Large Grants for UK Charities

HM Treasury, the United Kingdom's economic and finance ministry established centuries ago and led by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, serves as the gu...

The Michael Uren Foundation, established in 2002 by Sir Michael Uren OBE, is an independent UK grantmaking charity channeling wealth from his engineer...

The Canterbury Cathedral Trust Fund, an independent charity established in 1974, exists solely to raise and allocate funds for Canterbury Cathedral's ...

The Sloane Robinson Foundation is a UK grant-making charity established in 1998 by investment managers George Robinson and Hugh Sloane, founders of Sl...

The Stoneygate Trust, established in 2007 by philanthropists Sir William and Lady Nadine Adderley, is an independent grant-making charity with a strat...

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is the dedicated philanthropic partner of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, one of the world's leading cancer c...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), established in 2016 through merger of business innovation and energy climate funct...

The Julia Rausing Trust, established in 2024 in memory of philanthropist Julia Rausing and co-founded by Sir Hans Rausing, is a leading UK grant-maker...

The Kentown Wizard Foundation, established in 2015 by UK philanthropist Kenneth Townsley with over £100 million in endowment from his travel industry ...

Headley Court Charity, established in 1940 and acquiring its Surrey estate in 1947, originally provided specialist medical rehabilitation for Royal Ai...

The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust (AMCT), founded in 2011 by Max Mosley to honor his son Alexander who died in 2009, is a proactive grant-maker de...

The Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust, established in 1973 by Conservative peer Nigel Lord Vinson, was a values-driven funder rooted in libertarian princi...

Postcode Care Trust is a UK-based charity funded entirely by proceeds from the People's Postcode Lottery, established to enhance health, wellbeing, an...

The National Lottery Community Fund, legally the Big Lottery Fund, is the UK's largest community funder, established in 2004 as a non-departmental pub...

The Moulding Foundation, established in 2020 by philanthropists Jodie and Matt Moulding, is a grantmaking charity dedicated to empowering disadvantage...

Ceniarth Foundation, established in 2013 as the philanthropic arm of the Isenberg family by Diane Isenberg, deploys capital from its $749 million asse...

The Sequoia Trust is a major UK-based general-purpose grant-maker, established in 2015 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (charity number 11634...

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (GOSH Charity), closely linked to the world-renowned hospital founded in 1852, drives its mission to t...

The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation, established in 2005 by Sir Gerald Ronson CBE and Dame Gail Ronson DBE, is a family-led charitable trust ...

Fantastic Peach Foundation UK Limited, established in May 2021 as charity number 1197767 and dissolved in August 2025, was a time-limited philanthropi...

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), established in 1980 by the National Heritage Act as a memorial to those who gave their lives for the UK, s...

The Church Commissioners for England, established in 1948 through the merger of Queen Anne's Bounty (1704) and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (1836)...

The Bala Lake Railway Trust, founded in 2013 by railway heritage enthusiasts including Chairman Julian Birley, is a UK charity dedicated to advancing ...

The Countess of Brecknock Hospice Trust, an independent charity established in 1998, exists solely to provide financial support for the Countess of Br...

The Faraday Institution, established in 2017 as the UK's independent institute under the Faraday Battery Challenge, drives electrochemical energy stor...

The Stoller Charitable Trust, established in 1982 by Sir Norman Stoller CBE KStJ DL, is a prominent regional philanthropy dedicated to addressing crit...

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Charity drives world-class compassionate care by enhancing health and wellbeing for patients, staff, and North East ...

Postcode Green Trust, established in 2011 as a charitable company limited by guarantee and funded exclusively by People's Postcode Lottery players, dr...

Postcode Global Trust, a Scottish registered charity established in May 2013, channels proceeds from People’s Postcode Lottery players to fund chariti...

Postcode Animal Trust, established in 2013 as part of the Postcode Trusts network funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, is a grant-...

The BFI Trust, a registered UK charity (1140833) and company limited by guarantee, serves as a dedicated endowed grant-maker to underpin the charitabl...

Postcode International Trust, a registered Scottish charity established in 2014, channels funds from the People's Postcode Lottery to create sustainab...

UK Research and Innovation drives frontier-pushing discovery, innovation, and knowledge translation to deliver economic growth, public health advancem...

The Stefanou Foundation, established in 2007 by philanthropist Stelio Stefanou OBE DL following the sale of his business and inspired by the Baby Pete...

Postcode Education Trust, established in 2015 and governed by an independent board of trustees, is a UK-based charity within the People's Postcode Lot...

Newmarston Limited Group, established in 2001 as a company limited by guarantee, is a trustee-led grant-making charity with no paid staff, dedicated t...

Resolution Trust, founded by Sir Clive Cowdery as the not-for-profit arm of the Resolution Group, serves as a catalyst, convenor, and sponsor for non-...

The Warburg Charitable Trust is an independent UK charity established in 1998, dedicated to advancing education in the history of the classical tradit...

The Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation, established in 2011 as a private grant-making charity in memory of Singaporean philanthropist Khoo Teck Puat, is ove...

Mail Force Charity CIO, established in 2020 by the Daily Mail and General Trust plc, is a UK-registered charity dedicated to rapid, large-scale respon...

The Imperial War Museum Development Trust, a registered UK charity (number 1146784) established in 1969 and reconstituted for independence in 2012, ex...

The Cabinet Office, a central UK government department established in 1916, serves as the corporate headquarters for the UK civil service, supporting ...

Natural England, established in 2006 under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act, serves as the UK government's statutory adviser for Engl...

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), established in February 2023 as a UK government ministerial department, drives the natio...

Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust is a dedicated charitable entity established to sustain the work, heritage, and spiritual life of Leicester Cathe...

The Independent Press Regulation Trust (IPRT), a UK-registered charity established in 2015, was created in response to the Leveson Inquiry following t...

Postcode Innovation Trust, established in 2016, is an independent funder powered by proceeds from its society lottery linked to People’s Postcode Lott...

The Alan Davidson Foundation, a UK-registered charity established in 2015 by pioneering architect Alan Hayes Davidson following his 2012 motor neurone...

The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation, established on 31 May 2018 by Ashley Daniel Tabor-King CBE—founder of Global Media & Entertainment—is a UK-registere...

The Monday Charitable Trust (MCT) is a UK-based grant-making foundation established in 2008 as the successor to a trust founded by Robert and Elspeth ...