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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,174 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,174
Charities
£8,234,488,247
Total Income
£1,476,244
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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

Mrs Percy Ann Newland

Charitable activities, Professions

Income from this small charity is used to make grants at Christmas to the deserving and needy in the parish of Westoning.

Latest Income: £42
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Ulverston Jubilee Prize Fund

Charitable activities, Education

Educational Grants to Ulverston Victoria High School

Latest Income: £42
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Sidney Joseph Richard Stammers For Poor

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty by making grants

Latest Income: £41
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Thomas Stringer

Arts, Charitable activities

To make grants for books to apprentice boys who live in the Parishes of Cudham or Biggin Hill

Latest Income: £41
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Thompson's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities

The Charity provides grants for activities that are educational

Latest Income: £41
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of The Reverend John George Cotton Browne

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants for the relief of poverty

Latest Income: £40
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Ambrose Bennett

Charitable activities

For general charitable purposes by making grants to benefit residents of Waterstock, either as individuals or the community as a whole,

Latest Income: £37
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Thomas Collinson

Charitable activities

Financial assistance to Parishioners in need

Latest Income: £36
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Smyth's Educational

Charitable activities

No activities other than making grants.

Latest Income: £35
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Dr Philip Lord/ Olive M Holt Memorial Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

Educational Grants to music students at Alder Grange School

Latest Income: £35
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Louisa Martha Minshull Charity

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Richard Langdon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants for the relief of poverty for elderly and infirmed people in Totnes

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Poor's Estate

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the parish of St Denys, Walmgate, York, 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 the need, hardship or distress of such persons.

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Allerthorpe Charities

Charitable activities

To provide small grants to those in need who live in the parish of Allerthorpe

Latest Income: £32
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Kaye Jackson Dole Or Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity relieves poverty. Helps the old and elderly and makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £27
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Harriette Holwell Waterhouse

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty. help for the old and elderly. Makes grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £24
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Charity Of John Evans

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty. Helps the old and elderly. Makes grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £23
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Speen Church Of England School

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: £23
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The John James Morgan Prize Fund

Charitable activities

makes grants to individuals (loans)

Latest Income: £23
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

EDUCATION AND TRAINING.CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS.ARTS AND CULTURE

Latest Income: £18
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Dr Higg's Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

One of the smaller charities of our ancient parish of South Stoke Cum Woodcote. There is only sufficient cash to warrant making grants approx every 3 or 4 years. We hope to make awards to some 25 parishioners this year, who are deemed the poorer and needier of our community. The income will be amalgamated with the other smaller charities.

Latest Income: £16
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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J L Hanman Bequest

Charitable activities

Makes grants to freemen of the City of Gloucester and / or their dependants who are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £13
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Henry Bispham's Charity

Charitable activities

General charitable grants

Latest Income: £10
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Daniel Rosbotham

Charitable activities

General charitable grants

Latest Income: £10
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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The Huntingfield Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Grants to children and young people who live within the village to support their educational needs.

Latest Income: £9
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
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 4,174 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 (£589.5m). 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 £8.2bn 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 100.0%. 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 £1.5m. 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.