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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.

Wokingham Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Society aims to encourage conservation of the character and traditions of Wokingham, promotes the study of history of Wokingham and interest in the town's heritage and provide grants from the Society's funds to relevant local organisations.

Latest Income: £1,176
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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The Town Yards Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity provides assistance to persons resident in the parish of West Winch who are in conditions of need or hardship by making grants of money or by the provision of goods or services. In so far as funds are not required for this purpose the Charity applies funds for other charitable purpose which will benefit the residents of the parish.

Latest Income: £1,102
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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2 Wheel Appeal

Charitable activities

The trustees identify projects and organisations they wish to support and also the Trust may make grants to people or organisations who apply speculatively.

Latest Income: £1,020
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sir Thomas Wilbraham

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Educational grants to children under the age of 21 years, resident for at least two years in the parishes of Weston-under-Lizard and Blymhill as they were in 1912

Latest Income: £977
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Dorstone Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

FOR RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF DORSTONE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OR MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES

Latest Income: £945
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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James Coker Foundation

Charitable activities

Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications for Educational grants to individuals and organisations benefiting only those persons living within the parishes of St Michaels and St Pauls, Braintree

Latest Income: £901
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Stoke Climsland Charity Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To provide grants for the advancement of education (including social and physical) training for persons under the age of 25 years and in need of assistance, who have attended Stoke Climsland Primary School .To provide grants to parishioners of Stoke Climsland who are suffering financial hardship or deprivation.

Latest Income: £890
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
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: £682
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Cookham Welfare Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Provides financial grants to Students and Apprentices in Cookham Parish for purchase of books, educational material and equipment required for their course work.

Latest Income: £637
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Nuneaton Province - Raob - Benevolent Fund

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

We are a small area of a larger body Grand Lodge of England. We raise funds for the benefit of others, through small education grants, gifts to elderly people we are aware of and raise funds for other charitable causes and bodies. We will raise funds for 1 main charity each year and also make grants to individuals and on occasions small organisations.

Latest Income: £620
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
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: £615
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Frances Kitching Trust For Young Musicians

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

THE TRUST, SET UP IN MEMORY OF FRANCES KITCHING, MAKES AWARDS TO YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF MUSIC AND THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY TO THE MOST ADVANCED STANDARD OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE.THE TRUST SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AS NEEDED THROUGH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR SUPPORT OF THEIR CLASSES TAKEN IN SUITABLE CHARITIES.

Latest Income: £555
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Educational Foundation Of Meredith Maddy

Charitable activities

We provide small grants to individuals and groups for educational purposes. Applicants must reside in the parish of Dorstone in Herefordshire in order to qualify for grant funding.

Latest Income: £532
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Lewis Lloyd's (abergroes) Charity

Charitable activities, Education

Gives small grants to former pupils of Aberdovey, Pennal and Tywyn Primary Schools aged 16 years or over, going on to further education or apprenticeship.

Latest Income: £451
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Lock's Legacy

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Income from small investments used to relieve poverty within the Torbay area by grants to individuals and organisations administered through Central Church (United Reformed and Methodist) Benevolent Fund.

Latest Income: £400
Areas of Operation: Torbay
Status: Registered
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Parish Ground Or Charity Of William Napper

Charitable activities, Social welfare

For the relief of financial hardship and social disadvantage for those in the community of Puncknowle meeting particular financial or social needs by making grants to individuals or to a group providing social benefits.

Latest Income: £300
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Church Estate

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

The provision of grants to young people to facilitate education/personnal development/ practical support regarding international mission.To provide resources to help maintain the structure and fabric of St Nicholas Church Durham.

Latest Income: £237
Areas of Operation: Durham
Status: Registered
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The John Campbell Trust

Charitable activities, Research

The John Campbell Trust makes small grants to students of Information Science and to information professionals, to support projects or travel which will benefit the individuals and the profession.

Latest Income: £216
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of Thomas Bellamont And Others

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The objectives of the Charity are to relieve either generally or individually persons resident in Colaton Raleigh Parish who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by 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: £167
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Wylie Trust

Charitable activities

Small grants to residents of the Milton Keynes parishes of Bradwell, New Bradwell, Stantonbury and the area of Bradwell Abbey who are aged 70 years or over at or around Christmas time.

Latest Income: £107
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Disability Aid Trust (dat) Formerly Known As Handicapped Aid Trust (hat)

Charitable activities

The object of the trust is to help disabled people to take a holiday of their choice, by providing or assisting in the provision of finance for necessary carers, this is when the applicant although able to pay for their own holiday, is unable to provide funds to pay for the cost of a carer, the carer can not find all the costs and the costs are not available from elsewhere.

Latest Income: £100
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Hanley Castle High School

Charitable activities, Education

1 The provision of a site in Hanley Castle for a non-selective education institution: and 2 furthering the education of beneficiaries attending any educational institution conducted on the charity's property by the award of prizes: and3 giving grants, bursaries or other payments to beneficiaries who are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £96
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Bradford Cricket League Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

Distribution of special grants to former players of the Bradford Premier Cricket League who may have fallen on hard times through illness, disability or poverty

Latest Income: £75
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Historical Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Cambridge Historical Society was started in 1923 as the Faculty's first research seminar, the following year began publishing the Cambridge Historical Journal, one of the country's leading scholarly periodicals, and more recently has been making annual awards of small grants to support research.

Latest Income: £59
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Rism (uk) Trust

Charitable activities

Supporting the project "The British Contribution to Series A/II of Repertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM)" Most recent funding received from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Preparation of other bids for funding from major grant giving bodies.

Latest Income: £39
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.