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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 Penelope Jones Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Established to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £1,375
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Gardens

Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Community council provides recreational facilities, a community hall and cemeteries. The charity relates only to the memorial gardens and hall. The community council makes grants to organisations, not the charity.

Latest Income: £1,374
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Newington Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Charity makes grants to individuals and organisations in the village of Newington. It especially helps children, the elderly and people with disabilities.

Latest Income: £1,373
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Lord St Audries' Memorial Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Religion

Organizes church organ concerts, awarding grants to scholars when affordable.

Latest Income: £1,372
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bear Club Foundation (charity Of James Maynard)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

Educational trust, established in the late 18th century which provides grants to young persons under 25 years of age who are resident in the County of Wiltshire, but with a preference for those residing in the town of Devizes and who are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £1,372
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The J Ithel Jones Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Religion

The fund makes grants for ministerial formation, continued ministry development, or sabbatical leave to those in or training for Baptist Ministry.

Latest Income: £1,365
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Kensington Scholarships

Charitable activities, Education

Grant giving

Latest Income: £1,356
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Minsu Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £1,355
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Tabitha Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

We are a grant making trust. We focus on the prevention of suicide amongst ethnic minorities and mental health issues. We sponsor the Middlesex Girls Chess Championship under the aegis of Barnet Junior Chess. Most grants to West Midlands organizations.We are transferring our funds to Staffordshire Community Foundation but will continue to control grants from our trust.

Latest Income: £1,355
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Second Poor Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to elderly/needy people in village of Templecombe.

Latest Income: £1,350
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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City Of Birmingham Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Serving the national Duke of Edinburghs Award within the City of Birmingham, supporting young people and leaders and celebrating their achievements by providing grants to participating young people.

Latest Income: £1,350
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Sarah Anne Chapman

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Make grants to young people, the elderly and associated registered charities for the releif of poverty, sickness, housing, education and general charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £1,345
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Stephen Bigge's Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

administering grants to local people for help with studying and hardship

Latest Income: £1,344
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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William Jerome Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to charities generally and also for religious activities and the arts.

Latest Income: £1,344
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Halse Support Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The purpose of the Charity is to provide relief through grants to residents of Halse who suffer financial hardship or other distress; and to give financial support through grants to enable residents to undertake educational or vocational courses or to engage in philanthropic activities.

Latest Income: £1,341
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Frederick Ingle Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Our charity can make grants to the sick and poor who have lived within the parish of Colsterworth for 5 years.

Latest Income: £1,340
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Brighton And Hove Charitable Youth Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Charity gives grants to help young people, disabled & able bodied.

Latest Income: £1,335
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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North Hertfordshire Welfare And Distress Fund

Charitable activities

The object of the charity is to make grants for the benefit of needy persons resident in North Hertfordshire, with a preference for those who are sick, injured or infirm, or have a particular need.Small grants up to are made to charities in North Hertfordshire which meet these aims, to continue their work.

Latest Income: £1,331
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Francis Fortesque Urquhart Memorial Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Grants to aid reading parties at Balliol College, Oxford.

Latest Income: £1,327
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Saint John Fisher Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Provision of educational and training support to children and young people through through making donations and grants to St John Fisher Catholic High School.

Latest Income: £1,324
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Alexander Dykes' Charity

Charitable activities

Rents land to local farmer.Makes donations to help people in need in the parish of Stoke Bliss.

Latest Income: £1,321
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Freeman-Rolph Fund

Charitable activities

Grants to parishioners

Latest Income: £1,320
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Peter And Mary Ralli Memorial Trust

Charitable activities

Making grants to charities

Latest Income: £1,319
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Lancaster District Mobility Trust

Charitable activities

Offer financial assistance to organisations providing transport to people who have mental/physical disabilities. For example, small monetary grants to help with transport costs and vehicle leasing options.

Latest Income: £1,318
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Mendham And Withersdale Community Council

Charitable activities

Provision of grants to parish organisations, support of event facilities, support of inter-village events and hosting annual events for the parish.

Latest Income: £1,315
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 4,202 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.