Social welfare Charities
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Municipal Charities
Housing, Social welfareTo serve residents and organisations of the City of Lichfield in a charitable capacity provision of Alms houses and help with the poor and needy.
The Double 'o' Charity Limited
Social welfareThe primary objective of the charity is to engage in charitable activities such as the relief of poverty, preservation of health and the advancement of education.
Churches In Reading Drop-In Centre
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareCIRDIC runs two day Centres. One caters for the spritual emotional and practical needs of adults who are homeless or in poor accommodation by providing food, clothing and warmth as well as medical and practical advice and art therapy. The second Centre caters for women with special physical and emotional needs by providing warmth, food, companionship and advice.
North Kasai Mission
Beneficiary group, Education, Religion, Social welfareWe aim to advance the Christian religion by supporting missionary work carried out in the North Kasai area of The Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is done by holding meetings to consider the needs of the schools, health centres, poor, elderly, handicapped etc. and allocate funds, which are received by way of gifts.
Robert Lucas For The Poor And For Public Purposes
Education, Social welfareTo assist the needy and organisations benefiting the public in the parish of Shefford, also includes educational grants for university students.
Syston And District Volunteer Centre
Charity and VCS support, Social welfareRecruits, supports and trains volunteers for voluntary and statutory organisations, in the South Charnwood Area. Runs Social Car Scheme,Wheelchair Hire, Minibus transport for vulnerable people and rurally isolated within the community - building community cohesion. Supports organisations using volunteers and supports self help groups set up by the Volunteer Centre benefiting the community.
Michael Crawford Childrens Charity
Social welfareRelief of sickness and poverty
Houghton Regis Memorial Hall Fund
Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareTo provide recreational,educational and social activities or otherwise as may be found expedient for the benefits of the people of Houghton Regis without distinction of sex,disabilities,political,religious,ethnic or other opinions or persuasions.
Watton Sports And Recreational Centre
Leisure, Social welfareTo provide Sports, Leisure and Social Interaction facilities for the people of Watton and surrounding areas.
Living Springs International Church
Religion, Social welfareThe objects of Living Springs International Church are:ÔÇó Promoting the advancement of Christian faith throughout the world.ÔÇó Providing and maintaining a place of worship.ÔÇó Providing services to relief suffering, sickness, and poverty.ÔÇó Helping to improve living, mental, and moral standard of people.ÔÇó Carrying out religious services.ÔÇó Assisting Christian training and education.
St. Faith's Community And Youth Association
Associations, Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfareThe provision of facilities for education, leisure and social activities for the inhabitants of the parish of St Faith's, North Dulwich
Bhagwan Valmik Sabha Bedford
Economic and community development, Research, Social welfareThe Charity has acted to advance the philosophy of Bhagwan Valmiki Ji in Bedfordshire and its environs and where appropriate internationally through religious ceremony and academic study and presentation. The Charity has also acted with efforts to relieve sickness and poverty where considered appropriate by the donation of funds to charitable organisations and to the Government of the UK.
The Goldschmied Charitable Settlement
Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE SUPPORT OF GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, RELIGION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, POVERTY, THE ARTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE.
The Community Of St John The Divine
Beneficiary group, Health, Religion, Social welfareThe community seeks to establish a centre of worship and prayer within the ethos of healing, wholeness and reconciliation, we exercise a ministry of hospitality for people to come for times of rest, retreat and renewal and to share in our life and worship. We offer a ministry of spiritual accompanyment and pastoral care, and seek to respond to the needs of the poor and marginalized.
The Manava Trust
Education, Social welfareThe Manava Trust is a Charity whose object is relief of poverty and religious activities. It also grants educational scholarships.
Apna Ghar
Beneficiary group, Social welfareApna Ghar is a centre run by and for minority ethnic women residing in a deprived area of South Tyneside. The centre provides vocational and non-vocational classes i.e. IT, English for beginners. Make services more accessible to the senior citizen members of the community with luncheon clubs, health awareness sessions. It also provides activities for the youth community.
The Staffordshire County Federation Of Young Farmers Clubs
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfareWe are a rural youth organisation for members aged between 10 and 28 years who belong to one of our ten clubs based across the County. We organise Competitions, Social Events, Training and offer Travel Opportunities to all of our members.
Pencare
Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Religion, Social care, Social welfareThe charity provides for those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship, such beneficiaries being of the Jewish faith and living in the local Jewish community or with a significant connection to the local Jewish community. For the advancement of the Jewish faith the charity also makes grant to synagogues in the local Jewish community.
The Living Waters Trust
Education, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe objectives of the trust are (1) To advance the Christian faith. (2) To give help to those who suffer as a result of their faith. (3) To bring help to the disadvantaged, particularly overseas, by supporting schools and community projects and by helping with disaster relief.
The Ruby And Will George Trust
Beneficiary group, Social welfareTo provide for the advancement of education or the relief of poverty among persons employed or formerly employed in commerce or husbands, wives, widows, widowers or issue of such persons.
Kays Farm Fellowship
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social care, Social welfareWe work in Asia mainly in India, Nepal, Thailand and Brazil where we help children and young people in these countries, giving them a home, food, clothing, an education and an opportuntiy to be able to go into the work place and earn enough to keep them and their famalies if they still have parents. Our homes are called Wyresdale Children's Homes as this is our home area.
The J A R Charitable Trust
Religion, Social welfareAdvancement of religion in connection with the Roman Catholic Church, provision for the education of persons under the age of 30, provision of food clothing and accommodation for needy persons over the age of 55
Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre
Associations, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareto promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the triangle in a common effort to advance education, relieve poverty, sickness and distress, further health and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of for the said inhabitants and work with other charities.
Shardlow Village Hall
Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareShardlow Village Hall serves as a hub for community activity, hosting a diverse range of events, meetings and activities. The venue offers a welcoming space for various local groups, such as fitness groups, playgroups, the WI, the local football club, and many more. It offers local residents of all ages a space to gather, socialise, and engage in a wide range of activities.
Bedale Welfare Charity
Social welfareTo relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress for individuals or groups within the precribed geographic area.
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.