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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 Countess Of Verulams 1988 Charity Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £63,757
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Weld Of Lulworth Charity Fund

Charitable activities, Religion

The charity provides grants to local charitable bodies and assists in the day to day operation of the Chapel at East Lulworth.

Latest Income: £63,513
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The Sheffield Children's Hospital

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

As our name suggests we provide funds solely for use by the Sheffield Childrens Hospital wards/departments.

Latest Income: £63,415
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Electrical Contracting Industry Further Education Fund

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Provides grants to JIB operatives and JIB registered apprentices, who wish to undertake further education or training in the Electrotechnical sector over and above what is required under the JIB grading structure. Funding is also open to anybody who wishes to undertake research as a whole and there is discretionary funding for the unemployed within the sector.

Latest Income: £63,056
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Ambleside Welfare Charity

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

Makes grants and donations to applicants who must be resident in the Ambleside ward of the Lakes Urban Council, for "Need, Hardship and Distress". Monies for distribution from leasing out of two town centre properties as retail outlets.

Latest Income: £62,960
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Weybridge Poor's Land

Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfare

Provides allotments for use by residents of Weybridge and the surrounding area.Makes grants to those in need, hardship or distress and resident in Weybridge, Surrey

Latest Income: £62,687
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Music Therapy Charity

Arts, Charitable activities

Promotion of research into music therapy. Provision of grants to music therapy students. Support for music therapy projects.

Latest Income: £62,671
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Walker 597 Trust

Charitable activities

The object of the charity is achieved by making regular payments and one-off grants to charities which work to promote animal welfare. To ensure our funds are used correctly, we normally consider only UK registered charities, or charities with a UK bank account and contact.

Latest Income: £62,586
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Doctor And Mrs Alfred Darlington Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

Payment of grants to registered charities operating in the West Country. Charities with a medical bias. Charities concerned with nature conservation and preservation of historic buildings. Charities concerned with the care of the elderly. Charities concerned with the saving of life and the improvement of the quality of life of the handicapped. The Trustees have complied Section 4-Charity Act 2006

Latest Income: £62,279
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Eric Thompson Charitable Trust For Organists And Organ Music

Arts, Charitable activities, Education

The Trust aims to provide grants to help aspiring professional organists. Preference will be given to students seeking assistance towards special projects, rather than continuing academic tuition. The Flentrop scholarship awarded annually allows a student to spend two weeks in Holland with Flentrop, organ builders. The ETT Annual Award funds a candidate in a project related to the organ.

Latest Income: £62,089
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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D C Moncrieff Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Making of grants to other registered charities as the trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion from time to time determine. An emphasis is placed on charities within the local area of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Latest Income: £62,011
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The J And M Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £61,448
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Tudor Pritchard Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities

The trustees aim to provide grants to a range of registered charities or entities with charitable objectives. Additional information can be obtained from the Charity's financial statements. The trustees agree which entities they wish to support each year and, regrettably, will not respond to unsolicited, ad-hoc requests for grant funding from individuals or charitable bodies.

Latest Income: £61,441
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hammarbank Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Grants to Clubs for Young People

Latest Income: £61,352
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Cumberland And Westmorland Antiquarian And Archaeological Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage

Funds historical and archaeological research with grants to volunteer groups, schools, museums and academic/professional researchers. Operates a website with accessible heritage information. Support local historical societies in studying the historical environment. Holds study days, lectures and visits. Publishes a respected annual journal, plus books and other publications.

Latest Income: £61,306
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Chelsea Arts Club Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Receives grants and proceeds of fund raising activities to award grants to young artists and other arts related organisations and educational establishments

Latest Income: £61,030
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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The Shaw Lands Trust

Charitable activities

Shaw Lands Trust is a grant making organisation awarding grants to registered charities in Barnsley and educational grants to students resident in Barnsley

Latest Income: £60,862
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Valley Primary School Parent Teacher Association

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The activities of the charity are solely for the generation of income to make grants to Valley Primary School.Valley Primary School Parent Teacher Association's domain is now: valleyprimarypta.co.uk

Latest Income: £60,843
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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The James Wise Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Uses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charities objects - such charitable purposes as the trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £60,824
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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High Legh Community Association

Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Leisure

Improve recreation, leisure and educational facilities for residents of High Legh, by maintaining and managing Village Hall; organising events for community enjoyment and fund raising in collaboration with local groups - 10K Race, Teas & Competitions; make small grants to local voluntary groups; publish quarterly newsletter, website, Facebook, email-Whats On about High Legh activities

Latest Income: £60,820
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The J A Shone Memorial Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust makes grants to registered charities known to the the Trustees only.

Latest Income: £60,587
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Mary's Fund, Salisbury

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Makes grants to promote and maintain moral welfare in accordance with Christian principles mainly among girls and women in Salisbury Diocese.

Latest Income: £60,531
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Sue And Lew Hammerson Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to other charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £60,502
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Andrew Balint Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The principal objects of the trust are to provide funds to assist other charitable institutions and foundations both in the United Kingdom and abroad to acheive their respective objectives.

Latest Income: £60,444
Areas of Operation: Hungary
Status: Registered
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The Tovey Endowment

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Charity furthers the education of children and young people, mainly through the provision of grants.

Latest Income: £60,037
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.