Charitable activities Charities
Discover 5,768 Charitable activities charities. 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.
The Harry Middleton Gift
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to organisations in Newport Pagnell
Tilehurst Poor's Land Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareFinancial support by grants to those in need, hardship or distress within the area of benefit.
Social Workers Educational Trust
Charitable activities, Educationprovides grants and scholarships to registered social workers for their training and/or research.
Frank Russon Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMaking Grants to organisations and individuals as the Trustees decide - Please note the Charity does not accept external appeals.
The Peter Samuel Royal Free Fund
Charitable activitiesThe Charity makes grants for research purposes.
Knebworth Village Trust
Charitable activitiesCharitable Trust for the benefit of organisations operating within the parish of Knebworth. The Knebworth Village Trust does not offer grants to national organisations unless they can prove that all the beneficiaries of a particular project reside within the parish of Knebworth (NB not the SG3 postcode area which is wider than the parish).
The Canewdon Educational Foundation
Charitable activitiesto provide grants for educational purposes for persons up to 25 years old living in the parish of canewdon
The Hale Trust
Charitable activitiesGRANTS TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE AGE OF 25
M A And B Venitt Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to other registered charities
The David Fryer Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesEstablished to make grants for charitable purposes.
The Henry And Christine Armitage Burtt Trust
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Religion, Social careTo apply such of the income as the Trustees determine for the benefit of The Retreat, York, (a non-profit making Registered Nursing Home) to make grants to meetings of the Religious Society of Friends and to enable travelling in the Ministry.
Blackheath Choir
Arts, Charitable activities, ResearchTo promote, improve and develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of choral music in all its aspects, by the presentation of choral concerts and by such other ways as the choir, through its committee, shall determine from time to time.
The Daniel Falkner Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ResearchMainly provides academic support for individuals and research institutions. In addition, the trustees give grants to other charitable organisations with non scientific objects.
Eva Reckitt Trust Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvides grants Worldwide to movements who work for the education and betterment of the poor, undertake research into problems of the poor, provide relief of poverty and distress amongst persons who suffer as the result of international or industrial unrest, political or legal injustice, tyrany, oppression or persecution or who provide encouragement for the betterment and welfare of the poor.
The Kibworth Beauchamp High School Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, FacilitiesThe admin of the beneficial land holdings for the benefit of Kibworth High School and Community Centre and the distribution of income for the benefit of pupils past and present are in accordance with the trust scheme. The principal expenditure is on provision of school transport outside that provided by the local authority and grants to current and past pupils in accordance with the scheme.
The Filsham Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making Trust
The British Aid Committee Of The Jewish Institute For The Blind, Jerusalem
Charitable activities, Health, ReligionMakes grants to the Jewish Institute for the Blind, Jerusalem
The Philip Reckitt Educational Trust Fund
Charitable activitiesThe primary activity of the charity is the provision of grants to individuals and groups of individuals towards the costs of travel, residence and attendances at conferences, lectures and educational courses.
Friends Of Longparish School
Associations, Charitable activities, EducationTo provide funds to support Longparish Primary School in Hampshire for equipment, school trips etc
Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesTHE CHARITY MAKES GRANTS TO TO ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. CURRENTLY THE BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS AND THE SICK AND NEEDY
The Society Of Dilettanti Charitable Trust Fund
Charitable activities, HeritageThe charity helps museums, libraries and the National Trust to acquire archives and works of art and makes grants towards the conservation of historic buildings, in both cases where there is a connection with the Society of Dilettanti. The charity's Normanby Fund makes an annual travel award for visiting classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean.
Hodnet Consolidated Eleemosynary Charities
Charitable activitiesProvide grants to individuals and organisations.
Newport Grammar School Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationPromoting the education of persons under 25 years and in exceptional circumstances those under 40 years who are resident in the Isle of Wight by providing assistance in such ways as the Trustees think fit. The Charity makes grants following receipt of detailed application form from individuals and local organizations working with young people.
The Stow Allen Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes Grants to Christian Organisations at the discretion of the Trustees
Lectureship Endowment Of Edward Lewis
Charitable activities, Professions, ReligionGrants to the vicar of St Davids, Fleur-de-Lis and for the benefit of the church and parsonage or for the extension of church work within the ancient parishes of Bedwellty and Mynyddiolwyn.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 5,768 registered charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the 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 charitable activities charities?
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 charitable activities charities?
Across all 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 charitable activities charities?
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.