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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,096 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,096
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 Lansbury House Trust Fund

Charitable activities

Accepts donations from individuals, groups and other charities to enable grants to be made to organisations and individuals engaged in work that furthers the charitable objects of the Trust.

Latest Income: £9,779
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Society For The Promotion Of Byzantine Studies

Charitable activities

Produces annual Bulletin.Promotes annual Symposium of Byzantine Studies in the UK.Produces regular newletters for members.Dispenses small grants to further Byzantine studies in the UK.

Latest Income: £9,777
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Protestant Reformation Society

Charitable activities, Leisure

The objects of the British Society for Promoting the Religious Principles of the Reformation, known as the Protestant Reformation Society, are to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the principles of the Protestant Reformation; and to make grants to persons engaged in religious work who are in agreement with the objects of the Society and who require rest or recreation

Latest Income: £9,746
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Webster's Whittington School Charity And Estates

Charitable activities, Education

We give an initial grant to students attending college or university full time to help with their expenses. The Trustees may from time to time make one-off grants to schools within the parish of Whittington, or those outside the parish which are attended by students resident in the parish of Whittington.

Latest Income: £9,563
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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The Elmhirst Trust

Charitable activities

This trust makes small grants to add to people's own limited resources to enable them to undertake personal and professional development. The trust is concerned with the applicant's life experience and their commitment to personal and community benefit. Operates in Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham only. Requests for details and application forms only by post - not by phone.

Latest Income: £9,506
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Lincoln Museums And Art Gallery

Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fund-raising by organising (1) concerts, lectures, walks, outings to exhibitions, museums and galleries, and holidays. Making grants to the museums and art gallery in Lincoln towards acquisitions, conservation and educational projects.

Latest Income: £9,434
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Malmesbury Area Community Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The trust was originally known as the Barnes Trust. It is solely for the benefit of elderly and other vulnerable people within the Malmesbury area and gives grants to individuals and organisations. The charity also provides educational support to people living or studying in the Malmesbury area.The Malmesbury area is determined by the area covered by the Malmesbury Area Board.

Latest Income: £9,271
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Exeter Advancement In Life Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Awarding grants to individuals, who must be aged under 25 at the time of application and living within a radius of 15 miles of Exeter, for educational purposes, such as assisting towards the purchase of clothing, tools, books and other course equipment, or for help towards fees and relevant expenses at recognised schools, training colleges and universities.

Latest Income: £9,091
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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British Microcirculation And Vascular Biology Society

Charitable activities, Research

To provide a specialised network for the dissemination of new discoveries in the field of microcirovascular health research to scientists and lay persons, thus advancing our knowledge of small blood vessels. Allocation of small grants to perform laboratory visits and attend conferences, to foster career development of society members and scientific technologies in the UK.

Latest Income: £9,058
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The United Reformed Church History Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Religion

Provision of the Journal for members and others; holding annual meetings for study of the United Reformed Church and the traditions from which it comes; provision of an enquiry service for the public, both at home and abroad; care of archives for the Church and provision of library services; the making of grants to members of the public intending to publish relevant research.

Latest Income: £8,969
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The T B Hunt Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

The purpose of the Charity is to make donations or grants to any individual, charitable society, institution or organisation within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham, which includes Leicester and Market Harborough which are within the objects of St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) charity number 1053992 i.e. the general benefit of poor persons and other charitable work.

Latest Income: £8,935
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Duchess Of Leeds Assumption Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

We make grants to young women living in the North East of England, under 26 years of age, to enable them to undertake courses or experiences which will enable them to: - deepen their understanding of the Christian faith and/or - develop their human and spiritual potential and/or - develop their capacity for leadership and/or - contribute to the life of their local Christian community.

Latest Income: £8,926
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Pocklington & The Thomas Huggett Apprenticeship Aid Fund Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

This Trust can make grants to boys and girls born in Kensington and Chelsea whose parents or either of them have been resident in the Borough for not less than 10 years prior to the application for assistance and who, in the opinion of the Trustees, are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £8,914
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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Dame Alice Owen's Eleemosynary Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The provision of grants, items and services to elderly individuals in need and/or charities or organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty amongst the elderly who have lived in the Parishes of St.Mary, Islington or St. James, Clerkenwell, Christchurch or Spitalfields.

Latest Income: £8,755
Areas of Operation: Islington
Status: Registered
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Oxfordshire Local History Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fosters and promotes the study and publication of local history in Oxfordshire. Publishes a regular news bulletin and an occasional journal and organises two study days a year. Acts as an umbrella organisation for parish and other local history groups. Makes occasional small grants to individuals and organisations to facilitate the study of Oxfordshire local history.

Latest Income: £8,208
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Henry Green Scholarships In Connection With Council Schools

Charitable activities, Education

Awards small annual grants to students who are undertaking a full-time course at either Oxford, Cambridge or London University. Applicants must be residents of Waltham Forest and have attended certain borough schools for not less than two years.

Latest Income: £8,101
Areas of Operation: Waltham Forest
Status: Registered
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Gloucestershire Federation Of Gardening Societies

Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

Offers advice, help and support to Societies/Clubs who are interested in all aspects of gardening and horticulture.Trains novice Judges and provides on going training for existing Judges of Horticultural Shows.Provides grants to Schools and others running Gardening Projects.Gives prizes for School Gardening Competitions.

Latest Income: £8,086
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rochdale Heartbeat

Charitable activities

Operates in the following local authority areas: Rochdale MBC, Bury MBCThe charity provides the service of advancement of health or saving livesThe charity helps people with disabilitiesThe charity makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services

Latest Income: £8,029
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Elize Hele Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Provision of grants to students for Higher or Further Education courses and who are resident within the boundaries of the City of Plymouth and parishes of Bere Ferrers, Brixton, Yealmpton and Sparkwell

Latest Income: £7,872
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Church In China

Associations, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

We maintain links of friendship and understanding between Christians in Britain and Ireland and in the People's Republic of China, through exchange visits, study tours, conferences, educational materials and activities, a newsletter, and grants to charitable work in China.

Latest Income: £7,784
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Dick Harrison Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Environment

Gives charitable grants to students who are undertaking further education in rural land management and livestock auctioneering. Grants may be given in the form of money or books and equipment

Latest Income: £7,641
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Ross Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Housing

Ross Educational Foundation offers grants to students up to the age of 25 whose homes are within the boundaries of Ross Urban or Ross Rural Parish Council. Grants are awarded for books, equipment, etc, to students following higher education courses & those learning professional or skilled trades. Students studying music & other arts may also apply.

Latest Income: £7,595
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Endowed Schools, Stonehouse

Charitable activities, Education

Three meetings a year to make grants to individuals and organisations to support education and training of persons aged 25 or under resident in the ecclesiastical parishes of Stonehouse and Cainscross Gloucestershire.

Latest Income: £7,581
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Gilbert Murray Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust makes grants and awards to promote the understanding of classical Greek language and and culture and the study of the purposes and work of the United Nations.

Latest Income: £7,568
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Pargeter And Wand Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Trusts objective is to relieve either generally or individually, women, never having been married, of the age of 55 years and upwards, who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by its activities of 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: £7,537
Areas of Operation: Various
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 4,096 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.