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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.

Bridgend Community Transport LTD

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provision of transport services for people who have a special need for such a service because they are: disabled; infirm; elderly; by reason of financial hardship hardship or social and economic circumstances; people with young children; young people; people living in isolated areas without adequate public transport. Voluntary and Charitable groups are also transport service beneficiaries.

Latest Income: £302,539
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Percy And Lily Reed Williams Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The charity tends to support charitable projects either very close to home - mainly in mid-Cornwall where these tend to be of a cultural nature - or in the developing world, where we tend to concentrate on the relief of poverty by supporting small-scale community projects.

Latest Income: £302,360
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Youth Support

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The principal activity is that of a charitable nature, namely to relieve poverty, suffering and distress among young people by providing advice, education, training and material help.

Latest Income: £299,823
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Tring Charities

Housing, Social welfare

Almshouse management and relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £299,516
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Vinelife Church Manchester

Religion, Social welfare

The stated aims of Vinelife Church Manchester are to promote the Christian religion and relieve poverty. We are a wholehearted community of Jesus followers, seeking God's kingdom in Manchester and beyond.

Latest Income: £298,933
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Falconer Trust

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Supporting The Falconer Children's Home and Orphanage in Zambia by :-1.sending out parcels of clothing, dried foods, and toiletries.2.forwarding gifts of money for the local needs of the home and helping with projects to aid the Home's immediate and long term development.

Latest Income: £297,403
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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The Society For The Relief Of The Homeless Poor

Housing, Social welfare

The society was formed to give help and relief to poor disadvantaged people.

Latest Income: £297,322
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Aldgate And Allhallows Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Foundation awards grants to individuals and organisations to meet the cost of education that is not the statutory responsibility of either central or local Government. Beneficaries must be permanent residents of either the City of London or the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Priority is given to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Latest Income: £297,318
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Chasehawk Limited

Religion, Social welfare

Promotion of the Orthodox Jewish faith and the relief of poverty

Latest Income: £297,277
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tower Hill Trust

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfare

The Trust's objectives are to use its income for the people in the Trust's area for:1) provision of gardens and open spaces2) support for recreation and leisure facilities3) support for education facilities4) relief of the aged, handicapped and poor.The Trust's area covers Great Tower Hill, Tower Hill and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Latest Income: £296,895
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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The Queen's Royal Hussars (the Queen's Own And Royal Irish) Regimental Charity

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Income is applied at the discretion of the trustees: In relieving individuals who are serving or former members of the regiment or former regiments and dependents who are in conditions of need., hardship or distress, by making grants to money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £295,549
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Eastbourne Blind Society

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Advice/support for visually impaired people in Eastbourne and environs. Contract with ESCC. Close community working. Low Vision Support Worker encouraging confidence and independence. Home visiting. Wide range of social activities. Demonstration and sales of low vision aids and equipment. Vision awareness advice/training. Rehabilitation modules. Audio Books library. Volunteering opportunities.

Latest Income: £295,375
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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BEIS Minchas Yitzchok Trust

Religion, Social welfare

The furtherance of Jewish education and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £294,864
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Shree Birmingham Pragati Mandal

Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

Charity aims and objectives are:1) Advancement of Education; 2) Relief of persons suffering in conditions of need, hardship and distress; 3) Advancement of Hindu religion;4) To advance the social, cultural and sports recreation or other leisure activities with the object of improving the quality of life.

Latest Income: £294,854
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Special Forces Club Benevolent Fund

Social welfare

The objective of the charity is to apply income and property to the support of those who served with the special forces or who organised resistance in enemy-occupied territories during the 1939-45 war, inclusive of relatives and dependants, together with special forces members who have served more recently.

Latest Income: £294,388
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Islamic Universal Association Limited

Religion, Social welfare

Helping the poor and needy, providing help, advice and information.

Latest Income: £292,903
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Greek Orthodox Community Of St George The Martyr

Education, Social welfare

Provide a place of worship and facilitiesfor the education and religious knowledge for Christian Orthodox, provide Saturday and Sunday schools for the community and particularly for the younger members, carry out many cultural and social events.

Latest Income: £292,208
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Egerton Youth Club

Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

Egerton Youth Club is a purpose-built leisure and sports facility that provides facilities for the young people of Knutsford and the surrounding area to meet and take part in sport, leisure and social activities.

Latest Income: £291,627
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Pepper Pot Centre

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

Provide facilities in social welfare, health & wellbeing, recreation,leisure with object of improving conditions of life,combating isolation, relieving needs of older people over 50,particularly African, Caribbean and other BME groups living in Kensington & Chelsea, surrounding boroughs and offer care services to those suffering physically.

Latest Income: £291,556
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Francis Katete Charitable Trust

Associations, Health, Social welfare

The Charity supports the sick and the poor mainly at St Francis Hospital, Katete in Zambia as well as other projects within the Eastern Province of Zambia

Latest Income: £287,891
Areas of Operation: Zambia
Status: Registered
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The Fitzrovia Trust

Social welfare

To preserve for CAMDEN & WESTMINSTER & surrounding whatever heritage in buildings or landTo prevent or relieve poverty in Camden and Westminster and surrounding areas by:Provision of affordable accommodation to individuals and/or other organisations working to prevent or relieve povertyWorking in partnership with other organisations in the provision of services or facilities in Fitzrovia

Latest Income: £286,859
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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St Joseph's Society

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Relief of Poverty Accomodation/Housing Elderly/Old PeopleProvides Buildings

Latest Income: £286,629
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Swan Women's Centre

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

Improving women and girls mental health & emotional wellbeing. Providing targeted support for those affected by mental ill health, domestic abuse, inequality, poverty, isolation and loneliness. Counselling : Befriending; Holistic Therapies and Advocacy to support progression and recovery. Support groups for women and girls to understand and manage depression, anxiety, loss and grief.

Latest Income: £286,288
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Lyttelton Well Limited

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian religon by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ; the relief of poverty, sickness and distress; the relief and rehabilitation of the mentally ill and of disabled persons; the relief of the aged; the promotion of charitable work of churches in Malvern.We do this by running a community cafe, bookshop, counselling service, chapliancy service, and foodbank.

Latest Income: £285,988
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Accident Rescue Service

Professions, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Providing immediate care to accident victims. All active members are qualified general practitioners or paramedics. Respond only to 999 calls for which they receive no form of renumeration whatsoever. Our charity provides for their clothing, equipment and training up to the required NHS standard.

Latest Income: £284,482
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
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.