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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 Houghton Trust Limited

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £101,301
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Freshgate Trust Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

A grant making charity established in 1941 by Harry Brearley, the discoverer of stainless steel.The Trustees policy is to meet the objectives whilst giving priority to organisations within South Yorkshire in the following spheres: Education (including Travel & Training);Heritage, Restoration & Environment; Music & The Arts; Recreation (including Holidays & Sport; Welfare, Health & Social Care.

Latest Income: £101,008
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lionel Wigram Memorial Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to charitable bodies for such charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine

Latest Income: £100,949
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Gemiluth Chesed And Brides Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to brides and poor families.

Latest Income: £100,281
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Beth Johnson Endowment

Charitable activities

Endowment fund grant giving to associated charity Beth Johnson Foundation

Latest Income: £100,263
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Mrs Wingfield's Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity's objective is to provide funds for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees.The charity does not accept unsolicited requests for grants or help with further, higher or private education fees.

Latest Income: £100,066
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wogen Anniversary Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to registered charities, organisations with charitable objects which are exempt from the requirement for charitable registration and which are based in the U.K., and other charitable causes.

Latest Income: £100,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Fitton Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making charitable trust

Latest Income: £99,864
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The C J M Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other charities primarily involved in community and social matters.

Latest Income: £99,835
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Cheltonian Endowment Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Education/training young people. Making grants to individuals

Latest Income: £99,270
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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South Street United Reformed Church Ministers' Fund

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to the Romford United Reformed Church.

Latest Income: £99,177
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Secular Clergy New Common Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions

Grants to sick and elderly priests

Latest Income: £98,798
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Florence Cohen Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants to any charitable institution or body (whether incorporated or unincorporated) established for the relief of aged persons to be applied by such institution or body either for its general purposes or for some specific charitable purpose for the relief of aged persons. Appeals are to be made in writing for the Trustees' consideration

Latest Income: £98,310
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Province Of Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Masonic Charitable Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To provide funds for the relief and benefit of Freemasons their wives, widows and dependants who are in distressed circumstances.

Latest Income: £97,974
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Hartsheath Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Gives grants to people and projects in North Wales

Latest Income: £97,935
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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P And C Hickinbotham Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Make grants to other charitable bodies.

Latest Income: £97,475
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hollis's Hospital

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

The provision of sheltered accommodation for female pensioners, the payment of pensions and the payment of grants to the Ministers of certain nominated nonconformist chapels.Additionally through designated funds the payment of educational grants and grants to specified disadvantaged people all within Sheffield.

Latest Income: £97,286
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Entosa Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Provision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £96,943
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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The Delius Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Makes grants towards the performance and promotion of the music of Frederick Delius. Also makes grants to organisations with a general remit to promote the music of British composers born from 1860 onwards.

Latest Income: £96,851
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Burges Salmon Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

General Charitable Purposes, making grants to local organisations.

Latest Income: £96,268
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Mitchell City Of London Charity

Charitable activities

To offer pensions to those of state pension age, there may be exceptions slightly below that age, who have lived or worked within the City of London for a minimum of 5 years. To offer grants to charities in the City of London, or with a connection to the City of London. The 'City' is the 'square mile', almost all EC3, EC4, small area of EC1, EC2 - not Greater London.

Latest Income: £96,241
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Bartlett Taylor Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals and organisations. Does not routinely make educational grants.

Latest Income: £96,087
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Wax Chandlers' Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity makes grants, principally in support of bee keeping, candlemaking, the modern wax industry, and various City of London related charities.

Latest Income: £96,059
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lady Lumley's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Awarding grants to Lady Lumley's School Pickering North Yorkshire and to individuals under twenty-five living in the locality for educational purposes and assisting them into employment

Latest Income: £95,814
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Halebank Primary School Pre-School Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education

Pre-school Play Group is a non profit organisation that endeavours to enrich the lives of the children in the community. The children learn through play experiences following the national curriculum.We offer full day care for 2 year olds up to the age of 5 and provision for children with disabilities.We rely heavily on donations and grants to continually improve the quality of our environment.

Latest Income: £95,770
Areas of Operation: Halton
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.