Social welfare Charities
Discover 7,374 Social welfare charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Oxsrad
Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareOXSRAD is a unique facility, providing sports and recreation facilities for 400 disabled children and adults. It is located on the east of Oxford and serves many disadvantaged communities. OXSRAD also has many able-bodied members who use the facilities. This integration of disabled and able-bodied is one of the fundamental aims of OXSRAD and lies at the heart of best practice.
Maritime Volunteer Service
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareThe charity (MVS) trains its members in maritime, engineering, operations and communications skills.The MVS has a policy of positive social inclusion and around 30% of members are from the disadvantaged sectors of society.MVS members use their skills to support local and national authorities in times of major events, emergencies both real and exercised and in civil resilience.
Christ Church Lands Charity
Religion, Social welfareRelief of hardship and distress in the parish of Christ Church, Bristol. Maintenance of the buildings and fabric of the Church and funding towards the stipend of the incumbent of the benefice.
The Benjamin Winegarten Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfarerelief of poverty, advancement of religion and religious education
The Gloucestershire Society
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe object of the charity is the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress. The trustees may relieve prsons in need by making grants of money to them or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them or making grants of money to other persons or bodies who provide goods, services or facilities to those in need.
Border Crossings Company Limited
Arts, Beneficiary group, Social welfareBorder Crossings works in intercultural performance, education, community projects and publishing. The charity produces theatre in collaboration with overseas partners, and with diverse UK communities. It produces festivals showcasing diverse, minority cultures. Each artistic project is accompanied by youth and education work, particularly with minority groups and disadvantaged young people.
Sir William Turner's Hospital
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social welfareThe provision of housing accommodation for persons over 60 years of age and of good character who are in need, hardship or distress, with a preference being given to those aged over 63 years of age who are members of the Church of England.
The Woolf Charitable Trust
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareThe Charity makes donations for the benefit of children and other charitable causes.The Charity sponsors visits to Childrens' care homes and hospices by the theatrical group, Magical Quests.The Charity supports the Society of Friends of Jewish Refugees and the Cinematograph Trades Benevolent Fund.
Whitstable Non-Ecclesiastical Charities
Social welfareThe Charity is financed from rents collected from properties owned in Whitstable and the surrounding area and from interest on invested funds. This income is then applied for the relief from hardship or distress of persons living in Whitstable.
W H Smith Benevolent Fund
Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfareProvide financial support to both serving and retired members of staff along with dependent family members who find themselves in severe financial difficulties, through no fault of their own. Provide recuperative holidays following long term sickness or after major surgery and support with palliative holidays for staff.
A T D Fourth World Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareIts objective is to provide relief to families in need of recuperation and rehabilitation by reason of their poverty or social/economic circumstances, both in the United Kingdom and countries overseas. TheTrust does not provide financial assistance to individuals.
The Master Pilots And Seamen Of The Corporation Of The Trinity House, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe main activities of the charity are the examination and licensing of deep sea pilots, the relief of poor mariners and their widows, and the provision of youth maritime training, the provision of maritime consultancy services, and the upkeep and conservation of ancient listed buildings.
Rand's Educational Foundation
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfareGrants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16.Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.
M B Foundation (also Known As Mossad Horav Moshe Aryeh Halevy)
Social welfareGranting of financial support by donation or loan to help relieve sickness and poverty; and to support Educational Institutions and individuals by way of donation or loan.
The John And Emma Gale Home
Housing, Social welfareProvision of Accommodation to be made available rent free or at such rent or other charge for the poor, aged or infirm born in Nottinghamshire.
The Silversmiths And Jewellers Charity
Social welfareTo support members of the Silversmiths & Jewellery industry, past and present, who have fallen on hard times.
Women's Health Information Support Centre LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWHISC is run by women for women to provide appropriate training, information and support, which addresses the needs of women within different communities in Liverpool who are disadvantaged in access to health care and education.
Charities Administered In Connection With The Institute Of Journalists
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFunds administered for the benefit of members of CIoJ and their dependents.
The London Taxi Drivers' Charity For Children
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo relieve disabled children, Children underprivileged by reason of health or poverty and children deprived of parental care.
Netley Christian Fellowship
Social welfareTo support the holding of regular services in Abbey Hall, Netley Abbey, and elsewhere in the area, provision of the stipend for a minister, and support to persons and organisations consistent with the objects of the charity. The charity also provides a drop-in advice service for local residents and hosts a "food bank" known as "Hound Basics" to serve the local area.
Sidmouth Voluntary Services
Beneficiary group, Social welfareWe provide services & friendship for the elderly & disabled in the Sid Valley area, supporting people in their daily lives by promoting independence, social inclusion & respecting the cultural traditions of our community.We offer transport to medical appointments; morning coffee & lunch at Twyford House; shopping trips; social outings; group events & room hire to local clubs, events & groups.
Calcutta Rescue Fund
Social welfareDonations & subscriptions are raised in the UK & applied for the relief of poverty sickness & advancement of education among the poor who live in & around Kolkata.
The Abbeyfield Knutsford Society LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareProvision of accommodation for lonely and elderly people in accordance with the aims and principles of the national Abbeyfield Society
Agudas Israel Community Services
Social welfareTo assist in the provision of orthodox education and the alleviation of poverty.
Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes
Beneficiary group, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare1) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSES FOR DESERVING POOR PERSONS WHO ARE RETIRED SEAMEN, WIDOWS OR DAUGHTERS BEING NOT LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS OF AGE.2) BENEFIT OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SAID ALMSHOUSES.
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.