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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to individuals

Discover 621 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to individuals. Use the search below to filter within these results.

621
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.

Oxfordshire Local History Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fosters and promotes the study and publication of local history in Oxfordshire. Publishes a regular news bulletin and an occasional journal and organises two study days a year. Acts as an umbrella organisation for parish and other local history groups. Makes occasional small grants to individuals and organisations to facilitate the study of Oxfordshire local history.

Latest Income: £7,580
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Otser Gemillus Chasodim

Charitable activities

Giving grants to individuals and organisations in line with the charity's criteria.

Latest Income: £7,540
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Needwood Church Of England (aided) Primary School Special Benefit Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

To make grants to individuals and organisations involved in education and training

Latest Income: £7,401
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Orton Waterville United Charities

Charitable activities

The Charity gives small grants to individuals living in or organisations working within the Orton Waterville Parish.

Latest Income: £7,383
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Mavesyn Ridware Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of Poverty for Parishioners, makes grants to individuals in particular widows and widowers and those in need of assistance

Latest Income: £7,339
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Broomfield United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty within the ancient parish of Broomfield by the giving of grants to individuals and support for local organisations providing services to needy Broomfield residents.

Latest Income: £7,335
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Pastoral Trust

Charitable activities

Receiving and passing on regular and specific donations to individuals whose training/work meets the objects of the Trust.

Latest Income: £7,293
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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J A F Luttrell Memorial Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to individuals in need, hardship or distress who live in Edington or neighbourhood. May make general grants for the benefit of residents of Edington or neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £7,265
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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A.o.u.g. Foundation For Education

Charitable activities, Education

Awards grants to individuals, from other defined groups and sponsors. Such grants are made to students of the Open University in their final year of Research and occasional Bursaries are awarded.

Latest Income: £7,242
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Poor's Land

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

We provide grants to individuals and organisations in the parish of Kingston Cambridgeshire for education and training and for the relief of poverty. We provide help especially for children and young people, elderly people and people with disabilities.

Latest Income: £6,876
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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W A Herbert Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The principal objectives are the relief of poverty and the promotion of Christian Faith & Values. Because of our limited resources, we normally work through grants to individuals or small organisations known to the trustees. We value training grants, encouragement of young people, and investment in small groups which can influence others in achieving our main aims.

Latest Income: £6,876
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Fuel Allotment

Charitable activities, Social welfare

PAYMENT OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN RELIEF OF POVERTY

Latest Income: £6,664
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Shinfield United Charities

Charitable activities

Issue small grants to individuals and to community groups

Latest Income: £6,592
Areas of Operation: Wokingham
Status: Registered
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The Walter Edward Thomas Mellersh Trust Fund

Charitable activities

Uses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charity's objects - relief of distressed gentlewomen in reduced or destitute circumstances.

Latest Income: £6,558
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Leonard Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Donations to local youth organisations and other charities serving the local community.Donations to individuals in the locality suffering hardship or otherwise requiring assistance.

Latest Income: £6,500
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Moulsdale Bequest

Charitable activities

WE HAVE PROVIDED GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO ASSIST THEM WITH EXPENSES WHILE THEY TRAIN TOWARDS ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

Latest Income: £6,500
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Alderman Newton's Educational Foundation-Earl Shilton

Charitable activities

EDUCATION/TRAININGCHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLEMAKING GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS/ORGANISATIONS

Latest Income: £6,418
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Frome And District Mencap Society

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provides social activities for adults with learning disabilities. Gives grants to individuals and groups providing services for people with learning disabilities. Provides advice, advocacy and information to people with learning disabilities.

Latest Income: £6,398
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Kirby Archives Trust

Charitable activities

To discover, collect and preseve archival records whether public or private wittin or concerning Lonsdale North of the Sands (means that part of Cumbria anciently known as Lonsdale North of the Sands and formerly part of the County of Lancashire). Assisting the publication of Archival material by giving some small grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £6,292
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Robert Hungate Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Health, Leisure

Making grants to organisations and people under 25 for general educational and sporting purposes in the parishes of Saxton, Sherburn in Elmet and South Milford. ( grants to individuals are not usually made unless there is some element of disability or handicap)

Latest Income: £6,211
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Wantage District Coronation Memorial And Nursing Amenities Fund

Charitable activities, Health

DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN THE WANTAGE OXFORDSHIRE AREA ONLY

Latest Income: £6,102
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Wrestlingworth Goodwill Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Health, Saving of lives

Goodwill activities to our 4 villages including: Car ambulance service providing transport to local doctors, dentists and hospitals when villager unable to drive; various goodwill activities for pensioners such as an afternoon tea and Christmas parcels; and donations to individuals and local organisations including the school. Fundraising events such as an annual fete and occasional quiz night

Latest Income: £6,012
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Edith Mann Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants to individuals and organisations that live and operate in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Latest Income: £6,009
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Younus And Maryam Saigol Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Sending donations to individuals & recognised charities.

Latest Income: £6,000
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Alexia Wilson Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfare

To make grants to individuals/families to alleviate poverty, help hardship cases, support families in the old Dunmow Rural District Council area, (now mainly southern area of Uttlesford District Council).

Latest Income: £5,957
Areas of Operation: Essex
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 621 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 (£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 grants-to-individuals charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-individuals 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 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 96.7%. 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 £1.4m. 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.