Social welfare SW¶
Social welfare is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Social welfare category.
37,818 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 18.67% 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:
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Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 12,738 | 16.88% |
| £10k - £100k | 11,751 | 17.24% |
| £100k - £250k | 4,153 | 20.02% |
| £250k - £500k | 2,228 | 22.63% |
| £1m - £10m | 1,820 | 21.39% |
| £500k - £1m | 1,385 | 22.49% |
| Over £10m | 374 | 18.37% |
| Total | 34,449 | 18.04% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 30,118 | 17.68% |
| oscr | 6,328 | 25.36% |
| ccni | 1,372 | 19.04% |
| Total | 37,818 | 18.67% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| OXFAM [Charity number: 202918] Oxfam's objects are to prevent and relieve poverty and protect the vulnerable anywhere in the world. Oxfam furthers its objects through interlinked activities of humanitarian relief, development work and advocacy and campaigning. Oxfam is an affiliate member of Oxfam International. Details of Oxfam's mission and ways of working can be found at www.oxfam.org.uk |
£400,600,000 |
| Oxfam [Charity number: SC039042] To prevent and relieve poverty and to protect the vulnerable, including through humanitarian intervention. . To advance sustainable development. To promote human rights and equality and diversity, in particular where to do so contributes to the prevention and relief of poverty. |
£400,600,000 |
| Barnardo's [Charity number: SC037605] The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit: To promote the care, safety and upbringing of children and young people by:- supporting and assisting those in need, their families and carers. promoting their health. and advancing their education. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. |
£315,252,000 |
| ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND [Charity number: 207544] Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted Millenium Development Goals. |
£313,352,000 |
| 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. |
£302,005,000 |
| 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. |
£302,005,000 |
| The Save the Children Fund [Charity number: SC039570] The objects for which the Charity is established are to relieve the distress and hardship, and to promote the welfare of children in any country or countries, place or places, without differentiation on the ground of race, colour, nationality, creed or sex and to educate the public concerning the nature, causes and effects of distress, hardship and want of welfare as aforesaid, and to conduct and procure research concerning the same and to make available the useful results thereof to the public. |
£294,356,000 |
| change,grow,live [Charity number: SC039861] 3. The objects of the Charity are to relieve poverty in particular but not exclusively through the provision of housing, to relieve sickness and to advance the education and training in particular of all persons (and members of their families) who: 3.1.1 have committed or are likely to commit a criminal act or acts. or 3.1.2 have been or are or are in danger of becoming substance misusers. or 3.1.3 have been or are or are in danger of becoming addicted to or dependent upon drugs of any description including without limitation on the generality of the foregoing illegal drugs, alcohol, solvents or other addictive substances. or 3.1.4 have been or are or are likely to become victims of domestic abuse. or 3.1.5 have been or are or are likely to become homeless. or 3.1.6 suffer mental ill health. or 3.1.7 have suffered a legal restriction on their liberty In any penal or correctional establishment. to advance the education of the public by promoting study and research into homelessness and all aspects of and methods of crime prevention and delinquency and the prevention of drug abuse and substance misuse and to disseminate the useful results of such research. to promote for the public benefit the prevention of criminal acts and of drug abuse and substance misuse and of homelessness. to promote for the public benefit the protection of people and property from criminal acts and the effects of drug abuse and substance misuse. the promotion of charitable purposes within the member countries of the European Union, for the advancement of education, the protection of health, the relief of poverty, sickness and distress and to reduce substance related harm to the individual and the wider community. and to undertake such other activities as are charitable. |
£284,264,901 |
| CHANGE, GROW, LIVE [Charity number: 1079327] CGL provides a range of services to support individuals, families and communities whose lives are adversely affected by crime, substance misuse, homelessness, anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, social deprivation and lack of opportunity.The Charity works with challenging service users with complex needs, including those with entrenched drug habits and offending behaviour. |
£284,264,901 |
| Salvation Army [Charity number: SC009359] The objects of the Army shall be the advancement of the Christian religion, as promulgated in the religious doctrines set out in Schedule 1 to this Act which are professed, believed and taught by the Army and, pursuant thereto, the advancement of education, the relief of poverty. and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole. |
£280,413,000 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| THE CLANVILLE CORONATION HALL [Charity number: 301785] Orgaising social events, day trips short break holidays for elderly people in the area. Also providing a meeting place where they can meet people of similiar age and interests. |
£17,749 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANNE (HEYHOUSES), ST ANNES-ON-SEA, LANCASHIRE. [Charity number: 1155188] Regular public worship open to allServices of baptism, marriage and funeral for all residents of the parishSacred space for private prayerPastoral work with the sick and bereavedTeaching of ChristianityReligious assemblies in the local primary school.Provision of a Sunday School, Mothers' Union, Men's Fellowship, Parent/Toddler Group and social activities.Support to other charities. |
£191,327 |
| AUGUSTA ANNE DAWKINS AND JULIANA HARRIOT DAWKINS [Charity number: 239586] Providing relief for the poor in the parish of St. Martin's Cheriton |
£220 |
| The Reindeer Trust [Charity number: SC052290] 1. To advance animal welfare by promoting and advancing the wellbeing of reindeer herds throughout the world and the prevention of their suffering and illness, to include co-operating and sharing knowledge with other reindeer herders, societies and associations throughout the world. 2. To apply, assist and facilitate the advancement of science, to include leading and/or supporting research in. a) the reindeer breeding cycle, (including the potential for introducing new genetics by artificial insemination or embryonic transfer to isolated reindeer herds throughout the world). and b) the impact of environmental change and climate change on diseases affecting reindeer populations throughout the world. 3. To provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and to advance education, by delivering outreach projects and accessible reindeer experiences to those in need, in order to disseminate knowledge about the reindeer breed and promote their conservation. |
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| THE WELL COMMUNITY PROJECTS [Charity number: 1116491] The charities activities are based in and around Bassetlaw and currently encompass the following:-1:- The relief of poverty 2:- The relief of sickness and promotion of good health 3:- The advancement of education 4:- General support for families and the community5:- The care of the elderly |
£43,419 |
| LENSATIONAL [Charity number: 1165958] To advance the education of women from socially and/or economically disadvantaged communities the UK and such other parts of the world as the trustees shall determine by the provision of photography courses. |
£15,218 |
| One Housing Foundation [Charity number: 1097503] Work with the homeless and disadvantaged to improve the quality of their lives by providing advice, opportunities and support in areas such as employment and training, financial management, health and education, leisure, sports and the arts. |
£556,000 |
| THE ROYAL GLOUCESTERSHIRE HUSSARS BENEVOLENT FUND [Charity number: 1116763] The relief of beneficiaries who are in need by virtue of financial hardship, sickness or old age. |
£16,338 |
| PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY [Charity number: 1045920] The Society's objects are the advancement of the Christian Faith and the relief of poverty, sickness, disablement, old age and infirmity to the glory of God. The Society operates 11 residential care homes and 3 housing schemes for the elderly and 1 for missionaries on furlough. It also offers a Christian voice for older people. |
£24,130,000 |
| EARL OF MORNINGTON LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND [Charity number: 213454] Donates funds to People related Charity Organisations |
£1,243 |
