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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,096 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,096
Charities
£8,234,488,247
Total Income
£1,476,244
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Claude And Margaret Pike Woodlands Trust

Charitable activities, Facilities

Grant making and management of Heatherecombe Woodland properties, Manaton & North Bovey, Newton Abbot, Devon

Latest Income: £76,563
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Liebenrood Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other charities

Latest Income: £74,933
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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St Simon's Mission Hall And Coffee Tavern Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

To assist with the maintenance of St. Simon's Church, the advancement of religious activities in Southsea and the advancement and education of children and young people in the local area and members of St. Simon's Church by making grants and donations.

Latest Income: £74,830
Areas of Operation: Portsmouth City
Status: Registered
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Acacia Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant making trust applying funds to charitable organisations at the trustees discretion

Latest Income: £74,615
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Evelyn Norris Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

To provide grants for the purpose of rest, convalescence and recuperative holidays for members of the concert and theatrical professions.

Latest Income: £73,819
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Thornton Foundation

Charitable activities

The foundation's activities are the payment of grants to charitable institutions.

Latest Income: £73,580
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Parent/friends Association Of Corbets Tey School, Upminster

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Leisure

Organising fundraising activities such as golf days, raffles, sponsored events and gaining support from charitable and grant giving organisations. Managing the allocation of funds raised to ensure that they are used to benefit the children attending the school. Organising various social functions for children, parents/carers, staff and friends of the school.

Latest Income: £72,612
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Inverforth Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

Makes grants to eleven core charities from sectors including health and hospices, youth, music and the arts.

Latest Income: £71,635
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Jeremy And John Sacher Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant making trust applying funds to charitable causes at the trustees discretion.

Latest Income: £71,461
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Colchester Children's Charity Appeal

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

A GRANT GIVING BODY FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND DISABILITY FOR CHILDREN IN THE COLCHESTER AREA WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR TERMINAL ILLNESS IN ANY SUCH WAY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Latest Income: £70,154
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The John Gilpin Trust

Charitable activities

The trust makes donations to charitable organisations and groups mainly in Cumbria Merseyside and East Suffolk

Latest Income: £69,756
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sydney Black Charitable Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Religion

The giving of grants and donations to individuals and institutions - maintaining an Evangelical Christian ethos and providing funding for the advancement of education, the preservation of child life, the relief of child distress, the advancement of religion and the relief and redemption of prisoners and captives.Grants will only be given to organisations, not to individuals.

Latest Income: £69,539
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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John Longwill's Agricultural Scheme

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Provision of training/education by way of making grants to individuals and/or organisations.

Latest Income: £69,348
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Bradford On Avon Preservation Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

RESTORE, MAINTAIN AND OPEN HISTORIC BUILDINGS, MAKE GRANTS. MOUNT EXHIBITIONS AND LECTURES, MONITOR AND COMMENT ON PLANNING ACTIVITIES

Latest Income: £69,299
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Michael & Nicola Sacher Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant making trust applying funds to charitable causes at the trustees discretion.

Latest Income: £68,834
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Bunac Educational Scholarship Trust

Charitable activities, Education

The principal activity is the advancement of education by granting scholarships and grants to persons to pursue courses of approved study or research. Grants and Travel Awards have been made to people from Britain starting such courses in the USA and Canada.

Latest Income: £68,656
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Puebla Charitable Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Grant giving to charities which assist the poorest sections of the population or are involved in community development work.

Latest Income: £68,483
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Moulton Harrox Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Charity operates by making grants to Individuals and Organistations to help Children and Young People with Education and Training.

Latest Income: £67,641
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Henry And Elizabeth Lineham Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

To pay grants to necessitous women in Northampton

Latest Income: £66,430
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Sir Clive Bourne Family Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity gives grants to to a wide variety of charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £66,113
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Peterhouse Appeal (uk)

Charitable activities, Education

Funds are generated by specific and general appeals to former pupils and other persons and enterprises known to the trustees. Makes grants to individuals and organisations on behalf of the school.

Latest Income: £66,096
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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St Ursula's Home

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Religion

Grants to St Alban's Church serving the community to support curate, youth clubs, repair & restoration of plate and vestments, confirmation candidates preparation, Children's and Youth pilgrimages to Walsingham.

Latest Income: £65,720
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Alexander Fund

Associations, Charitable activities

The trustees award grants to members of the Scout Association in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth to enable them to attend scout camps. Grants are also awarded to improve facilities at scout camp sites and halls for scout meetings. Funds for training are also provided.

Latest Income: £64,975
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Buntingford Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

RELIEVING, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF BUNTINGFORD, WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO RELIEVE SUCH CONDITIONS.

Latest Income: £63,869
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
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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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many Grant making charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,096 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 (£589.5m). 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 £8.2bn 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 100.0%. 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 £1.5m. 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.