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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 Heathcoat Trust

Charitable activities

for the relief of financial hardshipfor education and trainingfor building or making grants to health institutions andin certain circumstances for making contributions to any charity but mostly in Tiverton, Devon, its neighbourhood or in places where the firms John Heathcoat & Co Ltd and Lowman Manufacturing Co Ltd and their subsidiaries carry on business

Latest Income: £954,438
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon

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

Provision of almshouses for older people in need as defined in the Charity's Scheme.Education support grants but area of benefit restricted to Abingdon.Grants to voluntary organizations in Abingdon who support the needy.Relief of poverty by providing essential goods to the needy.

Latest Income: £943,947
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST IS A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY THAT FUNDS CHARITIES AND CHURCHES IN KENT.

Latest Income: £935,624
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Peacock Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making charity

Latest Income: £934,936
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust General Fund

Charitable activities, Research

The Objects of the charity are:- to provide funds for any charitable purpose, or purpose relating to the National Health service; to relief of sickness by promoting the efficient performance of their duties by staff; for the relief of patients treated by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust ; to further the aim of advancing scientific or medical research and for staff development.

Latest Income: £929,560
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Huntingdon Freemen's Trust

Charitable activities, Leisure

This charity provides grants for relief in need, education, recreation and leisure ONLY for current residents of Huntingdon (defined as the Huntingdon Town Council's area). Grants are considered monthly by Trustees in response to applications from individuals directly or from organisations providing relevant services to residents of Huntingdon.

Latest Income: £895,978
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Sidmouth Victoria Hospital Comforts Fund

Charitable activities, Health

The principal objective is to provide funds for the purpose of supplementing, in such manner as the Charity thinks fit, the resources of the Hospital principally by arousing and maintaining public interest in the Hospital.

Latest Income: £894,549
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant giving

Latest Income: £876,947
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Westminster Almshouses Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing

Provision of almshouses for older people and grants to individuals

Latest Income: £861,098
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Lady Hewley's Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, Religion

The making of grants to Ministers, Retired Ministers and their Widows who are members of the United Reformed or Baptist churches and also students who are studying for ministries in these churches and attending certain specified colleges. Preference is given to those fro the Northern Counties of England. The management of Almshouses belonging to the trust in York

Latest Income: £857,566
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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The Newspaper Press Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing

Supporting journalists and their dependants by the provision of retirement housing facilities. Also by making grants in approved cases to individuals who meet the occupational requirement.

Latest Income: £851,000
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund

Charitable activities, Crime and Justice

To provide grants to not-for-profit organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders

Latest Income: £846,484
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Manifold Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The purpose of the Charity is to make grants to such charitable causes as the Trustee sees fit. Grants are made only to other charities and it has been the practice to consider applications periodically throughout the year. Since 31 January 2013 the Trustee no longer considers unsolicited applications from third parties.

Latest Income: £844,120
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The J J Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making

Latest Income: £842,007
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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The Rayne Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust's mandate is to understand and engage with the needs of both UK and Israeli society and help address these needs through making grants to support 1) enlarging sympathies, 2) reduced exclusion, 3) reduced conflict in society and 4) new productive relationships.

Latest Income: £838,708
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Gold Hill Church Trust

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.

Latest Income: £827,914
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Santander UK Foundation Limited

Charitable activities

Grantmaking to UK charities working within the published charitable priorities of the Santander Foundation.

Latest Income: £824,795
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Isle Of Wight Branch

Charitable activities, Environment

Animal welfare & rescue charity, providing a safe secure enviroment for all types of animals including wildlife until such time as they can be rehomed or successfully returned to the wild.In addition supplying advice on animal care and also welfare grants to eligible members of the public.

Latest Income: £818,691
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Wells Cathedral

Associations, Charitable activities, Religion

Grant making to Cathedral Chapter & Departments. Membership activities such as talks and outings.

Latest Income: £817,927
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Christian Science Trust In Great Britain

Charitable activities, Research

Makes grants to organisations.

Latest Income: £817,719
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Barnes Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

A grant-making charitable trust for the benefit of residents of Barnes, the objects of which are the relief of poverty, relief for the elderly, the relief of distress and sickness, the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure and education. The Walsingham Lodge Trust, a subsidiary charity, houses older Barnes residents who are in need of sheltered accommodation.

Latest Income: £811,383
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Baker's Benevolent Society

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Provides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.

Latest Income: £809,933
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Rothermere Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Supporting Phd students from Memorial University of Newfoundland to continue their education in the UK, supporting Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, other grant making

Latest Income: £785,266
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Anthony's Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Invests in facilities which are rented to organisations operating as bio-dynamic agricultural farms and training centres. Also makes grants to organisations operating within this sphere.

Latest Income: £781,037
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Huntingdon Foundation Limited

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The principal activity of the company was that of a charity, with particular reference to the establishment and continued support of Jewish schools.To achieve the objects, the charity uses its income to make charitable donations and grants to Jewish schools, other educational organisations and other charities.

Latest Income: £772,445
Areas of Operation: Barnet
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.