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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.

Mrs Sarah Andrew's Charity

Charitable activities, Education, Facilities

Makes grants to individuals which includes loans. It also makes grants to organisations such as charities and schools. It provides buildings/facilities and open space to the community.

Latest Income: £16,940
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Rotary Club Of Eastleigh Trust Fund

Associations, Charitable activities

Makes grants to individuals and organizations

Latest Income: £16,773
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Marston Moretaine Charities

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Managing investments & land. Grants to individuals in apprenticeships & further education & in need in Marston area.

Latest Income: £16,517
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Teams Of Our Lady - Great Britain Region

Charitable activities

Religious Activities to assist Christian Married Couples. The charity makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body

Latest Income: £16,398
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Henry Smith Fund - Shere

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

WE PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ALSO TO LOCAL VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE CIVIL PARISH OF SHERE, SURREY.

Latest Income: £16,315
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Margaret Jeannie Hindley Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Uses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charity's objects - relief of poverty and distress among men or women in reduced or destitute circumstances.

Latest Income: £15,896
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Petersham United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to individuals and groups resident in the Eccliastical Parish of Petersham as constituted in 1900 for relief of poverty and education

Latest Income: £15,841
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The William Gibbs Trust

Charitable activities

Grants to individuals and organisations, for educational purposes

Latest Income: £15,433
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Police History Society

Charitable activities, Heritage, Saving of lives

Makes grants to individuals (including loans) to support researchProvides advocacy / advice / informationSponsors or undertakes researchActs as umbrella or resource body.

Latest Income: £15,150
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Northern Mine Research Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Professions

The Northern Mine Research Society is dedicated to the preservation and recording of mining history. As such the society makes grants to individuals and organisations in furtherance of these aims, as well as sponsoring or undertaking research itself. Research is published in the British Mining series of journals.

Latest Income: £14,979
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Exeter Relief In Need Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Assistance in the form of grants to individuals in need, who must be living in Exeter, for the purchase of children's shoes, clothing and school uniform, bedding, soft furnishings and floor coverings and for the settlement of fuel, heating and lighting bills, provided such assistance is not used to pay debts and arrears.

Latest Income: £14,773
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Crosby Ravensworth Relief In Need Charities

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

Education and Training, Medical Health and Sickness, Disability, Relief of Poverty for Children and Young People, Elderly and Old People and people with Disabilities. The charity makes grants to individuals and organisations. The charity operates exclusively within the Parish of Crosby Ravensworth, in Cumbria.

Latest Income: £14,641
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Ancient Charities Of Hertford

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Charity distributes grants to individuals in financial need in Hertford and the parishes of the rural district. Nominees come from local organizations such as the CAB, Social Services, NHS Primary Care trust and the local churches. The grants can be released very quickly on the verbal agreement of 3 trustees and the grants are later formally approved at a trustee meeting.

Latest Income: £14,617
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Sonning Trust

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The charity is mainly involved with giving donations to other UK organisations who give donations to individuals and organisations operating overseas including Eastern Europe, Africa and India for the relief of poverty and the advancement of Christianity. This includes helping with such things as housing, heating and feeding schemes and medical bills including special diets.

Latest Income: £14,556
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Grays Public Purposes And Recreational Charity

Charitable activities, Leisure

The Charity provides grants to individuals and organisations in need of financial assistance which are located in Thurrock, Essex.

Latest Income: £14,526
Areas of Operation: Thurrock
Status: Registered
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Noddfa Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Noddfa Trust makes grants to individuals and organisations for general charitable purposes, education & training, the relief of poverty and religious activities

Latest Income: £14,505
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Clophill United Charities

Charitable activities

The charity only operates within Clophill parish making grants to individuals or organisations resident within the parish.

Latest Income: £14,143
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Wandsworth Combined Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The relief of need within the London Borough of Wandsworth by making grants to individual persons who are in conditions of need ,hardship or distressor and by making donations or subsriptions to Institiutiions or organisations which provide such services or facilities

Latest Income: £13,853
Areas of Operation: Wandsworth
Status: Registered
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King's Stanley & Selsey Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

RELIEF OF POVERTY WITHIN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES OF ST GEORGE'S, KING'S STANLEY AND THE PARISH OF ALL SAINT'S, SELSLEY. MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS WHO HELP DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE PARISHES

Latest Income: £13,846
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Woolwich And Plumstead Relief In Sickness Fund

Charitable activities

The objects of the Charity are primarily to provide assistance to persons resident in the parishes of Woolwich and Plumstead who are sick, convalescent, disabled, handicapped or infirm. The charity makes grants to individuals, charitable and other organisations as a way of providing benefits to people when other avenues of statutory assistance are either unavailable or exhausted.

Latest Income: £13,789
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Warwickshire Constabulary Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

MAKES DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS

Latest Income: £13,572
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Camel Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Provides grants to individuals attending universities or other learning establishments in Great Britain as students of Anthropology, or research and teaching assistants in such departments.

Latest Income: £13,509
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Midlands Ileostomy Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Health

We provide a three monthly news bulletin magazine for our members in the Midlands area.We make grants to individuals and provide care and counselling services to people with special needs e.g. people with an ileostomy and we raise funds to cover our activities.

Latest Income: £13,473
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Poor's Land

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity makes donations to individuals and groups within the village that are in need of financial assistance.

Latest Income: £13,184
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Cerebral Palsy Society

Charitable activities, Health

Assistance to persons with Cerebral Palsy by making grants to individuals or organisations.If you have Cerebral Palsy (CP) and live in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin we can help with grants for;White goodsHolidaysTherapiesShoesWheelchairsTherapeutic equipmentHippotherapy

Latest Income: £13,157
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
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.