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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.

Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Society exists to recognise those who have worked within the commerce of shipbroking and shipowning and are in need of assistance; to provide financial assistance where appropriate and provide friendship, care and support where financial assistance is not required; and to provide support, financial or otherwise, to the spouses, widowers, widows, children or dependents of such persons

Latest Income: £485,458
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Catchinglives

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

The charity's mission is to provide a high quality, professionally-run service, utilising the skills of staff and volunteers to progress people out of the trap of destitution swiftly, comprehensively and lastingly; to promote the relief of poverty, sickness and distress among persons in need, including those not catered for by existing statutory or voluntary services within the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £484,781
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Dushinsky Trust Limited

Religion, Social welfare

To assist in the provision of orthodox jewish education and to alleviate poverty.

Latest Income: £478,598
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Perdiswell Young People's Leisure Club is a well established, self-supporting, independent, charitable organisation, our aims are to help and educate young people in the City of Worcester and surrounding districts and to support other charitable organisations, with the emphasis on individuals who are in some way disadvantaged.

Latest Income: £477,027
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Phillips And Rubens Charitable Trust

Research, Social welfare

The trustees receive applications for donations from a wide variety of charitable institutions including those engaged in medical and ancillary services (including medical research), education, helping the disabled and old aged, relieving poverty, providing sheltered accommodation, developing the arts etc. In the year the trustees made donations of ?233,379 to a wide variety of charities.

Latest Income: £474,894
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Highgate Newtown Community Partners

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfare

We work with all ages: provide facilities for sports & wellbeing, opportunities for arts & crafts sessions,activities for children, young people & community support. Core projects: community lunch club, free exercise & pottery for over 60s, dementia cafe, crisis food parcels, free activities for under 5s, community events, art programmes for all ages, after school activities including woodwork

Latest Income: £474,420
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Womens' Centre Sutton

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Social welfare

Support and services for women to improve lives and status for all women in the area. Counselling, Freedom Programme for victims of domestic/sexual abuse. IT support for women returning to work, English as a Second Language classes, creche facilities, mother and toddler group. Activities such as Art Therapy and various workshops

Latest Income: £473,966
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Hounslow Action For Youth Association

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To promote and develop programmes to meet the social, cultural and educational needs for children and young people within LB Hounslow, particularly those at risk of social exclusion, including the creation of safe environments for young people to develop their skills, promote social responsibility and encourage their active participation in the organisation of these programmes.

Latest Income: £473,427
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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Wytham Hall Limited

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The objects of the charity are:1)The provision of assistance and in particular residential care for men and women who through poverty, homelessness or age cannot readily obtain such care and2)To promote,undertake and sponsor research into the special needs of the poor, the homeless and the aged and3)The training and education of medical students

Latest Income: £472,540
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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World Abilitysport Federation LTD

Leisure, Social welfare

World Abilitysport focuses on providing sport opportunities for persons with physical impairments in the UK and across the globe. The Games programme host international multi-sport events providing recreational and elite sport opportunities for physically impaired athletes. Through education and training, we promotes barrier-free opportunities and social inclusion through the power of sport.

Latest Income: £469,449
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Pan Intercultural Arts

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Pan works across cultures, faiths and experiences to use the arts to empower young people to effect change in their lives, both in the UK and internationally. We particularly focus on disadvantaged groups and individuals who feel they have no voice to express their problems and no routes to re-imagine themselves and their futures.

Latest Income: £468,806
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Masonic Trust For Girls And Boys

Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Assistance is provided in a variety of ways to relieve poverty and advance education. Childrenand young people are supported in a wide range of educational environments, including state and private schools, colleges and universities. Support is aimed at helping beneficiaries to receive the education and training they need to achieve their potential and succeed in life.

Latest Income: £467,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The object of the fund is to provide benefit to the past and present members and their dependents of clubs affiliated to the Auto Cycle Union Ltd (ACU) by way of grants, loans, educational fees or otherwise as the administrative committee may deem fit and proper in deserving cases of necessity and hardship.

Latest Income: £466,638
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Vintners' Foundation

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Assist charities concerned with relief of the poor, destitute and homeless in Greater London.Assist charities concerned with treating the social effects of alcohol.Support young people, youth projects and designated educational establishments in London.Support certain other charities, as put forward by Liverymen of the Vintners' Company.Assist other charitable causes as agreed by trustees.

Latest Income: £466,136
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Carole And Geoffrey Lawson Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The trustee's policy is to consider appeals from charitable causes with a previous track record covering the welfare of children, relief of poverty advancement of arts and education.

Latest Income: £465,527
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Company Of Chartered Surveyors Charitable Trust Fund (1992)

Social welfare

Relief of poverty, advancement of education and awarding prizes for members of the Chartered Surveyors profession.

Latest Income: £463,437
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Greek Orthodox Community Of St Demetrios Of Edmonton

Education, Social welfare

-Runs the church-Provides: School & Food Bank

Latest Income: £459,480
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Mencap Liverpool

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

A local charity affiliated to but financially independent of the Royal Mencap Society.We work in Liverpool and Sefton with adults who have a mild- moderate learning disability. We aim to prevent social isolation and enable people to progress. We provide: outreach; befriending; a range of social groups and physical activities; workshops; volunteering, employability and LD awareness

Latest Income: £454,633
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Emmott Foundation Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The present policy of the Council is to make grants direct to schools to assist towards Sixth Form school fees for students with high academic standards and whose families are experiencing severe financial hardship.

Latest Income: £450,914
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The French Huguenot Church Of London Charitable Trust

Religion, Social welfare

Under the provisions of the governing scheme, income of the Church Fund is paid to the Consistory of The French Protestant Church of London for its purposes, income of the Educational Fund is applied for the promotion of education of persons aged under 25 and income of the Hardship Fund (formerly the Poor Fund) is applied to reduce need, hardship and stress for certain categories of people.

Latest Income: £450,524
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Land And Possessions Of The Poor Of Ely Otherwise Parsons' Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Making grants towards the relief of financial hardship, education, training and for medical needs including grants to other charities and community organisations.Also providing dwellings (almshouses) and supporting the residents who live them.All above activities are limited to an area of benefit which corresponds with the LocalGovernment area administered by the City of Ely Council

Latest Income: £449,847
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Christina Noble Childrens Foundation Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

THE CHRISTINA NOBLE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION CNCF IS A BRITISH REGISTERED NGO ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA. ALIGNED WITH THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, CNCF BREAKS INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE,RURAL CAPITAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES EMPOWERING DISADVANATGED CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

Latest Income: £448,250
Areas of Operation: Mongolia
Status: Registered
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The Nightingale Centre (unitarian)

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

A Unitarian conference centre based in the village of Great Hucklow, Derbyshire to further the religious and other charitable work of the Unitarian and Free Christian Churches including: (a) the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, financial hardship or other disadvantage; and (b) the provision of facilities for the education of students of educational establishments.

Latest Income: £447,467
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Merchant Venturers Charity

Facilities, Social welfare

THE AIM OF THE CHARITY IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL, PARTICULARLY THE YOUNG, AGED AND DISADVANTAGED; TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND THE ACQUISITION OF SKILLS BY SUPPORTING EDUCATION; TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND TO HELP PRESERVE THE OPEN SPACES AND HERITAGE FOR WHICH THE MERCHANT VENTURERS ARE RESPONSIBLE.

Latest Income: £447,297
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Municipal Charities Of Dover

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;

Latest Income: £447,187
Areas of Operation: Kent
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.