
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Andover Crisis And Support Centre

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Established to provide safe accommodation for women and women with children in need of a supportive environment together with an outreach centre, to those in the community experiencing violence and domestic abuse in their lives.

Latest Income: £970,621
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Lydney Dial-A-Ride And Community Transport

Social welfare

Community Transport - Dial-a-Ride service

Latest Income: £968,436
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Cranfield Trust

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Provides free management support to voluntary organisations addressing issues of poverty, disability and social exclusion, working with a register of volunteers from the commercial sector.

Latest Income: £965,278
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Hewer-White Trust

Social welfare

The primary object of the Hewer-White Trust is to provide financial or other assistance and relief to persons experiencing financial difficulties, or that require emotional or physical support with the provision of living accommodation, furnished or unfurnished.

Latest Income: £964,713
Areas of Operation: Stockport
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress.

Latest Income: £963,612
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Insurance Charities

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity's activities are to provide financial assistance towards the education and training and relief of need, hardship, sickness, disability, old age or distress of persons who are now or have been engaged in any aspect of the insurance industry and of children, spouses, partners, former spouses or partners and other relatives or dependants of such persons.

Latest Income: £959,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Limehouse Project LTD

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

The Limehouse Project was set up in 1984 in Tower Hamlets and manages and delivers an extensive range of services designed to implement the organisation's mission statement: to alleviate the difficulties and help realise the aspirations of the most disadvantaged members of local communities, particularly those of ethnic minority origin, women, young people and children.

Latest Income: £958,983
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Bourneheights Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Making grants to institutions to advance Jewish religous education and relieve poverty

Latest Income: £958,646
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The William Wates Memorial Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The trust aims to enhance the lives of disadvantaged young people (ages 5 - 19) mainly in London and the South East. The trust wishes to encourage disadvantaged and vulnerable young people away from anti-social behaviour and criminal activity, enabling them to fulfill their potential. the Trustees prefer to support projects that continue to have an impact after support has ended.

Latest Income: £949,801
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Community Ventures (middlesbrough) LTD

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

Education & Training, Relief of Poverty, Economic/community/development/employment

Latest Income: £948,625
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon

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

Provision of almshouses for older people in need as defined in the Charity's Scheme.Education support grants but area of benefit restricted to Abingdon.Grants to voluntary organizations in Abingdon who support the needy.Relief of poverty by providing essential goods to the needy.

Latest Income: £943,947
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Feed The Poor

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Health, Housing, Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Humanitarian Aid abroad & UK, includes Emergency Response, Feeding, Agriculture, Empowerment, Shelter, Health, Medical Aid & Equipment to Clinics and Hospitals, Orphans Sponsorship & Orphan related projects within Communities. Widows Assistance, Clean Water & Sanitary solutions. Provision of Education to the less fortunate and all that entails. Assistance to Community & homeless in UK.

Latest Income: £938,458
Areas of Operation: Various
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.