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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 Western College Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The charity makes grants to students in training for Christian ministry with priority given to students from the South West and/or in training at the Northern College, Manchester, on recommendation of need given by the principal.

Latest Income: £5,624
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Mid-Sussex Mencap

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Raises funds for grant giving. Organises activities for people with learning disabilities.Runs club in Haywards Heath for people with learning disabilities.

Latest Income: £5,621
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Kent Schools' Cricket Association

Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

KSCA organises inter-school competitions; at present thirteen in number. The estimated number of participating students is in the region of 3000. KSCA also gives grants to individuals in the case of hardship and to organisations including Kent Cricket Board and schools for specific projects or equipment.

Latest Income: £5,618
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Carroll Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Religion

Religious. To provide funds for the upkeep of the fabric and fittings of St Cuthbert's Church Castle Vale Birmingham.

Latest Income: £5,617
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

YSES gives grants to young people mainly from Yorkshire to enable them to experience expeditions. Where expeditions have an adventure, education and community focus.

Latest Income: £5,617
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Dartington Parish Lands Charity (feoffees)

Charitable activities, Religion

Make grants towards projects at St Marys Church, Dartington and Brooking Church at Tigley.

Latest Income: £5,610
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Helping Hertfordshire Children

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To support the most disadvantaged children in the most deprived areas in the county of Hertfordshire by providing grants to purchase such essential items as beds, bedding, clothing or other household equipment and to provide other critical aid to improve the quality of life of the children.

Latest Income: £5,607
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Johnson, Bede And Lane Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

FINANCIAL GRANTS TO RESIDENTS ,EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, APPRENTICESHIPS,LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OF THE PARISH OF LITTLE WILBRAHAM ACCORDING TO THE UPDATED SCHEME DATED 3RD SEPTEMBER 2015.

Latest Income: £5,604
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Henry Smith (worth Estate) Nutfield Share

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Make grants to individuals on low income or suffering temporary financial hardship. Make grants to organisations providing services to children and the elderly in need.

Latest Income: £5,600
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Shaldon And Ringmore Village Hall

Charitable activities, Facilities

To provide grants to assist in the education of persons under the age of 25 who reside in the villages of Shaldon and Ringmore, Devon.

Latest Income: £5,591
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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James Powell's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities

Provides grants to students in post 16 education. Recipients must be resident in the Parish of Llantilio Crossenny.

Latest Income: £5,589
Areas of Operation: Monmouthshire
Status: Registered
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Mr And Mrs Barrie Catchpole Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities

Provides small grants to other charities.

Latest Income: £5,585
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The A P B Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes financial grants to conservation and welfare charities as approved by the Trustees.

Latest Income: £5,582
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Stratfield Saye Charity Of James Christmas

Charitable activities

Grants to local residents for use to purchase fuel

Latest Income: £5,577
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Prince George Galitzine Memorial Fund

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

We gave grants to projects in Russia helping families with children with muscular dystrophy. Since 2022, we no longer work in Russia, nor finance the library we created, The Prince George Galitzine Memorial Library at 46 Fontanka Embankment, St Petersburg, our aim was to preserve Russian history of the 20th Century through books. We hope to continue to find cultural projects to promote elsewhere

Latest Income: £5,574
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Wicklea

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education

Fund raising for the school PTA to enable children to have fun activities and provide funds to improve school environment and resources. Fund raising includes bingo, school fayres and discos

Latest Income: £5,574
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Slough And District Community Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provide grants for the relief of poverty to persons who are resident in Slough, Windsor or Eton.

Latest Income: £5,571
Areas of Operation: Slough
Status: Registered
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The Charity Commission Office Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity provides interest-free loans and, in exceptional circumstances, grants to relieve the following persons where they are in need, hardship or distress:- current and former employees of the Charity Commission;- in the case of death or incapacity of current and former employees of the Charity Commission, their dependents.

Latest Income: £5,570
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Putney Relief Committee

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Helps local people with monthly small grants to cover immediate needs. Most grants are given to the elderly or those in special need to help with general expenses, i.e heating and one off payments are made on an ad hoc basis for holidays and at Christmas time. We organise special community events for the needy, for example the Christmas party and use the grant to help with this.

Latest Income: £5,562
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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Town Lands

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Trust makes of grants to individuals or groups for instance via Christmas fuel or grocery vouchers to old age pensioners living alone in the parish and a grant to the village Over 70s Dinner Fund. Its Apprenticeship Fund helps young people with expenses incurred on further or higher education, apprenticeships or training courses.

Latest Income: £5,550
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Westham Support Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Gives grants to individuals who reside within the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Weymouth, Dorset who are in welfare need.

Latest Income: £5,548
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Turner's Trust (beverley)

Charitable activities, Social welfare

1. Reliefor persons who are domestic servants .... employed .... within the area of benefit..... .2. Income may be applied .... to the relief of persons resident in the area .... in need, hardship or distress.3. May relieve persons by: a. Making awards of money; b. Providing, or paying for goods, services or facilities .... . c. Making grants of money, etc..

Latest Income: £5,524
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Leicester Diocesan Guild Of Church Bell Ringers Restoration Fund

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

To provide grants to churches in the Diocese of Leicester for the purpose of maintaining and improving their bell installations.

Latest Income: £5,524
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Claines United Charities

Charitable activities

Grants to individuals and organisations satisfying charity's criteria.

Latest Income: £5,517
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Goodall Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty and grants to individuals

Latest Income: £5,509
Areas of Operation: Calderdale
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.