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.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Charity Of Mary Bastow
Charitable activitiesReligious charity making grants to individuals in the Tower Hamlets area
Whilton Relief In Need Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrants to individuals resident within the Parish of Whilton to relieve poverty defined as living solely on state benefit or for a family living on income half the national average wage or pre-empting debt that young people would otherwise occur in providing formative experiences for future work.
The Parish Nurse Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, ProfessionsMake grants to individuals living in the Civil Parish of Edlesborough who are elderly, or ill, or disabled and require medical and/or surgical equipment or comforts which are unavailable from any other source.
The Parochial Charity
Charitable activities, EducationGrants to individuals and schools in the ancient parish of Gedling.
Burdekin Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionTO MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS SITUATED WITHIN THE PARISH OF CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH
Hartburn Educational Foundation
Charitable activitiesMake small grants to individuals and groups for educational purposes, beneficionaries must be resident or have been residents of the ancient parish of Hartburn.
Watson's School
Charitable activities, EducationMakes grants to individuals.
Jane Churton Bequest
Charitable activities, Social welfareProviding grants to individuals for education, religious activities and the relief of poverty.
Lock's Legacy
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareIncome from small investments used to relieve poverty within the Torbay area by grants to individuals and organisations administered through Central Church (United Reformed and Methodist) Benevolent Fund.
Eaton Socon Charities
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes small grants to individuals on low incomes who apply. The grants are made throughout the year, including Hampers at Christmas time.
Charity Of Edward Richard And Dorothea Oliver
Charitable activitiesMakes Grants to individuals
Poor's Land (including Augmentation Of George Goode)
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe make one off grants to individuals living in the parish if proved to be in need.
The Stockport Arts Federation
Charitable activitiesPROMOTES ARTS AND CULTURE IN STOCKPORT. MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS IN THE FEDERATION. not now operating since 2006
The Joseph William Harris Charity
Charitable activities, EducationGrants to individuals and schools in the Carlton and Netherfield area of Nottinghamshire.
William Dickason's Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationGrants to individuals on roll at Banbury School to support educational activities.
Chobham And West End Relief In Sickness Charity
Charitable activities, HealthGives grants to individuals in need
The Charity Of Joseph Bassett
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity helps with the prevention or relief of poverty. It assists old and elderly people and makes grants to individuals.
The Gibson Collinson Prize Fund
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to individuals
Harescombe Charity Of Cox And Bedwell
Charitable activities, Social welfareGives grants to individuals who live within the Parish of Harescombe, for the prevention/relief of poverty.
Emma Wells
Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking grants to individuals and organisations in Hertfordshire for the relief of poverty.
United Charities (sir Rowland Berkeley)
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMaking small grants to community groups providing services and /or activities for young or elderly people. Making small grants to individuals for educational purposes or to relieve poverty. This only applies to people living in the parish of Cotheridge, Worcestershire
Holme Meal Charity
Charitable activitiesGrants to individuals & groups within the Parish of Great Longstone in Derbyshire
Drayton Drewray Relief In Need Charity
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes small grants to individuals resident in Drayton to assist in cases of need. For example grants have been made to enable adaptations required by a disabled person, and to enable purchase of equipment needed by an unwaged student with dependents in order to pursue their studies. Applications are considered by the trustees at quarterly meetings.
Church Almshouses
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Religion105 Relief of poverty202 Helps Elderly/Old People301 Makes grants to individuals
Charity Of Joseph Cole
Charitable activities, Social welfareMAKES SMALL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITHIN THE PARISH, OR ON THE ELECTORAL ROLL, WHO ARE BELIEVED TO BE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH AGE OR OTHER HARDSHIP.
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.