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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 Royal Signals Charity

Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

To provide grants for deserving welfare cases that are within the objects of the Charity.To fund the activities of the serving, reserves and retired members of Royal Corps of Signals, that attract no or only partial funding from the Ministry of Defence, in order to foster effectiveness, morale, teamwork, fitness, professional development, comradeship and esprit de corps.

Latest Income: £1,515,171
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Charity Of John Marshall

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

a) to support as Patrons the parish church of Christ Church, Southwark;b) to make grants for the support of parsonages to dioceses of the Church of England and the Church in Wales; c) to make restoration and repair grants to Anglican churches in the three counties of Kent, Surrey and Lincolnshire; andd) 4% of the net income is made available to Marshall's Educational Foundation

Latest Income: £1,499,433
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Earl Of Northampton's Charity

Charitable activities, Housing

1.The administration of almshouses in Greenwich, London and Shotesham, Norfolk.2 Welfare grants to support individuals and charities

Latest Income: £1,487,092
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Stobart Newlands Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Making grants to charities and charitable purposes, mainly to Christian religious and missionary organisations. New and unsolicited requests are unlikely to be successful.

Latest Income: £1,474,646
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hedley Foundation Limited

Charitable activities

Charitable grant giving to UK registered charities.

Latest Income: £1,474,060
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Royal Engineers Central Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £1,452,731
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Evan Jenkins Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

First call for income is the maintenance and repair of the tenor bell in Llanblethian Church. The remainder to provide income for the repair of Llanblethian and Ystradowen churches, and within the ancient parished of Llanblethian and Ystradowen provide grants for residents for (i) relief in need and (ii) advancement in life in assisting persons under the age of 25 years.

Latest Income: £1,438,322
Areas of Operation: Vale Of Glamorgan
Status: Registered
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Royal Engineers Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide financial and other assistance to serving and former members of the Corps, their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants who are in need through poverty. To make grants, within Association Guidelines, to the Army Benevolent Fund and to other charities that further the objectives of the Association.

Latest Income: £1,437,036
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Society Of Musicians Of Great Britain

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Society, a charity for musicians run by musicians, provides grants and support to professional musicians and their families in need because of accident, illness or old age whether or not they are members. Founded in 1738 as the Fund for Decay'd Musicians, early members included Handel, Arne, Boyce and Sammartini. Today it maintains its tradition of responding swiftly to needs of colleagues.

Latest Income: £1,420,536
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Calverley Charity - The Workhouse Allotment

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of absolute and relative poverty within the parish of Calverley by the provision of small grants to individuals or voluntary organisations who assist in the furtherance of this activity.

Latest Income: £1,408,354
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust provides grants of varying sizes to an array of charitable organisations.If you wish to apply for a grant we now only accept online applications via the website address shown.

Latest Income: £1,391,843
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Loseley Christian Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Making grants to charitable associations, trusts, societies & corporations with specific reference to: (1) The Promotion of Christian healing & the support of those providing such healing. (2) The promotion of the Christian faith & support of institutions, individuals & buildings involved or used for Christian worship or other charitable activities associated with the Christian Church.

Latest Income: £1,380,461
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bikur Cholim And Gemiluth Chesed Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

The three main areas of direct charitable activity are :-1. Direct grants and food support for families on low income.2. Direct grants to individuals to support further religious education.3. Direct grants to newly married couples and their families on low income.The split between institutional and individual grants is as set out in the accounts.

Latest Income: £1,343,652
Areas of Operation: Salford City
Status: Registered
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The Royal Veterinary College Animal Care Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Research

To raise funds in support of the educational, research, clinical and animal welfare activities of the Royal Veterinary College. Funds are raised using a variety of methods, from members of the public, College Alumni, grant-making trusts, companies and other voluntary sources.

Latest Income: £1,341,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Colwinston Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Trust distributes grants to UK Registered Charities working predominantly in the areas of Opera, Music and the Visual Arts, and library and archive projects in Wales. The Trust seeks to sustain and support high quality artistic activities that add to the cultural life and experiences available in the UK, especially in Wales where over 80% of its grants are directed.

Latest Income: £1,312,469
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

The charity makes grants to a wide variety of charitable causes in the UK and Overseas. Particularly in the fields of Education & Training, Medical Health & Sickness, Arts & Culture, Sports & Recreation, Relief of Poverty and General Charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £1,296,147
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mark Leonard Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £1,293,540
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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Trumros Limited

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to charitable institutions with similar objectives to itself ie to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith.

Latest Income: £1,287,825
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Charity Service Limited

Charitable activities

Trust administration, grant making and support for CSR.

Latest Income: £1,277,440
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Research

The objectives of the Trust, through its grant-making, are the advancement of science and medicine, health and disability, education, the arts and humanities. The Trust pursues these activities, usually by the provision of buildings and equipment.

Latest Income: £1,274,533
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Jusaca Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Gives grants to other charities.

Latest Income: £1,273,701
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Pilgrim Trust

Charitable activities, Education

The Pilgrim Trust makes grants to other charities and public bodies in the fields of preservation and scholarship and social welfare. It works within the priorities that are set by the Trustees and funds specific programmes that are outlined on its website.

Latest Income: £1,238,983
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Dina Perelman Trust Limited

Charitable activities

The charity's principle activity throughout the year was the provision and distribution of donations and grants to charities. The charity aims to maximise it's grants and donations on an annual basis.

Latest Income: £1,233,883
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Anthony And Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement

Arts, Charitable activities

Grant making only, with grants made only to charitable organisations registered in the United Kingdom which focus on one or more of the performing arts (ballet/opera/music), cultural heritage, the advancement of health or the saving of lives

Latest Income: £1,230,407
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Holborn Estate Charity (known As St Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity)

Charitable activities, Education, Housing

Provision of sheltered retirement housing, mandatory and discretionary grants to St. Clement Danes School and grants to organisations in Westminster for the relief of need.

Latest Income: £1,210,527
Areas of Operation: London
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.