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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 Bishop's Stortford Moral Welfare Fund

Charitable activities, Professions

Grants to support social welfare in the Bishop's Stortford area based on recommendations by local clergy.

Latest Income: £2,674
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Swallowfield Calico Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Trust operates in the Parish of Swallowfield in the Borough of Wokingham.The Trustees apply the income of the Charity in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the area of benefit who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce their need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £2,672
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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Wheelwright Old Boys War Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

The award of grants to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 years who or whose parents are resident in the former County Borough of Dewsbury.

Latest Income: £2,668
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Tamerton Foliot United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of the poor by annual grants to eligible individuals.

Latest Income: £2,661
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Fuel Allotment

Charitable activities

We operate in Ormesby St Michael providing grants to those in need in the parish

Latest Income: £2,660
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Leonard Stanley Welfare Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities

rental of allotments andmaking grants to elderly

Latest Income: £2,657
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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William Malthus Charity For The Needy

Charitable activities

small grants to older Blewbury villagers.

Latest Income: £2,629
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Swerford Charity

Charitable activities

The purpose of the Charity is to provide grants or other help to people living in Swerford, or to organisations supporting Swerford residents, where there is a need for financial or practical support.Support may include (but is not limited to) giving grants, loans, paying bills, providing goods or services, or helping to fund projects that benefit people in Swerford.

Latest Income: £2,627
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Poor Lands Or Pages Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity gives relief to the elderly, poor, sick & disabled residents within Tempsford Parish & gives grants to any organisation which assists such people. Additionally, the charity provides financial support for those preparing for their career or entering into the place of work.

Latest Income: £2,626
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Mary De Montfichet Johnes Poor Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Makes grants to the elderly, poor and needy of the Parish of Thaxted, Essex only. Provides funds for the upkeep and activities of Thaxted Parish Church only.

Latest Income: £2,625
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The E And H N Boyd And J E Morland Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity was set up in 1971 and provides grants, mostly small, to a wide variety of charitable organisations in accordance with the wishes and concerns of the trustees.

Latest Income: £2,624
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Brunswick Trust

Charitable activities

Grant Making

Latest Income: £2,621
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Martin Redmayne Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Solely a grant making charity making donations to charitable organisations at the trustees' discretion.

Latest Income: £2,607
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Audrey Pipe Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Awards to aspiring novelists, to encourage people of all ages to read and/or write fiction. Small grants to assist community integration for people with a disability or to facilitate a minimum quality of life for people with a disability. Grants to any individual or group to support a provision in isolated communities.Awards to individual or group who have suffered hardship through injustice.

Latest Income: £2,603
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Cam Institute Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure

The charity gives grants to organisations which provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of the residents of Cam.

Latest Income: £2,600
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Sarah Jane Hughes (ogmore) Scholarships

Charitable activities, Education

Awarding grants to suitably qualified pupils within Ogmore Comprehensive School

Latest Income: £2,598
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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All Saint's Apprenticing Charity

Charitable activities

TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT

Latest Income: £2,592
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Peter Hinkley Trust For Young Musicians

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Trust provides grants to young people, relating to musical education and instrument purchase.

Latest Income: £2,585
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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The Reading Room Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Grants to local organisations and donations to individuals living in Wiveliscombe inclduding Elderly and grants to young people for educational purposes

Latest Income: £2,580
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Old Marston Charities Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT INTHE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF MARSTON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THEMARSTON CHARITIES TRUST FOR THAT OBJECT BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.

Latest Income: £2,573
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Botanical Research Fund

Charitable activities

The Botanical Research Fund makes grants to individuals to support botanical investigations of all types and, more generally, to assist their advancement in the botanical field.

Latest Income: £2,573
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Orwell Family Charitable Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SELECTED CHARITIES.

Latest Income: £2,566
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Israel-Diaspora Trust

Charitable activities

Educational meetings and grants to other educational institutions to meet the objectives of the trust.

Latest Income: £2,557
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Ludlow Philharmonic Prize Fund

Charitable activities

The LPPF awards cash grants to the most outstanding instrumental students at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC). The RBC runs an annual concerto competition where, via a rigorous selection process, the 3 best students are selected to perform a concerto/major solo work for their instrument at the annual concerto final where an independent adjudicator awards 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes.

Latest Income: £2,556
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Fishborn Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The activity of the Charity is grants to individuals or other charities for the purpose of advancing religion or education, for the relief of poverty or for other purposes beneficial to the community. The activities cover the UK and areas of the world in need that satisfy these criteria.

Latest Income: £2,550
Areas of Operation: Various
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.