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Best poverty-relief charities in London

940 rated poverty relief charities connected to London — local organisations plus UK-wide charities serving the area. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings. Information only — not donation advice.

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Among the highest Clarity Scores on CharityCompare for poverty-relief work connected to London are AMOS TRUST, BABY BASICS UK, HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED. There are 940 rated options here — a mix of local charities and UK-wide organisations serving the area. Scores reflect filing transparency and financial stewardship from UK regulator filings, not programme impact. Use the table to compare, then give via each charity’s official site if you want to donate to local poverty-relief charities in London.
Charity Score Cause spend Income Scope
AMOS TRUST 100 89% £2.6m UK-wide
BABY BASICS UK 100 99% £798k UK-wide
HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED 100 95% £537k UK-wide
Lewisham Local 100 100% £1.1m Local
SUFRA - NW LONDON 100 96% £1.7m Local
CENTRE FOR CRIMINAL APPEALS 99 86% £630k UK-wide
CLAREMONT PROJECT (ISLINGTON) 99 93% £683k Local
FAMILY GROUPS LIMITED 99 100% £464k UK-wide
FT FINANCIAL LITERACY AND INCLUSION CAMPAIGN 99 96% £847k UK-wide
GOOD COMPANY (SURREY) 99 100% £1.2m Local
HOUSING JUSTICE 99 97% £3.0m UK-wide
LITTLE VILLAGE 99 93% £4.3m Local
ROMA SUPPORT GROUP 99 93% £574k UK-wide
SEBBY'S CORNER 99 92% £816k UK-wide
ST HILDA'S EAST 99 95% £1.8m Local
ST PETER'S BETHNAL GREEN 99 98% £458k Local
THE COUNTRY FOOD TRUST 99 91% £649k UK-wide
THE ECONOMIST EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 99 88% £940k UK-wide
THE HACKNEY FOODBANK 99 94% £1.8m Local
THE SPIRES CENTRE 99 97% £624k UK-wide
A T D FOURTH WORLD LIMITED 98 99% £503k UK-wide
ACHEINU LIMITED 98 94% £552k Local
CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT 98 96% £583k UK-wide
FEEDING FAMILIES 98 99% £913k UK-wide
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS PROJECT 98 89% £639k UK-wide
LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS SERVICE 98 98% £1.1m UK-wide
MIGRATEFUL 98 93% £1.2m UK-wide
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY (ENGLAND AND WALES) 98 94% £16m UK-wide
THE BIRMINGHAM SETTLEMENT 98 86% £2.1m UK-wide
THE MAGPIE PROJECT 98 92% £626k Local
The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing 98 95% £1.5m UK-wide
WYCLIFFE UK LIMITED 98 92% £10m UK-wide
CFI CHARITABLE TRUST 97 100% £709k UK-wide
DOCKLANDS OUTREACH COMPANY LIMITED 97 98% £607k Local
FOUNDATION MATTERS 97 100% £355k UK-wide
HUNTINGTONS DISEASE ASSOCIATION 97 87% £2.5m UK-wide
LONDON LEGAL SUPPORT TRUST 97 88% £4.7m UK-wide
MANNA SOCIETY 97 99% £685k Local
REACT 97 93% £751k UK-wide
SUBUD BRITAIN 97 100% £606k UK-wide
THE 999 CLUB AND LADY FLORENCE TRUST 97 94% £1.9m Local
THE BIG DIFFERENCE 97 78% £722k UK-wide
The Hardman Trust 97 95% £670k UK-wide
Unfold 97 100% £642k Local
WEST LONDON WELCOME 97 95% £556k Local
WHITEFIELD CHARITY SK CORPORATION 97 100% £558k Local
WORSHIP TABERNACLE MINISTRIES 97 100% £1.8m Local
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BLOOMSBURY - CENTRAL LONDON 96 100% £1.2m Local
COMMUNITY LIFE TRUST 96 100% £793k Local
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST 96 94% £11m UK-wide
LIFESPRING MINISTRIES 96 100% £693k UK-wide
NER YISROEL EDUCATIONAL TRUST 96 100% £997k Local
PECAN 96 97% £2.3m Local
PRISON FELLOWSHIP 96 86% £841k UK-wide
THE CONNECTION AT ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS 96 87% £6.4m Local
THE GUILD OF OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL 96 94% £493k UK-wide
THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION 96 85% £554k UK-wide
THE UPPER ROOM (ST SAVIOUR'S) 96 91% £688k UK-wide
UNITED JEWISH ISRAEL APPEAL 96 85% £13m UK-wide
ALL PEOPLE ALL PLACES 95 91% £370k UK-wide
ASSOCIATION OF ISLAMIC CHARITABLE PROJECTS 95 100% £1.1m UK-wide
BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES 95 90% £15m UK-wide
BEES FOR DEVELOPMENT 95 96% £1.1m UK-wide
FESTIVAL OF LIFE 95 100% £1.0m UK-wide
HER CENTRE LIMITED 95 91% £722k Local
Hope into Action UK 95 98% £2.1m UK-wide
MAKING THE LEAP 95 88% £1.6m Local
MERCERS' COMPANY HOUSING ASSOCIATION 95 99% £861k Local
OASIS COMMUNITY HUB : WATERLOO 95 100% £2.6m Local
REDBRIDGE FOODBANK 95 100% £724k Local
SALTMINE TRUST 95 95% £627k UK-wide
STANDOUT PROGRAMMES 95 92% £953k Local
STRIPEY STORK 95 95% £2.1m UK-wide
THE HIGHLIFE CENTRE LTD 95 100% £782k UK-wide
THE MAINSTAY FOUNDATION 95 100% £5.7m UK-wide
THE PAPERWEIGHT TRUST 95 96% £499k Local
UPREACH CHARITABLE COMPANY 95 97% £4.7m UK-wide
AGE UK EALING 94 95% £1.3m Local
BEDE HOUSE ASSOCIATION 94 98% £1.6m Local
BOW FOODBANK 94 98% £782k Local
CHABAD LUBAVITCH CENTRES NORTH EAST LONDON AND ESSEX LIMITED 94 100% £837k Local
CHANGE PLEASE FOUNDATION 94 92% £1.6m UK-wide
FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND 94 93% £1.6m UK-wide
GREEN MAN TRUST LTD 94 96% £655k UK-wide
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM FOODBANK 94 100% £1.0m Local
JACK PETCHEY FOUNDATION 94 100% £11m UK-wide
MARS ORG. LTD 94 92% £1.6m UK-wide
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE RETIREMENT FELLOWSHIP 94 100% £724k UK-wide
ONCE UPON A SMILE LIMITED 94 68% £531k UK-wide
REACHING HIGHER 94 99% £1.2m UK-wide
STREETVET 94 84% £1.1m UK-wide
THE BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY 94 95% £8.3m UK-wide
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST 94 100% £1.2m Local
THE FELIX PROJECT 94 90% £16m Local
THE JUNCTION 42 FOUNDATION 94 100% £921k UK-wide
THE RECRUITMENT JUNCTION 94 100% £714k UK-wide
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTRE 94 98% £876k Local
WORKING FAMILIES 94 94% £1.2m UK-wide
AMY WINEHOUSE FOUNDATION 93 89% £1.0m UK-wide
FINE CELL WORK 93 81% £1.3m UK-wide
JESUS HOUSE FOR ALL NATIONS 93 99% £4.2m UK-wide
JUNCTION COMMUNITY TRUST 93 99% £982k Local
REFURBS FLINTSHIRE 93 87% £930k UK-wide
STOP THE TRAFFIK 93 96% £1.2m UK-wide
THE BOOK TRADE CHARITY 93 94% £911k UK-wide
THE NEHEMIAH PROJECT 93 93% £1.1m Local
TREASURES FOUNDATION 93 94% £552k Local
UNDER ONE SKY CIO 93 86% £511k UK-wide
A ROCHA INTERNATIONAL 92 94% £1.3m UK-wide
BENCH OUTREACH 92 100% £612k Local
BEYOND FOOD FOUNDATION 92 78% £725k UK-wide
BIKUR CHOLIM LIMITED 92 96% £4.6m Local
DEAFKIDZ INTERNATIONAL 92 97% £464k UK-wide
EALING FOODBANK 92 96% £770k Local
EVERYTHINGS 13 92 90% £526k UK-wide
FEEDING BRITAIN 92 92% £2.7m UK-wide
GLOBAL EHSAN RELIEF WORLDWIDE 92 87% £4.4m UK-wide
HCJB-UK LTD 92 97% £562k UK-wide
HEATHROW COMMUNITY TRUST 92 99% £946k UK-wide
HELEN BAMBER FOUNDATION 92 91% £5.8m UK-wide
ICHTHUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 92 100% £1.3m Local
JACKSON'S LANE 92 99% £1.4m Local
MISSION DIRECT LIMITED 92 98% £728k UK-wide
NEW GROUND CHURCHES 92 100% £655k UK-wide
Rentstart (UK) Ltd 92 99% £1.6m Local
RESURGO TRUST 92 77% £3.5m UK-wide
RIVERSIDE VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 92 98% £1.1m Local
ST SWITHUN'S, BOURNEMOUTH 92 99% £633k UK-wide
THE BEAUCHAMP LODGE SETTLEMENT 92 96% £644k Local
THE BOAZ TRUST 92 95% £934k UK-wide
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION 92 91% £1.1m UK-wide
THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION 92 96% £599k UK-wide
THE TRUST OF ST BENEDICT'S ABBEY EALING 92 99% £1.7m Local
CHARITY MEALS 91 89% £1.6m UK-wide
FOOD AND COMMUNITY TRUST 91 100% £2.3m UK-wide
Go Beyond Charity 91 83% £1.7m UK-wide
GREATER CHANGE FOUNDATION 91 100% £1.2m UK-wide
JNF CHARITABLE TRUST 91 89% £22m UK-wide
MICROPHTHALMIA, ANOPHTHALMIA & COLOBOMA SUPPORT 91 63% £659k UK-wide
NATIONAL ZAKAT FOUNDATION (NZF) 91 92% £10m UK-wide
PALACE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION 91 93% £3.3m Local
RACING WELFARE 91 87% £4.3m UK-wide
SOLIDARITY SPORTS 91 67% £655k Local
STEP BY STEP LONDON 91 83% £1.6m Local
STREETS OF GROWTH 91 91% £679k Local
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST 91 87% £2.1m UK-wide
THE EIKON CHARITY 91 91% £2.8m Local
THE ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT TRUST (GRAND FLEET AND KINDRED FUNDS) 91 98% £12m UK-wide
THE SICKLE CELL SOCIETY 91 77% £1.4m UK-wide
YOUTH CONCERN 91 93% £879k UK-wide
AGE UK KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA 90 93% £2.9m Local
BIGKID FOUNDATION 90 96% £545k Local
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 90 96% £4.3m UK-wide
CHRISTIANS IN SPORT 90 100% £1.9m UK-wide
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED 90 91% £1.7m UK-wide
CROSSLIGHT ADVICE 90 90% £807k UK-wide
DRIVE FORWARD FOUNDATION 90 95% £1.0m Local
FareShare Midlands 90 90% £4.4m UK-wide
FIVE TALENTS UK LTD 90 88% £2.1m UK-wide
GUIDANCE HUB 90 99% £633k UK-wide
ICC MISSIONS 90 100% £2.6m UK-wide
LIFELINE COMMUNITY PROJECTS 90 100% £3.5m UK-wide
LINCOLNSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CIO 90 100% £5.6m UK-wide
NEWWAY PROJECT 90 N/D £409k Local
NOOR RELIEF FUND 90 89% £1.5m UK-wide
OXFORD DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WORK INCORPORATED 90 96% £5.4m UK-wide
Pilgrims' Friend Society Group 90 100% £27m UK-wide
PROJECT S.E.E.D. LIMITED 90 97% £2.2m UK-wide
RAPID RELIEF TEAM 90 96% £3.5m UK-wide
REDEEMING OUR COMMUNITIES 90 100% £864k UK-wide
SAMEE 90 100% £763k UK-wide
SOPHIE HAYES FOUNDATION 90 96% £581k UK-wide
The Goldsmiths' Foundation 90 88% £4.1m Local
THE RUNNING CHARITY 90 90% £907k Local
TOYNBEE HALL 90 90% £7.7m Local
TRANSPORT BENEVOLENT FUND (CIO) 90 77% £5.2m UK-wide
UKRAINIAN ACTION 90 95% £797k Local
WONDER FOUNDATION 90 96% £1.4m UK-wide
YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION 90 96% £706k UK-wide
YOUNG GAMERS AND GAMBLERS EDUCATION TRUST 90 95% £5.8m UK-wide
BAOBAB CENTRE FOR YOUNG SURVIVORS IN EXILE 89 94% £605k UK-wide
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED 89 83% £61m UK-wide
BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST 89 100% £1.3m UK-wide
CARDINAL HUME CENTRE 89 84% £4.6m Local
CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL 89 69% £646k UK-wide
EMERGE 3Rs 89 99% £1.3m UK-wide
EMMAUS SOUTH LAMBETH COMMUNITY 89 100% £1.8m Local
Food Bank Aid 89 93% £2.2m UK-wide
GREENER AND CLEANER 89 100% £445k Local
HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON) 89 98% £425k Local
INTERNATIONAL TREE FOUNDATION 89 94% £1.7m UK-wide
KIJANA KWANZA (YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST) 89 96% £894k Local
KIRAN SUPPORT SERVICES 89 98% £755k UK-wide
MILDMAY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP 89 N/D £559k Local
PARTNERS OF PRISONERS AND FAMILIES SUPPORT GROUP 89 100% £2.1m UK-wide
SHELTER FROM THE STORM 89 99% £484k Local
ST GILES TRUST 89 96% £22m UK-wide
TEEN CHALLENGE UK 89 98% £3.7m UK-wide
THE COUNTRYSIDE EDUCATION TRUST 89 90% £385k UK-wide
THE JONAS CHARITABLE TRUST 89 85% £294k UK-wide

Frequently asked questions

What are the best poverty-relief charities in London? +

Among the highest Clarity Scores on CharityCompare for poverty-relief work connected to London are AMOS TRUST, BABY BASICS UK, HOPE FOR THE YOUNG LIMITED. There are 940 rated options here — a mix of local charities and UK-wide organisations serving the area. Scores reflect filing transparency and financial stewardship from UK regulator filings, not programme impact. Use the table to compare, then give via each charity’s official site if you want to donate to local poverty-relief charities in London.

Are these local poverty-relief charities in London or UK-wide? +

Both. This page includes charities based in London and UK-wide organisations that operate in or serve the area. Check each profile’s location and scope before you donate if you specifically want money to stay local.

How do I donate to a local poverty-relief charity in London? +

Verify the charity number on the CharityCompare profile or the official register, compare Clarity Score and cause spend with peers, then donate through the charity’s own website — never via an unsolicited link. Prefer organisations listed as local to London if community spend is your priority.

How does CharityCompare rate poverty-relief charities in London? +

Each rated charity gets a Clarity Score (0–100) from four beacons — Accountability & Transparency, Financial Health, Financial Efficiency, and Community Support — calculated from Charity Commission and other UK regulator filings. It is not donation advice and not an impact ranking.

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