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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 Anglo-Catholic Ordination Candidates Fund

Charitable activities, Education

Giving grants to individuals preparing to be ordained and by making grants to certain theological colleges.

Latest Income: £129,663
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Goldschmied Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Social welfare

THE SUPPORT OF GENERAL CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING, RELIGION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, POVERTY, THE ARTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE.

Latest Income: £129,488
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The David And Ruth Behrend Fund

Charitable activities

Established to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £129,048
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Colledge Family Memorial Fellowship Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Provides grants to study head and neck surgery and laryngology.

Latest Income: £128,979
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Southover Manor General Educational Trust Limited

Charitable activities

To make grants to advance for the public benefit the education of persons under the age of 25 years in any manner being exclusively charitable as the Governing Body of the Trust may from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £128,510
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Ford Britain Trust

Charitable activities

The Ford Britain Trust makes donations to undertakings concerned with the advancement of education and other charitable purposes beneficial to the community. Preference is given to organisations located in and working in areas where Ford Motor Company Limited has its present activities and a long standing association with local communities in the UK.

Latest Income: £127,941
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Biddestone Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £127,438
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grants are broadly divided between charities helping old people children disabled the poor and educationally needy.Trustees favour grants to specific projects for locally based smaller charities but will also consider larger projects.Trustees will consider pledging a grant, subject to remaining project funding found by the charity.Generally applications for running costs will not be considered.

Latest Income: £125,515
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The John And Pamela Salter Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals and organisations for general charitable purposes, education and training, arts, culture, environment, conservation and heritage.

Latest Income: £124,673
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kirkley Poor's Lands

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Awards grants to people resident in the Ancient Parish of Kirkley who are in need, hardship or distress.Awards grants to organisations helping people resident in the Ancient Parish of Kirkley who are in need, hardship or distress.Awards grants to students resident in the Ancient Parish of Kirkley.

Latest Income: £124,324
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Wyndham Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Making grants to recognised charities

Latest Income: £124,280
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Quaternary Research Association

Arts, Charitable activities

The objective of the Association is the advancement of education and research into the Quaternary period through a programme of events and activities (discussion and field meetings, outreach activities) and by series of publications that are of benefit to the public. It also provides grants and awards to individuals and groups to promote research and further understanding of the Quaternary period.

Latest Income: £124,262
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Selby Almshouses And Poor's Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

From net income, relief generally or individually to persons resident in Selby District in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants or by otherwise paying for items, services or facilities to reduce the need hardship or distress subject to conditions contained in the Charity Commission Scheme.

Latest Income: £124,251
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Realm Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to institutions

Latest Income: £123,969
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friarsgate Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide funds for the academic and general education of orphans and children (whether infant or adult) whose parents are in poor or reduced circumstances.To provide the mental, moral , physical, technical and social education of children, young persons and adults.

Latest Income: £123,335
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Johnnie Johnson Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

A grant making trust to other charities who promote or provide activities for young people in the UK, particularly the disadvantaged and less able. Activities will normally be to promote the development of the individual by being physically and/or mentally challenging. Sailing and water sports in the Midlands are a priority. Grants are normally one off, for equipment or for specific purposes.

Latest Income: £123,329
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dunwich Town Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Awarding grants to institutions or individuals for purposes which benefit the community of Dunwich as a whole. A restricted fund awards grants to individuals in need within Dunwich (and occasionally in neighbouring parishes) and the elderly for a range of purposes from provision of care alarms to help with tertiary education expenses, emergency problems in the home and help with fuel costs.

Latest Income: £123,182
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Gibbons Family Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure

The Gibbons Family Trust awards grants to children and young people up the age of 25 living in Devon (with preference for East Devon) and in the Isle of Thanet, Kent. Grants can be made for the education, training, recreation and general welfare of young people (but not private school fees). Registered charities, organisations, and individuals (references are required) are eligible to apply.

Latest Income: £123,089
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Sussex Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants for the preservation of churches in Sussex.

Latest Income: £122,839
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The De Brye Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of any charitable trust or body

Latest Income: £122,449
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Douglas Arter Foundation

Charitable activities

The trust makes grants for projects, within UK only, to registered charities benefiting physically and mentally disabled. Ongoing & core costs, research & major funding are not favoured. Requests from individuals are not considered. Appeals, which must be accompanied by accounts, are not acknowledged. Trustees meet in March/June/Sept/Dec. Successful applicants are advised within two weeks.

Latest Income: £122,134
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Lambert Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

The trustees make grants to charities in the UK and abroad, with an emphasis to those in the Greater London area. A considerable number of these charities support those of the Jewish faith.

Latest Income: £121,763
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Primrose Trust

Charitable activities

The principle objectives of the Trust are to make donations and grants to such charitable institutions or authorities in such a manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit

Latest Income: £121,358
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Peter Cowley Africa Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of lives, Social welfare

Assisting Kenyan youth and other Kenyans in the promotion of education, relief of hardship, suffering and disease and the advancement of the Christian religion. Giving grants through our 3 trust partners and directly to 2 schools in Kenya to fund water, agriculture, adult education, school building and health improvement projects as well as drought and famine relief..

Latest Income: £120,444
Areas of Operation: Kenya
Status: Registered
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The British Airways Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide grants for the purpose of relieving poverty amongst present and former employees of British Airways, their spouses and dependants.

Latest Income: £119,911
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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.