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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 Alverstoke Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To assist residents of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Alverstoke who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities. In exceptional cases the Trustees may consider grants to persons otherwise eligible who are resident in the Borough of Gosport.

Latest Income: £1,799
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Mrs Jane Leeson's Charity

Charitable activities

Provides grants.

Latest Income: £1,789
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Simon Greenwood's 1988 Charity Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £1,786
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Caernarvonshire Further Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Education

Grants to Individuals to specified area

Latest Income: £1,772
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Amis Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

Make grants for the benefit of pupils at Woodlands Primary Academy, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth,NR31 8QQ

Latest Income: £1,766
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Ministerial Fellowship Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to individualsProvides human resourcesProvides servicesProvides advocacy/advice/information

Latest Income: £1,764
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Young People Of Sunderland

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

The Trust makes grants to individuals or groups (schoolchildren and young people) to contribute to funding to enable the participation in educational trips or courses and sporting events.

Latest Income: £1,763
Areas of Operation: Sunderland
Status: Registered
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The Thomas Stafford Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities, Religion

To make grants of financial assistance in cases of genuine need for the residents of the areas covered by Shenley Church End and Shenley Brook End Parish.

Latest Income: £1,759
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Llandrillo-Yn-Rhos Charities

Charitable activities

Award grants to people in need, living within the ancient parish of Llandrillo yn Rhos

Latest Income: £1,751
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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The Ipstones Parochial School Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Trustee for grants to students of the school

Latest Income: £1,739
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Ralph Gowland Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To relieve either generally or individually persons aged 60 years or over, resident in the parish of Middleton-In-Teesdale who are in conditions of need hardship and distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship and distress of such persons.

Latest Income: £1,738
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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William Fazackerley Trust

Associations, Charitable activities

Grants to Preston Scouts

Latest Income: £1,737
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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North Wales Association Of Church Bell Ringers, Bell Restoration Fund

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Makes grants for Church Bell Restorations, augmentations and new installations

Latest Income: £1,735
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Florence And Don Mcgregor Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Giving grants to young persons to travel.

Latest Income: £1,731
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Guild Of Guardians Of Bristol Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity is established to enhance the good name of the City of Bristol, its traditions trade & commerce. The charity receives its income from donations received from the Guild of Guardians and by donations received directly from personal members of the Guild of Guardians. The charity makes grants to the City of Bristol and other local institutions and individuals.

Latest Income: £1,728
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Sexey's School, Bruton

Charitable activities, Education

The Charity makes grants as it thinks fit to provide benefit to Sexey's School and its pupils

Latest Income: £1,722
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Church Estate

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

To provide funds for the maintenance and repair of the fabric of the Parish Church at Thorndon, Suffolk and to assist with church running expenses.

Latest Income: £1,721
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Mary Plowman's Gift

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Providing grants to be distributed for the benefit of the aged of Esher.

Latest Income: £1,720
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Buckman Brow Foundation

Charitable activities

Operates in cumbria. Makes grants to individuals and organisations to help with education and training and religious activities

Latest Income: £1,715
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Phoenix Association

Charitable activities, Housing, Leisure

Aims & activitiesTo provide moral and financial support from the local community to residents of the Sheffield houses of Phoenix Futures. This support includes giving grants for education, sport, resetlement and group activities .

Latest Income: £1,714
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Basingstoke Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities

The objects of the Trust are to provide funds for the needy in the local area, nationally and internationally.

Latest Income: £1,706
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Charles Pope Memorial Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Makes grants for the benefit of music students in the Aylesbury Vale area.

Latest Income: £1,701
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The United Institutions Of Arad

Associations, Charitable activities

Making grants to institutions falling within the charity's objects

Latest Income: £1,699
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The St Germans Charity

Charitable activities

General charitable grants for all residents living within the parish boundaries of Wiggenhall St Germans , Wiggenhall St Marys and Wiggenhall St Peters, consistent with the Charities classification.

Latest Income: £1,696
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The London Aged Christian Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

This society functions to give small grants to mainly christian churches to assist them with practical care for the elderly. This usually applies to extra assistance in winter also for summer excursions in summer. It includes grants for counselling visiting and advice and vehicles. We also give to other charities.

Latest Income: £1,695
Areas of Operation: London
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.