Social welfare Charities
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Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe 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
Catchinglives
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe 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.
Dushinsky Trust Limited
Religion, Social welfareTo assist in the provision of orthodox jewish education and to alleviate poverty.
Perdiswell Young Peoples Leisure Club
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfarePerdiswell 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.
The Phillips And Rubens Charitable Trust
Research, Social welfareThe 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.
Highgate Newtown Community Partners
Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Health, Leisure, Social welfareWe 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
The Womens' Centre Sutton
Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Social welfareSupport 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
Hounslow Action For Youth Association
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo 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.
Wytham Hall Limited
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfareThe 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
World Abilitysport Federation LTD
Leisure, Social welfareWorld 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.
Pan Intercultural Arts
Beneficiary group, Social welfarePan 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.
The Royal Masonic Trust For Girls And Boys
Associations, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareAssistance 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.
Auto Cycle Union Benevolent Fund
Social welfareThe 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.
The Vintners' Foundation
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social welfareAssist 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.
The Carole And Geoffrey Lawson Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe 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.
The Company Of Chartered Surveyors Charitable Trust Fund (1992)
Social welfareRelief of poverty, advancement of education and awarding prizes for members of the Chartered Surveyors profession.
The Greek Orthodox Community Of St Demetrios Of Edmonton
Education, Social welfare-Runs the church-Provides: School & Food Bank
Mencap Liverpool
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure, Social welfareA 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
The Emmott Foundation Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe 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.
The French Huguenot Church Of London Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareUnder 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.
Land And Possessions Of The Poor Of Ely Otherwise Parsons' Charity
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareMaking 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
Christina Noble Childrens Foundation Limited
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareTHE 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.
The Nightingale Centre (unitarian)
Beneficiary group, Social welfareA 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.
The Merchant Venturers Charity
Facilities, Social welfareTHE 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.
Municipal Charities Of Dover
Beneficiary group, Social welfareRELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE;
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.