Skip to main content Skip to navigation

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 Allen Lane Foundation

Charitable activities

Grant-making Trust

Latest Income: £761,210
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
View Details

The Street Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

make grants to individuals and organisations involved with children/young people with adisability/special needs.

Latest Income: £750,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

H C D Memorial Fund

Charitable activities, Environment, Housing

Making grants for charitable purposes at home and overseas, primarily towards the relief of human need, and including projects which aim to mitigate the effects of Climate Change

Latest Income: £749,231
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

The William Allen Young Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants for charitable purposes

Latest Income: £741,320
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
View Details

Prosper Wakefield District LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Health

A local place-based grant maker based in Wakefield district. We give grants to local organisations who are benefitting their communities.

Latest Income: £726,972
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
View Details

Belljoe Tzedoko Limited

Charitable activities

Makes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £724,787
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The Guild Of Benevolence Of The Institute Of Marine Engineering, Science And Technology

Charitable activities, Housing, Research, Social care, Social welfare

The Guild aims to assist generally in the relief of hardship for marine engineers, past and present members of the IMarEST, and their dependents, by making regular grants to supplement very low incomes and by making one-off grants to assist in the purchase of items essential for the recipient's wellbeing, essential home repairs, costs of respite care and with debt relief.

Latest Income: £722,865
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

Nextgrant Limited

Charitable activities

Upkeep of buildings used for charitable purposes and grantmaking

Latest Income: £711,996
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
View Details

C B And H H Taylor 1984 Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to charitable bodies supporting the work and concerns of the Religious Society of Friends, those primarily serving Birmingham and the West Midlands, and to UK based charities working overseas.

Latest Income: £711,195
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

Mr And Mrs J A Pye's Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

To make grants to recognised charities based in Oxfordshire focusing on alleviating of hardship and deprivation, Homelessness, Health and Care, Education, Environmental.

Latest Income: £707,186
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
View Details

Gamlen Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants and donations to various charities for the promotion of legal education and the relief of poverty.

Latest Income: £699,507
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
View Details

South Wales Miners Welfare Trust Fund Scheme

Charitable activities, Professions

The charity is a grant making trust and which applies its income in accordance with the trust deed dated 20 March 1978 for such charitable purposes within the objects of the coal industry social welfare organisation (Charity No 1015581) in any county, any part of which is for the time being comprised of the South Wales Coalfield.

Latest Income: £695,654
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

Rowanville Limited

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The charity provides accomodation free of charge for educational use & makes grants to charitable institutions whose objects are to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith. Its charitable subsidians provide accomodation free of charge for use by a Jewish faith school & also provides assistance to the budgetary requirements of that school.

Latest Income: £691,785
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
View Details

The Elizabeth And Prince Zaiger Trust

Charitable activities

GRANT GIVING BODY.PLEASE NOTE - THIS TRUST DOES NOT RESPOND TO UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS. PLEASE DON'T APPLY - IT WASTES YOUR TIME AND MONEY.

Latest Income: £685,776
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The Old Enfield Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes charitable grants to residents of the EN1 EN2 and EN3 in the Borough of Enfield who are in need. These grants include education and general grants, together with community grants to local organisations.

Latest Income: £684,636
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
View Details

Royal Historical Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.

Latest Income: £683,784
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The White Ensign Association Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Naval charity which supports all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and RFA, including dependants. A non-grant giving organisation, the Association helps personnel in matters including Armed Forces pensions and compensation, civilian employment and personal welfare and administration, giving guidance at an individual level. Delivers an extensive lecture programme.

Latest Income: £659,822
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
View Details

Pilkington Charities Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity awards grants to registered charities in the Merseyside area for the relief of poverty and sickness.

Latest Income: £645,327
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
View Details

Brongate LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to institutions promoting the Orthodox Jewish Faith and running youth programs

Latest Income: £644,861
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
View Details

Laslett's (hinton) Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Assisting in the repair, restoration, rebuilding and refitting of any churches and chapels connected with the Established Church of England;Assisting poor aged or infirm persons by making grants to organisations that help such persons, as the Trustees may think fit;

Latest Income: £644,707
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
View Details

The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant-making trust.

Latest Income: £640,180
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

Educational Opportunity Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.

Latest Income: £639,491
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
View Details

British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society

Charitable activities, Health

Supporting research, making grants

Latest Income: £631,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details

The Royal College Of Midwives Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To maintain and improve standards of professional midwifery the Trust conducts and commissions research, publishes information, provides education and training and organises conferences, campaigns and other events. Through its benevolent fund the Trust makes grants to midwives and others who need financial help.

Latest Income: £627,010
Areas of Operation: Jersey
Status: Registered
View Details

Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement Of 1989

Charitable activities

The trustees operate a grant giving policy, providing funds for such charitable object or instituion as the trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £623,470
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
View Details
Previous Page 9 of 169 Next

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.