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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 Beney Trust

Charitable activities

Small Grant Making Trust

Latest Income: £6,307
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kirby Archives Trust

Charitable activities

To discover, collect and preseve archival records whether public or private wittin or concerning Lonsdale North of the Sands (means that part of Cumbria anciently known as Lonsdale North of the Sands and formerly part of the County of Lancashire). Assisting the publication of Archival material by giving some small grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £6,292
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Freda Ashmore Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Health

The provision of awards and grants to personnel or projects within the Healthcare profession linked to Birmingham Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Latest Income: £6,292
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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South West Ham Child Welfare Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity provides grants for the welfare of children living in the London Borough of Newham

Latest Income: £6,257
Areas of Operation: Newham
Status: Registered
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Perry's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities

Educational Grants to under 25's who live, or have been educated in Cirencester

Latest Income: £6,250
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Longborough Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities

makes donations to needy individuals in the community

Latest Income: £6,248
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Richards Castle Educational Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Making grants to young people or organisations to assist in education.

Latest Income: £6,245
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Wilton Educational Charity

Charitable activities

Annual grants to educational organisations and individuals in the Parish of Wilton.

Latest Income: £6,242
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Botley And Curdridge Foundation

Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Professions, Social welfare

Helping people living in the parishes of Botley and Curdridge in Hampshire, UK, who are in need, hardship or distress, by making grants of money, directly or indirectly, or providing or paying for items, services or facilities, calculated to reduce their need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £6,218
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Robert Hungate Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Health, Leisure

Making grants to organisations and people under 25 for general educational and sporting purposes in the parishes of Saxton, Sherburn in Elmet and South Milford. ( grants to individuals are not usually made unless there is some element of disability or handicap)

Latest Income: £6,211
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Chanctonbury Evangelical Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes financial grants to evangelical Christian churches, Christian missionary work and other Christian charitable organisations

Latest Income: £6,192
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Washington Community Development Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

It gives grants to new groups in the Washington & Springwell areas of Sunderland to help them start their operations.It also provides grants to existing groups for new projects.

Latest Income: £6,185
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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Exeter And District Mencap Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social care

We provide information and support to those with learning disabilities and their parents/carers/families. We have provided an inclusive playpark in Exeter. We make grants towards holidays for carers and those with a learning disability and we donate money on a regular basis towards the running of a social evening for people with a learning disability.

Latest Income: £6,183
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Arthur Allen Education Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Provides grants for young people between ages 16 and 25 who were born in or who live in the parish of evercreech

Latest Income: £6,174
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Ellen's Green Mission Room Fund

Charitable activities, Education

This charity meets annually and gives small grants to organisations, groups and schools whose members on the whole live in the parish of Ewhurst and Ellens Green, and give benefit to the village as a community. It also supports organisations whose wider influence supports the people of both communities.

Latest Income: £6,173
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Indersen Jasodadevi Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Research, Social welfare

CHARITY PROVIDES MEDICAL RELIEF TO THE POOR IN INDIA & the UK. IT PROMOTES RESEARCH and EDUCATION BY MAKING GRANTS TO ENABLE DEPRIVED STUDENTS TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR STUDIES AND BY ORGANISING RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH, HERITAGE AND CULTURE.CHARITY ALSO MAKES GRANT TO OTHER LIKE MINDED CHARITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.

Latest Income: £6,150
Areas of Operation: India
Status: Registered
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George Hill-Snook Charity For The Aged

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The purpose of the funds held by the Charity is to provide practical benefits in the form of grants to persons who are residing in the City of Cardiff and are not less than 60 years of age and are infirm

Latest Income: £6,149
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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The F G Collier Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grants to major national and local charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £6,135
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lacey Green Church Of England Schools

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

To provide funds to two Church of England Schools from investment income. The capital invested came from the sale of a house.

Latest Income: £6,132
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Rye Grammar School Exhibition Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

To consider and award financial grants to students of Rye College (formerly Rye Grammar School and Thomas Peacocke School) to meet their educational needs within the terms of the trust deed. To consider and award financial grants to Rye College to meet the education needs of its students within the terms of the trust deed.

Latest Income: £6,116
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Mary Cochrane Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Health, Professions, Social welfare

The Trustees shall apply the clear income of the Charity in relieving either generally or individually, persons who trained as nurses at Charing Cross Hospital and are over the age of 65 years, who are in a condition of need, hardship or distress, by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce need, hardship or distress of such persons'.

Latest Income: £6,115
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wantage District Coronation Memorial And Nursing Amenities Fund

Charitable activities, Health

DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN THE WANTAGE OXFORDSHIRE AREA ONLY

Latest Income: £6,102
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Market Deeping Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities

The Charities activities within the parish of Market Deeping, cover the provision of grants & direct aid to individuals who require help & assistance to overcome a particular problem or meet a specific need.

Latest Income: £6,077
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Church And Town Lands Charity (estate Charity)

Charitable activities, Religion

This charity makes grants to benefit the local community via the Parish Council and the village church via the Parochial Church Council.

Latest Income: £6,061
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Prestbury Cottage Trust

Charitable activities

Charitable grants or loans to individuals or organisations within the ecclesiastical parish of St. Leonard's, Broad Blunsdon.

Latest Income: £6,059
Areas of Operation: Swindon
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.