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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to individuals

Discover 633 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to individuals. Use the search below to filter within these results.

633
Charities
£8,642,648,264
Total Income
£1,508,579
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.

The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to other registered charities, either national charities or local charities in South Wales, Suffolk, Norfolk or Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. No grants to individuals

Latest Income: £29,088,682
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Governors Of The Charity For Relief Of The Poor Widows And Children Of Clergymen (commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfare

Clergy Support Trust, formerly Sons & Friends of the Clergy, is a clergy support charity established in 1655. Our mission is to support Anglican clergy families through difficult times, whether caused by financial hardship, health problems or other difficulties. We do this mainly through cash grants to individual beneficiaries and through working with other clergy wellbeing organisations.

Latest Income: £6,480,660
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Wyggestons And Trinity Almshouses

Charitable activities, Education, Health, Housing, Social care

Almshouses in the West end area of the city of Leicester for people over the age of 60 years.Residential Care Home with 26 single en suite rooms.Annual grant to the Wyggeston School Foundation.Grants to individuals paid through Leicester Charity Link.Provision of property for housing homeless people managed via an external agency

Latest Income: £3,477,910
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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London School Of Theology

Charitable activities, Education, Health

The provision of tertiary education and training (both undergraduate and postgraduate);Making grants to individuals to facilitate their education / training;Providing care / counselling services.

Latest Income: £2,827,888
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Harborne Parish Lands Charity

Charitable activities, Housing

THE CHARITY WORKS WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF HARBORNE (HARBORNE & SMETHWICK AND PARTS OF QUINTON AND BEARWOOD). IT PROVIDES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHICH SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND ALSO PROVIDES HOUSING WITH SUPPORT FOR 100 ELDELY OR DISABLED PEOPLE

Latest Income: £1,970,340
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Dartmouth United Charities

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Dartmouth United Charities provides almshouse accommodation to poor persons of good character, who have lived in Dartmouth for two years before their appointment, or in exceptional circumstances, live outside the area but are otherwise qualified.It also makes grants to individuals and to organisations supporting Dartmouth residents who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £510,739
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Charities Administered In Connection With The Bunyan Meeting

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

The Charity aims to a) provide grants to individuals in Bedford, usually members of the Bunyan Meeting non-conformist Church, b) provide a grant towards the Church ministry,c) maintain the fabric of the church, manse and other investment buildings, d) maintain, operate and publicise the world - renowned John Bunyan Museum and library.

Latest Income: £445,226
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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John A Thompson Memorial Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

The Charity provides for the relief of poverty, need and financial hardship to the elderly by the provision of subsidised accommodation, care and counselling and grants to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £443,516
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Town Trust

Charitable activities

A grant making charity whose charitable objects are charitable and public uses within the city of Sheffield. The trust is not empowered to make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £419,617
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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The Aldgate And Allhallows Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Foundation awards grants to individuals and organisations to meet the cost of education that is not the statutory responsibility of either central or local Government. Beneficaries must be permanent residents of either the City of London or the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Priority is given to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Latest Income: £324,697
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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Christadelphian Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

The trust was established to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress of the Christadelphian Community in the British Isles by providing grants. The trust has a policy of making regular grants, the largest of which is the Christadelphian care homes and irregular compassionate grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £307,306
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Lionel Abel-Smith Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Housing

Makes grants to individuals and organisations within the parish of Wendover, the Moor Park Estate and the houses to the right of Halton Lane from Moor Park up to Perch Bridge.

Latest Income: £290,419
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Roughley Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Roughley Trust gives Grants in the Range -+¦500 - -+¦3000 to Charities engaging with disadvantage in all its different aspects in Bham. The Trust also gives Grants to Bham Charities who work in the arts, heritage, and the environment.We do not give grants to individuals, or support animal or medical charities. We do not support national charities even if they have a branch in Birmingham.

Latest Income: £268,504
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Bmta Trust

Charitable activities

Making of welfare grants to individuals, with a preference for individuals or their related dependents who are employed in the Motor Trade or Motor Industry.

Latest Income: £226,386
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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St Luke's College Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

Makes grants to individuals for university level studies in theology and religious education, and provides resources to universities for these subjects.

Latest Income: £224,304
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sir Walter St.john's Educational Charity

Charitable activities, Education

Grants to individuals under the age of 25 for educational activity resident in the area of benefit, and for work of an educational nature done by organisations in the area.

Latest Income: £217,797
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Sarum St Michael Educational Charity

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The Charity awards grants to individuals, schools, parishes and corporate bodies to further the following objectives: in the promotion of the education of persons involved with religious education; the provision of instruction and resources to schools and parishes; to assist persons financially so they can attend an establishment of further education to pursue their education.

Latest Income: £199,629
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Professionals Aid Council

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

101 General Charitable Purposes102 Education/Training104 Disability105 Relief of Poverty201 Children/Young People202 Elderly/Old People203 People with Disabilities301 Makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £198,977
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Henley Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education

The provision of grants to fund educational purposes within Henley on Thames and the parishes of Bix, Rotherfield Greys and Remenham. The Charity does not actively fund raise but makes educational grants to individuals, schools and organisations through careful stewardship of its existing resources.

Latest Income: £184,058
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Elmgrant Trust

Charitable activities, Research

The charity considers grants to individuals living in the Southwest of England and organisations with projects in the Southwest of England for general charitable purposes but in particular the encouragement of local life through education, the arts and social sciences.

Latest Income: £178,432
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Coleshill Grammar School Endowment Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To support the education of local young people, through grants to individuals in financial need, schools, or community/voluntary organisations. Young people being those under the age of 25 years, who live in the parish of Coleshill, Maxstoke, Shustoke, Whitacres, Curdworth, Lea Marston, Water Orton, or attend a school in one of these parishes, or previously attended The Coleshill School.

Latest Income: £178,366
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Lewisham Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social care

Whilst the charity makes small grants to individuals and organisations it is primarily engaged in providing sheltered accommodation for the elderly at its almshouse, Lloyd Court.

Latest Income: £175,156
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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British Society For Developmental Biology

Charitable activities, Research

The BSDB aims to promote and advance the research, teaching and public education of developmental biology in the United Kingdom by organising research meetings, awarding grants to individuals and organisations. The BSDB supports young scientists and awards grants to enable them to attend scientific meetings. In addition we aim to further public education in the science of developmental biology.

Latest Income: £150,100
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Phyllis Wallbank Educational Trust

Charitable activities, Education

The Phyllis Wallbank Educational Trust provides properties for education and educational research. It also makes grants to individuals. Full details of the aims and objectives of the charity are published on the charity's website.

Latest Income: £149,724
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Bedgebury Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Bedgebury Foundation is currently awarding grants to individuals under two programmes: Additional Needs and Vocational Education. Grants are awarded to individuals under the age of 25 or to older individuals if they intend to teach young people under 25 within the two programmes.In addition there is an annual grant programme for schools.

Latest Income: £143,274
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 633 registered grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the grants-to-individuals 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 grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities?

Across all grants-to-individuals 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 grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-individuals 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.