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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.

Hackney Muslim Women's Council

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Provide advice, information and advocacy to elderly Asian women in their own language (Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu). Outreach and befriending services to disabled, vulnerable and isolated women. Support group - once a month - social support group offering workshops on health issues, confidence building, cultural issues, advocacy and targets isolated vulnerable women.English teaching,sewing dresses

Latest Income: £44,816
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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Mynydd Isa Butterflies Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Social welfare

Monthly WI meetings. Outings as a WI, with other WIs and Federation. Supporting national resolutions. Coffee mornings. Involvment with local groups eg collecting for food banks.

Latest Income: £44,804
Areas of Operation: Flintshire
Status: Registered
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Teddington And Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Door to door transport for those in need using volunteer drivers. Shopping buses with escorts for those who wish to shop for themselves but need assistance with accessible transport and carrying bags. Shopping for the housebound. Social activities for the lonely with transport provided, using accessible transport buses if needed.

Latest Income: £44,804
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Theydon Bois County Primary School Parent Teacher Association

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

Variety of school-based fund raising activities held throughout school academic year, such as fireworks event, Christmas and Summer fayres, mothers and fathers day, children's disco, social events, and raffles.

Latest Income: £44,628
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Brian Abrams Charitable Trust

Religion, Social welfare

TO ASSIST BY DONATION REGISTERED CHARITIES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WELFARE AND RELIEF OF POVERTY PARTICULARLY AMONGST THOSE OF THE JEWISH FAITH.

Latest Income: £44,591
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The National Communities Resource Centre Limited

Housing, Social welfare

To provide training and support to all those living and working in low-income communities across the UK to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems and reverse poor conditions and for the promotion of all other such things as may be beneficial to the community as may be charitable under the laws of England and Wales particularly in relation to housing matters.

Latest Income: £44,450
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Canonstates Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Provision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £44,415
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Wraysbury Parochial Charities

Leisure, Social welfare

A benevolent charity for the support of the residents of the parish of Wraysbury, to include the poor & the needy. This also includes recreation, leisure & educational causes within the parish.

Latest Income: £44,399
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Swansea Children's Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

To help relieve the hardship, or distress, of children living in the area.

Latest Income: £44,350
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Netzuk Limited

Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith.The relief of poverty.To further both in the United Kingdom and abroad those purposes recognised as charitable by English Law.

Latest Income: £44,324
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Womens Council

Beneficiary group, Social welfare

TWC promotes friendship between women in UK and the countries of Asia, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, where it supports the training of workers - particularly women - working in the field of disability in the community with the aim of improving the care and promoting the Inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream education and other opportunities within their communities.

Latest Income: £44,319
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Roborough Charitable Trust

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

Several fund raising events during the year, including a Christmas sleigh collection. The club is supported by the Inner Wheel Club of Roborough. For the relief of the poor and needy and to or for such other charitable purposes etc, as the Roborough Rotary Club shall deem from time to time.

Latest Income: £44,282
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Spondon Relief In Need Charity

Social welfare

The Charity helps the people of the ancient township of Spondon who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £44,188
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Reigate Priory School Families & Staff Association

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

Organising social events for the families and staff associated with the school for the purpose of enhancing the school community and also fundraising for items that enhance the school offering. This includes a number of annual events and also some one-off events, such as quiz nights, cake sales, and smaller social events. The main events are:Annual Fireworks Event Annual Summer Festival

Latest Income: £44,129
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Trefnant Village Hall And Memorial Field

Facilities, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

Village hall and or recreation ground hire for local, community and other legal organizations on regular and ad hoc basis including local authority, for elections and if necessary emergency refuge.Hire of chairs and tables.Facilities for village and surrounding areas to hold events/parties/celebrations exhibitions.The organization of community & sport based activities and cultural activities

Latest Income: £44,120
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
Status: Registered
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Poor Vicar's Charity

Professions, Social welfare

To augment the stipend of ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Canterbury and ten poor Vicars in the Diocese of Ely

Latest Income: £44,019
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Ground Floor

Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfare

The Project was set up in 1981 by local people for local people to provide community facilities for disadvantaged groups living in the Calder Valley, Luddendenfoot and Todmorden of Calderdale. In addition to developing a number of local community initiatives and not-for-profit social enterprises, the Ground Floor project runs the Salem Community Resource Centre, housing 28 community groups.

Latest Income: £44,013
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
Status: Registered
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The Royal London Hospital League Of Nurses Benevolent Fund

Health, Professions, Social welfare

The aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance to any League member or past or present member of the nursing staff of The Royal London Hospital, of whatever age, in need.

Latest Income: £43,931
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Popda Society

Economic and community development, Religion, Social welfare

The Popda Society is currently supporting in the provision of community and medical services to third world countries. The charity will continue to seek opportunities to further alleviate distress and poverty.

Latest Income: £43,921
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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Municipal General Charity

Social welfare

Provide funding for the needy both individual and in groups

Latest Income: £43,910
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Chipping Norton Welfare Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Welfare Charities provides accommodation for the poor and elderly people of Chipping Norton and makes grants to persons in need.

Latest Income: £43,801
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Vassar-Smith Fund

Social welfare

General Charitable PurposesMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of Poverty

Latest Income: £43,777
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Dewar Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The prevention or relief of poverty among women and girls in the borough of Bury by providing grants to individuals in need and/or to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Latest Income: £43,716
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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North Devon Museum Trust

Associations, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfare

Museum mainly of local maritime matters but also agricultural and social activities as well. A Victorian school is run for local schools to use to give them an idea of educational ways in Victorian times. The catchment area is North Devon.

Latest Income: £43,678
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Bereavement Counselling Services

Health, Social welfare

The provision of a one to one bereavement counselling service. Age range 18 years upwards. Who are resident in West Lancashire or have their doctor in that area.

Latest Income: £43,663
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
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.