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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,202 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,202
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Batchworth Trust

Charitable activities

Grants made primarily to nationally recognised charities. The Trust Deed specifically prohibits grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £620,532
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Allan And Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The trustees award grants to UK registered charities, supporting educational projects, the promotion of world peace and overseas development.

Latest Income: £613,947
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Schroder Charity Trust

Charitable activities

The Schroder Charity Trust is a grant making charity that aims to support a broad range of charitable causes. For our current priorities and application process please refer to: www.schrodercharitytrust.org for full details.

Latest Income: £597,567
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Irish Youth Foundation (uk) Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

To raise funds and make grants available for: (a) Projects in the UK that assist young Irish people and their families(b) The advancement of education in Northern Ireland for example by making available grants for individual students and support for organisations

Latest Income: £595,846
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Academy For Talmudical Research (kolel Harabanim)

Charitable activities, Religion

EDUCATION/TRAINING, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS

Latest Income: £592,522
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Keren Hatzolo

Charitable activities

Making grants to organisations in accordance with the objects of the charity.

Latest Income: £586,738
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Grimmitt Trust

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Makes grants to charitable causes within the scope of the Trust Deed to encourage and strengthen community activities in Birmingham, Dudley,Wolverhampton and Walsall postcode areas.The Trust does not normally support national charities, CICs or social enterprises.

Latest Income: £586,560
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Roger Raymond Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust makes grants to Charities selected by the Trustees in accordance with the Trust Deed. It regrets that it is unable to entertain unsolicited approaches.

Latest Income: £586,128
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Three Oaks Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making charity

Latest Income: £584,447
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of William Williams

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant making charity for the relief of the poor, sick and for educational needs

Latest Income: £584,030
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Cotswolds Arts Through Schools

Charitable activities, Education

Making grants to other charities as the Trustees feel appropriate

Latest Income: £581,475
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Blanchminster Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants for the relief of local need, promotion of education and aid to local charitable organistations for the benefit of the community

Latest Income: £573,929
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The St Michaels And All Saints Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, Professions, Religion

Income is applied to defray the cost of repairs to the fabric, fittings and organ of the Parish Church and of insurance of the Parish Church, to the maintanance of music and provision of music, in aid of the stipends of clergy, to the maintenance of property and in making grants for such religious and other charitable purposes as the Feoffees decide after consultation with the PCC.

Latest Income: £560,661
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Ipswich Institute Reading Room And Library

Arts, Charitable activities

Lending library & educational facilities - including courses, lectures and visits - and provision of grants.

Latest Income: £559,813
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Hospital Of Gilbert, Earl Of Shrewsbury At Sheffield

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing

1. Maintenance of Almshouses which are occupied by in-pensioners. 2. Grants to other local charities.

Latest Income: £557,199
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Jill And Norman Franklin Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Heritage, Social welfare

Grants to organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers, people with mental health or learning disabilities, desistance from crime, domestic violence. Grants are given to organisations working in NE England and Central Scotland. A small number of grants are given for restoration of architecturally important churches. Refer to our website for current application policies.

Latest Income: £556,611
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust

Charitable activities

Providing grants to encourage initiatives designed to improve animal welfare and protection, promote alternative methods to the use of animals in experiments and encourage practical work in alleviating suffering, preventing cruelty and improving conditions for animals.

Latest Income: £555,534
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Doris Field Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The trustees support a diverse range of charities and projects, ranging from small individual grants to contributions to large projects, in accordance with the Trust's charitable objectives and in line with the grant making policy.

Latest Income: £555,419
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Additional Curates Society

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The additional curates society awards grants to poor and populous parishes, and parishes in new areas, so that they can employ a curate. A work they have been doing since 1837. The society also encourages and fosters vocations to the priesthood.

Latest Income: £555,224
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Boots Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

A grant making Trust wholly funded by Boots UK Ltd. The Trust funds charities and voluntary organisations working in the areas of health, lifelong learning, community development and social care.Currently the Trust focuses its giving in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £553,029
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Congregational And General Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Independent grant-making charity supporting churches, particularly United Reformed & Congregational denominations in the provision and repair of suitable buildings. Grants awarded for care and extension of churches, towards capital costs of church community projects and to promote the Christian religion including the United Reformed, Congregational and other churches of the Protestant tradition.

Latest Income: £548,548
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Society For Reproduction And Fertility

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

Supports research, education and training in reproductive biology and reproductive science.Holds one or two national or international conferences each year, sometimes in association with other learned societies.Provides grants in support of travel, special publications and other activities as agreed by the the Society's Council of Management.Owns and publishes an academic journal: Reproduction

Latest Income: £547,320
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Seafarers Hospital Society

Charitable activities, Health

The Society assists seafarers and their dependants in need by making grants to qualifying individuals, as well as to selected organisations. Applications for individual assistance may be made at any time

Latest Income: £544,019
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bradley Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure

Provide village hall for use of residents of Bradley parish at subsidised rates for leisure and educational purposes. Gives grants to organisations in Bradley and some individual educational grants. All grants strictly limited to residents of Bradley parish.

Latest Income: £538,134
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Reifer Memorial Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Provision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for the general charitable purposes, including relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £535,965
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many Grant making charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,202 registered Grant making charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the Grant making charitable activities charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of Grant making charitable activities charities?

Grant making charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for Grant making charitable activities charities?

Across all Grant making charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 96.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of Grant making charitable activities charities?

Grant making charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.