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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to organisations

Discover 3,573 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to organisations. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,573
Charities
£8,642,648,264
Total Income
£1,508,579
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The White Ensign Association Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Naval charity which supports all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and RFA, including dependants. A non-grant giving organisation, the Association helps personnel in matters including Armed Forces pensions and compensation, civilian employment and personal welfare and administration, giving guidance at an individual level. Delivers an extensive lecture programme.

Latest Income: £893,248
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Rayne Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust's mandate is to understand and engage with the needs of both UK and Israeli society and help address these needs through making grants to support 1) enlarging sympathies, 2) reduced exclusion, 3) reduced conflict in society and 4) new productive relationships.

Latest Income: £838,708
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Barnes Fund

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

A grant-making charitable trust for the benefit of residents of Barnes, the objects of which are the relief of poverty, relief for the elderly, the relief of distress and sickness, the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure and education. The Walsingham Lodge Trust, a subsidiary charity, provides almshouses for older Barnes residents.

Latest Income: £838,384
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Baker's Benevolent Society

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfare

Provides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.

Latest Income: £809,933
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Mr And Mrs J A Pye's Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

To make grants to recognised charities based in Oxfordshire focusing on alleviating of hardship and deprivation, Homelessness, Health and Care, Education, Environmental.

Latest Income: £765,419
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Guild Of Benevolence Of The Institute Of Marine Engineering, Science And Technology

Charitable activities, Housing, Research, Social care, Social welfare

The Guild aims to assist generally in the relief of hardship for marine engineers, past and present members of the IMarEST, and their dependents, by making regular grants to supplement very low incomes and by making one-off grants to assist in the purchase of items essential for the recipient's wellbeing, essential home repairs, costs of respite care and with debt relief.

Latest Income: £722,865
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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C B And H H Taylor 1984 Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Grants to charitable bodies supporting the work and concerns of the Religious Society of Friends, those primarily serving Birmingham and the West Midlands, and to UK based charities working overseas.

Latest Income: £711,195
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Old Enfield Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes charitable grants to residents of the EN1 EN2 and EN3 in the Borough of Enfield who are in need. These grants include education and general grants, together with community grants to local organisations.

Latest Income: £684,636
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Royal Historical Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.

Latest Income: £683,784
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The St Michaels And All Saints Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, Professions, Religion

Income is applied to defray the cost of repairs to the fabric, fittings and organ of the Parish Church and of insurance of the Parish Church, to the maintanance of music and provision of music, in aid of the stipends of clergy, to the maintenance of property and in making grants for such religious and other charitable purposes as the Feoffees decide after consultation with the PCC.

Latest Income: £682,219
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Laslett's (hinton) Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Assisting in the repair, restoration, rebuilding and refitting of any churches and chapels connected with the Established Church of England;Assisting poor aged or infirm persons by making grants to organisations that help such persons, as the Trustees may think fit;

Latest Income: £632,836
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Royal College Of Midwives Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To maintain and improve standards of professional midwifery the Trust conducts and commissions research, publishes information, provides education and training and organises conferences, campaigns and other events. Through its benevolent fund the Trust makes grants to midwives and others who need financial help.

Latest Income: £627,010
Areas of Operation: Jersey
Status: Registered
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The Martin Laing Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

A grant-making trust offering financial support to other charities/voluntary organisations. Grants are made for a wide range of charitable purposes, with a particular interest in environmental & conservation projects & in supporting the homeless, the elderly & their carers & disadvantaged young people. Projects in Norfolk, Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Malta may be of particular interest.

Latest Income: £623,605
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Isle Of Wight Branch

Charitable activities, Environment

Animal welfare & rescue charity, providing a safe secure enviroment for all types of animals including wildlife until such time as they can be rehomed or successfully returned to the wild.In addition supplying advice on animal care and also welfare grants to eligible members of the public.

Latest Income: £583,361
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Congregational And General Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Independent grant-making charity supporting churches, particularly United Reformed & Congregational denominations in the provision and repair of suitable buildings. Grants awarded for care and extension of churches, towards capital costs of church community projects and to promote the Christian religion including the United Reformed, Congregational and other churches of the Protestant tradition.

Latest Income: £565,593
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust

Charitable activities

Providing grants to encourage initiatives designed to improve animal welfare and protection, promote alternative methods to the use of animals in experiments and encourage practical work in alleviating suffering, preventing cruelty and improving conditions for animals.

Latest Income: £555,534
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Additional Curates Society

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The additional curates society awards grants to poor and populous parishes, and parishes in new areas, so that they can employ a curate. A work they have been doing since 1837. The society also encourages and fosters vocations to the priesthood.

Latest Income: £555,224
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Society For Reproduction And Fertility

Arts, Charitable activities, Research

Supports research, education and training in reproductive biology and reproductive science.Holds one or two national or international conferences each year, sometimes in association with other learned societies.Provides grants in support of travel, special publications and other activities as agreed by the the Society's Council of Management.Owns and publishes an academic journal: Reproduction

Latest Income: £547,320
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Seafarers Hospital Society

Charitable activities, Health

The Society assists seafarers and their dependants in need by making grants to qualifying individuals, as well as to selected organisations. Applications for individual assistance may be made at any time

Latest Income: £544,019
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Green Hall Foundation

Charitable activities

Grant making charity. Grants can only be made to registered charities. Preference is for grants to assist in funding special projects rather than general grants. Full guidelines obtainable from the Correspondent or through the website of the Foundation.

Latest Income: £534,774
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Women's Royal Army Corps Association (incorporating Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps And Auxiliary Territorial Service Comrades Association)

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Maintaining contact between former members of the QMAAC, ATS and WRAC and women still serving in the ARMY.Fostering esprit de Corps, comradeship and welfare.To relieve those in need by making grants or providing or paying for goods, services or facilities for them.

Latest Income: £520,240
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Millichope Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Millichope foundation was founded in 1982 as a grant making charity by Lindsay and Sarah Bury, who wished to support the causes that were close to their interests in conservation, the arts and the welfare of Shropshire residents. It remains a family foundation and in recent years, the trustees have made the decision to direct the majority of funding to support local and regional causes.

Latest Income: £519,584
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Bristol Benevolent Institution

Charitable activities

To provide support to those less fortunate than many in the Bristol area by provision of grants and interest free loans, as well as contact and advice through regular visitation.

Latest Income: £511,071
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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York Civic Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To preserve, protect and advise on the historic fabric of York. To publish promote and educate the public and encourage their participation in cultural activities. To provide advocacy in areas of concern to York. To make grants which concur with the trust's objectives. To raise and pay funds in the furtherance of the objects and co-operate with others having similar objects.

Latest Income: £500,305
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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The Hilden Charitable Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Hilden Charitable Fund is a grant making trust. Hilden's current grant making priorities are: asylum seekers and refugees; penal affairs; and overseas. Grants awarded are usually in the region of £5,000 to £7,000.

Latest Income: £486,897
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 3,573 registered grants-to-organisations 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-organisations charitable activities charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£589.5m). 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-organisations charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?

Across all grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.5m. 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.