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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 Sir James And Lady Scott Trust

Charitable activities

Grant giving

Latest Income: £82,667
Areas of Operation: Bolton
Status: Registered
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G S Plaut Charitable Trust Limited

Charitable activities

To provide grants to organisations that are established for exclusively charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £82,631
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Victoria Hall Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation makes grants to professional theatrical companies within the London area, and makes ten Lilian Baylis Awards a year to help students who are selected by their Drama School to complete their training.

Latest Income: £82,248
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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National Association For Bikers With A Disability

Charitable activities

The NABD provide financial grants to help with the cost of adaptations to motorcycles, scooters, trikes, sidecar outfits & quadbikes to suit the needs of people with disabilities. We also provide advice and advocacy on a range of issues relating to motorcycling for people with disabilities. We also provide rider assessments & adapted 125cc motorcycles (on load) for CBT courses, training & tests.

Latest Income: £82,179
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Margaret De Sousa-Deiro Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Margaret de Sousa Deiro Fund is a UK charity which awards grants to women in financial need living in the UK and suffering from any illness with the priority on respiratory conditions.

Latest Income: £82,026
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Roger And Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals or charities

Latest Income: £81,664
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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David Solomons Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations, with particular emphasis on those organisations providing services or other benefits for those with learning difficulties.

Latest Income: £81,304
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Oliver Ford Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Leisure

The foundation applies income and capital in provision of grants to charitable organisations for the purposes of education, and housing and training for those with learning difficulties, the advancement of knowledge of the history and techniques of interior decoration, fabric design, other decorative materials and landscape gardening, including with reference to the work of Oliver Ford.

Latest Income: £81,170
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frederick Andrew Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

To award grants to women for convalescence, home help or Health Care Professions Council registered therapies following illness or injury

Latest Income: £80,919
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The London District And South Eastern Provincial Assembly Of Unitarian And Free Christian Churches (incorporated)

Charitable activities, Facilities

Acts as a grant making body and resource for information and advice to Unitarian and Free Christian congregations throughout London and the South East. Sponsors SimpleGifts:Unitarian Centre for Social Action, its related community centre and training programmes in London and across the UK.

Latest Income: £80,885
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Pasold Research Fund Limited

Charitable activities, Education

Classification 112 - Environment/Conservation/Heritage .. 206 - Other defined groups .. 301 - Makes grants to individuals (includes loans) .. 302 - Makes grants to organisations (incl. schools, charities etc) .. 307 - Provides advocacy/advice/information .. 308 - Sponsors or undertakes research

Latest Income: £80,748
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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British Dietetic Association General And Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Research

The BDA GET exists to advance education and other purposes related to the science of dietetics. The Trust can make grants to individuals and to recognised associations or groups of people engaged in dietetic research and associated activities.

Latest Income: £80,741
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Loan Fund For Musical Instruments

Arts, Charitable activities

Makes loans and grants to young professional musicians to enable the purchase of musical instruments appropriate for a career as a professional performer.

Latest Income: £80,602
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sambourne Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

The provision of housing for local persons in need of accommodation. Financial help to local elderly, infirm and disabled persons. Educational and training grants to local young persons wishing to improve their skills. Support for transport from village to nearby town.

Latest Income: £80,437
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The William Webster Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The trustee(s) distribute the income arising in accordance with the terms of the trust in making grants to such various charitable organisations at their discretion.

Latest Income: £80,407
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Gilbert And Eileen Edgar Foundation

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other charities / voluntary bodies

Latest Income: £80,226
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The William Barry Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

The William Barry Trust offers financial grants to individuals and organisations related to vocational studies examples include Hospitality and Hotel management, singing, dancing, acting studies. The trust has limitations on individual grants. We do not give grants for career development or Master's degrees.

Latest Income: £79,821
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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East Hendred Consolidated Catholic Charities

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

Land & Property Holding for Long Term and making Grants

Latest Income: £79,400
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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C P D Trust Fund

Charitable activities

Making grants to charities with a Christian ethos

Latest Income: £79,165
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Brandon Endowment

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

For repair, maintenance and upkeep of Bevis Marks Synagogue, london.To assist and further the general religious and educational activities of the Congregation.To make grants to associated charities of Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation.

Latest Income: £78,623
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Thetford Educational Foundation Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Provide grants, bursaries and funding for the education of boys and girls from 3 1/2 years to 18 years of age in Thetford.

Latest Income: £78,562
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Harvest Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The principal focus of the charity is to make grants for (a) the relief of poverty and (b) Christian mission, both within and outside the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £78,472
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Field Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities

Grant making is concentrated in the West Midlands and in London within the boundaries of the M25. Grants are usually for equipment, furnishings, running costs, helplines etc. Applications for capital funding for buildings are not accepted but appeals for alterations to existing buildings to comply with health and safety regulations will be considered.

Latest Income: £78,420
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Carr-Ellison Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Making charitable grants and donations as determined by the Trustees

Latest Income: £78,234
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wellfield Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The relief of poverty either generally or individually of persons resident in the Parish of Hatfield 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: £78,116
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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.