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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.

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 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: £266,129
Areas of Operation: Zimbabwe
Status: Registered
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Fort Foundation

Charitable activities

The purpose of The Fort Foundation is to make grants to individuals and charitable institutions at the Trustees discretion

Latest Income: £253,963
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Jack Brunton Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Trust was established primarily for the benefit of the population of rural villages and towns within the boundary of the old North Riding of Yorkshire. Whilst most contributions go to established charities, all good causes will be considered and investigated. Only in extremely rare and special circumstances does the Trust make donations to individuals or charities outside the specified area.

Latest Income: £252,670
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Society Of Apothecaries General Charity Limited

Charitable activities

The charitable company provides grants and donations to individuals and institutions in order to further its charitable objectives.

Latest Income: £240,662
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Saunderson Foundation

Charitable activities

Making grants to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £237,796
Areas of Operation: Peru
Status: Registered
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The Princess Anne's Charities

Charitable activities

To support charitable bodies or for other such charitable purposes as the Trustees shall decide and in particular those in which The Princess Royal has an interest. The Trustees do not make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £237,402
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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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The Ratcliff Foundation

Charitable activities

Grants are made to such charitable organisations as the trustees decide, particularly but not exclusively to those based in The Midlands and Wales. The Charity is not able to make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £208,507
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Burden Trust

Charitable activities

The trust objectives are broad and its resources limited. Applicants should either on-line using the charity's web-site. If the trustees wish to follow up an application the secretary will request additional information. The trust does not give grants to individuals. The trustees meet annually in June to approve grant requests received by the preceding 31st March.

Latest Income: £205,603
Areas of Operation: England
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: £202,100
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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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C A Rookes Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR ELDERLY AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC/ MANKIND

Latest Income: £197,140
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
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: £189,188
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Cheshunt College (cambridge)

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to individuals to enable them to visit Cambridge for theological study .

Latest Income: £186,708
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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 Fenton Arts Trust

Charitable activities

Awards grants to individuals and organisations for projects which advance the creative arts in the United Kingdom, particularly those which support artists at the start of their professional careers

Latest Income: £181,838
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
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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Derbyshire Archaeological Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

Arts/Culture - relative to Pure Archaeology - Industrial Archaeology - Architecture - Local HistoryEnvironment/Conservation/HeritageInvolvement with the general public/mankindMakes grants to individuals in connection with research projects. Sponsors and undertakes its own research

Latest Income: £177,789
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
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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Rabbi Meir And Rafael Pinto Talmudical Centre

Charitable activities

EDUCATION/ TRAINING, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS

Latest Income: £172,501
Areas of Operation: Salford City
Status: Registered
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Hall And Fernhill Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals, elderly and people in need living in Barford St. Michael & St. John.

Latest Income: £171,381
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
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: £165,131
Areas of Operation: Camden
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.