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.

22,831 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 11.33% 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	8,129	9.81%
£10k - £100k	6,654	10.25%
£100k - £250k	2,280	11.78%
£250k - £500k	1,282	14.13%
£1m - £10m	1,131	14.22%
£500k - £1m	797	13.83%
Over £10m	283	15.28%
Total	20,556	10.72%

Distribution by charity regulator¶

Regulator	Charities with tag	Percent of all charities
ccew	17,293	10.24%
oscr	5,027	19.78%
ccni	511	7.18%
Total	22,831	11.33%

Ten largest charities (by income)¶

Name	Latest income
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.	£373,000,000
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	£373,000,000
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.	£299,500,000
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.	£281,954,000
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
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
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.	£243,464,000
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.	£242,225,000
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.	£240,409,000
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.	£236,775,000

Ten random charities¶

Name	Latest income
ARDHNARESHWAR LOK KALYAN [Charity number: 1164617] Helping to prevent world poverty through education, training, healthcare projects and support to enable individuals to be self-sufficient.	£6,042
BONNY HOPE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1199492] THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF CHILDREN 18 OR UNDER IN ZIMBABWE BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY.
LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT [Charity number: 229539] To raise income for distribution to charitable organisations in Liverpool.	£9,246
BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST [Charity number: 1105234] Providing aid to the poor people across the globe. Providing and building worship places where needed.Providing aid to orphans, widows and old who have difficulties and are disabled.	£1,342,292
THE TRANT GOODWILL TRUST [Charity number: 1082368] Objects are advancement of education, relief of poverty, and other such charitable purposes at the absolute discretion of the Trustees
INSTONE LIMITED [Charity number: 1121765] Charitable acitvities including Education/advancement of health & saving lives/disability/prevention and relief of poverty.
THE JAMES BENSTEAD CHARITY [Charity number: 202076] DISTRIBUTING A SMALL SUM USUALLY BETWEEN 200 AND 500 POUNDS PER ANNUM TO THE POOR AND NEEDY IN GREAT WILBRAHAM.	£213
Honeycomb Charitable Services Limited [Charity number: 701376] We support disadvantaged children, young people, adults and families in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derbyshire (inc Derby City) and East Cheshire. We support people in housing need or crisis to develop skills and confidence to live independently. We provide services to tackle domestic abuse, increase victims safety and work with perpetrators to address abusive behaviour to make positive change.	£7,917,670
FULHAM AND SOUTH KENSINGTON BRANCH OF THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 251555] Fulham and South Kensington YMCA makes funds or facilities available to Christian organisations and individuals who are either in particular hardship or undertaking significant work within their community or in training for such work.	£248,966
PURLEY OVERSEAS TRUST [Charity number: 291140] Purley Overseas Trust raises funds by organising fund-raising events, and by soliciting donations. We use the funds raised to finance projects in Developing Countries for the relief of poverty and to sponsor visits to these countries for relief work. We inform the people of Purley and surrounding districts of the problems of Developing Countries.	£4,031

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