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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 Prestwich District Sick Poor Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity operates for the benefit of sick and poor persons resident in the Borough of Prestwich, Bury, by making grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £700
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Poor's Allotments

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Facilities, Social welfare

The charity provides and manages allotments in the village of Standlake for the use of local residents. It also gives grants to individuals and organisations such as schools, scouts, youth clubs etc.

Latest Income: £689
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Nuneaton Province - Raob - Benevolent Fund

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfare

We are a small area of a larger body Grand Lodge of England. We raise funds for the benefit of others, through small education grants, gifts to elderly people we are aware of and raise funds for other charitable causes and bodies. We will raise funds for 1 main charity each year and also make grants to individuals and on occasions small organisations.

Latest Income: £685
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Timberscombe Community Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Charity makes grants to individuals in need who live within the parish of Timberscombe Somerset

Latest Income: £684
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Nottingham Aged Persons' Trust

Charitable activities

The Nottingham Aged Persons Trust was originally set up in 1980 (previously known as 'The Working Man's Retreat'). The aim of this fund is to provide grants to individuals 60 years or over, to support emergency and urgent needs that cannot be met in any other way.

Latest Income: £665
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Richard Henry Michell For The Poor

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provides grants to individuals and organisations, within the Redruth Ward of the former Kerrier District Council, who are in need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £663
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Mrs Long's Charity For Poor Widows

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

The prevention or relief of poverty for widows in the parishHelping elderly widows in the parish by making grants to individuals

Latest Income: £657
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Dan Hemingway Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity awards grants to individuals, especially young people who are active in the arts.

Latest Income: £656
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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John Sherwen

Charitable activities

Has policy of giving small donations to individuals or couples within the residential area specified by the charity.

Latest Income: £652
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The John Byron Charity

Charitable activities

Makes charitable donations to individuals and organisations in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £646
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Shorne United Charities

Charitable activities

Making grants to individuals resident in Shorne Parish

Latest Income: £642
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Poor's Estate

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Provides financial grants to individuals in need in the parish of Wilden

Latest Income: £621
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Boothby Charity For Poor

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to individuals in need.

Latest Income: £617
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Emma Russell Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to individuals (children and young people) who live in the Ledbury area for help towards further education and or training

Latest Income: £617
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Emma Caroline Louisa West

Charitable activities

Financial assistance to parishioners who need it for reasons of low income, age, ill health.

Latest Income: £609
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Eye National School (moore Gift)

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to individuals and organisations for work with children and young people in Peterborough

Latest Income: £606
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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Sir Thomas Collins Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to individuals

Latest Income: £600
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Inner Wheel Club Of Leigh Benevolent Fund

Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfare

make grants to individuals and organisations both locally and internationally and provide services

Latest Income: £590
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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John Parry Educational Trust

Charitable activities

Grants to individuals

Latest Income: £583
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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William Charles Lee Sick Poor Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The charity makes small cash grants to individuals thought to be in the greatest financial need and usually does this at the Christmas season. Benefit is restricted to persons resident in Windlesham and Valley End, Chobham.

Latest Income: £559
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Frances Kitching Trust For Young Musicians

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

THE TRUST, SET UP IN MEMORY OF FRANCES KITCHING, MAKES AWARDS TO YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH THE INTENTION OF INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF MUSIC AND THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY TO THE MOST ADVANCED STANDARD OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE.THE TRUST SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AS NEEDED THROUGH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR SUPPORT OF THEIR CLASSES TAKEN IN SUITABLE CHARITIES.

Latest Income: £555
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes G L E Mersey Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund

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

GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB FOR NECESSITOUS PURPOSES. DEATH GRANTS TO BEREAVED FAMILIES TO ASSIST WITH FUNERAL EXPENSES. CONVALESCENT GRANTS FOR MEMBERS GOING ON CONVALESCENT STAY AT THE RAOB CONVALESCENT HOMES. BENEVOLENT FUND IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB MERSEY PROVINCE WHO ARE IN FULL FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE. THE FUND ALSO ASSISTS WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

Latest Income: £555
Areas of Operation: Halton
Status: Registered
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Cuerden Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Gives grants to individuals, living in the parish of Cuerden, to assist with educational expenses.

Latest Income: £552
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Educational Foundation Of Meredith Maddy

Charitable activities

We provide small grants to individuals and groups for educational purposes. Applicants must reside in the parish of Dorstone in Herefordshire in order to qualify for grant funding.

Latest Income: £532
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Edward Wilde Foundation

Charitable activities

Modest donations to organisations known to trustees. Grants to individuals are rarely made. Program for donations is fully committed for several years ahead. Unsolicited applications cannot be acknowledged.

Latest Income: £521
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.