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.
39,203 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 19.24% 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 | 13,086 | 18.41% |
| £10k - £100k | 12,254 | 17.41% |
| £100k - £250k | 4,457 | 19.75% |
| £250k - £500k | 2,497 | 22.42% |
| £1m - £10m | 1,992 | 21.69% |
| £500k - £1m | 1,611 | 23.07% |
| Over £10m | 424 | 18.76% |
| Total | 36,321 | 18.76% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 31,271 | 18.20% |
| oscr | 6,640 | 26.57% |
| ccni | 1,292 | 18.43% |
| Total | 39,203 | 19.24% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL [Charity number: 1076822] Save the Children works in around 120 countries to deliver immediate and lasting change to children's lives. We program across all contexts to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected. Save the Children International and 29 member organisations make up Save the Children Association. Together in 2015 we reached 62 million children directly through our and our partners' work. |
£1,103,536,563 |
| 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. |
£345,552,000 |
| BARNARDO'S [Charity number: 216250] Barnardo's helps children and young people to be safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. We provide specialist support for children and young people, including those in and leaving care, facing mental health challenges, seeking sanctuary, at risk of exploitation and needing support accessing education, training and employment. We campaign for improved policy and attitudes towards childhood. |
£340,251,582 |
| 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. |
£339,714,761 |
| Change, Grow, Live [Charity number: SC039861] The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit: 3.1 the advancement of health or the saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty among: 3.1.1 people who have been, or are, or are at risk of becoming: 3.1.1.1 affected by use of or dependent on drugs, alcohol or other substances. 3.1.1.2 homeless. 3.1.1.3 imprisoned. 3.1.2 young people. 3.1.3 such other people identified by the Trustees from time to time. 3.1.4 the families, carers and dependents of such persons. (“Beneficiaries”), in particular (but not exclusively) by providing information, advice, support, services, interventions and treatment. 3.2 the advancement of education among: 3.2.1 Beneficiaries, and the relief of their unemployment, in particular (but not exclusively) by providing information, advice, support and services. and 3.2.2 the general public in relation to the experiences of Beneficiaries, in particular (but not exclusively) by conducting and promoting research, gathering and sharing data, and raising awareness. 3.3 the promotion of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit from time to time. Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word 'charitable' or the words 'charitable purposes' in force in any part of the United Kingdom. |
£339,714,761 |
| 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 |
£339,366,903 |
| 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. |
£339,336,903 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY [Charity number: 214779] A Christian Movement committed to putting belief into action: taking a holistic approach, engaging with physical, emotional and spiritual needs, offering services without discrimination.In addition to Christian Worship, in buildings and the open air, services include drop in centres, lunch clubs, parent and toddler groups, debt advice, youth clubs, after school clubs & emergency food parcels. |
£338,297,000 |
| 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. |
£338,297,000 |
| Wheatley Homes Glasgow Limited [Charity number: SC034054] 2 The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts. |
£300,542,000 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| HANWELL HOMELESS CONCERN [Charity number: 1085827] Hanwell Homeless Concern provides relief for the homeless by providing meals once a week, occasional clothes, the use of a shower and a Christmas party. |
£727 |
| Aberchirder and District Men's Shed [Charity number: SC046623] The purpose of the organisation is to provide recreational facilities and advance the social needs, health and well being of men of all ages and backgrounds living in Aberchirder and surrounding areas By: a) Creating, developing and maintaining a facility, namely a Men's Shed. b) Offering opportunities for men in the Aberchirder area to meet and undertake creative, physical, purposeful and recreational activities of their choice. c) Reducing isolation of men in the area thus contributing to their physical and mental wellbeing. d) Developing the capacity of men in the Aberchirder area to share their skills and knowledge with others in the community. |
£20,591 |
| SUPPORTING HANDS (UK) [Charity number: 1152711] 1. The prevention or relief of poverty including provision or the assistance in the provision of education and healthcare2. The relief of financial need and suffering among the victims of natural ot other disaster in the form of money ( or other means deemed suitable). for persons, bodies or organisation in the affected areas of UK, India and Pakistan |
£70,541 |
| WIDNES FOODBANK [Charity number: 1155130] We provide in the area of Halton, north of the River Mersey and the surrounding area:a) emergency food boxes containing three days supply of balanced and nutritional foodstuffs to individuals in need and/or for distribution by charities and others working to prevent or relieve poverty;b) relevant information and other advisory services to individuals in need |
£216,570 |
| BUKHMAN FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1205571] The Charity will carry out activities for the public benefit to provide relief by such means as are charitable, for children and adults, by the provision of grants in relation to: poverty; education; religion; health or saving lives; citizenship or community development; the arts, culture, heritage or science; amateur sport; human rights; the environment; animal welfare; and rescue services. |
£2,572,993 |
| MARBLE FOUNDATION LIMITED [Charity number: 1102330] Provision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes, including relief of poverty. |
£1,690 |
| ILM (Highland) [Charity number: SC022504] The company’s objects are: (1) To relieve poverty, and in particular (but without limitation) to provide relief from (a) the problems of poverty associated with dilapidated and dirty common areas and facilities and (b) the problems of poverty caused by the effects of cold, badly insulated and draughty housing and shortage of money to meet fuel costs. (2) To relieve the needs of persons suffering from mental or physical disability, illness or impairment or old age and, in particular (but without limitation) to assist elderly, disabled and infirm householders to care for, repair, maintain, adapt, modify and improve their homes and ancillary garden and common areas. (3) To advance the education and to promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds. (4) To promote and preserve the environment, and in particular to assist in the adoption of practices which are directed towards reducing unnecessary depletion of natural resources and/or reducing the volume of non-recycled waste. (5) To preserve, conserve, restore and improve the environment, in particular (but without limitation) through the planting of trees and the execution of other landscaping works in the interests of public amenity on waste grounds and on areas which are in need of improvement and through the construction, repair and/or maintenance of footpaths, dykes, cycleways, seashore, and riverside areas and recreational play areas. (6) To promote, establish operate and/or support other projects and programmes of a charitable nature. |
£1,870,135 |
| Strathpeffer Residents Association [Charity number: SC046287] (4. The organisation's purposes are: (a) The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, and only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are: (i) primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, or (ii) available to members of the public at large (iii) In furtherance of - Working in partnership with a range of agencies to improve health and well-being - Working in partnership with a range of agencies to improve the, cultural, leisure and recreational opportunities. 5. The area of benefit shall comprise the Community Council wards of Strathpeffer. Contin. Marybank, Scatwell ancl Strathconon. |
£116,748 |
| LINK AGE SOUTHWARK [Charity number: 1105923] Link Age Southwark prevents loneliness and isolation in older people and brings communities together. We improve wellbeing, connection, mental health and physical health through: one-to-one befriending; activity groups; information and support, intergenerational work with local schools; specialist services for people with dementia. |
£529,881 |
| THE ASCOTT-UNDER-WYCHWOOD VILLAGE CHARITY [Charity number: 1099078] Relief of poverty, preservation of the environment and education and recreation within the parish of Ascott-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire |
£650 |
