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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 Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

General Benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit (London Borough of Camden) in such charitable ways as the Trustees think fit including making grants to other charitable organisations which provide facilities for the appreciation of art, or objects of historical interest primarily for the benefit of those inhabitants.

Latest Income: £214,424
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Mackie Foundation

Charitable activities

Grants to organisations

Latest Income: £212,696
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Grenadier Guards Association

Armed forces, Charitable activities

Provision of grants to former Grenadiers and their dependants

Latest Income: £212,250
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

In general terms, makes grants to organisations connected with the sport of rowing; primarily for the provision of facilities and resources to enable and encourage young persons receiving education or undergoing training in the UK, to row or to scull.

Latest Income: £211,736
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Grants to support educational activities for young people (under the age of 25) resident in the London Borough of Southwark.

Latest Income: £210,168
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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The Malvernian Society Limited

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education

Raises funds from former pupils and friends of Malvern College in order to make grants to Malvern College and means-tested grants to former pupils of Malvern College doing training or research work.

Latest Income: £209,040
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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C A Redfern Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities

The foundation is a grant making charity the trustees do not invite unsolicited grant applications.

Latest Income: £208,878
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ratcliff Foundation

Charitable activities

Grants are made to such charitable organisations as the trustees decide, particularly but not exclusively to those based in The Midlands and Wales. The Charity is not able to make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £208,507
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Witney Town Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity operates 18 Almshouses for the poor and needy in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire. The Charity also provides grants for those in need within the area of West Oxfordshire.

Latest Income: £208,131
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The M And L Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

THE CHARITY PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE UK, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Latest Income: £206,207
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The William Arthur Rudd Memorial Trust

Charitable activities

The trust is a grant making charity and the trustees distribute the available income to a wide range of charities in the United Kingdom and a few select ones in Spain.

Latest Income: £205,972
Areas of Operation: Spain
Status: Registered
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The Ashworth Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £205,904
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Burden Trust

Charitable activities

The trust objectives are broad and its resources limited. Applicants should either on-line using the charity's web-site. If the trustees wish to follow up an application the secretary will request additional information. The trust does not give grants to individuals. The trustees meet annually in June to approve grant requests received by the preceding 31st March.

Latest Income: £205,603
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Berlin Infantry Brigade Memorial Trust Fund

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Leisure

The trust aims to make soldiering fun. It does this by making a very wide range of grants to units, formations & individuals. These are mainly, but not exclusively, in support of adventurous training or sport not paid for out of public moneys.

Latest Income: £205,501
Areas of Operation: Germany
Status: Registered
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Sebright's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Offers financial assistance, further education grants, bursaries to assist with the payment of school fees and capital grants to schools and other charitable educational organisations.

Latest Income: £205,325
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Cardiff Further Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Education

1) Makes grants, subject to certain conditions, to students in Cardiff to enable them to continue their education. 2) Provides premises to certain educational establishments. 3) Makes an annual grant, subject to certain conditions to the University Of Wales Cardiff.

Latest Income: £205,208
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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The Hilborne Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

THE CHARITY IS A GRANT MAKING CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS PUPILS ATTENDING COLSTON'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BY MEANS OF BURSARIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Latest Income: £204,712
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Rubin Foundation Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Making of grants to various charitable bodies

Latest Income: £204,589
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

The Trust provides grants to projects designed to fight crime and the fear of crime in Greater Manchester.

Latest Income: £204,424
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The Keighley And Worth Valley Railway

Associations, Charitable activities

The trust was formed in 1995 as a means of rasing capital sums for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The trust supports the maintenance and protection of the structures, buildings, rolling stock and equipment of the railway by making grants in support of projects recommended by the Preservation Society's governing council.

Latest Income: £203,942
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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The Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity

Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

Provision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.

Latest Income: £203,867
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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The Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

The Foundation is dedicated to supporting projects connected with the care, education, training, development and leisure activities of people with a learning disability.It makes grants to a variety of organisations which aim to benefit people with a learning disability and their carers. A special emphasis is given to grants that will enhance opportunity and lifestyle.

Latest Income: £203,800
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grants to Charities in Devonshire both Masonic and non Masonic

Latest Income: £203,179
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Edgar E Lawley Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Giving grants to charitable bodies for the provision of medical care, services to children and the aged, the advancement of medicine and for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £203,163
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Freemasons' Fund For Surgical Research

Associations, Charitable activities, Education, Health

The charity makes grants to the Royal College of Surgeons of England to support surgical research fellowships.

Latest Income: £202,515
Areas of Operation: Camden
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.