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Discover 23,578 Social welfare charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

23,578
Charities
£14,612,203,955
Total Income
£515,149
Avg Income
86.5%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Libraries Unlimited South West

Health, Social welfare

Promoting and encouraging a love of reading.Providing free access to information.Inspiring people of all ages to learn, imagine, create, succeed.Guiding and supporting people to explore and connect to the wider world.Offering a welcoming space to meet, socialise, learn, read and enjoy new experiences.Supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and local communities.

Latest Income: £9,415,501
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Advance Advocacy And Non-Violence Community Education

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Providing advocacy and support in the community for women and children experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence, and women who are involved in the criminal justice system and offending.

Latest Income: £9,410,545
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The London Community Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfare

The London Community Foundation makes a difference to the lives of Londoners by connecting people who need help with those who are willing to give. That's what we do. We are dedicated to improving the lives of London's most disadvantaged. Child poverty, unemployment, isolation, homelessness, domestic violence and gang crime are just some of the issues we are tackling through our grant making.

Latest Income: £9,328,000
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Textile Reuse And International Development

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Environment, Social welfare

TRAID is an environmental and poverty relief charity. TRAID reduces landfill through; the provision of textile recycling facilities, its charity shops and upcycled clothing. Funds raised go to environmental and textile related international development projects and TRAID's education programmes developed to gain greater recycling participation and empathy with the issues surrounding global poverty.

Latest Income: £9,324,811
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tbf Trust

Social welfare

The charity seeks to maintain, advance and promote the Christian faith, and to relieve poverty and suffering, particularly of Christians suffering discrimination and persecution because of their faith. Grants are made to enable local project partners to support persecuted Christians in their areas. Assistance is also given to connected charities in circumstances that fall under these objects.

Latest Income: £9,320,067
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Katharine House Hospice

Beneficiary group, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

A provider of hospice services through inpatient, day care and home care.A provider of lymphoedema services.A provider of support to families, those who are bereaved, carers and ex-carers.A provider of home care through a care agency

Latest Income: £9,244,042
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The John Armitage Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Social welfare

The charity provides financial support to charitable organisations at the discretion of the trustees in accordance with the trust deed, with a focus on disadvantaged children and youth support, education, medical care, arts and culture, prisoners and young offenders and religious organizations. The principal objective of the charity is to help people to help themselves.

Latest Income: £9,231,368
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Rumi Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfare

The purposes of the Charity are: - the advancement of education in the UK and overseas;- the provision, support and promotion of the education of children and young people in schools and institutions of further and higher education;- the education of disadvantaged members of the public; - the promotion of the arts; and - the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £9,039,113
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Twenty-Fifth Avenue LTD

Charitable activities, Childcare, Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfare

Twenty-Fifth Avenue provides supported accommodation for people at risk of homelessness. We offer temporary shared housing, tailored support, advice and guidance, and pathways into training, employment, and inclusion into the mainstream for the homeless. We also run a food provision programme, including our Woolwich/Birmingham Breakfast Club (food bank), operating 2 to 3 times a week.

Latest Income: £8,989,156
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Macular Disease Society

Research, Social welfare

Beating the fear and isolation of macular disease with world-class research, and the best advice and support.

Latest Income: £8,865,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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North Yorkshire Hospice Care

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

North Yorkshire Hospice Care provides a range of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Saint Michael's Hospice, Just 'B' and Talking Spaces. These services provide a range of end-of-life care services including an In-Patient Unit, Wellbeing, Community and Specialist services; Bereavement Services for adults and children and Mental Health Support Services.

Latest Income: £8,864,883
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Crown Agents International Development

Economic and community development, Social welfare

The charity aims to promote sustainable development with a view to relieving poverty and advance health through health programming.

Latest Income: £8,801,610
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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St Nicholas Hospice Suffolk

Beneficiary group, Health, Social welfare

Care and support to people with life threatening diseases and conditions together with their carers and families including: 12 bedded inpatient unit, day hospice and patient groups, community care, counselling and bereavement support, medical outpatient support, spiritual care.

Latest Income: £8,755,722
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Saint Catherine's Hospice Trust

Health, Housing, Professions, Social welfare

We provide specialist palliative care across Scarborough,Whitby,Ryedale, Bridlington and Driffield. This involves in-patients, out-patient clinics, wellbeing center, hospice at home, specialist palliative community and neurology nurses, lymphoedema, complementary therapy, bereavement support, out of hours support and education and training of other healthcare professionals.

Latest Income: £8,751,762
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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St Luke's Cheshire Hospice

Health, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity's activities includeIn-care, day-care, therapies, home befriending service, lymphoedema clinic, benefits advice,counseling,education,research into palliative care thus improving servicesAlsoDevelopment of a model for dementia care for the end of life,development of an infrastructure for palliative care research,development of a model of a Public Health/end of life approach.

Latest Income: £8,698,175
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Hull And East Yorkshire Mind

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Health, Housing, Social welfare

To provide support, advice and services to people with poor mental health and their families, through supported housing, one to one support, group peer support, training, counselling, signposting, volunteer opportunities and therapeutic services.

Latest Income: £8,515,998
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Becht Foundation

Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Environment, Heritage, Saving of lives, Social welfare

The trustees shall hold the fund and its income for such charities/charitable purposes, throughout the world, as the trustees shall determine, in particular the preservation and restoration of biodiversity and humanitarian aid for the young and disadvantaged. Educational programmes supporting the key areas of focus are also considered.

Latest Income: £8,490,552
Areas of Operation: Germany
Status: Registered
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Streetgames UK

Beneficiary group, Leisure, Social welfare

StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in the lives of disadvantaged young people, their families and their communities. We help make people and communities healthier, safer and more successful by supporting organisations across the UK to deliver Doorstep Sport: making sport accessible to all young people when they want it, where they want it and how they want it.

Latest Income: £8,464,173
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Citizens Advice Manchester

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the City of Manchester ('the principle area of benefit') and elsewhere by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £8,330,282
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Abdullah Aid

Beneficiary group, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Abdullah Aid is a NON PROFIT charity organisation serving humanity, We provide emergency relief around the world in over 27 countries. Our aim is to support orphans, widows, refugees, disabled and other less fortunate poor families who are struggling due to poverty, disaster or any other crisis.

Latest Income: £8,319,803
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Baptist Missionary Society

Religion, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To make known the Gospel of Jesus Christ;To prevent and relieve poverty;To relieve sickness and promote and protect health;To advance education; andTo alleviate human suffering caused by disaster overseas.

Latest Income: £8,319,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Birmingham And Solihull Women's Aid

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

BSWAID is working with women and children affected by domestic violence by:offering safe temporary accommodation, appropriate and accessible support services includingsupporting women in accessing justice system. The charity raises awareness and promotes action against Domestic violence and promotes policy and best practice that responds to women and children's needs.

Latest Income: £8,293,567
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Christ Embassy

Arts, Religion, Social welfare

Advance the Christian & education in accordance with Christian Principles.Relieve persons in conditions of need/hardship. Promote & fulfil other charitable purposes & establish/provide places of worship for fellowship of evangelical Christians from which they can advance the Christian faith. Use books,internet & television to spread the christian faith. All carried out in UK &the rest of the world

Latest Income: £8,241,702
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Portal Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Grants for education to financially disadvantaged young people under 25 years resident in London. Provision of scholarships and bursaries to individuals, and grants to education projects and activities run by schools and organisations.

Latest Income: £8,221,960
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Our mission is to enable older people to lead independent and fulfilling lives. We do this by providing high quality advice & information services, befriending & support services and campaigning work on behalf of older people.

Latest Income: £8,155,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many social welfare charities are there in the UK?

There are 23,578 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?

Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). 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 £14.6bn 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 86.5%. 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 £515k. 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.