Individual poverty `SW105`¶

Individual poverty is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Social welfare category.

24,135 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 11.88% 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:

Distribution by size of charity¶

Income band	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
Under £10k	7,860	11.02%
£10k - £100k	7,101	10.15%
£100k - £250k	2,651	12.03%
£250k - £500k	1,440	13.31%
£1m - £10m	1,295	14.39%
£500k - £1m	954	14.26%
Over £10m	343	15.77%
Total	21,644	11.27%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	18,483	10.80%
oscr	5,165	20.86%
ccni	487	6.77%
Total	24,135	11.88%

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
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	£368,000,000
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.	£368,000,000
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
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.	£327,318,000
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.	£327,318,000
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.	£326,134,000
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.	£315,754,000
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.	£315,754,000
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.	£304,834,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
THE ROYAL LANCERS CHARITABLE TRUST [Charity number: 1163409] The charity was established to:Promote the efficiency of the Regiment and to maintain its history, traditions and esprit de corps.Relieve, either generally or individually, members of The Association who are in condition of need, hardship or distress, and their dependents who are so qualified.	£295,482
HEADS UP GENTLEMEN [Charity number: 1214059] THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF MEN LIVING THE SALFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN NEED WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:INCREASING AWARENESS OF, AND REDUCING THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH, PROVIDING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND ACCESS PEER SUPPORT ONLINE AND IN PERSON THROUGH MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES, SIGNPOSTING TO AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS SPECIALIST SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING FROM OTHER PROVIDERS.
Drumchapel Housing Co-operative Limited [Charity number: SC046239] 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 houses for occupation by members of the co-operative, and the provision of care. and 2.2 To undertake any additional purposes or objects permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which are charitable in terms of section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.	£2,943,661
Hazara Council of Great Britain (HCGB) [Charity number: 1188724] To act as a resource for young people, particularly but not exclusively Hazara young people, in the UK and Afghanistan by organising programmes of educational and other activities. To advance the education of young people in socially and economically disadvantaged communities in Afghanistan, through the provision of financial support for individuals to access or continue with their education.
NUCLEUS FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1200800] Grant making charity which (1) supports those who are in need, whether as a result of financial hardship, disability, illness, age or other disadvantage (2) preserves and protect good health and (3) advances education and opportunities available to beneficiaries.	£19,127
SPRINGHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD [Charity number: 1112927] Promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Spring Hill ward particular and Hyndburn more generally. Manage a community centre. Promote and organise co-operation between local inhabitants, voluntary & community orgaisations, statutory bodies and other agencies by promoting training, health issues, relief of poverty, public safety & community cohesion.	£6,714
Living Hope UK [Charity number: 1175020] We hold weekly church services to advance the Christian religion such as Sunday worship and weekly meetings. Individuals who have a vocation to advance the Christian religion are interviewed, trained & issued with a licence through our organisation internationally. We are active in community outreach to help the disadvantaged in society by promoting social inclusion through various activities.	£54,467
ELEVATE HER UK [Charity number: 1185751] Empowerment and motivational movement providing support, advice and guidance to vulnerable, young disadvantaged girls and young women. Mentoring sessions, Outreach and life skills workshops.	£41,183
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES UK [Charity number: 1069204] SOS Children's Villages UK is part of a global federation founded in 1949. Working in over 130 countries, the SOS Children's Villages federation is the world's largest non-governmental group focused on supporting children and young people who don't have, or at risk of losing, parental care. SOS Children's Villages UK supports children in over 100 of these today.	£6,138,744
THE CAROLINE POPOOLA FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1192495] The prevention and relief of poverty in the UK and Nigeria, by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.