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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 Strathspey Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grants to organisations operating in areas of Poverty, in many countries of the world, either directly or usually through other charities (Countries shown below are countries within which the beneficiary charities are located, but frequently the grants are solely for their work in a particular country in Africa, South America or Asia)

Latest Income: £34,764
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Rotary Club Of Taunton Vale Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Education

101 General Charitable Purposes207 General Public/Mankind302 Makes grants to organisations (including schools,charities etc.)

Latest Income: £34,745
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Dorchester Round Table Charitable Trust Fund

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals and organisations via monies raised through events held during the year.

Latest Income: £34,734
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Marshall's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

1) To provide a grant for the support of students attending Stamford Endowed Schools.2) To provide grants for students in financial need who are resident in north Southwark, with preference for those attending St Olave's & St Saviour's Grammar School.

Latest Income: £34,713
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Nottinghamshire Constabulary Benevolent Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfare

To enable the fund to carry out its purpose namely A) To assist by monetary grants such members of the fund and their widows, children and dependants as may be in necessitous or impoverished circumstances. B) To make grants to police charities and subscriptions to such other charities as the trustees may decide.

Latest Income: £34,702
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Harry Middleton Gift

Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations in Newport Pagnell

Latest Income: £34,593
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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Tilehurst Poor's Land Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Financial support by grants to those in need, hardship or distress within the area of benefit.

Latest Income: £34,513
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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Social Workers Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Education

provides grants and scholarships to registered social workers for their training and/or research.

Latest Income: £34,492
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Frank Russon Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Making Grants to organisations and individuals as the Trustees decide - Please note the Charity does not accept external appeals.

Latest Income: £34,430
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Peter Samuel Royal Free Fund

Charitable activities

The Charity makes grants for research purposes.

Latest Income: £34,390
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Knebworth Village Trust

Charitable activities

Charitable Trust for the benefit of organisations operating within the parish of Knebworth. The Knebworth Village Trust does not offer grants to national organisations unless they can prove that all the beneficiaries of a particular project reside within the parish of Knebworth (NB not the SG3 postcode area which is wider than the parish).

Latest Income: £34,335
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Canewdon Educational Foundation

Charitable activities

to provide grants for educational purposes for persons up to 25 years old living in the parish of canewdon

Latest Income: £34,302
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Hale Trust

Charitable activities

GRANTS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE AGE OF 25

Latest Income: £34,263
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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M A And B Venitt Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other registered charities

Latest Income: £34,207
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The David Fryer Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Established to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £34,153
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Henry And Christine Armitage Burtt Trust

Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social care

To apply such of the income as the Trustees determine for the benefit of The Retreat, York, (a non-profit making Registered Nursing Home) to make grants to meetings of the Religious Society of Friends and to enable travelling in the Ministry.

Latest Income: £34,149
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Daniel Falkner Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Research

Mainly provides academic support for individuals and research institutions. In addition, the trustees give grants to other charitable organisations with non scientific objects.

Latest Income: £34,129
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Eva Reckitt Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provides grants Worldwide to movements who work for the education and betterment of the poor, undertake research into problems of the poor, provide relief of poverty and distress amongst persons who suffer as the result of international or industrial unrest, political or legal injustice, tyrany, oppression or persecution or who provide encouragement for the betterment and welfare of the poor.

Latest Income: £34,108
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Kibworth Beauchamp High School Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

The admin of the beneficial land holdings for the benefit of Kibworth High School and Community Centre and the distribution of income for the benefit of pupils past and present are in accordance with the trust scheme. The principal expenditure is on provision of school transport outside that provided by the local authority and grants to current and past pupils in accordance with the scheme.

Latest Income: £34,097
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Filsham Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making Trust

Latest Income: £34,092
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The British Aid Committee Of The Jewish Institute For The Blind, Jerusalem

Charitable activities, Health, Religion

Makes grants to the Jewish Institute for the Blind, Jerusalem

Latest Income: £33,879
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund

Charitable activities

The primary activity of the charity is the provision of grants to individuals and groups of individuals towards the costs of travel, residence and attendances at conferences, lectures and educational courses.

Latest Income: £33,877
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Longparish School

Associations, Charitable activities, Education

To provide funds to support Longparish Primary School in Hampshire for equipment, school trips etc

Latest Income: £33,818
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

THE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO TO ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. CURRENTLY THE BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND THE SICK AND NEEDY

Latest Income: £33,779
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Dilettanti Charitable Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Heritage

The charity helps museums, libraries and the National Trust to acquire archives and works of art and makes grants towards the conservation of historic buildings, in both cases where there is a connection with the Society of Dilettanti. The charity's Normanby Fund makes an annual travel award for visiting classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean.

Latest Income: £33,776
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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.