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Social activities SW107

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

5,432 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.70% 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(social (activities|interaction|events?|inclusion)|sociali[zs]ing|sociali[sz]e|companionship|friendship)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 2,340 2.82%
£10k - £100k 1,814 2.80%
£100k - £250k 476 2.46%
£250k - £500k 207 2.28%
£1m - £10m 128 1.61%
£500k - £1m 108 1.87%
Over £10m 12 0.65%
Total 5,085 2.65%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 4,456 2.64%
oscr 556 2.19%
ccni 420 5.90%
Total 5,432 2.70%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
ENABLE Communities Group [Charity number: SC049060]
4.1 The objects of the Company are (i) the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health, disability or other disadvantage. (ii) the advancement of health. and (iii) the advancement of citizenship and community development through the promotion of the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. and in furtherance of those objects but not otherwise:- (a) to support and promote the interests and welfare of people with learning disabilities or communication difficulties, physical disabilities, hearing and visual impairment, or other illness and disability, including working to meet their needs, development their capabilities and enable and encourage them to participate in decisions affecting any area of their lives. (b) to promote mutual help, support, co-operation and understanding amongst people with all forms of illness and disability, and their relatives and friends and those providing services to them. (c) to promote and encourage the provision of services and facilities for the benefit of people with all forms of illness and disability, their families and carers including the provision of special forms of housing and residential care and support to beneficiaries (in particular amongst those who have more profound disabilities). (d) to encourage research into the causes, treatment and management of all kinds of illness and disability and to disseminate the useful results of such research. (e) to provide support and companionship to enable beneficiaries to pursue their interests and take part in leisure activities. (f) to create and deliver personalised, community based support to adults and children.
£53,604,537
Inspire Wellbeing [Charity number: NI103470]
Niamh manages 15 Mental Health Day Support Schemes providing support to nearly 1,000 individuals. These are located in Armagh, Ballymena, South, East and West Belfast, Castlederg, Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Londonderry, Magherafelt, Newtownards, North East Antrim and Omagh. Niamh also manages 2 Older Peoples Day Support Schemes, located in Irvinestown and Roslea. Niamh provides 11 24-hour staffed Supported Housing Schemes which are located in Antrim, Ballymoney, Bangor, Belfast and Cookstown. Niamh also provides 35 non-24 hour staffed schemes located throughout Northern Ireland. Niamh's Supported Housing promotes social inclusion by providing a safe homely environment in which people are supported to develop their life skills and maintain their tenancies. Niamh's Floating Support Services, based in Bangor, Newtownards and Omagh, are flexible locally based projects designed to assist individuals with mental health needs to access accommodation, maintain their home / tenancy and develop their ability to live independently in their own community. Niamh's Advocacy Services, based in Antrim, Armagh and Belfast, are independent services designed to listen carefully to the compliments, concerns, problems or issues that individuals may be experiencing whilst using mental health services and to give those people a voice. Niamh's Beacon Support Services , based in West Belfast and Londonderry, work in partnership with Sheltered Housing Schemes which provide accommodation for people with physical or mental health needs or older people. These services offer flexible and responsive social care to enhance the quality of life of individuals living in the schemes.
£35,278,000
THE BRENDONCARE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 326508]
Brendoncare's purpose is to support older people, and its principal activities are the development and management of care centres (of which it currently has ten), and volunteer-led friendship and well-being clubs (of which it currently has over 60), situated in the South of England.
£24,332,000
FEDCAP UK [Charity number: 1175737]
The activities of the charity is the advancement of social inclusion through enabling economic independence, employment and opportunity for disadvantaged and disabled individuals through various workforce and economic development initiatives and programmes delivered across the UK.
£21,833,386
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD [Charity number: 1072490]
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award provides a balanced programme of activities that develops the whole person - mind, body and soul - in an environment of social interaction and team working.At The Duke of Edinburgh's Award we strive to achieve our mission through personal development programmes and the assessment and presentation of awards.
£20,762,000
United Kingdom for UNHCR [Charity number: 1183415]
UK for UNHCR fundraises on behalf of the UNHCR in order to support their assistance programmes, including promoting awareness, encouraging the advancement of education for and social inclusion, for the relief and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless persons.
£17,678,000
RAPPORT HOUSING AND CARE [Charity number: 254140]
The organisation exists to establish, manage and improve houses and homes which provide residential and supported accommodation, together with care and companionship, for elderly people.
£16,663,618
POhWER [Charity number: SC048858]
4. Objects To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded in particular but not exclusively by: 4.1 Providing information, advice, support, empowerment and advocacy and managing advocacy and user-involvement projects which help people to speak up and to be heard as well as secure their rights and entitlements. 4.2 Supporting the development of empowerment, advocacy and service user-involvement projects which help people. 4.3 Supporting and providing information, advice, support, empowerment and advocacy and user-involvement projects. 4.4 Promoting information, advice, support, empowerment and advocacy and good practice in information, advice, support, advocacy and user-involvement 4.5 Promoting equal opportunities for people. 4.6 Educating and training people and organisations about empowerment, advocacy and user- involvement. 4. 7 Providing information, advice, support, empowerment and advocacy to people and those responsible for providing services to them.
£15,934,026
The Cedar Foundation [Charity number: NI101121]
We work with service users to offer person centred assistance and support with careers advice, educational opportunities and work experience. We work with employers to seek job opportunities and provide on-going advice and assistance to support the needs of both the service user and their employer so that they can work independently. The Outlook Service allows children and young people to engage in social and recreational activities of their choice outside of their family environment. The Transitions Service is an early intervention service to enable young people to make appropriate choices when moving on from school to Further or Higher Education, training or employment. The Youth Matters Service provides social activities and personal development programmes for young people with disabilities up to 18 years old. Right 4 U offers children and young people who have ASD a made to measure service that makes it possible for them to get out of the house and into their community. We provide a range of Living Options designed to meet the needs of people who have brain injury, physical disability and sensory impairment and for people with learning disabilities. Our Supported Living Service provides independent apartments or bungalows to people with different levels of housing support and care needs. Our Housing Support Service provides support to adults in their own homes and our Floating Support team assists adults living in their own home to carry out their housing responsibilities independently by tailoring a programme to suit their individual needs. We provide 24-hour care in our Residential Services. We provide a range of Social and Community Network programmes to promote peer support and participation in the community
£15,596,273
Inspire (Partnership Through Life) Ltd [Charity number: SC000038]
(1) To relieve those in need by reason of age or disability or some other disadvantage resulting in additional support needs, within Scotland, which may include (without prejudice to that generality):- i (A) providing, arranging for, assisting in or promoting the provision of accommodation, care and other services for such individuals, and/or managing such services. (8) advancing (through education, training and work experience) the employment prospects of such individuals. (C) providing social inclusion opportunities for such individuals. (D) conducting research into or reviews of the needs of such individuals. (2) To promote and/or support other similar projects and programmes which further charitable purposes
£14,894,436

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
ONE WORLD LINK (WARWICK DISTRICT - BO DISTRICT) [Charity number: 700714]
One World Link promotes friendship between the communities of Bo District in Sierra Leone and Warwick District in the UK. The link has been active since 1981. It is inspired by a desire for justice, equality, human understanding and mutual support. Activities include exchange visits, cultural events, links between schools and other community organisations, social gatherings, pen friendships.
£11,833
Scottish Women’s Institutes Kirkmichael Institute [Charity number: SC025787]
a)    To advance the education and skills of women and girls To provide a platform for social activities and networking To promote the preservation and development of Scotland's heritage and culture To promote and work with like-minded organisations at home and abroad
£2,146
UNSCENE SUFFOLK LIMITED [Charity number: 1164019]
THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHO ARE FACING SOCIAL EXCLUSION FROM SOCIETY OR ASPECTS OF SOCIETY BECAUSE OF THEIR IMPAIRMENT, BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATIVE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR DRAMA WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.
£34,772
GOSPEL CHURCH (UK) [Charity number: 1194763]
(1) to advance the Christian faith, including but not limited to, means of broadcasting Christian messages of an evangelistic and teaching nature using online platforms and holding religious services and prayer meetings in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world ...(2) to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded ...
£101,633
THE KIMBANGUIST HOPE OF THE WORLD [Charity number: 1098887]
Activities: Education, training and workshops, seminars, social events, recreation and cultural activities. To advice surgeries on welfare rights, housing and health care, literacy, basic ESOL and ITC, supplementary school for children and young people, and elderly people; employment, interpreting, ethnic and cultural events, drop-in centre and after school club.
£79,595
MIDDLETON TYAS MEMORIAL HALL TRUST [Charity number: 226323]
Provides a community hall for meetings, local organisatons, education classes, social events, charity fund raising. Provides premises for the community shop and for a sub post Office.
£3,894
STAUNTON HAROLD WOMEN'S INSTITUTE [Charity number: 1027739]
Local Women's Group providing educational and social activities for its members
£1,336
NARBERTH JAZZ [Charity number: 1198306]
TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND AN APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF JAZZ MUSIC IN WEST WALES BY ENCOURAGING SOCIAL INTERACTION AND UNDERSTANDING ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS AND ABILITIES, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE LIVE AND RECORDED JAZZ MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION.
ST EDMUNDS CENTRE COMMITTEE [Charity number: 1111402]
To provide a focal point in the village for social activities of the population of the village of Platts Heath.To provide a recreational area for the population of Village of Platts Heath.
£3,004
PERSON TO PERSON CITIZEN ADVOCACY [Charity number: 1185625]
The relief of people with a learning disability within Mid Glamorgan. To assist those people to realise their full potential and to lead fulfilling lives. To assist those people to obtain their full rights and privileges as a citizen. To provide long term friendship and support. To provide information to people with a learning disability.
£30,500

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