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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.

Haywards Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

To provide Grants to Hayward's Primary School, Crediton to enable the school to purchase additional resources or benefits for which provision is not made from public funds

Latest Income: £24,241
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Peckham Settlement

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

The Peckham Settlement is a grant making charity working for the benefit of Peckham, Nunhead and its environs.It offers grants from £100 up to £5000 and is overseen by a Board of Directors/Trustees . Beneficiaries of its grants include the elderly; young people; people with disabilities and sections of the community who are experiencing inequalities and injustices.

Latest Income: £24,237
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Poor's Land

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity provides financial assistance in the form of grants to individuals (and in appropriate circumstances, organisations) in the parish of Gorleston-On-Sea who are deemed to be in need.

Latest Income: £24,227
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Harding Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Established to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £24,207
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Transplant Games & Recreational Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Leisure

Provides financial grants to Renal Transplant Patients to attend the British Transplant Games and other Transplant Recreational Activities. Transplant recipients must have received their transplant or their follow up care at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Latest Income: £24,193
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mrs V M Tritton's Charity Trust

Charitable activities

Grant Making

Latest Income: £24,075
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Newton Exhibition Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to young people under the age of 25, who are or have been a pupil at a school in the town of Hertford, for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £24,067
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Sedbergh United Charities And Widows' Hospital

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

One Fund provides grants for educational purposes to people under 25 years old and a second provides grants to people in financial hardship. These are restricted to inhabitants of the civil parish of Sedbergh. A third owns a building rented by Cumbria CC as a library,the income can be used to give grants for charitable purposes in Sedbergh and its neighbourhood. A fourth fund owns an almshouse.

Latest Income: £24,066
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Royal Air Force Historical Society

Armed forces, Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To further the understanding of the role and history of the Royal Air Force in peace and war through publications, seminars and educational and charitable grants.

Latest Income: £24,033
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Esther Parkin Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities

Makes grants to individuals.Provides buildings/facilities/open space.Sponsors research and international relations.

Latest Income: £24,000
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Freemasons Charitable Funds

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to Masonic and non masonic charities without restriction, generally disabled or in financial difficulties, including individuals and organisations. Also making grants to Norfolk Freemasons and their families and support the four main masonic charities.

Latest Income: £23,929
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Banham Parochial Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The aims of the Charity are to provide grants to residents of Banham who are considered to be poor and in need. Grants are awarded to help with heating bills, educational and illness needs.

Latest Income: £23,923
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Bishop's Stortford Decorative And Fine Arts Society

Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, Housing

To promote the understanding and appreciation of the decorative and fine arts through a series of public lectures and with visits to relevant exhibitions, museums, galleries and historic houses. Also by giving grants to schools to encourage arts activities and the spread of knowledge about art and artists with an emphasis on involvement in practical projects.

Latest Income: £23,914
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Paston Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

To assist the Paston College and its students in any way deemed appropriate by the trustees. Currently regular expenditure is:- Insurance premium for a collection of Horatio Nelson memorabilia (a student at Paston) - Annual grants to students nominated by the college - From 2008 bursary grants to students outside catchment area to assist travelling.General financial support to the college.

Latest Income: £23,914
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Pinner Rotary Club Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities

General charitable purposes including grants to other voluntary bodies.

Latest Income: £23,912
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Methodists For World Mission

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Organising annual conferences to promote World Mission. Making grants to enable young people to attend conference. Making grants to support organisations involved in mission work overseas.

Latest Income: £23,902
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Australian Musical Foundation In London

Arts, Charitable activities

The charity makes grants to young Australian musicians to support their studies and career development.

Latest Income: £23,758
Areas of Operation: Australia
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Mary

Charitable activities

Religious activitiesMakes grants to individuals and groups in respect of these activities and in furtherance of the charitable objects

Latest Income: £23,753
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chatwin Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £23,712
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Christians In Overseas Service Trust CIO

Charitable activities, Education, Health

We give grants to those going overseas to help in a voluntary capacity in schools, churches and hospitals. The applicant must pay for their travel themselves and not receive any renumeration for the work they will undertake.

Latest Income: £23,667
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Bellinger Donnay Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £23,638
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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East Markham Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

The charity was set up specifically to help people of limited means who live in East Markham, by making grants to individuals and by providing accommodation. This consists of three one-bedroomed bungalows suitable for older people, and a two bedroomed house, suitable as a starter home for a young family.

Latest Income: £23,638
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Keith And Susan Rawlings Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

Providing donations and grants to humanitarian and sporting charities. Grants in favour of older and younger people.

Latest Income: £23,605
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Brading Town Trust

Charitable activities

Assist local organisations by giving grants where necessary. Upkeep of buildings and land for use of local people. Provide facilities for local people and organisations to function occasional grants for the relief of suffering world with ie Tsunami relief etc.

Latest Income: £23,571
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Paddington Charitable Estates Educational Fund

Charitable activities, Education

The charity provides support for people under the age of 25 who are living in Paddington and who are in need of financial assistance to enable them to persue their education. The charity also makes annual grants to voluntary-aided schools in Paddington for repairs or physical alterations.

Latest Income: £23,533
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
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.