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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 Town Lands Non-Ecclesiastical Charity

Charitable activities

Makes grants for the general good of the village and villagers

Latest Income: £822
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Selborne And Empshott Nursing Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

The charity gives small cash grants to village pensioners on low incomes at Christmas and support at times of stress or personal hardship.

Latest Income: £821
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Edward Beling Williams' Charity Number 1

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Provides quarterly grants to needy elderly residents.

Latest Income: £819
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Farningham United Charities

Charitable activities

we make grants to individuals and organisations to support education and training

Latest Income: £818
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Thomas Williams' Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Operates in area of parishes of Norbury and Roston and Snelston in County of Derbyshire to give cash awards under two moities. 1st moiety towards provision of religious instruction for children of Norbury School, other moiety to provide education grants to persons under 25 resident in either parish who have been educated for over 2 years at a county school and who are in need of financial assistan

Latest Income: £818
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Goggs Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Assisting, by giving grants of money or buying goods and services, individuals resident in the town of Fakenham or ancient parish of Hempton who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £817
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Alderbury Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Give aid, within the ecclesiastical parish of Alderbury for the relief of poverty by making grants to needy indivuals.

Latest Income: £817
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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William May Or Mayes

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty by making grants to qualifying individuals

Latest Income: £815
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Swanton Abbott Poor Lands Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

Provides grants to people in need according to the Trust deed.

Latest Income: £812
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Archdeacon William Thomas Parr Brymer (the General Fund)

Charitable activities

Making grants for educational activities within the Charlton Mackrell area

Latest Income: £812
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Miss Emma Couty Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to missionaries/members of the South American Missionary Society who work with native South Americans.

Latest Income: £811
Areas of Operation: Argentina
Status: Registered
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Painswick United Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Making of grants to needy individuals and organisations catering for needy elderly or old people in the ancient parish of Painswick.

Latest Income: £811
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Jane Brigham

Charitable activities, Education

Provision of grants for residents of Cottenham entering further education

Latest Income: £811
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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East Buckland Parish Lands

Charitable activities

Makes grants for general charitable purposes including religious activities

Latest Income: £808
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Goudhurst Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Gives grants to students of limited means who are under the age of 25 and who are resident in the civil Parish of Goudhurst to assist with the purchase of books, equipment and outfits for training and educational purposes.

Latest Income: £808
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Blockley Educational Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Provides young people in the Parish of Blockley with grants to help with music tuition and expenses in relation to educational travel and sports.

Latest Income: £807
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Mayor's Charity Fund

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants and donations to individuals and organisations within the Borough of Bury as chosen by the incumbent Mayor.

Latest Income: £802
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Globe Chapter No 23 Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grants to other charities.

Latest Income: £801
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Belton Parish Charity

Charitable activities

To give grants to organisations within and for the good of the Parish

Latest Income: £800
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Lady Reade's Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities

Offering small grants to help young students purchase books or equipment.

Latest Income: £800
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Dunmow Amalgamated Trusts

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Potential grant making to needy in Dunmow, Essex. Possible church service for raising funds.

Latest Income: £792
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Gabo Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Trust's objects are the promotion of the conservation of modern and contemporary sculpture for the public benefit, the education of conservators and the funding of research into the conservation and restoration of sculptures. The trust will consider grants to individual conservators, private sector conservation companies and institutions, the majority of grants are under £5,000.

Latest Income: £792
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Little Marlow Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities

Charitable donations to individuals and groups

Latest Income: £791
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Educational Foundation Of Ellin Humphrey

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Operates in postal areas LL43 and LL44 ONLY. Each year (Oct./Nov) the Charity distributes the income available in the form of small grants to young people, under 25, from LL43 and LL44, who are commencing their HIGHER EDUCATION studies. An individual student is supported for TWO years only.

Latest Income: £790
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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The Jessie Anderton Memorial Home

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Grants to individuals in cases of hardship

Latest Income: £789
Areas of Operation: St Helens
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.