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Unemployment is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Economic and community development category.

4,172 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.07% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(jobs?|employment|unemploy(ed|ment))\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 1,050 1.27%
£10k - £100k 1,133 1.75%
£100k - £250k 561 2.90%
£250k - £500k 386 4.26%
£500k - £1m 273 4.74%
£1m - £10m 412 5.18%
Over £10m 73 3.94%
Total 3,888 2.03%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 3,037 1.80%
oscr 803 3.16%
ccni 332 4.67%
Total 4,172 2.07%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
The Shaw Trust Limited [Charity number: SC039856]
The objects of the company are: (a) To relieve any person who is in need because of any disability or because of any other disadvantage resulting from unemployment, youth, age, financial hardship, ill-health or because they are offenders, ex-offenders or are at risk of offending. (b) The promotion of the health, equality and independence of disabled people. and (c) The prevention and relief of poverty. in particular by providing education, training, rehabilitation, support, employment opportunities and personal development opportunities. The company will be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.
£263,402,000
THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED [Charity number: 287785]
Shaw Trust provides services to people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, principally to help them find employment or to develop work and independence skills.
£263,402,000
ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY [Charity number: 222377]
Provide support and advice services for people with a learning disabilty including care and support, advocacy, housing, leisure and employment. We work to improve services, challenge prejudice and directly support people to live their lives as they choose. We offer support through our website, printed resources and helpline. Our regional advisers offer direct support by phone, email and in person.
£239,014,000
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind [Charity number: SC038110]
' To take or promote measures for the prevention and cure of blindness in the countries and territories specified under article 4 of this our charter and for the education, rehabilitation, training and employment of the blind in those countries and territories and ' To foster collaboration among organisations concerned with blindness and its prevention and to promote and where appropriate, to participate in national, regional and international activities likely to prevent blindness and benefit the blind in any part of the world.
£236,775,000
THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST [Charity number: 215174]
The provision of supported accommodation for homeless people Older peoples housing and supportWork to help unemployed people back into workAnti-Human Trafficking workAddiction Support ServicesOutreach programmes and services to communitiesFamily tracing serviceFrontline assistance to emergency services personnel and people affected by disasters
£201,362,000
Construction Industry Training Board [Charity number: SC044875]
For the purpose of making better provision for the training of persons for employment in any activities of the construction industry
£148,542,000
Culture and Sport Glasgow [Charity number: SC037844]
4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance education. 4.3 To advance public participation in sport which involves physical skill and exertion. 4.4 To advance health. 4.5 To promote civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.6 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, where such facilities/activities are available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To advance citizenship and community development (including urban regeneration) by harnessing the cultural and leisure assets of Glasgow, the contribution made by activities in furtherance of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7, and a range of other measures, to increase vibrancy and promote positive perceptions of Glasgow as a place to work, live, study play, visit and invest - in a common effort with other public, private and third sector partners to address issues of social, economic and physical deprivation across the City of Glasgow, including health inequalities, social exclusion and unemployment. 4.9 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by Glasgow City Council) which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of Glasgow) including (i) the operation, management and development of museums, art galleries and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, scientific/research programmes and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and the provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider participation in healthy exercise).(maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity)
£123,430,000
THE NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY [Charity number: 269425]
Campaigning and lobbying.Raising Awareness.Day and residential schools with outreach.Registered adult care homes, plus supported living.A diagnosis and assessment centre, and diagnostic training.Resource Centres.Family support.Social groups.Early intervention and post diagnosis support.Helpline.Education Rights and Welfare Rights services.Supported Employment.Information.
£95,633,000
Royal National Institute of Blind People [Charity number: SC039316]
The objects for which the Institute is established and incorporated are to promote the better education, training, employment and welfare of Blind and partially sighted people, and generally to watch over and protect the interests of Blind and partially sighted people and to prevent blindness.
£85,709,000
The Prince's Trust [Charity number: SC041198]
(i) To promote by all charitable means the mental, spiritual, moral and physical development and improvement of young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their full capacities and enable them to become responsible members of society so that their conditions of life may be improved, to include: (a) providing facilities for young people for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare. (b) advancing the education of young people by the provision, encouragement and promotion of education, instruction or training in professions, vocations, industries, crafts, trades or the skills needed in employment. (c) relieving poverty amongst young people through the provision of assistance (including financial assistance) and encouragement whilst their education is being advanced as aforesaid or whilst they are in the process of establishing new businesses or preparing for entering upon or engaging in a profession, trade, craft or service. (d) arranging periods of voluntary work in the community. and (e) for the benefit of the public encouraging and assisting young people in their understanding of and practical action in support of the natural and built environment. (ii) To promote and conduct research into social conditions affecting young people and the mental, spiritual, moral and physical needs of young people and to publish the useful results of such research. (iii) To carry out any such approved objects (as defined by Regulation 33 of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 or any amendment thereto) as are exclusively charitable and to encourage young people particularly to do so. (iv) To support such charity or charities or such charitable purpose or purposes as the Council shall in its absolute discretion think fit
£80,643,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
STORIES ON THE STREET [Charity number: 1189639]
Our aim is to provide people affected by homelessness with the opportunity to share their stories and showcase their skills on film and connect them with businesses who want to help via our mobile job/opportunity matching platform.
£11,500
Healthy n Happy [Charity number: SC032654]
(1) To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of the residents of . Cambuslang and Rutherglen ('the Operating Area'), and to assist in the relief of ill health and the provision of health education for such residents (2) To promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the Operating Area in obtaining paid employment or will promote personal development (3) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and initiatives of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area
£1,000,430
REDIRECT [Charity number: 1190235]
The charity was formed to promote the awareness of reuse and recycling and to promote the protection of the environment, to provide the means to educate the public in the reduction of waste and to promote projects that provide work for disadvantaged groups in society to gain employment from the waste system
EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT HUB [Charity number: 1186050]
We are a Barnsely based organisation who coordinate the teaching of basic skills teaching ESOL, Maths, Literacy and ICT to Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Local young people who need these skills to help further their education and Employment. We support people between the ages of 17 and 50.
£38,199
UNITED MULTICULTURAL CENTRE [Charity number: 1099066]
The principal activity of the charity is the development of and creation of opportunities for women, young people and families in the Rotherham area as well as providing opportunities for training and employment for the communities within the Borough of Rotherham.
£53,763
FREEDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES [Charity number: 1119702]
Advancement of religion (Christianity) worldwideCommunity capacity building through skill development such as employment training, befriending services in such a way that people will be better able to identify and develop their skills and participate more fully in society
£16,334
Scotregen Limited [Charity number: SC047438]
The Company's objects are: (1) To prevent and relieve poverty (including relief of unemployment) and seek to reduce health inequalities and other forms of disadvantage among people living in Scotland. and (2) To advance citizenship and community development, including rural and urban regeneration, in Scotland. through : (a) developing and promoting policy and practice in the field of community regeneration . (b) providing training , education and public debate on issues relevant to community regeneration . (c) contributing to the alleviation of poverty , the relief of unemployment , reduction' in health inequalities and other forms of disadvantage through assisting the establishment of model projects and promotion of best practice . and (d) commissioning and publishing research on matters relating to community regeneration .
£276,571
Impact Training (Ni) Limited [Charity number: NI100694]
To provide occupational and employability training to unemployed school leavers and young people (16-24 yrs olds) in the greater Belfast area. To provide education, training and into employment support to unemployed adults in the Greater Shankill area of Belfast.
£2,098,109
SHIPSTON ON STOUR AREA U3A [Charity number: 1170969]
The charitable purposes of the Shipston on Stour Area U3A are:-Membership of the Shipston on Stour Area U3A shall be open to individuals who are in their Third Age and are interested in advance education and in particular the education of people not in full time gainful employment residing in Shipston on Stour and its surrounding locality.
£1,922
AFRO-CARIBBEAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES [Charity number: 1028885]
Provision of information on education, training employment & Other Issues.Human Rights, Entrepreneurship Opportunities. Raise Awareness of Water and Environmental Issues.Provision of Person Centered Counselling to Service Users with Mental Health and other Issues.Immigration Advice. Community Development Training Locally, Regionally & Internationally.
£21,999

Last update: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024