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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.

Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (cgef)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The CGEF provides sponsorship grants to girls for secondary or high school education in their own Commonwealth country in cases where this might otherwise not be possible. Support is tailored to the individual needs of each girl based on academic potential, merit and need.

Latest Income: £110,307
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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British Friends Of The Chazon Ish Institutions

Associations, Charitable activities

Grants to educational institutions

Latest Income: £110,076
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Seedfield Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants in furtherance of its charitable objectives.

Latest Income: £109,051
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Stratton No2 Charitable Fund

Charitable activities

The Charity makes donations to voluntary organisations and other charitable bodies (but not individuals), as decided on by the Trustees, for the general charitable purposes of the organisations concerned.

Latest Income: £108,481
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Britten Foundation

Charitable activities

The Britten Foundation is an entirely private charity, formed for the purpose of supporting a handful of causes personally known to and supported by the Trustees. The Britten Foundation does not in any circumstances make donations to individuals, or to any organisation or charity other than those selected. Unsolicited applications will not be responded to.

Latest Income: £108,255
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Whitechapel Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

The Charity's principal activity is to provide financial support for the Academy Trust of Davenant Foundation School, situated in Loughton, Essex.The Charity is also able to provide small grants to students who reside in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Latest Income: £107,455
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Clatterbridge Hospitals League Of Friends

Associations, Charitable activities, Health

To provide funds for amenities for patients at Clatterbridge Hospital to provide a link between the hospitals and the public they serve. To foster the interest of the public in the work of the hospitals and the patients they serve.

Latest Income: £105,662
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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The Bantam Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Bantam Charitable Trust operates in the Mole Valley area of Surrey, UK. The charity provides grants to local individuals, or organisations acting on behalf of individuals, to assist them in meeting expenses of education for themselves or their children, and to assist individual families who are disadvantaged and suffering from poverty.

Latest Income: £105,515
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Pridegulf Limited

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other charities

Latest Income: £105,504
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Cyril And Yvonne Korn Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

The charity was established to provide benefits mainly to Jewish Charities and to medical and educational charities which it has always supported. The charity only donate to charities registered with the Charities Commission and DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE CHARITIES IT SUPPORTS.

Latest Income: £105,000
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Leslie Smith Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Health

The Leslie Smith Foundation is a grant making body with general charitable purposes. Without surrendering their discretion, the Trustees have decided to focus mainly on charities supporting: children in the UK with life changing medical conditions, hospices, education and special needs schools in the UK and recipients of previous grants.

Latest Income: £104,387
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frognal Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The trust applies income for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees, awarding grants to other charities for people with disabilities, the elderly/ old people, youth, medical research and environmental heritage.

Latest Income: £104,130
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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International Society Of Radiographers And Radiological Technologists

Charitable activities

Provides workshops and education for in health matters and radiation protection where requested throughout the world. Co-operates with United Nations, World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Agency Agency. Organises conferences related to topics in radiography, radiology and ultrasound. Provides grants for relevant research.

Latest Income: £104,049
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Headley Pitt Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social care, Social welfare

The charity provides accommodation for the elderly in ten bungalows or flats. It also provides grants to organisations and individuals. These may be in respect of the Religious Society of Friends, or any charitable objects connected with the town of Ashford in Kent, or to meet expenses of education or or for the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £104,042
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Co-Operative Clinical Cancer Therapy Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Health, Research

The Lymphoma Research Trust supports research into the treatment of lymphoma. It makes grants to medical researchers at the Lymphoma Trials Office who organise clinical trials to see which treatments are most effective.

Latest Income: £104,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Archer Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making charitable grants, mainly to small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantaged or marginalised people, which are competently managed and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000.

Latest Income: £103,993
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Chipping Sodbury Endowed School Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

THE CHARITY AWARDS GRANTS TO STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL FOR MORE THAN TWO ACADEMIC YEARS AND WHO ARE IN FULL TIME EDUCATION BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18YRS AND 25YRSIT ALSO AWARDS MONIES TO CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL FOR ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE LEA

Latest Income: £103,807
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Handsworth Area Community Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Make grants to non-profit making organisations within the civil parish of Handsworth, Sheffield.

Latest Income: £103,385
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Cecil King Memorial Foundation

Charitable activities

The trustees identify projects and approach organisations they wish to support. The Foundation does not make grants to people or organisations who apply speculatively.

Latest Income: £103,212
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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G F S Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to provide financial support to places of worship and those involved in the proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ

Latest Income: £102,532
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Mcalpine Educational Endowments LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The principal activity and charitable objective of the company is and will continue to be to provide grants to individual children for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £102,530
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Housing Bursary Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Housing

Makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £102,178
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ridings Pre-School

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Education

Care & early years education of children aged Two to Five years from the local and surrounding area of the setting. The charity raises funds form fund raising activities and makes applications for small grants to support the maintenance of the premises and provide quality resources for the children and families who access this service.

Latest Income: £102,000
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Hastings Area Community Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The provision of accommodation for charities and other organisations and providing an administration service to other grant making bodies. Also making Grants to individuals in line with the Charity's objects.

Latest Income: £101,800
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Farrer And Co Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The main purpose of the Trust is to apply income for the benefit of such charitable bodies or for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall decide. The Trustees do not make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £101,509
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 4,202 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.