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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 Benlian Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Granting scholarships to Armenian students attending university in England; making grants to Armenian organisations for cultural activities for the benefit of the London Armenian Community; and making charitable donations in accordance with the terms of the Will of the benefactor under which the Trust Fund was created.

Latest Income: £279,546
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Montessori St Nicholas LTD

Charitable activities, Education

The Charity achieves its objectives through relationships and grants to other organisations, especially to St Nicholas Montessori Training Ltd, trading as Montessori Centre International (MCI) and smaller project collaborations with NGOs and community providers. Bursaries and professional development support projects to expand access to Montessori are also supported.

Latest Income: £278,840
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Military Police Central Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Maintain the efficiency and esprit de corps of The Royal Military Police (RMP); providing financial assistance to any serving or former member of The RMP and their dependants; and making financial grants to any charity, which benefits persons or dependants of persons who are serving or who have served in The RMP.

Latest Income: £278,077
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Funds of the Trust are to be applied for or towards such charitable purposes at such time or times and in such manner as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit. The objectives are fulfilled by the Trustees making grants or donations.

Latest Income: £277,802
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Helping Herts

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Helping Herts empowers and supports children and families in need by providing match funded sponsorship, connecting charities to new resources and raising the profile of charities and their clients across Hertfordshire. Fundraising, event management and grant giving.

Latest Income: £276,859
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Shaftesbury Homes And Arethusa

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

SYP Trust provides grants and support to small organisations working to transform the lives of children and young people in London by helping them to learn, be healthy, be heard, and be active citizens. We support work to remove the barriers and challenges many young people face when working towards these goals and which contribute to the widening inequality in our society.

Latest Income: £276,523
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Margaret Davies Charity

Charitable activities

The main objectives of the charity are to pay grants to other registered grants, at the Trustee's discretion, to broadly benefit Arts, Education, Health and Social.

Latest Income: £275,483
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Bfwg Charitable Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

Awards Main Foundation Grants to help women in the final year of a PhD.Awards Emergency Grants to graduate women on a post graduate course who then face an unforeseeable financial crisis.Awards Theodora Bosanquet bursaries are offered annually to women graduates whose research in History or English Literature requires a short residence in London.

Latest Income: £274,867
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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British Friends Of Aleh

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Raising funds and dispensing grants to institutions which care for children with special needs and in particular to the "Aleh" institutions in Israel.

Latest Income: £272,178
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Deeping St James United Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Deeping St. James United Charities makes grants to groups and individuals for sickness, need, public purposes and promoting the education (including social and physical training) of young people who have not attained the age of 25 year who in the opinion of the trustees are in need of financial assistance, to residents of Deeping St. James ecclesiastical parish, including Frognall

Latest Income: £269,557
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The objects of the Trust are widely drawn and permit the trust funds to be applied, at the discretion of the trustees, for exclusively charitable purposes.In approving charitable grants, the trustees consider each grant on a case by case basis taking account of various factors such as the aims and objectives of the applicant and its financial position.

Latest Income: £269,000
Areas of Operation: New Zealand
Status: Registered
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The Roughley Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Roughley Trust gives Grants in the Range -+¦500 - -+¦3000 to Charities engaging with disadvantage in all its different aspects in Bham. The Trust also gives Grants to Bham Charities who work in the arts, heritage, and the environment.We do not give grants to individuals, or support animal or medical charities. We do not support national charities even if they have a branch in Birmingham.

Latest Income: £268,504
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Great Torrington Town And Lands Charity

Charitable activities

Grant giving body for the benefit of the people working, in education, or residing in the Parish of Great Torrington

Latest Income: £268,447
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Hadrian Trust

Charitable activities

A grant giving trust

Latest Income: £268,032
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Toy Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income thereof upon trust to pay or apply the same to or for such Charity or Charities or Charitable purposes connected with children as they shall in their absolute discretion from time to time decide.The Trust makes grants in response to requests from charitable causes where it considers their aims to be within its area of operation.

Latest Income: £267,758
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Austin And Hope Pilkington Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity makes grants to Charitable Institutions on the basis of a three year rolling criteria cycle. All applications should be through the website.

Latest Income: £266,951
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Peterhouse Appeal (uk)

Charitable activities, Education

Funds are generated by specific and general appeals to former pupils and other persons and enterprises known to the trustees. Makes grants to individuals and organisations on behalf of the school.

Latest Income: £266,129
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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The Weldon UK Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making across projects in the Uk and overseas

Latest Income: £259,059
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Fellowship Of St John (uk) Trust Association

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The charity gives grants to UK and foreign agencies for education and missionary work. These grants include the "Bernard Mizeki" award which funds ministry given by the laity and Father Benson scholarships, awarded to seminarians at St Stephen's House Oxford to help those engaged in higher theological study.

Latest Income: £258,841
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Joanna Herbert Stepney Charitable Settlement Also Known As The Paget Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The activities of the Trust comprise the rental of land and property and the management of an investment portfolio. All assets are held in order to provide funds for donations. The management of the assets is undertaken by agents on behalf of the Trustees and under their instruction.

Latest Income: £257,626
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Duke Of Devonshire's Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

This is a grant making trust that normally only makes grants or loans to other registered charities.

Latest Income: £255,884
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Northwick Trust

Charitable activities

THE NORTHWICK TRUST MAKES MODEST GRANTS TO CHARITIES IN THE AREAS LISTED BELOW.

Latest Income: £255,571
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Fort Foundation

Charitable activities

The purpose of The Fort Foundation is to make grants to individuals and charitable institutions at the Trustees discretion

Latest Income: £253,963
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Jack Brunton Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust was established primarily for the benefit of the population of rural villages and towns within the boundary of the old North Riding of Yorkshire. Whilst most contributions go to established charities, all good causes will be considered and investigated. Only in extremely rare and special circumstances does the Trust make donations to individuals or charities outside the specified area.

Latest Income: £252,670
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Armenian General Benevolent Union London Trust

Charitable activities

Giving of grants for Educational/students and to Organisations both in the UK and overseas in particular Armenia.

Latest Income: £252,569
Areas of Operation: Armenia
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.