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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.

Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Of Kent Charity Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Relief of poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or for the benefit of Masonic Charities or other charitable Institutions, Societies or objects.

Latest Income: £45,803
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Hungerford Community Centre

Facilities, Social welfare

Providing facilities to enable the local community to hold religious meetings,as well as other social events and activities

Latest Income: £45,746
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Melksham And District Link Scheme

Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Provides transport for medical appointments using cars of its volunteer drivers.

Latest Income: £45,746
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Foston Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Social welfare

WE RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA. WE HOLD FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND HIRE THE HALL OUT FOR COMMUNITY & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, E.G. BROWNIES, WOMENS INSTITUTE AND PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS, FOR ART CLASSES, DANCING & BINGO SESSIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EVENTS SUCH AS WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND CHILDRENS' PARTIES.

Latest Income: £45,736
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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St Jude's Trust

Social welfare

The objects of the trust is for general charitable purposes, in particular, to help the disabled and disadvantaged either directly to individuals or via charitable organisations. Applications should be made by post only (no e-mails) by April and October for review in May and November. All applications are considered but in the interest of costs, only successful applicants will receive a response.

Latest Income: £45,665
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Henry Hanley For Almshouses

Housing, Social welfare

Provide almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character by letting of its nine properties.

Latest Income: £45,440
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Charities In Association With The League Of St Bartholomews Nurses

Charitable activities, Health, Professions, Social welfare

Educational grants to members of the League of St. Bartholomew's Nurses and Benevolent Grants to League members and nurses who have trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital (EC1A 7BE) and are in financial difficulty or in need of friendship and advice.

Latest Income: £45,370
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Provincial Grand Lodge Of Mark Master Masons Of London Benevolent Fund

Associations, Social welfare

Provision of relief to those in need of assistance within the areas under which the fund currently operates.

Latest Income: £45,357
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Kitchings General Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To provide eligible Southrey widows with a pensionTo provide grants to relieve hardship, generally or individually to people residing in the Parish of Bardney, Southrey, Tupholme or Bucknall. This by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilitiesAdvancement of Education, by making grants to Bardney & Bucknall towards the cost of provision for schools/pupils

Latest Income: £45,281
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Marham Poor's Allotment

Social welfare

The charity is available to help anyone financially, who finds themselves in distress and are unable to receive help from social service etc. Any request is netted by the trustees and if found to be valid and within the remit of the charity help will be given. This applies to any age group. Applicants must reside in the Parish of Marham.

Latest Income: £45,267
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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London And Slough Charitable Trust

Housing, Social welfare

PROVISION OF FOOD, DRINKS, CLOTHING, BEDDING AND COMPANIONSHIP TO ROUGH SLEEPERS AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED PERSONS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON AND SLOUGH AND MAINTAIN A NIGHT SHELTER EACH WINTER/SPRING FOR HOMELESS IN SLOUGH.

Latest Income: £45,046
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Homeless And Rootless At Christmas

Housing, Social welfare

To meet the needs of men and women who are homeless, root-less, isolated or lonely over the Christmas and New Year period by providing meals, clothes, companionship, access to services such as hairdressing - support for organisations who offer similar schemes through the year.

Latest Income: £45,042
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Whitgiftian Benevolent Society

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

Relief of distressed Old Whitgiftians and members of the wider Whitgift School family

Latest Income: £45,030
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Craft Bakers Benevolent And Education Fund

Economic and community development, Social welfare

To assist former Craft Bakers Association members and/or their dependants by way of quarterly grants and/or assistance with gas, electricity, telephone, decorating, etc.To help provide equipment.To support Education within the association and its members by way of sponsorship and financial assistance by way of events, educational tools to benefit members and students in bakery education.

Latest Income: £45,021
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Leeside Charitable Trust

Social welfare

The objects of the charity are the advancement of religion and the relief of poverty and sickness

Latest Income: £45,000
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Saved To Serve Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relieving need hardship and distress either in gifts in kind or grants of money.The area of benefit of the trust are the Boroughs of Rushcliffe and Broxtow and the city of Nottingham and also elsewhere in Great Britain and Overseas.

Latest Income: £44,984
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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John Lane Charity

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Housing, Social welfare

This charity owns and manages two Almshouses located in Suffield Road, High Wycombe providing self contained accommodation with gardens to elderly persons from High Wycombe who are facing financial hardship.

Latest Income: £44,950
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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4th Romsey (bramshaw) Scout Group

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

OPPORTUNITIES TO SOCIALISE WITH OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE AND ACTIVITIES ORGANISED WITHIN A SAFE ENIRONMENT AS PER SCOUTING RULES

Latest Income: £44,927
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Ct 10 Parochial Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity distributes grants to the poor and needy within the area postcode CT10. The grants are made where there is no other source of money available, i.e. grants are not made in place of benefits, etc. Income is from the letting of land and the receipt of dividends from our investments.

Latest Income: £44,913
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Richardson Homes

Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfare

Provide housing for poor, elderly people.

Latest Income: £44,888
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Wardleworth Community Centre Association

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Social welfare

We act for the benefit of and on behalf of the residents of Wardleworth which reemains one of the most deprived wards in the country. We provide a low cost venue (sometimes free) to local not for profit groups. We also accomodate a large number of private functions such as weddings. We provide youth clubs, a pre scholl group and activities for people with a learning disability.

Latest Income: £44,863
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Poolsbrook Social Welfare Scheme

Associations, Leisure, Social welfare

Provides facilities for sports, leisure and social activities within the local community and the surrounding areas.

Latest Income: £44,848
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Ropner Centenary Trust

Social welfare

The charity makes an annual payment to exseafarers -mainly in the north east of england-who are suffering economic hardship. Preference is given to ex employees of The Ropner Shipping Co Ltd. The charity will also consider applications from charities with related objects.

Latest Income: £44,832
Areas of Operation: Darlington
Status: Registered
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Twynams Charities

Education, Housing, Social welfare

Relieving persons in need of assistance who are resident in the parishes of Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Horton Heath. The Charity owns, manages and rents out five properties in Fair Oak Square, Fair Oak, Hampshire. Once the cost of property maintenance and insurance has been paid out of the rental income the Trustees make funds via third parties such as local housing charities and schools.

Latest Income: £44,829
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Elder Stubbs Charity

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Owning and leasing 12 acres of Grade 1 agricultural land for allotment purposes. Making grants to benefit the deserving poor in East Oxford.

Latest Income: £44,819
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
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.