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Social welfare Charities

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.

Cleaves Charity And Others

Housing, Social welfare

Maintaining housing for poor and needy

Latest Income: £70,109
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Chertsey Combined Charity

Economic and community development, Social welfare

The general relief of distress, hardship and/or need to beneficiaries resident within the boundary of the former Urban District of Chertsey.

Latest Income: £69,949
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Independent Christian Workers Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

We give grants to individuals carrying out Christian work to poor & needy worldwide. These individuals should meet with the approval of our trustees and provide their own sponsorship.

Latest Income: £69,908
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Provide relief to those persons suffering from Cystic Fibrosis and to assist the families of those persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £69,752
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Ruth And Lionel Jacobson Charitable Trust (second Fund) No 2

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To assist in the relief of poverty and sickness, provide for education and advancement of knowledge for all ages together with the provision of monies for the advancement of medical research making grants to appropriate institutions.

Latest Income: £69,733
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Grantham Trust Fund

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Raising funds by sponsorship donation or activities for the relief of the poor and needy or such other charitable purposes as members of the The Rotary Club of Grantham may in duly constituted meeting may from time to time direct.

Latest Income: £69,648
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Estate Charity Of Elizabeth Grasvenor And Robert Rogers

Social welfare

The object of the charity is to provide benefactions to registered Charities for the relief of the poor and The Robert Rogers Educational Foundation in equal parts.

Latest Income: £69,421
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Recreation Ground And Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

Community Social Activities such as Bonfire Night parties, Quizes, Amateur Dramatic Society performances, Keep fit, Extend, Bingo, Bowls.Home to Fairhaven First Steps, a pre-school group which holds four morning sessions a week.Shower and Changing Room for local football club and Cricket clubs. Cricket and Football pitch.Children's play area with equipment.

Latest Income: £69,351
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Whitley Lodge Under Fives

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Social welfare

Whitley Lodge Under Fives is committed to providing a safe, stimulating and caring environment, where learning is fun and children can enjoy social interaction with their peers. We are sensitive to children's individual needs and encourage them to reach their full potential at their own pace. We work in partnership with parents to provide a quality pre-school experience.

Latest Income: £69,172
Areas of Operation: North Tyneside
Status: Registered
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Order Of The Secret Monitor Fund Of Benevolence

Social welfare

GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY

Latest Income: £69,131
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Safe Start Foundation

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The Charity exists to relieve poverty, sickness, hardship and distress amongst young people living in London. To achieve this object, the charity operates a number of projects.

Latest Income: £68,957
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Grove Schools Parent/ Teacher Association

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

Fund-raising and social activities to benefit school community

Latest Income: £68,784
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Association Of Friends Of Tithebarn Benevolent Fund

Associations, Housing, Social welfare

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN TITHEBARN MASONIC HOME

Latest Income: £68,638
Areas of Operation: Sefton
Status: Registered
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Lowestoft And District Mencap Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare, Society

The Unity Centre is a cafe/charity shop offering advice/befriending/hate crime support. Activities: karaoke, arts & crafts, Bang & Crash, wellbeing and Groove.Our Unity Youth Projects department runs The Fort, a gaming hub that specialises in improving social connectivity & life/social skills, through digital/IT-based & modernised projects & activities, such as card/board/video games, D&D & VR.

Latest Income: £68,609
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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India Development Group (uk) Limited

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Working with people on the margins of rural society in India- low caste and tribal people, especially disadvantaged women- to help them build and sustain their individual, family and community livelihoods.

Latest Income: £68,566
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Hertford And District Mencap

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

The object of the society is to provide assistance for mentally handicapped persons and their families within Hertford, Ware, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt and Waltham Cross. The main activity carried out is the provision of transport to two Gateway Clubs.

Latest Income: £68,479
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Christmas Shelter

Housing, Social welfare

We provide food, warmth, shelter and friendship to the homeless and lonely of Birmingham during the Christmas period, regardless of gender, colour, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Latest Income: £68,425
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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United Charities

Social welfare

General Charitable PurposesRelief of Poverty

Latest Income: £68,314
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Barnet Bereavement Service

Health, Social welfare

We offer bereavement counselling to adult residents in The London Borough of Barnet.

Latest Income: £68,296
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The Shatnez Centre Trust

Religion, Social welfare

To undertake all such activities as are regarded as charitable under English Law. Specifically, the provision for the examination of garments and clothes to ascertain whether they comply with Jewish religious laws relating to Shatnez (forbidden mixture of linen and wool fibres and fabrics).

Latest Income: £68,252
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Dickinson Massey Underwood Gill Trust

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To provide financial support to authorised persons by way of annual pensions or grants for specific cases of hardship.

Latest Income: £68,251
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Young At Heart

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

Young at Heart offers help and support to families of babies and children receiving treatment for a cardiac condition at the Birmingham Children's Hospital. We provide ward visits for families and work with the Heart Unit at the Birmingham Childrens Hospital. Our aim is to bring the families together at social events, where they can meet with other families, share experiences and make new friends.

Latest Income: £68,248
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Church Tenements Charities: Educational And Church Branches

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

The charity provides one-off, small, grants for educational purposes to young people under the age of 25 years either resident within, or studying at an establishment within, the London Borough of Croydon. Grants are awarded to those demonstrating financial hardship, for items such as books, stationery, uniforms, travel to and from school/college, school trips and music tuition and instruments.

Latest Income: £68,218
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Eritrean Community In UK

Economic and community development, Education, Social welfare

General charitable purposes including education/training accommodation, employment, health, community development, tackle poverty and similar services to all ages and gender.

Latest Income: £68,160
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Hailey Day Centre

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Health, Leisure, Social care, Social welfare

The Trust provides a wide and diverse range of activities for older people in Sawbridgeworth. Activities include quizzes, outings, keep fit, cooked lunches, cinema experience, chiropody, hearing aid support, art, I.T. training, whist, bingo, musical afternoons, poetry goup and the opportunity for social interaction aimed at avoiding isolation and depression among older people.

Latest Income: £68,151
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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.