Trusts and Foundations
This section explores Trusts and Foundations – organisations which are commonly registered charities, although they don’t have to be, whose primary purpose is charitable grantmaking. They range from very small trusts, sometimes created in memory of someone, to some of the largest grantmakers in the country, such as the Wellcome Trust.
Trusts and Foundations represent the vast majority (91%) of known organisations in the overall profile of UKGrantmaking and over one third of the overall grant amounts distributed – but within this, there is a great deal of diversity in the size and types of organisations and the nature of grants made.
Trusts and Foundations are broken down into the following segments:
- Family foundation – Foundations funded principally by the personal gift of an individual donor, family or business, whether they have a living family member on the Board or not.
- Wellcome Trust – Has its origins as a family foundation, but is so large that it is included as a segment of its own to avoid distorting the overall picture.
- Corporate foundation – Charitable foundations set up by businesses with funding from endowments, annual covenants, or gifts.
- Member/Trade Funded organisation – Foundations funded by industry or trade bodies and members, including Livery Companies.
- Fundraising grantmaker – Organisations who raise money from the public or other fundraising in order to make grants, often through specific appeals or as place-based/thematic giving schemes.
- Community foundation – Public charities that typically focuses on supporting a geographic area, primarily by facilitating and pooling donations that can be used to address community needs.
- Government/Lottery Endowed trust – Organisations that were established, endowed or mainly funded by the government or National Lottery distributors, but independent of them.
- General foundation – Other trusts and foundations.
More details are available in our methodology.
Overall, trusts and foundations distributed £8.4 billion in grants during 2024–25. While this is a 2% increase on the previous year, it actually represents a slight decline once inflation is taken into account.
However, this drop was largely driven by the Wellcome Trust, whose grantmaking declined year on year, as detailed below. If you exclude Wellcome from the total, overall grantmaking was 5% higher than the previous year.
In both cases, grantmaking remains significantly higher than in 2022–23 (up 14% including Wellcome, and up 13% excluding Wellcome).
Trusts and Foundations summary
| Segment | Number of grantmakers | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Foundation | 10,700 | 2,932.1 | 2,843.1 | 2,415.8 | 5% | 12% |
| Family Foundation | 333 | 2,127.5 | 2,131.9 | 2,000.8 | -1% | 6% |
| Wellcome Trust | 1 | 1,043.1 | 1,214.1 | 967.3 | -14% | 8% |
| Corporate Foundation | 188 | 970.7 | 944.8 | 736.1 | 3% | 31% |
| Fundraising Grantmaker | 1,542 | 468.2 | 437.5 | 411.2 | 6% | 8% |
| Member/Trade Funded | 612 | 410.1 | 405.0 | 383.0 | 2% | 6% |
| Government/Lottery Endowed | 13 | 275.9 | 132.5 | 108.3 | 108% | 142% |
| Community Foundation | 49 | 194.4 | 195.9 | 177.0 | -1% | 10% |
| Trusts & foundations Total | 13,438 | 8,422.0 | 8,304.7 | 7,199.4 | 2% | 13% |
| Total excluding Wellcome Trust | 13,437 | 7,378.9 | 7,090.7 | 6,232.2 | 5% | 14% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts.
Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
Family foundations
Family foundations have been funded principally by the personal gift of an individual donor, family members, or a family business, whether or not there is a living family member on the Board.
Over 300 family foundations were identified – although there may be more, as organisations with low levels of grantmaking were not investigated individually and are included in the ‘general foundation’ segment. The 100 largest family foundations represent 91% of the total estimated family foundations’ grantmaking spend. The grantmaking of these 100 foundations was at a similar level to the previous year, meaning a decline in real terms after inflation. However, this was not universal across all organisations.
Largest 100 family foundations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 1,925.9 | 1,915.5 | 0% | 1,782.0 | 8% |
| Income (£m) | 1,523.6 | 1,771.5 | -15% | 1,579.6 | -5% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 2,120.3 | 2,017.9 | 5% | 1,942.9 | 9% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 35,925.7 | 35,786.4 | 0% | 32,431.1 | 11% |
| Employees | 2,276.0 | 2,142.0 | 6% | 2,000.0 | 13% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard.
Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
50 foundations increased their grantmaking by over 5%; most significantly, the Children’s Investment Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation, and Gatsby Foundation increased grantmaking by over £120m between them. With the exception of Gatsby Foundation, these also represent an increase from grantmaking in 2022-23.
Conversely, there were also some significant declines – Arcadia’s grantmaking declined by 52% (£69m), following exceptional grantmaking in 2023-24. CH Foundation (UK) saw a similar pattern, declining by 28% (£40m) from 2023-24 but remaining 44% (£30m) more than 2022-23.
Similar to previous years, there is fluctuation within the 100 largest family foundations, with 14 organisations entering the list this year through being newly established (2) or increases in grantmaking, with the threshold for entry increasing from £3m to £3.3m.
The chart below shows the diversity even within the largest 10 family foundations.
Investment income is no longer a useful metric for family foundations, now that more have moved to a Total Return investment approach and the line between income and endowments is blurred. Read more about Total Return investments and why investment income is no longer a good predictor of grantmaking.
Largest 100 family foundations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) | 473.0 | 439.0 | 397.0 | 8% | 19% |
| 2 | Garfield Weston Foundation |
128.1 | 99.4 | 89.5 | 29% | 43% |
| 3 | Leverhulme Trust | 120.3 | 128.5 | 103.5 | -6% | 16% |
| 4 | Gatsby Charitable Foundation |
119.7 | 59.8 | 134.5 | 100% | -11% |
| 5 | CH Foundation (UK) | 100.1 | 139.6 | 69.7 | -28% | 44% |
| 6 | Julia Rausing Trust |
65.9 | 59.4 | 34.4 | 11% | 92% |
| 7 | Arcadia |
63.9 | 133.3 | 79.4 | -52% | -20% |
| 8 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation |
48.7 | 58.0 | 36.9 | -16% | 32% |
| 9 | Wolfson Foundation |
37.3 | 45.3 | 38.1 | -18% | -2% |
| 10 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
35.2 | 56.9 | 39.1 | -38% | -10% |
| 11 | Robertson Trust | 28.9 | 29.3 | 19.1 | -1% | 51% |
| 12 | Pears Foundation |
27.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 17% | 16% |
| 13 | The Rhodes Trust | 24.8 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 22% | 48% |
| 14 | Moondance Foundation | 23.5 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 4% | 13% |
| 15 | Sigrid Rausing Trust | 22.8 | 51.9 | 39.4 | -56% | -42% |
| 16 | This Day Foundation | 17.9 | 24.8 | 19.1 | -28% | -6% |
| 17 | Said Foundation | 17.3 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 165% | 576% |
| 18 | Denise Coates Foundation | 16.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 48% | 52% |
| 19 | Nuffield Foundation |
14.9 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 42% | 16% |
| 20 | Rothschild Foundation |
13.8 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 100% | 66% |
| 21 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust |
13.8 | 20.0 | 14.1 | -31% | -2% |
| 22 | Rosetrees | 13.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 76% | 86% |
| 23 | Mohn Westlake Foundation | 12.9 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 31% | -5% |
| 24 | Waterloo Foundation | 12.6 | 12.7 | 10.6 | -0% | 19% |
| 25 | Calleva Foundation | 12.1 | 5.6 | 17.3 | 118% | -30% |
| 26 | Khodorkovsky Foundation | 11.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | -9% | -11% |
| 27 | AL Philanthropies | 11.8 | 8.5 | 30.4 | 39% | -61% |
| 28 | Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10% | 13% |
| 29 | Souter Charitable Trust | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 5% | 13% |
| 30 | Albert Hunt Trust | 10.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 41% | 46% |
| 31 | Christian Vision | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 17% | 24% |
| 32 | Tudor Trust |
10.1 | 15.8 | 20.4 | -36% | -51% |
| 33 | Michael Uren Foundation | 9.8 | 11.0 | 53.3 | -11% | -82% |
| 34 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | 9.7 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 3% | 86% |
| 35 | Becht Foundation | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 19% | 18% |
| 36 | Dunard Fund | 9.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 46% | 587% |
| 37 | Jack Petchey Foundation | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3% | 16% |
| 38 | Thompson Family Charitable Trust | 8.4 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 9% | -41% |
| 39 | A B Charitable Trust |
8.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 25% | 45% |
| 40 | Headley Trust | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 43% | 50% |
| 41 | Rank Foundation Limited |
8.2 | 8.7 | 16.1 | -7% | -49% |
| 42 | Linbury Trust |
8.1 | 8.9 | 5.7 | -10% | 42% |
| 43 | Gaudio Family Foundation | 8.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 66% | 34% |
| 44 | Steve Morgan Foundation |
8.0 | 11.1 | 14.2 | -28% | -44% |
| 45 | Eranda Rothschild Foundation | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 371% | 1507% |
| 46 | Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | 7.6 | 8.3 | 5.4 | -8% | 41% |
| 47 | Stewards Company Ltd | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 16% | 30% |
| 48 | Lakshmi N Mittal Family Foundation | 7.4 | 5.8 | 16.3 | 29% | -54% |
| 49 | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 51% | 418% |
| 50 | John Armitage Charitable Trust | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | -3% | 37% |
| 51 | Haddad Foundation | 7.1 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 122% | 42% |
| 52 | Westminster Foundation |
7.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 17% | 6% |
| 53 | Prudence Trust |
6.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | -7% | -1% |
| 54 | Clore Duffield Foundation | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 31% | 67% |
| 55 | Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation | 6.1 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 391% | -54% |
| 56 | CHK Foundation |
6.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 99% | 113% |
| 57 | Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 111% | 29736% |
| 58 | Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | -1% | -11% |
| 59 | Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | -14% | 11% |
| 60 | Aggp Pi | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | -4% | 7% |
| 61 | Helen Hamlyn Trust | 5.7 | 6.3 | 2.0 | -10% | 181% |
| 62 | Keren Association Limited | 5.7 | 13.2 | 11.7 | -57% | -51% |
| 63 | Stone Family Foundation | 5.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | -23% | -4% |
| 64 | Gannochy Trust | 5.3 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 46% | -30% |
| 65 | Elma Foundation (UK) | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 28% | 8% |
| 66 | Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust |
5.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 89% | 59% |
| 67 | Kusuma Trust UK | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5% | -10% |
| 68 | John Ellerman Foundation |
5.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | -3% | -18% |
| 69 | 29th May 1961 Charity | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | -5% | 17% |
| 70 | Bill Ainscough Foundation | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 71 | Eveson Charitable Trust | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 9% | -14% |
| 72 | Mayfair Charities Limited | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 74% | 37% |
| 73 | Bernard Sunley Foundation | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4% | 10% |
| 74 | Northwood Charitable Trust | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -6% | -4% |
| 75 | Lempriere Pringle 2015 | 4.5 | 23.2 | 22.3 | -80% | -80% |
| 76 | Jerusalem Trust |
4.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | -6% | 34% |
| 77 | Backstage Trust |
4.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | -20% | 10% |
| 78 | R L Glasspool Charity Trust |
4.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 108% | 128% |
| 79 | Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | -7% | -17% |
| 80 | The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | -11% | -15% |
| 81 | Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5% | -10% |
| 82 | Hadley Trust | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | -0% | 24% |
| 83 | Rayne Foundation |
4.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 127% | 215% |
| 84 | Jacobs Futura Foundation | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 85 | Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation | 4.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 | -11% | -50% |
| 86 | Thirty Percy Foundation |
3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7% | 1% |
| 87 | Gosling Foundation Limited | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 22% | 8% |
| 88 | M and R Gross Charities Limited | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 | -31% | -18% |
| 89 | Jane Hodge Foundation | 3.6 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 106% | -40% |
| 90 | Issa Foundation | 3.6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | -10% | -55% |
| 91 | Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation |
3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5% | -6% |
| 92 | David & Ruth Lewis Family Charitable Trust | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | -11% | 57% |
| 93 | Hunter Foundation | 3.5 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 23% | -51% |
| 94 | Coldstones Charitable Trust | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | - | 115% |
| 95 | Three Guineas Trust |
3.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 50% | 54% |
| 96 | Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.0 | -27% | -43% |
| 97 | Holywood Trust | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -23% | -3% |
| 98 | Vivensa Foundation |
3.4 | 6.0 | 2.2 | -43% | 58% |
| 99 | Rufford Foundation | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 20% | 17% |
| 100 | Blue Thread | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 10% | -28% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Largest 100 family foundations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cancer Research UK | 307.0 | 293.0 | 285.6 | 5% | 7% |
| 2 | Save the Children International | 291.8 | 263.3 | 268.0 | 11% | 9% |
| 3 | Church Commissioners for England | 241.2 | 188.9 | 154.6 | 28% | 56% |
| 4 | Archbishops' Council |
190.7 | 150.8 | 133.0 | 26% | 43% |
| 5 | Save the Children Fund | 182.3 | 181.3 | 188.5 | 1% | -3% |
| 6 | Royal Society | 112.6 | 110.2 | 108.8 | 2% | 3% |
| 7 | British Heart Foundation | 98.6 | 115.3 | 97.4 | -14% | 1% |
| 8 | Motability | 88.6 | 101.1 | 93.2 | -12% | -5% |
| 9 | British Academy for the Promotion of Historical Philosophical and Philological Studies | 85.3 | 56.8 | 55.4 | 50% | 54% |
| 10 | United Kingdom Committee for Unicef | 84.0 | 110.5 | 133.5 | -24% | -37% |
| 11 | British Red Cross Society | 82.9 | 80.1 | 143.0 | 3% | -42% |
| 12 | National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux | 79.7 | 79.4 | 78.9 | 0% | 1% |
| 13 | Oxfam | 67.3 | 77.8 | 79.2 | -13% | -15% |
| 14 | International Planned Parenthood Federation | 53.2 | 64.7 | 67.3 | -18% | -21% |
| 15 | Macmillan Cancer Support | 46.5 | 67.3 | 79.4 | -31% | -41% |
| 16 | Groundwork UK | 40.6 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 132% | 113% |
| 17 | Plan International UK | 40.5 | 46.8 | 44.9 | -14% | -10% |
| 18 | Compassion UK Christian Child Development | 38.9 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 4% | 1% |
| 19 | WWF - UK | 37.0 | 39.9 | 33.2 | -7% | 12% |
| 20 | UK Dementia Research Institute | 36.2 | 43.1 | 31.7 | -16% | 14% |
| 21 | Royal Academy of Engineering | 34.2 | 31.5 | 33.2 | 8% | 3% |
| 22 | Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust (United Kingdom) | 33.2 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 319% | 503% |
| 23 | Al-Khair Foundation | 32.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 959% | - |
| 24 | Actionaid | 29.4 | 36.3 | 38.3 | -19% | -23% |
| 25 | Faraday Institution | 29.0 | 29.2 | 29.4 | -1% | -2% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
It should be noted that Wellcome Trust is technically a family foundation but has been recorded separately in this analysis due to its large scale, with net assets worth almost as much as the 100 largest family foundations combined, distorting underlying trends. Following a large increase 2023-24, Wellcome Trust’s grantmaking decreased by 14% (£171m) year-on-year but still represented an increase of 8% more than grantmaking in 2022-23. Reflecting the timing of large multi-year commitments.
Wellcome Trust
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 1,043.1 | 1,214.1 | -14% | 967.3 | 8% |
| Income (£m) | 569.5 | 541.8 | 5% | 502.3 | 13% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 1,626.6 | 1,660.8 | -2% | 1,488.8 | 9% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 33,948.3 | 33,458.2 | 1% | 34,601.3 | -2% |
| Employees | 2,377.0 | 2,314.0 | 3% | 2,081.0 | 14% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Corporate foundations
Corporate foundations are generally charitable foundations established and funded by the corporate sector, through company endowments, covenants, or annual gifts. The structures and associations between corporate foundations and their parent company vary greatly.
This section focuses on the largest 50 corporate foundations that represent around 90% of the segment’s total grant spending, but, as with family foundations, there are likely to be others that are small or less identifiable in the data. An additional challenge is where the foundation is not independently registered and does not produce its own accounts. In these cases, only the grantmaking figures have been recorded.
Largest 50 corporate foundations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 857.6 | 823.0 | 4% | 624.5 | 37% |
| Income (£m) | 1,036.4 | 1,148.0 | -10% | 772.7 | 34% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 1,053.1 | 951.0 | 11% | 722.7 | 46% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 4,219.2 | 4,137.8 | 2% | 4,533.9 | -7% |
| Employees | 454 | 419 | 8% | 361 | 23% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard.
Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
The grantmaking total of these 50 foundations increased by 4% compared to 2023-24 and was 37% higher than 2022-23. This was despite a 10% decrease in income across the 50 foundations. However, these trends were not consistent across all 50 foundations, as shown below. Over half the organisations increased grantmaking by 5% or more year-on-year, while 18% declined by 5% or more year-on-year. There were six new inclusions to the top 50 this year, with the threshold for entry increasing from £2.4m last year to £2.7m this year.
Notably, grantmaking at the two largest corporate foundations, Quadrature Climate Foundation and UBS Optimus Foundation UK, decreased year-on-year after two years of exceptional growth.
Largest 50 corporate foundations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quadrature Climate Foundation | 204.7 | 246.8 | 120.5 | -17% | 70% |
| 2 | UBS Optimus Foundation UK | 144.2 | 148.0 | 60.1 | -3% | 140% |
| 3 | AKO Foundation | 75.5 | 46.6 | 34.6 | 62% | 118% |
| 4 | Premier League Charitable Fund | 32.6 | 32.8 | 31.3 | -0% | 4% |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) | 29.6 | 26.0 | 35.5 | 14% | -17% |
| 6 | England and Wales Cricket Trust | 26.5 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 5% | 4% |
| 7 | Benefact Trust Limited | 25.4 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 8% | 11% |
| 8 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales |
19.6 | 19.7 | 19.1 | -1% | 2% |
| 9 | Vodafone Foundation | 17.3 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 12% | -11% |
| 10 | Fondation Chanel | 15.6 | 20.3 | 10.9 | -23% | 43% |
| 11 | Lloyd's Register Foundation |
15.2 | 15.7 | 10.3 | -3% | 47% |
| 12 | Fidelity UK Foundation | 14.8 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 14% | 40% |
| 13 | Standard Chartered Foundation | 14.4 | 4.9 | 13.0 | 196% | 11% |
| 14 | British Gas Energy Trust | 14.3 | 16.3 | 20.6 | -12% | -30% |
| 15 | bp Helios Fund | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1436% | 16389% |
| 16 | Cash for Kids | 13.7 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 8% | 26% |
| 17 | Eleva Foundation Ltd | 12.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | - | 116% |
| 18 | Generation Foundation | 9.5 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 98% | -5% |
| 19 | Virgin Foundation | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 22% | 25% |
| 20 | Co-operative Group |
8.9 | 17.1 | 22.3 | -48% | -60% |
| 21 | St. James's Place Charitable Foundation | 8.8 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 15% | -13% |
| 22 | Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 19% | 178% |
| 23 | Swire Charitable Trust | 8.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 36% | 115% |
| 24 | London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited |
6.9 | 7.5 | 3.7 | -8% | 87% |
| 25 | Shell Foundation | 6.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | -41% | -38% |
| 26 | Bank of Scotland Foundation | 6.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 82% | 14% |
| 27 | Pets at Home Foundation | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 25% | 21% |
| 28 | R & A Foundation | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 27% | 19% |
| 29 | Greggs Foundation |
5.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 17% | 51% |
| 30 | James Dyson Foundation | 5.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | -28% | 282% |
| 31 | Barbour Foundation | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 106% | 158% |
| 32 | Johnson & Johnson Foundation Scotland | 4.9 | 7.8 | 29.2 | -38% | -83% |
| 33 | William Grant Foundation |
4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3% | 3% |
| 34 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 75% | 114% |
| 35 | Veolia Environmental Trust | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 26% | -9% |
| 36 | Syncona Foundation | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | -5% | 68% |
| 37 | Barratt Redrow Foundation | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -2% | 5% |
| 38 | Wimbledon Foundation |
3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 29% | 52% |
| 39 | Berkeley Charitable Foundation |
3.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 38% | 25% |
| 40 | Maitri Trust | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 4% | 71% |
| 41 | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 10% | 17% |
| 42 | Morrisons Foundation | 3.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 113% | -1% |
| 43 | Squarepoint Foundation | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 67% | 46% |
| 44 | Asda Foundation | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | -2% | -28% |
| 45 | Global Charities | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 20% | 23% |
| 46 | Goodman Foundation | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 44% | 39% |
| 47 | United Utilities Trust Fund | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -2% | -1% |
| 48 | Morgan Stanley International Foundation | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 570% | 67% |
| 49 | Apax Foundation | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | -4% | 1% |
| 50 | Burberry Foundation | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -7% | 109% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Largest 50 corporate foundations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quadrature Climate Foundation | 204.7 | 221.7 | 216.1 | 26.9 | 27 |
| 2 | UBS Optimus Foundation UK | 144.2 | 157.0 | 144.3 | 52.8 | 0 |
| 3 | AKO Foundation | 75.5 | 120.0 | 75.7 | 1,267.2 | 1 |
| 4 | Premier League Charitable Fund | 32.6 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 20.6 | 21 |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) | 29.6 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 69.0 | 0 |
| 6 | England and Wales Cricket Trust | 26.5 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 7 | Benefact Trust Limited | 25.4 | 39.0 | 27.5 | 145.2 | 0 |
| 8 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales |
19.6 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 53 |
| 9 | Vodafone Foundation | 17.3 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 9 |
| 10 | Fondation Chanel | 15.6 | 2.4 | 19.7 | 153.9 | 0 |
| 11 | Lloyd's Register Foundation |
15.2 | 29.6 | 26.8 | 1,069.2 | 45 |
| 12 | Fidelity UK Foundation | 14.8 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 348.6 | 0 |
| 13 | Standard Chartered Foundation | 14.4 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 34.0 | 0 |
| 14 | British Gas Energy Trust | 14.3 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 19 |
| 15 | bp Helios Fund | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 16 | Cash for Kids | 13.7 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 33 |
| 17 | Eleva Foundation Ltd | 12.3 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 18 | Generation Foundation | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 30.4 | 5 |
| 19 | Virgin Foundation | 9.2 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 7 |
| 20 | Co-operative Group |
8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 21 | St. James's Place Charitable Foundation | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 22 | Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 23 | Swire Charitable Trust | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 24 | London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited |
6.9 | 62.7 | 57.8 | 15.7 | 11 |
| 25 | Shell Foundation | 6.6 | 29.3 | 32.6 | 536.2 | 36 |
| 26 | Bank of Scotland Foundation | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 27 | Pets at Home Foundation | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 11 |
| 28 | R & A Foundation | 5.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 29 | Greggs Foundation |
5.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 29.6 | 11 |
| 30 | James Dyson Foundation | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 6 |
| 31 | Barbour Foundation | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 1 |
| 32 | Johnson & Johnson Foundation Scotland | 4.9 | 3.1 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 33 | William Grant Foundation |
4.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 34 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | 4.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 94 |
| 35 | Veolia Environmental Trust | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 36 | Syncona Foundation | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 37 | Barratt Redrow Foundation | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 38 | Wimbledon Foundation |
3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 13 |
| 39 | Berkeley Charitable Foundation |
3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 40 | Maitri Trust | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 25.1 | 8 |
| 41 | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) | 3.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 19.0 | 0 |
| 42 | Morrisons Foundation | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 43 | Squarepoint Foundation | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 44 | Asda Foundation | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 45 | Global Charities | 3.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 20 |
| 46 | Goodman Foundation | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 126.2 | 0 |
| 47 | United Utilities Trust Fund | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 48 | Morgan Stanley International Foundation | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 49 | Apax Foundation | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 73.3 | 1 |
| 50 | Burberry Foundation | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Fundraising grantmakers
For fundraising grantmakers, their main income is derived from fundraising, generally from the public, including national appeals such as BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief, or other fundraising activities such as People’s Postcode Lottery or local giving schemes.
The largest 50 of these account for over 90% of the segment’s total grantmaking.
Largest 50 fundraising grantmakers summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 437.9 | 406.7 | 7% | 398.1 | 9% |
| Income (£m) | 1,093.4 | 1,022.1 | 7% | 888.3 | 22% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 1,043.3 | 964.3 | 8% | 930.0 | 12% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 816.0 | 742.0 | 10% | 653.6 | 24% |
| Employees | 1,125.0 | 1,084.0 | 4% | 1,113.0 | 1% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard.
Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
For these 50, grantmaking increased by 7% year-on-year, ahead of inflation, but as with the previous edition, this growth was not consistent across the organisations. 22 organisations reported a year-on-year increase of at least 5%, while an equal number of organisations reported a decrease of 5% or more compared to last year. There were four organisations that had not appeared in the largest 50 last year, including one newly founded organisation, Happy Doggo, with the threshold for entry now £1m.
Once again, the 50 largest fundraising grantmakers include all 20 Postcode Trusts, which distribute funds from the Postcode Lottery. These 20 Trusts’ grantmaking total of £216m is almost as much as the remaining 30 organisations’ total of £221m. Postcode Trusts continues its upward trajectory with an increase of 6% on the previous year and 22% on 2022-23.
Notably, BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief have fluctuated over the past five years, but both have averaged £31m across the last two years.
The 50 largest fundraising grantmakers have been split into two tables – one for the Postcode Trusts and one for the remaining 30 – to provide a clearer picture of trends.
Largest 50 fundraising grantmakers by grantmaking spend (excluding Postcode Trusts)
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Trust | 52.4 | 33.9 | 48.7 | 54% | 8% |
| 2 | BBC Children in Need |
35.7 | 26.3 | 62.2 | 36% | -43% |
| 3 | Comic Relief |
28.8 | 33.5 | 25.2 | -14% | 14% |
| 13 | Access to Justice Foundation |
14.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 123% | 120% |
| 15 | LTA Tennis Foundation | 10.7 | 19.2 | 2.4 | -44% | 354% |
| 16 | ShareGift |
10.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 178% | 281% |
| 21 | Cymru Football Foundation Limited | 7.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 68% | - |
| 22 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | 6.3 | 7.6 | 5.5 | -17% | 14% |
| 23 | Worldwide Cancer Research | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4% | 13% |
| 26 | Global Fund for Children UK Trust | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 121% | 279% |
| 27 | Muslim Charity Helping the Needy | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | -9% | -23% |
| 28 | Variety the Children's Charity | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 20% | 54% |
| 32 | Movember Europe | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | -26% | -31% |
| 33 | St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity |
3.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | -21% | -2% |
| 34 | Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -7% | 4% |
| 35 | Global Innovation Fund | 2.6 | 3.1 | 5.1 | -15% | -49% |
| 36 | London Freemasons Charity | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 281% | 374% |
| 37 | Art Fund | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.7 | -60% | -10% |
| 38 | Jingle Jam | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -20% | - |
| 39 | Association of NHS Charities | 2.3 | 16.0 | 16.8 | -86% | -87% |
| 41 | Comet Charities Ltd | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | -7% | -17% |
| 42 | Young Westminster Foundation | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 22% | 24% |
| 43 | Jagclif Charitable Trust | 1.6 | 0.0 | 6.4 | - | -74% |
| 44 | Happy Doggo | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 45 | MND Scotland | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | -11% | -17% |
| 46 | Help for Heroes | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 79% | 200% |
| 47 | STV Appeal | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 18% | 43% |
| 48 | Considered Ask Foundation | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 25% | 70% |
| 49 | Kensington and Chelsea Foundation | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | -27% | -41% |
| 50 | Young Harrow Foundation | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -11% | -5% |
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Largest 50 fundraising grantmakers by grantmaking spend (excluding Postcode Trusts) additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Trust | 52.4 | 60.7 | 52.6 | 126.2 | 0 |
| 2 | BBC Children in Need |
35.7 | 54.9 | 49.2 | 57.2 | 152 |
| 3 | Comic Relief |
28.8 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 108.4 | 153 |
| 13 | Access to Justice Foundation |
14.7 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 1.9 | 15 |
| 15 | LTA Tennis Foundation | 10.7 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 30.9 | 0 |
| 16 | ShareGift |
10.3 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 21 | Cymru Football Foundation Limited | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 22 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | 6.3 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 35 |
| 23 | Worldwide Cancer Research | 5.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 50 |
| 26 | Global Fund for Children UK Trust | 4.3 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 16 |
| 27 | Muslim Charity Helping the Needy | 4.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 22 |
| 28 | Variety the Children's Charity | 4.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 32 | Movember Europe | 3.5 | 27.4 | 21.1 | 61.4 | 59 |
| 33 | St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity |
3.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 26 |
| 34 | Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 35 | Global Innovation Fund | 2.6 | 16.6 | 10.5 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 36 | London Freemasons Charity | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 37 | Art Fund | 2.5 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 57.8 | 80 |
| 38 | Jingle Jam | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 39 | Association of NHS Charities | 2.3 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 37.7 | 74 |
| 41 | Comet Charities Ltd | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 42 | Young Westminster Foundation | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 9 |
| 43 | Jagclif Charitable Trust | 1.6 | 22.8 | 11.5 | 90.4 | 72 |
| 44 | Happy Doggo | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 45 | MND Scotland | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 34 |
| 46 | Help for Heroes | 1.5 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 73.4 | 281 |
| 47 | STV Appeal | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 48 | Considered Ask Foundation | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 49 | Kensington and Chelsea Foundation | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 50 | Young Harrow Foundation | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 9 |
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Postcode Trusts distributing funds of the People’s Postcode Lottery
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Postcode Care Trust |
17.9 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 57% | 69% |
| 5 | Postcode Planet Trust |
17.1 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 27% | 16% |
| 6 | Postcode Justice Trust |
16.6 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 4% | 28% |
| 7 | Postcode International Trust |
16.2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 25% | 29% |
| 8 | Postcode Animal Trust |
15.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13% | 13% |
| 9 | Postcode Education Trust |
15.2 | 17.0 | 13.7 | -11% | 11% |
| 10 | Postcode Community Trust |
15.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 314% | 503% |
| 11 | Postcode Earth Trust |
14.9 | 15.9 | 14.6 | -6% | 2% |
| 12 | Postcode Support Trust |
14.9 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 3% | 6% |
| 14 | Postcode Children Trust |
14.3 | 15.4 | 14.4 | -7% | -1% |
| 17 | Postcode Culture Trust |
9.7 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 11% | 20% |
| 18 | Postcode Global Trust |
9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | -3% | 1% |
| 19 | Postcode Green Trust |
9.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 15% | 10% |
| 20 | Postcode Active Trust |
8.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 14% | 27% |
| 24 | Postcode Society Trust |
4.6 | 5.9 | 4.0 | -23% | 13% |
| 25 | Postcode Neighbourhood Trust |
4.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | -25% | 9% |
| 29 | People's Postcode Trust |
3.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0% | 55% |
| 30 | Postcode Local Trust |
3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 5% | 50% |
| 31 | Postcode Places Trust |
3.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 | -8% | 52% |
| 40 | Postcode Innovation Trust |
2.2 | 13.3 | 5.6 | -84% | -61% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Postcode Trusts distributing funds of the People’s Postcode Lottery additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Postcode Care Trust |
17.9 | 49.4 | 50.7 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 5 | Postcode Planet Trust |
17.1 | 49.3 | 50.0 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 6 | Postcode Justice Trust |
16.6 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Postcode International Trust |
16.2 | 49.4 | 49.0 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 8 | Postcode Animal Trust |
15.7 | 49.2 | 48.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 9 | Postcode Education Trust |
15.2 | 49.3 | 48.1 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 10 | Postcode Community Trust |
15.1 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 11 | Postcode Earth Trust |
14.9 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 12 | Postcode Support Trust |
14.9 | 49.3 | 47.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 14 | Postcode Children Trust |
14.3 | 49.1 | 47.2 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 17 | Postcode Culture Trust |
9.7 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 18 | Postcode Global Trust |
9.2 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 19 | Postcode Green Trust |
9.1 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 20 | Postcode Active Trust |
8.4 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 24 | Postcode Society Trust |
4.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 25 | Postcode Neighbourhood Trust |
4.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 29 | People's Postcode Trust |
3.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 30 | Postcode Local Trust |
3.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 31 | Postcode Places Trust |
3.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 40 | Postcode Innovation Trust |
2.2 | 29.6 | 21.7 | 17.9 | 0 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
The grantmaking of the Postcode Trusts varied from £2m to £18m. The overall 6% increase in 2024-25 follows substantial increases in previous years.
Member/Trade Funded
Member and Trade Funded grantmakers are either currently funded by industry/trade bodies or their members, or were historically endowed by them. This includes professional benevolent funds and Livery Companies. Over 600 organisations were identified, but the vast majority are very small organisations with limited information available.
Largest 50 Member/Trade Funded organisations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 336.3 | 328.6 | 2% | 316.8 | 6% |
| Income (£m) | 733.7 | 660.4 | 11% | 621.1 | 18% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 700.8 | 688.3 | 2% | 654.7 | 7% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 3,806.4 | 3,664.5 | 4% | 3,431.3 | 11% |
| Employees | 3,661.0 | 3,540.0 | 3% | 3,454.0 | 6% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard.
The largest 50 of these organisations represent over 80% of the segment’s total grantmaking. Overall, the grantmaking of these 50 organisations increased by 2% year-on-year, below inflation, alongside an 11% increase in income, but, as with other segments, this increase was not universal and included significant fluctuations across organisations. 22 (44%) of organisations increased grantmaking by 5% or more, while 18 (36%) decreased by 5% or more.
The largest member and trade-funded grantmaker remains the Football Foundation, whose grantmaking increased by 35% to £109m following an increase in Government funding via Sport England.
Largest 50 Member/Trade Funded organisations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Football Foundation | 109.2 | 81.0 | 95.9 | 35% | 14% |
| 2 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
26.3 | 30.1 | 18.0 | -13% | 46% |
| 3 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | 21.9 | 22.6 | 21.7 | -3% | 1% |
| 4 | Grand Charity | 15.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | -9% | -5% |
| 5 | FIA Foundation | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.8 | -1% | -9% |
| 6 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | 11.5 | 13.3 | 11.0 | -13% | 5% |
| 7 | Clothworkers' Foundation |
10.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 19% | 44% |
| 8 | GambleAware | 9.8 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 20% | -39% |
| 9 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | -14% | -14% |
| 10 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 4% | 11% |
| 11 | GroceryAid | 7.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 39% | 178% |
| 12 | ASCB Charitable Fund | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 7% | 54% |
| 13 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | 5.8 | 13.1 | 11.1 | -55% | -47% |
| 14 | Salvation Army Retired Officers Allowance Scheme | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10% | 9% |
| 15 | I T F Seafarers Trust | 4.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 31% | -4% |
| 16 | Royal Society of Chemistry | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5% | 20% |
| 17 | Mercers Charitable Foundation |
3.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 24% | 118% |
| 18 | Charity of Sir Richard Whittington |
3.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | -16% | -32% |
| 19 | Leathersellers' Foundation |
3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5% | 1% |
| 20 | Goldsmiths' Foundation |
3.3 | 13.3 | 3.2 | -75% | 6% |
| 21 | The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | -3% | -4% |
| 22 | Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 10% | 282% |
| 23 | Drapers Charitable Fund | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -6% | 11% |
| 24 | Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 27% | -14% |
| 25 | Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 31% | -28% |
| 26 | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | -8% | -20% |
| 27 | Royal Literary Fund | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 32% | 103% |
| 28 | Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 9% | 7% |
| 29 | Help Musicians UK | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | -42% | -54% |
| 30 | Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | -27% | 16% |
| 31 | Army Dependants' Trust | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10% | -1% |
| 32 | Royal Logistic Corps Association Trust | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -9% | 3% |
| 33 | Sir Andrew Judd Foundation | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | -10% | 9% |
| 34 | Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2% | -15% |
| 35 | Royal Air Force Central Fund | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | -26% | -1% |
| 36 | Landaid Charitable Trust Limited |
1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -15% | -32% |
| 37 | Carpenters Company Charitable Trust | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 11% | 20% |
| 38 | RFU Injured Players Foundation | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -4% | 2337% |
| 39 | Dame Alice Owen's Foundation | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5% | 17% |
| 40 | Civil Service Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -21% | -21% |
| 41 | Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7% | 35% |
| 42 | Actors' Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 24% | 66% |
| 43 | Naval Children's Charity | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -14% | 40% |
| 44 | Shipwrecked Mariners' Society | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -1% | 4% |
| 45 | Marine Society and Sea Cadets | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -0% | -4% |
| 46 | Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 9% | 69% |
| 47 | St Paul's Schools Foundation |
1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 83% | 223% |
| 48 | Royal Society for the Support of Women of Scotland | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 7% | -17% |
| 49 | Bankers Benevolent Fund | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.3 | -49% | -72% |
| 50 | Solicitors Benevolent Association Limited | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 21% | 41% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Largest 50 Member/Trade Funded organisations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Football Foundation | 109.2 | 135.5 | 119.4 | 36.5 | 95 |
| 2 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
26.3 | 90.8 | 100.2 | 384.1 | 1,156 |
| 3 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | 21.9 | 105.8 | 34.0 | 128.3 | 384 |
| 4 | Grand Charity | 15.8 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 5 | FIA Foundation | 13.5 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 401.5 | 17 |
| 6 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | 11.5 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 125.9 | 123 |
| 7 | Clothworkers' Foundation |
10.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 380.1 | 0 |
| 8 | GambleAware | 9.8 | 29.7 | 49.1 | 44.8 | 69 |
| 9 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | 8.3 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 81.9 | 103 |
| 10 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | 7.4 | 38.7 | 16.0 | 118.5 | 84 |
| 11 | GroceryAid | 7.1 | 27.3 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 57 |
| 12 | ASCB Charitable Fund | 6.0 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 8 |
| 13 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | 5.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Salvation Army Retired Officers Allowance Scheme | 5.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 123.0 | 0 |
| 15 | I T F Seafarers Trust | 4.9 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 32.9 | 5 |
| 16 | Royal Society of Chemistry | 4.1 | 73.4 | 87.5 | 92.1 | 752 |
| 17 | Mercers Charitable Foundation |
3.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 38.0 | 0 |
| 18 | Charity of Sir Richard Whittington |
3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 120.7 | 0 |
| 19 | Leathersellers' Foundation |
3.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 4 |
| 20 | Goldsmiths' Foundation |
3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 169.7 | 0 |
| 21 | The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust | 3.0 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 55.7 | 191 |
| 22 | Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) | 2.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 25 |
| 23 | Drapers Charitable Fund | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 80.7 | 2 |
| 24 | Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 34.8 | 2 |
| 25 | Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution | 2.5 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 85.6 | 61 |
| 26 | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 8 |
| 27 | Royal Literary Fund | 2.2 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 191.7 | 12 |
| 28 | Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity | 2.1 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 33 |
| 29 | Help Musicians UK | 2.0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 49.0 | 70 |
| 30 | Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 101.8 | 6 |
| 31 | Army Dependants' Trust | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 28.8 | 2 |
| 32 | Royal Logistic Corps Association Trust | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 42.5 | 8 |
| 33 | Sir Andrew Judd Foundation | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 115.3 | 0 |
| 34 | Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 45.1 | 1 |
| 35 | Royal Air Force Central Fund | 1.7 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 54.2 | 16 |
| 36 | Landaid Charitable Trust Limited |
1.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 26 |
| 37 | Carpenters Company Charitable Trust | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 42.0 | 0 |
| 38 | RFU Injured Players Foundation | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 39 | Dame Alice Owen's Foundation | 1.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 106.0 | 0 |
| 40 | Civil Service Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 25.7 | 75 |
| 41 | Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 42 | Actors' Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 35.1 | 8 |
| 43 | Naval Children's Charity | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.9 | 16 |
| 44 | Shipwrecked Mariners' Society | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 30.5 | 5 |
| 45 | Marine Society and Sea Cadets | 1.3 | 23.6 | 19.3 | 41.4 | 181 |
| 46 | Fishmongers' Company's Fisheries Charitable Trust | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 47 | St Paul's Schools Foundation |
1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 33.1 | 0 |
| 48 | Royal Society for the Support of Women of Scotland | 1.2 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 7 |
| 49 | Bankers Benevolent Fund | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 89.5 | 37 |
| 50 | Solicitors Benevolent Association Limited | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 25.9 | 8 |
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Community foundations
Community foundations are place-based funders, growing local philanthropy, connecting communities and supporting grassroots organisations in neighbourhoods across the UK.
UK Community Foundations (UKCF) brings together all 47 accredited community foundations around the UK. Each accredited member is an independent, locally-governed charity rooted in its place. Collective grantmaking across UKCF’s network in 2024-25 was £184.4 million, in line with the previous year. Two unaccredited community foundations have also been included in this section: Tees Valley Community Foundation and Community Foundation for Wakefield. Total grantmaking, including UKCF itself and community foundations outside the network, was £194m, a 1% decrease on the previous year.
Note: Below, ‘Grantmaking Spending’ includes all grantmaking to organisations and individuals, while ‘Total Spending’ covers all expenditure of the organisation; this reflects that some community foundations deliver programmes and activities beyond grantmaking.
Community foundations vary in size, the scale of grant distribution, and grantmaking priorities, as reflected above.
The majority of community foundations in the UK provided between £1 million and £10 million in grants in 2024-25.
Community foundations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 194.4 | 195.9 | -1% | 177.0 | 10% |
| Income (£m) | 253.7 | 286.3 | -11% | 205.4 | 24% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 242.0 | 236.5 | 2% | 215.4 | 12% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 1,162.0 | 1,140.3 | 2% | 1,022.6 | 14% |
| Employees | 662.0 | 630.0 | 5% | 604.0 | 10% |
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Overall, there were increases and decreases within the group and no consistent trend. For example, the largest community foundation, Foundation Scotland, increased its grantmaking by over 40%, but Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, which was the second largest foundation in 2023-24, decreased grantmaking by 58%, making it the 8th largest in 2024-25.
Community foundations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation Scotland |
31.9 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 42% | 36% |
| 2 | Heart of England Community Foundation |
10.6 | 13.3 | 3.1 | -20% | 240% |
| 3 | Community Foundation North East |
8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6% | 14% |
| 4 | UK Community Foundations |
8.9 | 11.1 | 7.0 | -19% | 28% |
| 5 | London Community Foundation |
8.5 | 11.5 | 11.9 | -26% | -28% |
| 6 | Norfolk Community Foundation |
7.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 61% | 41% |
| 7 | Cumbria Community Foundation |
6.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0% | 15% |
| 8 | Community Foundation for Northern Ireland |
6.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | -58% | -51% |
| 9 | Point North Community Foundation |
5.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | -23% | 7% |
| 10 | Hertfordshire Community Foundation |
5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5% | 9% |
| 11 | Sussex Community Foundation |
5.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 104% | 67% |
| 12 | Quartet Community Foundation |
5.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 11% | -23% |
| 13 | Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside |
4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 42% | 45% |
| 14 | Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation |
4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -1% | 1% |
| 15 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 29% | 31% |
| 16 | Somerset Community Foundation |
4.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 7% | -15% |
| 17 | Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO |
4.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 102% | 612% |
| 18 | Cambridgeshire Community Foundation |
3.7 | 4.6 | 2.9 | -21% | 26% |
| 19 | Suffolk Community Foundation |
3.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | -24% | -24% |
| 20 | Essex Community Foundation |
3.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | -15% | -24% |
| 21 | Community Foundation for Leeds |
3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -10% | -14% |
| 22 | Cornwall Community Foundation |
3.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 7% | 32% |
| 23 | Kent Community Foundation | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | -22% | -35% |
| 24 | Community Foundation for Calderdale |
2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | -11% | 21% |
| 25 | Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon |
2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 26% | 31% |
| 26 | Buckinghamshire Community Foundation | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 24% | 10% |
| 27 | Oxfordshire Community Foundation |
2.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 35% | -20% |
| 28 | Community Foundation in Wales |
2.5 | 3.8 | 2.0 | -35% | 21% |
| 29 | Cheshire Community Foundation Limited |
2.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 41% | 63% |
| 30 | Two Ridings Community Foundation |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 6% | 12% |
| 31 | Forever Manchester |
2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 33% | 50% |
| 32 | Devon Community Foundation |
2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | -13% | -12% |
| 33 | Community Foundation for Surrey |
2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | -3% | -15% |
| 34 | Milton Keynes Community Foundation Limited | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -25% | -18% |
| 35 | Dorset Community Foundation |
1.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 91% | 73% |
| 36 | East End Community Foundation | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 50% | -4% |
| 37 | South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -19% | -6% |
| 38 | Tees Valley Community Foundation | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 44% | 168% |
| 39 | One Community Foundation Limited | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | -29% | 11% |
| 40 | Northamptonshire Community Foundation |
1.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -63% | -56% |
| 41 | Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | -30% | -43% |
| 42 | Berkshire Community Foundation | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4% | 5% |
| 43 | Derbyshire Community Foundation | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0% | 85% |
| 44 | Forever Notts | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 19% | -13% |
| 45 | Herefordshire Community Foundation |
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -19% | -26% |
| 46 | County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -20% | -21% |
| 47 | Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation |
0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -49% | -62% |
| 48 | Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -41% | -63% |
| 49 | Community Foundation for Wakefield | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -40% | -37% |
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Community foundations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foundation Scotland |
31.9 | 31.4 | 35.9 | 132.1 | 47 |
| 2 | Heart of England Community Foundation |
10.6 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 28.0 | 16 |
| 3 | Community Foundation North East |
8.9 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 103.6 | 24 |
| 4 | UK Community Foundations |
8.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 5 | London Community Foundation |
8.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 30.2 | 21 |
| 6 | Norfolk Community Foundation |
7.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 29.3 | 27 |
| 7 | Cumbria Community Foundation |
6.7 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 37.4 | 17 |
| 8 | Community Foundation for Northern Ireland |
6.1 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 26.8 | 29 |
| 9 | Point North Community Foundation |
5.7 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 10 | Hertfordshire Community Foundation |
5.7 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 19.9 | 16 |
| 11 | Sussex Community Foundation |
5.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 28.1 | 15 |
| 12 | Quartet Community Foundation |
5.2 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 75.0 | 23 |
| 13 | Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside |
4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 23.3 | 14 |
| 14 | Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation |
4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 9 |
| 15 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 12 |
| 16 | Somerset Community Foundation |
4.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 17.0 | 18 |
| 17 | Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO |
4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 18 | Cambridgeshire Community Foundation |
3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 17.2 | 9 |
| 19 | Suffolk Community Foundation |
3.4 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 26.6 | 16 |
| 20 | Essex Community Foundation |
3.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 53.6 | 16 |
| 21 | Community Foundation for Leeds |
3.3 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 26.9 | 21 |
| 22 | Cornwall Community Foundation |
3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 13 |
| 23 | Kent Community Foundation | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 34.2 | 17 |
| 24 | Community Foundation for Calderdale |
2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 14.6 | 10 |
| 25 | Community Foundation for Wiltshire & Swindon |
2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 30.5 | 13 |
| 26 | Buckinghamshire Community Foundation | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 14.8 | 16 |
| 27 | Oxfordshire Community Foundation |
2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 28 | Community Foundation in Wales |
2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 23.4 | 12 |
| 29 | Cheshire Community Foundation Limited |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 30 | Two Ridings Community Foundation |
2.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 12 |
| 31 | Forever Manchester |
2.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 24 |
| 32 | Devon Community Foundation |
2.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 11.4 | 14 |
| 33 | Community Foundation for Surrey |
2.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 34 | Milton Keynes Community Foundation Limited | 1.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 55.6 | 23 |
| 35 | Dorset Community Foundation |
1.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 36 | East End Community Foundation | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 31.6 | 10 |
| 37 | South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 15.6 | 12 |
| 38 | Tees Valley Community Foundation | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 19.6 | 5 |
| 39 | One Community Foundation Limited | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 40 | Northamptonshire Community Foundation |
1.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 20.7 | 9 |
| 41 | Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 16.6 | 8 |
| 42 | Berkshire Community Foundation | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 14.2 | 7 |
| 43 | Derbyshire Community Foundation | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 44 | Forever Notts | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 45 | Herefordshire Community Foundation |
0.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 6 |
| 46 | County of Gloucestershire Community Foundation | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 47 | Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Community Foundation |
0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 48 | Worcestershire Community Foundation Limited | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 49 | Community Foundation for Wakefield | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7 |
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UKCF: The place-based read
UK Community Foundations (UKCF) is the membership body for Community Foundations and a UK Grantmaking partner organisation. In this blog, Sam Grimmett Batt, UKCF’s Director of Partnerships and Insight, reflects on what this year’s edition tell us about place-based grantmaking.
Government/Lottery Endowed trusts
These are organisations that were established, endowed or mainly funded by the government or National Lottery distributors, but independent of them.
Government/Lottery Endowed trusts summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 275.9 | 123.7 | 123% | 94.8 | 177% |
| Income (£m) | 362.5 | 193.2 | 88% | 268.8 | 27% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 400.3 | 251.6 | 59% | 204.1 | 89% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 1,324.7 | 1,336.5 | -1% | 1,328.8 | -0% |
| Employees | 932.0 | 885.0 | 4% | 821.0 | 4% |
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Overall, the group’s grantmaking more than doubled from the previous year. This was significantly driven by Social Investment Business Foundation, which almost tripled its grantmaking to £172m, with the majority of that (£162m) being delivery of the Youth Investment Fund for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Excluding Social Investment Business Foundation grantmaking for the group still increased by 32%.
Five organisations decreased their grantmaking, which is to be expected, as the majority were founded over a decade ago and several are in the process of spending out and closing down, most notably Local Trust.
Government/Lottery Endowed trusts by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Investment Business Foundation | 171.6 | 57.7 | 15.6 | 198% | 999% |
| 2 | Youth Endowment Fund Charitable Trust | 26.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 43% | 42% |
| 3 | Access - The Foundation for Social Investment | 22.8 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 333% | 253% |
| 4 | Education Endowment Foundation | 21.8 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 5% | -9% |
| 5 | Youth Futures Foundation Limited | 13.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 117% | - |
| 6 | Nesta |
12.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 141% | 129% |
| 7 | UnLtd | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 13% | -49% |
| 8 | Millennium Awards Trust | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 5% | 0% |
| 9 | Racing Foundation | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.5 | -35% | -84% |
| 10 | Power to Change Trust |
0.9 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -62% | -81% |
| 11 | Forces in Mind Trust | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -54% | -83% |
| 12 | Spirit of 2012 |
0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -99% | -100% |
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Government/Lottery Endowed trusts by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Investment Business Foundation | 171.6 | 188.5 | 191.6 | 38.1 | 73 |
| 2 | Youth Endowment Fund Charitable Trust | 26.4 | 11.5 | 39.4 | 123.7 | 64 |
| 3 | Access - The Foundation for Social Investment | 22.8 | 18.2 | 24.6 | 21.5 | 12 |
| 4 | Education Endowment Foundation | 21.8 | 52.4 | 32.2 | 203.7 | 107 |
| 5 | Youth Futures Foundation Limited | 13.8 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 64 |
| 6 | Nesta |
12.5 | 55.3 | 73.6 | 473.6 | 512 |
| 7 | UnLtd | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 172.6 | 59 |
| 8 | Millennium Awards Trust | 1.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 169.3 | 0 |
| 9 | Racing Foundation | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 90.2 | 4 |
| 10 | Power to Change Trust |
0.9 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 19.6 | 23 |
| 11 | Forces in Mind Trust | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 11 |
| 12 | Spirit of 2012 |
0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 3 |
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General foundations
General foundations are the remaining foundations which don’t meet the criteria for the other groups. There are over 10,000 organisations, the majority of which are very small with limited information available on them. Even the 100 largest organisations are diverse in size and nature, but represent 45% of the segment’s total grantmaking spend.
Largest 100 general foundations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 1,301.6 | 1,147.8 | 13% | 1,085.7 | 18% |
| Income (£m) | 1,326.9 | 1,204.8 | 8% | 1,185.6 | 9% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 1,669.5 | 1,479.1 | 12% | 1,386.9 | 19% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 12,335.6 | 12,024.4 | 3% | 11,771.8 | 4% |
| Employees | 2,352 | 2,195 | 6% | 2,064 | 13% |
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Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
Overall, the grantmaking of these organisations increased by 13% year-on-year and was 18% higher than in 2022-23. Once again, this was not universal across all organisations, but nearly 60% of the largest 100 increased grantmaking by at least 5% year on year.
There is a significant number of moves in the largest 100, with 24 organisations entering the group this year, and the entry threshold has increased from £4.1m in 2022-23 to £4.3m in 2024-25.
Largest 100 general foundations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Bridge Foundation |
78.9 | 82.9 | 60.0 | -5% | 32% |
| 2 | Henry Smith Charity |
61.9 | 46.4 | 64.9 | 33% | -5% |
| 3 | Breakthrough Foundation | 51.6 | 89.8 | 46.2 | -43% | 12% |
| 4 | Cambridge Trust | 41.5 | 39.7 | 35.2 | 5% | 18% |
| 5 | Katherine Martin Charitable Trust | 39.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3542% | 8783% |
| 6 | Family Fund Trust |
37.8 | 38.8 | 37.9 | -3% | -0% |
| 7 | Corra Foundation |
37.6 | 38.3 | 44.5 | -2% | -16% |
| 8 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International | 35.8 | 37.7 | 32.5 | -5% | 10% |
| 9 | National Assistance Fund | 35.8 | 34.2 | 29.7 | 5% | 21% |
| 10 | Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) | 34.3 | 43.2 | 45.7 | -20% | -25% |
| 11 | Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation |
32.8 | 28.1 | 33.0 | 17% | -1% |
| 12 | Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation | 32.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 39% | 39% |
| 13 | February Foundation | 30.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 635% | 643% |
| 14 | Muslim Hands | 29.7 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 22% | 9% |
| 15 | Worwin UK Foundation | 21.0 | 16.4 | 8.4 | 28% | 151% |
| 16 | Sequoia Trust | 20.9 | 18.0 | 55.3 | 16% | -62% |
| 17 | Jim Ratcliffe Foundation | 20.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | - | 820% |
| 18 | Foyle Foundation |
19.4 | 20.3 | 10.7 | -4% | 82% |
| 19 | United Talmudical Associates Ltd | 18.9 | 17.7 | 19.4 | 7% | -3% |
| 20 | Elton John Aids Foundation | 16.8 | 17.4 | 11.5 | -4% | 46% |
| 21 | Edward Gostling Foundation | 16.7 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 26% | 32% |
| 22 | The Health Foundation | 16.5 | 16.8 | 37.0 | -2% | -55% |
| 23 | John Lyon's Charity |
15.0 | 15.9 | 15.0 | -6% | 0% |
| 24 | Trust for London |
14.6 | 17.7 | 24.2 | -18% | -40% |
| 25 | Helping Foundation | 14.4 | 15.1 | 13.8 | -5% | 4% |
| 26 | Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation | 14.3 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 17% | 41% |
| 27 | Sports Aid Trust | 13.7 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 3% | 233% |
| 28 | Council for at-Risk Academics | 12.9 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 15% | 127% |
| 29 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | 12.8 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 45% | 6% |
| 30 | Old Dart Foundation | 12.4 | 12.5 | 5.5 | -1% | 124% |
| 31 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | 12.2 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 19% | 5% |
| 32 | Legal Education Foundation |
11.6 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 26% | 3% |
| 33 | Lighten Education Network | 11.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 203% | 240% |
| 34 | Asser Bishvil Foundation | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 30% | 17% |
| 35 | Capital City Partnership Limited | 10.8 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 830% | 78% |
| 36 | Tusk Trust Limited | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 3% | -2% |
| 37 | National Foundation for Youth Music |
10.1 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1% | -4% |
| 38 | NNS Foundation | 9.8 | 10.2 | 12.1 | -4% | -19% |
| 39 | Army Central Fund | 9.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 174% | 309% |
| 40 | Shetland Charitable Trust | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | -18% | -14% |
| 41 | Ardbarron Trust Limited | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 22% | 42% |
| 42 | Global Relief Trust | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 0% | 15% |
| 43 | Abdullah Aid | 9.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 71% | 52% |
| 44 | Baring Foundation |
8.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 94% | 146% |
| 45 | Dulwich Estate | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 1% | 6% |
| 46 | Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.9 | -11% | 1% |
| 47 | Jabbs Foundation | 7.7 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 45% | 275% |
| 48 | Impact Funding Partners Limited | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 49% | 205% |
| 49 | Gilmoor Benevolent Fund Limited | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 90% | 128% |
| 50 | United Jewish Israel Appeal | 7.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 70% | 59% |
| 51 | Exilarch's Foundation | 7.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 30% | 83% |
| 52 | Greenwood Place |
7.1 | 16.2 | 12.5 | -56% | -43% |
| 53 | Association of Jewish Refugees | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4% | 14% |
| 54 | Reed Foundation | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 75% | 198% |
| 55 | Neighbourly Foundation | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 28% | 28% |
| 56 | John R. Murray Charitable Trust | 6.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 315% | 30% |
| 57 | Clergy Support Trust | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1% | 34% |
| 58 | Lucille Foundation | 6.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 44% | 27% |
| 59 | Portal Trust | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 13% | 12% |
| 60 | Council for World Mission (UK) | 6.3 | 12.6 | 4.8 | -50% | 31% |
| 61 | Lankelly Chase |
6.3 | 12.2 | 13.3 | -48% | -53% |
| 62 | Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | 6.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 185% | 127% |
| 63 | Tolkien Trust | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 15% | 7% |
| 64 | Purposeful Ventures | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 65 | Quintin Hogg Trust | 5.7 | 7.8 | 4.8 | -26% | 21% |
| 66 | Bloom Foundation | 5.6 | 8.7 | 6.6 | -35% | -15% |
| 67 | Reuben Foundation | 5.6 | 7.4 | 27.0 | -24% | -79% |
| 68 | Yesamach Levav | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 17% | 62% |
| 69 | Roseline Foundation | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 658% | 1995% |
| 70 | J Van Mars Foundation | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 290% | - |
| 71 | HG Foundation | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 54% | 117% |
| 72 | A W Charitable Trust | 5.6 | 16.9 | 5.2 | -67% | 6% |
| 73 | Buttle UK |
5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -1% | -1% |
| 74 | Amabrill Ltd | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 23% | 60% |
| 75 | Gemach Ltd | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 37% | 60% |
| 76 | Rehabilitation Trust | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | -20% | -16% |
| 77 | Kolyom Trust Limited | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 27% | 52% |
| 78 | Westminster Fund | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 135% | 628% |
| 79 | CMZ Ltd | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 41% | 36% |
| 80 | Barnwood Trust |
5.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 57% | 54% |
| 81 | Snooks Foundation | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 241% | - |
| 82 | Synchronicity Earth | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 20% | 69% |
| 83 | Unbound Philanthropy |
5.0 | 8.3 | 4.1 | -40% | 20% |
| 84 | Hollyhock Charitable Foundation | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | -9% | 122% |
| 85 | Igy Foundation | 5.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 130% | 109% |
| 86 | Project Giving Back | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 | -14% | - |
| 87 | Chalfords Limited | 4.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 270% | -7% |
| 88 | Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy (UK) Ltd | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 94% | 5068% |
| 89 | Broom Foundation | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 10% | 4% |
| 90 | Good Things Foundation | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 14% | -9% |
| 91 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 19% | 36% |
| 92 | Eighty Eight Foundation | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 56% | 49% |
| 93 | Justice Collaborations |
4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 23% | 9% |
| 94 | UK Fund for Charities | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 607% | 1366% |
| 95 | LSEG Foundation | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 7% | 43% |
| 96 | Bederech Kovod | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 7% | 32% |
| 97 | Benny Walker Charitable Trust | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 52% | 166% |
| 98 | Enthuse Charitable Trust | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | -20% | -1% |
| 99 | Jordan Charitable Foundation | 4.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -16% | 63% |
| 100 | Smallwood Trust |
4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 45% | 88% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Largest 100 general foundations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Bridge Foundation |
78.9 | 42.6 | 120.8 | 1,493.3 | 153 |
| 2 | Henry Smith Charity |
61.9 | 16.4 | 82.4 | 1,300.4 | 44 |
| 3 | Breakthrough Foundation | 51.6 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Cambridge Trust | 41.5 | 42.3 | 43.1 | 193.7 | 16 |
| 5 | Katherine Martin Charitable Trust | 39.3 | 0.1 | 39.4 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 6 | Family Fund Trust |
37.8 | 44.9 | 45.5 | 12.6 | 197 |
| 7 | Corra Foundation |
37.6 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 38.1 | 53 |
| 8 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International | 35.8 | 45.1 | 52.2 | 63.5 | 308 |
| 9 | National Assistance Fund | 35.8 | 41.8 | 35.8 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 10 | Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) | 34.3 | 63.5 | 49.7 | 250.4 | 75 |
| 11 | Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation |
32.8 | 34.3 | 82.7 | 904.5 | 189 |
| 12 | Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation | 32.1 | 24.1 | 52.5 | 131.6 | 112 |
| 13 | February Foundation | 30.5 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 64.1 | 1 |
| 14 | Muslim Hands | 29.7 | 33.4 | 39.4 | 14.4 | 115 |
| 15 | Worwin UK Foundation | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 149.9 | 1 |
| 16 | Sequoia Trust | 20.9 | 2.4 | 22.7 | 467.5 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Ratcliffe Foundation | 20.0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 18 | Foyle Foundation |
19.4 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 19 | United Talmudical Associates Ltd | 18.9 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 20 | Elton John Aids Foundation | 16.8 | 23.2 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 31 |
| 21 | Edward Gostling Foundation | 16.7 | 2.7 | 19.7 | 60.6 | 8 |
| 22 | The Health Foundation | 16.5 | 17.2 | 67.3 | 1,228.3 | 273 |
| 23 | John Lyon's Charity |
15.0 | 11.5 | 21.5 | 388.1 | 18 |
| 24 | Trust for London |
14.6 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 299.6 | 27 |
| 25 | Helping Foundation | 14.4 | 34.8 | 16.1 | 419.4 | 0 |
| 26 | Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation | 14.3 | 55.4 | 30.2 | 695.9 | 31 |
| 27 | Sports Aid Trust | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 28 | Council for at-Risk Academics | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 29 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | 12.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 16 |
| 30 | Old Dart Foundation | 12.4 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 7 |
| 31 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 32 | Legal Education Foundation |
11.6 | 10.3 | 16.2 | 291.5 | 23 |
| 33 | Lighten Education Network | 11.0 | 33.1 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 13 |
| 34 | Asser Bishvil Foundation | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 35 | Capital City Partnership Limited | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 45 |
| 36 | Tusk Trust Limited | 10.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 18 |
| 37 | National Foundation for Youth Music |
10.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 31 |
| 38 | NNS Foundation | 9.8 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 39 | Army Central Fund | 9.7 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 66.4 | 1 |
| 40 | Shetland Charitable Trust | 9.4 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 451.6 | 15 |
| 41 | Ardbarron Trust Limited | 9.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 334.3 | 0 |
| 42 | Global Relief Trust | 9.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 43 | Abdullah Aid | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 7 |
| 44 | Baring Foundation |
8.2 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 107.9 | 6 |
| 45 | Dulwich Estate | 8.1 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 384.5 | 38 |
| 46 | Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) | 8.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 41 |
| 47 | Jabbs Foundation | 7.7 | 18.0 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 3 |
| 48 | Impact Funding Partners Limited | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 49 | Gilmoor Benevolent Fund Limited | 7.5 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| 50 | United Jewish Israel Appeal | 7.2 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 26 |
| 51 | Exilarch's Foundation | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 95.0 | 0 |
| 52 | Greenwood Place |
7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 53 | Association of Jewish Refugees | 7.1 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 48 |
| 54 | Reed Foundation | 7.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 55 | Neighbourly Foundation | 6.9 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 56 | John R. Murray Charitable Trust | 6.9 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 57 | Clergy Support Trust | 6.6 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 115.6 | 23 |
| 58 | Lucille Foundation | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 59 | Portal Trust | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 285.9 | 10 |
| 60 | Council for World Mission (UK) | 6.3 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 178.1 | 2 |
| 61 | Lankelly Chase |
6.3 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 106.9 | 14 |
| 62 | Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | 6.1 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 153.4 | 1 |
| 63 | Tolkien Trust | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 39.0 | 0 |
| 64 | Purposeful Ventures | 5.8 | 22.5 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 26 |
| 65 | Quintin Hogg Trust | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 27.2 | 1 |
| 66 | Bloom Foundation | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 67 | Reuben Foundation | 5.6 | 64.3 | 7.2 | 150.8 | 0 |
| 68 | Yesamach Levav | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 69 | Roseline Foundation | 5.6 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 101.6 | 0 |
| 70 | J Van Mars Foundation | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 71 | HG Foundation | 5.6 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 3 |
| 72 | A W Charitable Trust | 5.6 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 296.3 | 0 |
| 73 | Buttle UK |
5.5 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 67.5 | 24 |
| 74 | Amabrill Ltd | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 75 | Gemach Ltd | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 76 | Rehabilitation Trust | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 77 | Kolyom Trust Limited | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 78 | Westminster Fund | 5.2 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 79 | CMZ Ltd | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 80 | Barnwood Trust |
5.1 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 94.0 | 34 |
| 81 | Snooks Foundation | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 82 | Synchronicity Earth | 5.0 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 29 |
| 83 | Unbound Philanthropy |
5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 84 | Hollyhock Charitable Foundation | 5.0 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 85 | Igy Foundation | 5.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 43.6 | 0 |
| 86 | Project Giving Back | 4.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 87 | Chalfords Limited | 4.9 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 58.7 | 0 |
| 88 | Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy (UK) Ltd | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 1 |
| 89 | Broom Foundation | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 90 | Good Things Foundation | 4.8 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 76 |
| 91 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 92 | Eighty Eight Foundation | 4.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 93 | Justice Collaborations |
4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 94 | UK Fund for Charities | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 95 | LSEG Foundation | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 96 | Bederech Kovod | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 97 | Benny Walker Charitable Trust | 4.5 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 98 | Enthuse Charitable Trust | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 99 | Jordan Charitable Foundation | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 150.5 | 0 |
| 100 | Smallwood Trust |
4.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 28.5 | 11 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Much of the growth year-on-year was driven by a handful of organisations that increased their grantmaking by £20m or more year on year:
- Katherine Martin Charitable Trust increased grantmaking by £38m as it is spending out and in the process of dissolving in 2026-27.
- February Foundation increase of £26.3m includes a donation of shares to a single charity of £26.9m. Excluding this one-off gift, other grantmaking has decreased.
- Jim Ratcliffe Foundation increased grantmaking by £20m through a single material grant to the University of Oxford.
In addition, some newly founded organisations are entering the list, for example, Purposeful Ventures, which was spun out from Ark and made grants of nearly £6m in its first year.
In contrast, there was a notable reduction in Breakthrough Foundation’s grantmaking (£38m), returning to a more typical grantmaking level following an exceptional year in 2023-24. As shown below, there are no consistent trends amongst the largest grantmakers.
Largest 300 Trusts and Foundations
Combined, the largest 300 trusts and foundations distributed over £6.1bn in grants for 2024-25, an increase of 4% on the prior year and 18% more than 2022-23 – growth exceeding inflation rates. These organisations accounted for 73% of trusts and foundations’ total grantmaking in 2024-25.
Largest 300 Trusts and Foundations summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 6,133.2 | 5,868.5 | 4% | 5,154.5 | 18% |
| Income (£m) | 6,387.2 | 6,306.3 | 1% | 5,544.4 | 14% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 8,346.8 | 7,696.6 | 8% | 7,003.1 | 18% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 89,295.3 | 88,159.5 | 1% | 85,851.2 | 4% |
| Employees | 11,861.0 | 11,259.0 | 5% | 10,537.0 | 11% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Within the largest 300, there is a wide variety of grantmakers covering all segments, with grantmaking ranging from £3.9m to over £1bn. The threshold for entry in the list increased marginally from £3.7m in 2023-24.
Largest 300 Trusts and Foundations by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | Segment | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellcome Trust |
Wellcome Trust | 1,043.1 | 1,214.1 | 967.3 | -14% | 8% |
| 2 | Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 473.0 | 439.0 | 397.0 | 8% | 19% |
| 3 | Quadrature Climate Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 204.7 | 246.8 | 120.5 | -17% | 70% |
| 4 | Social Investment Business Foundation | Government/Lottery Endowed | 171.6 | 57.7 | 15.6 | 198% | 999% |
| 5 | UBS Optimus Foundation UK | Corporate Foundation | 144.2 | 148.0 | 60.1 | -3% | 140% |
| 6 | Garfield Weston Foundation |
Family Foundation | 128.1 | 99.4 | 89.5 | 29% | 43% |
| 7 | Leverhulme Trust | Family Foundation | 120.3 | 128.5 | 103.5 | -6% | 16% |
| 8 | Gatsby Charitable Foundation |
Family Foundation | 119.7 | 59.8 | 134.5 | 100% | -11% |
| 9 | Football Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 109.2 | 81.0 | 95.9 | 35% | 14% |
| 10 | CH Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 100.1 | 139.6 | 69.7 | -28% | 44% |
| 11 | City Bridge Foundation |
General Foundation | 78.9 | 82.9 | 60.0 | -5% | 32% |
| 12 | AKO Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 75.5 | 46.6 | 34.6 | 62% | 118% |
| 13 | Julia Rausing Trust |
Family Foundation | 65.9 | 59.4 | 34.4 | 11% | 92% |
| 14 | Arcadia |
Family Foundation | 63.9 | 133.3 | 79.4 | -52% | -20% |
| 15 | Henry Smith Charity |
General Foundation | 61.9 | 46.4 | 64.9 | 33% | -5% |
| 16 | Grace Trust | Fundraising Grantmaker | 52.4 | 33.9 | 48.7 | 54% | 8% |
| 17 | Breakthrough Foundation | General Foundation | 51.6 | 89.8 | 46.2 | -43% | 12% |
| 18 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation |
Family Foundation | 48.7 | 58.0 | 36.9 | -16% | 32% |
| 19 | Cambridge Trust | General Foundation | 41.5 | 39.7 | 35.2 | 5% | 18% |
| 20 | Katherine Martin Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 39.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3542% | 8783% |
| 21 | Family Fund Trust |
General Foundation | 37.8 | 38.8 | 37.9 | -3% | -0% |
| 22 | Corra Foundation |
General Foundation | 37.6 | 38.3 | 44.5 | -2% | -16% |
| 23 | Wolfson Foundation |
Family Foundation | 37.3 | 45.3 | 38.1 | -18% | -2% |
| 24 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International | General Foundation | 35.8 | 37.7 | 32.5 | -5% | 10% |
| 25 | National Assistance Fund | General Foundation | 35.8 | 34.2 | 29.7 | 5% | 21% |
| 26 | BBC Children in Need |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 35.7 | 26.3 | 62.2 | 36% | -43% |
| 27 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
Family Foundation | 35.2 | 56.9 | 39.1 | -38% | -10% |
| 28 | Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) | General Foundation | 34.3 | 43.2 | 45.7 | -20% | -25% |
| 29 | Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation |
General Foundation | 32.8 | 28.1 | 33.0 | 17% | -1% |
| 30 | Premier League Charitable Fund | Corporate Foundation | 32.6 | 32.8 | 31.3 | -0% | 4% |
| 31 | Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation | General Foundation | 32.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 39% | 39% |
| 32 | Foundation Scotland |
Community Foundation | 31.9 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 42% | 36% |
| 33 | February Foundation | General Foundation | 30.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 635% | 643% |
| 34 | Muslim Hands | General Foundation | 29.7 | 24.3 | 27.4 | 22% | 9% |
| 35 | Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) | Corporate Foundation | 29.6 | 26.0 | 35.5 | 14% | -17% |
| 36 | Robertson Trust | Family Foundation | 28.9 | 29.3 | 19.1 | -1% | 51% |
| 37 | Comic Relief |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 28.8 | 33.5 | 25.2 | -14% | 14% |
| 38 | Pears Foundation |
Family Foundation | 27.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 17% | 16% |
| 39 | England and Wales Cricket Trust | Corporate Foundation | 26.5 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 5% | 4% |
| 40 | Youth Endowment Fund Charitable Trust | Government/Lottery Endowed | 26.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 43% | 42% |
| 41 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 26.3 | 30.1 | 18.0 | -13% | 46% |
| 42 | Benefact Trust Limited | Corporate Foundation | 25.4 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 8% | 11% |
| 43 | The Rhodes Trust | Family Foundation | 24.8 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 22% | 48% |
| 44 | Moondance Foundation | Family Foundation | 23.5 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 4% | 13% |
| 45 | Access - The Foundation for Social Investment | Government/Lottery Endowed | 22.8 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 333% | 253% |
| 46 | Sigrid Rausing Trust | Family Foundation | 22.8 | 51.9 | 39.4 | -56% | -42% |
| 47 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 21.9 | 22.6 | 21.7 | -3% | 1% |
| 48 | Education Endowment Foundation | Government/Lottery Endowed | 21.8 | 20.8 | 24.0 | 5% | -9% |
| 49 | Worwin UK Foundation | General Foundation | 21.0 | 16.4 | 8.4 | 28% | 151% |
| 50 | Sequoia Trust | General Foundation | 20.9 | 18.0 | 55.3 | 16% | -62% |
| 51 | Jim Ratcliffe Foundation | General Foundation | 20.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | - | 820% |
| 52 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales |
Corporate Foundation | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.1 | -1% | 2% |
| 53 | Foyle Foundation |
General Foundation | 19.4 | 20.3 | 10.7 | -4% | 82% |
| 54 | United Talmudical Associates Ltd | General Foundation | 18.9 | 17.7 | 19.4 | 7% | -3% |
| 55 | This Day Foundation | Family Foundation | 17.9 | 24.8 | 19.1 | -28% | -6% |
| 56 | Postcode Care Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 17.9 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 57% | 69% |
| 57 | Said Foundation | Family Foundation | 17.3 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 165% | 576% |
| 58 | Vodafone Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 17.3 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 12% | -11% |
| 59 | Postcode Planet Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 17.1 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 27% | 16% |
| 60 | Elton John Aids Foundation | General Foundation | 16.8 | 17.4 | 11.5 | -4% | 46% |
| 61 | Denise Coates Foundation | Family Foundation | 16.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 48% | 52% |
| 62 | Edward Gostling Foundation | General Foundation | 16.7 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 26% | 32% |
| 63 | Postcode Justice Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 16.6 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 4% | 28% |
| 64 | The Health Foundation | General Foundation | 16.5 | 16.8 | 37.0 | -2% | -55% |
| 65 | Postcode International Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 16.2 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 25% | 29% |
| 66 | Grand Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 15.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | -9% | -5% |
| 67 | Postcode Animal Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13% | 13% |
| 68 | Fondation Chanel | Corporate Foundation | 15.6 | 20.3 | 10.9 | -23% | 43% |
| 69 | Lloyd's Register Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 15.2 | 15.7 | 10.3 | -3% | 47% |
| 70 | Postcode Education Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.2 | 17.0 | 13.7 | -11% | 11% |
| 71 | Postcode Community Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.1 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 314% | 503% |
| 72 | John Lyon's Charity |
General Foundation | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.0 | -6% | 0% |
| 73 | Postcode Earth Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.9 | 15.9 | 14.6 | -6% | 2% |
| 74 | Postcode Support Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 3% | 6% |
| 75 | Nuffield Foundation |
Family Foundation | 14.9 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 42% | 16% |
| 76 | Fidelity UK Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 14.8 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 14% | 40% |
| 77 | Access to Justice Foundation |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 123% | 120% |
| 78 | Trust for London |
General Foundation | 14.6 | 17.7 | 24.2 | -18% | -40% |
| 79 | Standard Chartered Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 14.4 | 4.9 | 13.0 | 196% | 11% |
| 80 | Helping Foundation | General Foundation | 14.4 | 15.1 | 13.8 | -5% | 4% |
| 81 | British Gas Energy Trust | Corporate Foundation | 14.3 | 16.3 | 20.6 | -12% | -30% |
| 82 | Postcode Children Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.3 | 15.4 | 14.4 | -7% | -1% |
| 83 | Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 14.3 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 17% | 41% |
| 84 | bp Helios Fund | Corporate Foundation | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1436% | 16389% |
| 85 | Youth Futures Foundation Limited | Government/Lottery Endowed | 13.8 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 117% | - |
| 86 | Rothschild Foundation |
Family Foundation | 13.8 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 100% | 66% |
| 87 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 13.8 | 20.0 | 14.1 | -31% | -2% |
| 88 | Cash for Kids | Corporate Foundation | 13.7 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 8% | 26% |
| 89 | Sports Aid Trust | General Foundation | 13.7 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 3% | 233% |
| 90 | Rosetrees | Family Foundation | 13.6 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 76% | 86% |
| 91 | FIA Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.8 | -1% | -9% |
| 92 | Council for at-Risk Academics | General Foundation | 12.9 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 15% | 127% |
| 93 | Mohn Westlake Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.9 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 31% | -5% |
| 94 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | General Foundation | 12.8 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 45% | 6% |
| 95 | Waterloo Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.6 | 12.7 | 10.6 | -0% | 19% |
| 96 | Nesta |
Government/Lottery Endowed | 12.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 141% | 129% |
| 97 | Old Dart Foundation | General Foundation | 12.4 | 12.5 | 5.5 | -1% | 124% |
| 98 | Eleva Foundation Ltd | Corporate Foundation | 12.3 | 0.0 | 5.7 | - | 116% |
| 99 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | General Foundation | 12.2 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 19% | 5% |
| 100 | Calleva Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.1 | 5.6 | 17.3 | 118% | -30% |
| 101 | Khodorkovsky Foundation | Family Foundation | 11.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | -9% | -11% |
| 102 | AL Philanthropies | Family Foundation | 11.8 | 8.5 | 30.4 | 39% | -61% |
| 103 | Legal Education Foundation |
General Foundation | 11.6 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 26% | 3% |
| 104 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 11.5 | 13.3 | 11.0 | -13% | 5% |
| 105 | Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10% | 13% |
| 106 | Souter Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 5% | 13% |
| 107 | Lighten Education Network | General Foundation | 11.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 203% | 240% |
| 108 | Asser Bishvil Foundation | General Foundation | 11.0 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 30% | 17% |
| 109 | Capital City Partnership Limited | General Foundation | 10.8 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 830% | 78% |
| 110 | LTA Tennis Foundation | Fundraising Grantmaker | 10.7 | 19.2 | 2.4 | -44% | 354% |
| 111 | Clothworkers' Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 10.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 19% | 44% |
| 112 | Heart of England Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 10.6 | 13.3 | 3.1 | -20% | 240% |
| 113 | Albert Hunt Trust | Family Foundation | 10.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 41% | 46% |
| 114 | Tusk Trust Limited | General Foundation | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 3% | -2% |
| 115 | Christian Vision | Family Foundation | 10.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 17% | 24% |
| 116 | ShareGift |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 10.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 178% | 281% |
| 117 | National Foundation for Youth Music |
General Foundation | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1% | -4% |
| 118 | Tudor Trust |
Family Foundation | 10.1 | 15.8 | 20.4 | -36% | -51% |
| 119 | Michael Uren Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.8 | 11.0 | 53.3 | -11% | -82% |
| 120 | NNS Foundation | General Foundation | 9.8 | 10.2 | 12.1 | -4% | -19% |
| 121 | GambleAware | Member/Trade Funded | 9.8 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 20% | -39% |
| 122 | Army Central Fund | General Foundation | 9.7 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 174% | 309% |
| 123 | Postcode Culture Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.7 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 11% | 20% |
| 124 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.7 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 3% | 86% |
| 125 | Generation Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 9.5 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 98% | -5% |
| 126 | Shetland Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | -18% | -14% |
| 127 | Ardbarron Trust Limited | General Foundation | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 22% | 42% |
| 128 | Postcode Global Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | -3% | 1% |
| 129 | Virgin Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 22% | 25% |
| 130 | Becht Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 19% | 18% |
| 131 | Global Relief Trust | General Foundation | 9.1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 0% | 15% |
| 132 | Postcode Green Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 15% | 10% |
| 133 | Abdullah Aid | General Foundation | 9.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 71% | 52% |
| 134 | Dunard Fund | Family Foundation | 9.0 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 46% | 587% |
| 135 | Community Foundation North East |
Community Foundation | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6% | 14% |
| 136 | UK Community Foundations |
Community Foundation | 8.9 | 11.1 | 7.0 | -19% | 28% |
| 137 | Co-operative Group |
Corporate Foundation | 8.9 | 17.1 | 22.3 | -48% | -60% |
| 138 | St. James's Place Charitable Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 8.8 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 15% | -13% |
| 139 | Jack Petchey Foundation | Family Foundation | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3% | 16% |
| 140 | London Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 8.5 | 11.5 | 11.9 | -26% | -28% |
| 141 | Thompson Family Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 8.4 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 9% | -41% |
| 142 | Postcode Active Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 14% | 27% |
| 143 | A B Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 8.3 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 25% | 45% |
| 144 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | -14% | -14% |
| 145 | Baring Foundation |
General Foundation | 8.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 94% | 146% |
| 146 | Headley Trust | Family Foundation | 8.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 43% | 50% |
| 147 | Rank Foundation Limited |
Family Foundation | 8.2 | 8.7 | 16.1 | -7% | -49% |
| 148 | Dulwich Estate | General Foundation | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 1% | 6% |
| 149 | Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 8.1 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 19% | 178% |
| 150 | Swire Charitable Trust | Corporate Foundation | 8.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 36% | 115% |
| 151 | Linbury Trust |
Family Foundation | 8.1 | 8.9 | 5.7 | -10% | 42% |
| 152 | Gaudio Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 8.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 66% | 34% |
| 153 | Steve Morgan Foundation |
Family Foundation | 8.0 | 11.1 | 14.2 | -28% | -44% |
| 154 | Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) | General Foundation | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.9 | -11% | 1% |
| 155 | Norfolk Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 7.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 61% | 41% |
| 156 | Eranda Rothschild Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 371% | 1507% |
| 157 | Jabbs Foundation | General Foundation | 7.7 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 45% | 275% |
| 158 | Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.6 | 8.3 | 5.4 | -8% | 41% |
| 159 | Cymru Football Foundation Limited | Fundraising Grantmaker | 7.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 68% | - |
| 160 | Impact Funding Partners Limited | General Foundation | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 49% | 205% |
| 161 | Gilmoor Benevolent Fund Limited | General Foundation | 7.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 90% | 128% |
| 162 | Stewards Company Ltd | Family Foundation | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 16% | 30% |
| 163 | Lakshmi N Mittal Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.4 | 5.8 | 16.3 | 29% | -54% |
| 164 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 4% | 11% |
| 165 | United Jewish Israel Appeal | General Foundation | 7.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 70% | 59% |
| 166 | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 51% | 418% |
| 167 | John Armitage Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 7.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | -3% | 37% |
| 168 | Exilarch's Foundation | General Foundation | 7.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 30% | 83% |
| 169 | Haddad Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.1 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 122% | 42% |
| 170 | GroceryAid | Member/Trade Funded | 7.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 39% | 178% |
| 171 | Westminster Foundation |
Family Foundation | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 17% | 6% |
| 172 | Greenwood Place |
General Foundation | 7.1 | 16.2 | 12.5 | -56% | -43% |
| 173 | Association of Jewish Refugees | General Foundation | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4% | 14% |
| 174 | Reed Foundation | General Foundation | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 75% | 198% |
| 175 | London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited |
Corporate Foundation | 6.9 | 7.5 | 3.7 | -8% | 87% |
| 176 | Neighbourly Foundation | General Foundation | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 28% | 28% |
| 177 | John R. Murray Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 6.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 315% | 30% |
| 178 | Cumbria Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0% | 15% |
| 179 | Clergy Support Trust | General Foundation | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 1% | 34% |
| 180 | Shell Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 6.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | -41% | -38% |
| 181 | Prudence Trust |
Family Foundation | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | -7% | -1% |
| 182 | Lucille Foundation | General Foundation | 6.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 44% | 27% |
| 183 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | Fundraising Grantmaker | 6.3 | 7.6 | 5.5 | -17% | 14% |
| 184 | Portal Trust | General Foundation | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 13% | 12% |
| 185 | Council for World Mission (UK) | General Foundation | 6.3 | 12.6 | 4.8 | -50% | 31% |
| 186 | Lankelly Chase |
General Foundation | 6.3 | 12.2 | 13.3 | -48% | -53% |
| 187 | Clore Duffield Foundation | Family Foundation | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 31% | 67% |
| 188 | Bank of Scotland Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 6.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 82% | 14% |
| 189 | Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation | Family Foundation | 6.1 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 391% | -54% |
| 190 | Community Foundation for Northern Ireland |
Community Foundation | 6.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | -58% | -51% |
| 191 | Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | General Foundation | 6.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 185% | 127% |
| 192 | Tolkien Trust | General Foundation | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 15% | 7% |
| 193 | ASCB Charitable Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 7% | 54% |
| 194 | CHK Foundation |
Family Foundation | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 99% | 113% |
| 195 | Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 111% | 29736% |
| 196 | Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe | Family Foundation | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | -1% | -11% |
| 197 | Pets at Home Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 25% | 21% |
| 198 | Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | -14% | 11% |
| 199 | Aggp Pi | Family Foundation | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | -4% | 7% |
| 200 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 5.8 | 13.1 | 11.1 | -55% | -47% |
| 201 | Worldwide Cancer Research | Fundraising Grantmaker | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4% | 13% |
| 202 | Purposeful Ventures | General Foundation | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 203 | Quintin Hogg Trust | General Foundation | 5.7 | 7.8 | 4.8 | -26% | 21% |
| 204 | Point North Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | -23% | 7% |
| 205 | Hertfordshire Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5% | 9% |
| 206 | Helen Hamlyn Trust | Family Foundation | 5.7 | 6.3 | 2.0 | -10% | 181% |
| 207 | Keren Association Limited | Family Foundation | 5.7 | 13.2 | 11.7 | -57% | -51% |
| 208 | Bloom Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 8.7 | 6.6 | -35% | -15% |
| 209 | Reuben Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 7.4 | 27.0 | -24% | -79% |
| 210 | Stone Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 5.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | -23% | -4% |
| 211 | Yesamach Levav | General Foundation | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 17% | 62% |
| 212 | Roseline Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 658% | 1995% |
| 213 | J Van Mars Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 290% | - |
| 214 | HG Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 54% | 117% |
| 215 | R & A Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 27% | 19% |
| 216 | A W Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 5.6 | 16.9 | 5.2 | -67% | 6% |
| 217 | Buttle UK |
General Foundation | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | -1% | -1% |
| 218 | Amabrill Ltd | General Foundation | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 23% | 60% |
| 219 | Sussex Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 104% | 67% |
| 220 | Gemach Ltd | General Foundation | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 37% | 60% |
| 221 | Greggs Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 17% | 51% |
| 222 | Rehabilitation Trust | General Foundation | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | -20% | -16% |
| 223 | Gannochy Trust | Family Foundation | 5.3 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 46% | -30% |
| 224 | Elma Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 28% | 8% |
| 225 | Quartet Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 11% | -23% |
| 226 | Kolyom Trust Limited | General Foundation | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 27% | 52% |
| 227 | Westminster Fund | General Foundation | 5.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 135% | 628% |
| 228 | Salvation Army Retired Officers Allowance Scheme | Member/Trade Funded | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10% | 9% |
| 229 | CMZ Ltd | General Foundation | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 41% | 36% |
| 230 | Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 89% | 59% |
| 231 | James Dyson Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 | -28% | 282% |
| 232 | Barnwood Trust |
General Foundation | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 57% | 54% |
| 233 | Kusuma Trust UK | Family Foundation | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5% | -10% |
| 234 | Snooks Foundation | General Foundation | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 241% | - |
| 235 | John Ellerman Foundation |
Family Foundation | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | -3% | -18% |
| 236 | 29th May 1961 Charity | Family Foundation | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | -5% | 17% |
| 237 | Synchronicity Earth | General Foundation | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 20% | 69% |
| 238 | Bill Ainscough Foundation | Family Foundation | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 239 | Unbound Philanthropy |
General Foundation | 5.0 | 8.3 | 4.1 | -40% | 20% |
| 240 | Hollyhock Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | -9% | 122% |
| 241 | Igy Foundation | General Foundation | 5.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 130% | 109% |
| 242 | I T F Seafarers Trust | Member/Trade Funded | 4.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 31% | -4% |
| 243 | Barbour Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 106% | 158% |
| 244 | Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside |
Community Foundation | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 42% | 45% |
| 245 | Project Giving Back | General Foundation | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.0 | -14% | - |
| 246 | Chalfords Limited | General Foundation | 4.9 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 270% | -7% |
| 247 | Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy (UK) Ltd | General Foundation | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 94% | 5068% |
| 248 | Broom Foundation | General Foundation | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 10% | 4% |
| 249 | Johnson & Johnson Foundation Scotland | Corporate Foundation | 4.9 | 7.8 | 29.2 | -38% | -83% |
| 250 | Good Things Foundation | General Foundation | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 14% | -9% |
| 251 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | General Foundation | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 19% | 36% |
| 252 | William Grant Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3% | 3% |
| 253 | Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | -1% | 1% |
| 254 | Eveson Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 9% | -14% |
| 255 | Mayfair Charities Limited | Family Foundation | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 74% | 37% |
| 256 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | Community Foundation | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 29% | 31% |
| 257 | Eighty Eight Foundation | General Foundation | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 56% | 49% |
| 258 | Bernard Sunley Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4% | 10% |
| 259 | Justice Collaborations |
General Foundation | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 23% | 9% |
| 260 | UK Fund for Charities | General Foundation | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 607% | 1366% |
| 261 | Postcode Society Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.0 | -23% | 13% |
| 262 | Northwood Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -6% | -4% |
| 263 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | Corporate Foundation | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 75% | 114% |
| 264 | LSEG Foundation | General Foundation | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 7% | 43% |
| 265 | Lempriere Pringle 2015 | Family Foundation | 4.5 | 23.2 | 22.3 | -80% | -80% |
| 266 | Veolia Environmental Trust | Corporate Foundation | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 26% | -9% |
| 267 | Bederech Kovod | General Foundation | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 7% | 32% |
| 268 | Jerusalem Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.4 | -6% | 34% |
| 269 | Benny Walker Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 52% | 166% |
| 270 | Backstage Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | -20% | 10% |
| 271 | Postcode Neighbourhood Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | -25% | 9% |
| 272 | R L Glasspool Charity Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 108% | 128% |
| 273 | Enthuse Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | -20% | -1% |
| 274 | Jordan Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 4.4 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -16% | 63% |
| 275 | Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association | Family Foundation | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | -7% | -17% |
| 276 | The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | -11% | -15% |
| 277 | Somerset Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 7% | -15% |
| 278 | Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5% | -10% |
| 279 | Smallwood Trust |
General Foundation | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 45% | 88% |
| 280 | Hadley Trust | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | -0% | 24% |
| 281 | Global Fund for Children UK Trust | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 121% | 279% |
| 282 | Rayne Foundation |
Family Foundation | 4.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 127% | 215% |
| 283 | Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO |
Community Foundation | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 102% | 612% |
| 284 | Jacobs Futura Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 285 | Muslim Charity Helping the Needy | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | -9% | -23% |
| 286 | North London Welfare and Educational Foundation | General Foundation | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | -3% | 50% |
| 287 | Lehachzikom UK | General Foundation | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | - | 471% |
| 288 | Syncona Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | -5% | 68% |
| 289 | Corton Hill Trust | General Foundation | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 328% | 309% |
| 290 | John Black Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | -16% | 2% |
| 291 | Royal Society of Chemistry | Member/Trade Funded | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5% | 20% |
| 292 | Variety the Children's Charity | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 20% | 54% |
| 293 | Barratt Redrow Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -2% | 5% |
| 294 | Power of Nutrition | General Foundation | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 64% | 102% |
| 295 | Michael Bishop Foundation | General Foundation | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 56% | 83% |
| 296 | Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.0 | 4.5 | 7.9 | -11% | -50% |
| 297 | Sofronie Foundation | General Foundation | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 78% | 159% |
| 298 | ABC Trust | General Foundation | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | -10% | -14% |
| 299 | Wimbledon Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 29% | 52% |
| 300 | Thirty Percy Foundation |
Family Foundation | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7% | 1% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
Largest 300 Trusts and Foundations by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | Segment | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Income (£m) | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellcome Trust |
Wellcome Trust | 1,043.1 | 569.5 | 1,626.6 | 33,948.3 | 2,377 |
| 2 | Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 473.0 | 66.7 | 508.4 | 4,807.1 | 225 |
| 3 | Quadrature Climate Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 204.7 | 221.7 | 216.1 | 26.9 | 27 |
| 4 | Social Investment Business Foundation | Government/Lottery Endowed | 171.6 | 188.5 | 191.6 | 38.1 | 73 |
| 5 | UBS Optimus Foundation UK | Corporate Foundation | 144.2 | 157.0 | 144.3 | 52.8 | 0 |
| 6 | Garfield Weston Foundation |
Family Foundation | 128.1 | 165.4 | 130.8 | 8,802.8 | 0 |
| 7 | Leverhulme Trust | Family Foundation | 120.3 | 103.7 | 117.9 | 4,006.4 | 17 |
| 8 | Gatsby Charitable Foundation |
Family Foundation | 119.7 | 95.5 | 144.4 | 466.3 | 10 |
| 9 | Football Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 109.2 | 135.5 | 119.4 | 36.5 | 95 |
| 10 | CH Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 100.1 | 119.3 | 100.2 | 59.8 | 0 |
| 11 | City Bridge Foundation |
General Foundation | 78.9 | 42.6 | 120.8 | 1,493.3 | 153 |
| 12 | AKO Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 75.5 | 120.0 | 75.7 | 1,267.2 | 1 |
| 13 | Julia Rausing Trust |
Family Foundation | 65.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 14 | Arcadia |
Family Foundation | 63.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Henry Smith Charity |
General Foundation | 61.9 | 16.4 | 82.4 | 1,300.4 | 44 |
| 16 | Grace Trust | Fundraising Grantmaker | 52.4 | 60.7 | 52.6 | 126.2 | 0 |
| 17 | Breakthrough Foundation | General Foundation | 51.6 | 50.0 | 51.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 18 | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation |
Family Foundation | 48.7 | 9.5 | 56.4 | 1,275.6 | 41 |
| 19 | Cambridge Trust | General Foundation | 41.5 | 42.3 | 43.1 | 193.7 | 16 |
| 20 | Katherine Martin Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 39.3 | 0.1 | 39.4 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 21 | Family Fund Trust |
General Foundation | 37.8 | 44.9 | 45.5 | 12.6 | 197 |
| 22 | Corra Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 37.6 | 40.3 | 41.0 | 38.1 | 53 |
| 23 | Wolfson Foundation |
Family Foundation | 37.3 | 26.9 | 41.5 | 961.7 | 12 |
| 24 | Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International | General Foundation | 35.8 | 45.1 | 52.2 | 63.5 | 308 |
| 25 | National Assistance Fund | General Foundation | 35.8 | 41.8 | 35.8 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 26 | BBC Children in Need |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 35.7 | 54.9 | 49.2 | 57.2 | 152 |
| 27 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
Family Foundation | 35.2 | 9.5 | 50.7 | 880.4 | 57 |
| 28 | Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) | General Foundation | 34.3 | 63.5 | 49.7 | 250.4 | 75 |
| 29 | Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation |
General Foundation | 32.8 | 34.3 | 82.7 | 904.5 | 189 |
| 30 | Premier League Charitable Fund | Corporate Foundation | 32.6 | 39.4 | 37.8 | 20.6 | 21 |
| 31 | Impetus - The Private Equity Foundation | General Foundation | 32.1 | 24.1 | 52.5 | 131.6 | 112 |
| 32 | Foundation Scotland |
Community Foundation | 31.9 | 31.4 | 35.9 | 132.1 | 47 |
| 33 | February Foundation | General Foundation | 30.5 | 34.3 | 30.8 | 64.1 | 1 |
| 34 | Muslim Hands | General Foundation | 29.7 | 33.4 | 39.4 | 14.4 | 115 |
| 35 | Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) | Corporate Foundation | 29.6 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 69.0 | 0 |
| 36 | Robertson Trust | Family Foundation | 28.9 | 42.7 | 34.2 | 844.7 | 55 |
| 37 | Comic Relief |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 28.8 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 108.4 | 153 |
| 38 | Pears Foundation |
Family Foundation | 27.6 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 29.6 | 7 |
| 39 | England and Wales Cricket Trust | Corporate Foundation | 26.5 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 40 | Youth Endowment Fund Charitable Trust | Government/Lottery Endowed | 26.4 | 11.5 | 39.4 | 123.7 | 64 |
| 41 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 26.3 | 90.8 | 100.2 | 384.1 | 1,156 |
| 42 | Benefact Trust Limited | Corporate Foundation | 25.4 | 39.0 | 27.5 | 145.2 | 0 |
| 43 | The Rhodes Trust | Family Foundation | 24.8 | 27.4 | 55.3 | 545.7 | 147 |
| 44 | Moondance Foundation | Family Foundation | 23.5 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 518.2 | 1 |
| 45 | Access - The Foundation for Social Investment | Government/Lottery Endowed | 22.8 | 18.2 | 24.6 | 21.5 | 12 |
| 46 | Sigrid Rausing Trust | Family Foundation | 22.8 | 29.0 | 26.3 | 292.1 | 25 |
| 47 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 21.9 | 105.8 | 34.0 | 128.3 | 384 |
| 48 | Education Endowment Foundation | Government/Lottery Endowed | 21.8 | 52.4 | 32.2 | 203.7 | 107 |
| 49 | Worwin UK Foundation | General Foundation | 21.0 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 149.9 | 1 |
| 50 | Sequoia Trust | General Foundation | 20.9 | 2.4 | 22.7 | 467.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Ratcliffe Foundation | General Foundation | 20.0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 52 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales |
Corporate Foundation | 19.6 | 27.8 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 53 |
| 53 | Foyle Foundation |
General Foundation | 19.4 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 54 | United Talmudical Associates Ltd | General Foundation | 18.9 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 55 | This Day Foundation | Family Foundation | 17.9 | 32.5 | 18.8 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 56 | Postcode Care Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 17.9 | 49.4 | 50.7 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 57 | Said Foundation | Family Foundation | 17.3 | 4.9 | 19.4 | 25.3 | 4 |
| 58 | Vodafone Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 17.3 | 19.6 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 9 |
| 59 | Postcode Planet Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 17.1 | 49.3 | 50.0 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 60 | Elton John Aids Foundation | General Foundation | 16.8 | 23.2 | 26.3 | 23.4 | 31 |
| 61 | Denise Coates Foundation | Family Foundation | 16.7 | 144.0 | 19.0 | 1,094.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Edward Gostling Foundation | General Foundation | 16.7 | 2.7 | 19.7 | 60.6 | 8 |
| 63 | Postcode Justice Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 16.6 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 64 | The Health Foundation | General Foundation | 16.5 | 17.2 | 67.3 | 1,228.3 | 273 |
| 65 | Postcode International Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 16.2 | 49.4 | 49.0 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 66 | Grand Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 15.8 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 67 | Postcode Animal Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.7 | 49.2 | 48.6 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 68 | Fondation Chanel | Corporate Foundation | 15.6 | 2.4 | 19.7 | 153.9 | 0 |
| 69 | Lloyd's Register Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 15.2 | 29.6 | 26.8 | 1,069.2 | 45 |
| 70 | Postcode Education Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.2 | 49.3 | 48.1 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 71 | Postcode Community Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 15.1 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 72 | John Lyon's Charity |
General Foundation | 15.0 | 11.5 | 21.5 | 388.1 | 18 |
| 73 | Postcode Support Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.9 | 49.3 | 47.8 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 74 | Postcode Earth Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.9 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 75 | Nuffield Foundation |
Family Foundation | 14.9 | 12.4 | 29.8 | 514.8 | 94 |
| 76 | Fidelity UK Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 14.8 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 348.6 | 0 |
| 77 | Access to Justice Foundation |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.7 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 1.9 | 15 |
| 78 | Trust for London |
General Foundation | 14.6 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 299.6 | 27 |
| 79 | Standard Chartered Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 14.4 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 34.0 | 0 |
| 80 | Helping Foundation | General Foundation | 14.4 | 34.8 | 16.1 | 419.4 | 0 |
| 81 | British Gas Energy Trust | Corporate Foundation | 14.3 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 19 |
| 82 | Postcode Children Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 14.3 | 49.1 | 47.2 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 83 | Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 14.3 | 55.4 | 30.2 | 695.9 | 31 |
| 84 | bp Helios Fund | Corporate Foundation | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 85 | Youth Futures Foundation Limited | Government/Lottery Endowed | 13.8 | 19.8 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 64 |
| 86 | Rothschild Foundation |
Family Foundation | 13.8 | 27.0 | 38.2 | 826.1 | 211 |
| 87 | Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 13.8 | 3.5 | 19.1 | 284.9 | 32 |
| 88 | Cash for Kids | Corporate Foundation | 13.7 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 33 |
| 89 | Sports Aid Trust | General Foundation | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 90 | Rosetrees | Family Foundation | 13.6 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 116.6 | 10 |
| 91 | FIA Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 13.5 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 401.5 | 17 |
| 92 | Council for at-Risk Academics | General Foundation | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 93 | Mohn Westlake Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.9 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 94 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | General Foundation | 12.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 16 |
| 95 | Waterloo Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.6 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 220.1 | 10 |
| 96 | Nesta |
Government/Lottery Endowed | 12.5 | 55.3 | 73.6 | 473.6 | 512 |
| 97 | Old Dart Foundation | General Foundation | 12.4 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 7 |
| 98 | Eleva Foundation Ltd | Corporate Foundation | 12.3 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 99 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | General Foundation | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 100 | Calleva Foundation | Family Foundation | 12.1 | -2.2 | 12.2 | -5.5 | 0 |
| 101 | Khodorkovsky Foundation | Family Foundation | 11.9 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 671.1 | 0 |
| 102 | AL Philanthropies | Family Foundation | 11.8 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 93.6 | 0 |
| 103 | Legal Education Foundation |
General Foundation | 11.6 | 10.3 | 16.2 | 291.5 | 23 |
| 104 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 11.5 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 125.9 | 123 |
| 105 | Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 11.4 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 505.4 | 5 |
| 106 | Souter Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 121.4 | 0 |
| 107 | Lighten Education Network | General Foundation | 11.0 | 33.1 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 13 |
| 108 | Asser Bishvil Foundation | General Foundation | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 109 | Capital City Partnership Limited | General Foundation | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 45 |
| 110 | LTA Tennis Foundation | Fundraising Grantmaker | 10.7 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 30.9 | 0 |
| 111 | Clothworkers' Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 10.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 380.1 | 0 |
| 112 | Heart of England Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 10.6 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 28.0 | 16 |
| 113 | Albert Hunt Trust | Family Foundation | 10.6 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 38.0 | 1 |
| 114 | Tusk Trust Limited | General Foundation | 10.5 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 18 |
| 115 | Christian Vision | Family Foundation | 10.4 | 31.5 | 22.8 | 443.3 | 319 |
| 116 | ShareGift |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 10.3 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 117 | National Foundation for Youth Music |
General Foundation | 10.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 31 |
| 118 | Tudor Trust |
Family Foundation | 10.1 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 226.2 | 9 |
| 119 | Michael Uren Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.8 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 202.3 | 0 |
| 120 | NNS Foundation | General Foundation | 9.8 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 121 | GambleAware | Member/Trade Funded | 9.8 | 29.7 | 49.1 | 44.8 | 69 |
| 122 | Army Central Fund | General Foundation | 9.7 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 66.4 | 1 |
| 123 | Postcode Culture Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.7 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 124 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.7 | 35.1 | 57.1 | 566.1 | 628 |
| 125 | Generation Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 30.4 | 5 |
| 126 | Shetland Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 9.4 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 451.6 | 15 |
| 127 | Ardbarron Trust Limited | General Foundation | 9.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 334.3 | 0 |
| 128 | Postcode Global Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.2 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 129 | Virgin Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 9.2 | 21.5 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 7 |
| 130 | Becht Foundation | Family Foundation | 9.2 | 8.5 | 11.2 | 379.5 | 2 |
| 131 | Global Relief Trust | General Foundation | 9.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 30 |
| 132 | Postcode Green Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 9.1 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 133 | Abdullah Aid | General Foundation | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 7 |
| 134 | Dunard Fund | Family Foundation | 9.0 | 26.5 | 5.9 | 82.1 | 0 |
| 135 | Community Foundation North East |
Community Foundation | 8.9 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 103.6 | 24 |
| 136 | UK Community Foundations |
Community Foundation | 8.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 137 | Co-operative Group |
Corporate Foundation | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 138 | St. James's Place Charitable Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 139 | Jack Petchey Foundation | Family Foundation | 8.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 21 |
| 140 | London Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 30.2 | 21 |
| 141 | Thompson Family Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 8.4 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 82.0 | 0 |
| 142 | Postcode Active Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 8.4 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 143 | A B Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 8 |
| 144 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 8.3 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 81.9 | 103 |
| 145 | Baring Foundation |
General Foundation | 8.2 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 107.9 | 6 |
| 146 | Headley Trust | Family Foundation | 8.2 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 63.4 | 10 |
| 147 | Rank Foundation Limited |
Family Foundation | 8.2 | 12.5 | 14.6 | 287.7 | 56 |
| 148 | Dulwich Estate | General Foundation | 8.1 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 384.5 | 38 |
| 149 | Aurum Kaleidoscope Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 150 | Swire Charitable Trust | Corporate Foundation | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 151 | Linbury Trust |
Family Foundation | 8.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 135.0 | 13 |
| 152 | Gaudio Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 8.0 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 57.9 | 0 |
| 153 | Steve Morgan Foundation |
Family Foundation | 8.0 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 274.9 | 4 |
| 154 | Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) | General Foundation | 8.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 41 |
| 155 | Norfolk Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 29.3 | 27 |
| 156 | Eranda Rothschild Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.9 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 146.2 | 2 |
| 157 | Jabbs Foundation | General Foundation | 7.7 | 18.0 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 3 |
| 158 | Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.6 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 100.8 | 0 |
| 159 | Cymru Football Foundation Limited | Fundraising Grantmaker | 7.6 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 160 | Impact Funding Partners Limited | General Foundation | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 161 | Gilmoor Benevolent Fund Limited | General Foundation | 7.5 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| 162 | Stewards Company Ltd | Family Foundation | 7.5 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 169.1 | 6 |
| 163 | Lakshmi N Mittal Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.4 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 164 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 7.4 | 38.7 | 16.0 | 118.5 | 84 |
| 165 | United Jewish Israel Appeal | General Foundation | 7.2 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 26 |
| 166 | Stelios Philanthropic Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.2 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 39.2 | 5 |
| 167 | John Armitage Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 7.2 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 231.7 | 1 |
| 168 | Exilarch's Foundation | General Foundation | 7.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 95.0 | 0 |
| 169 | Haddad Foundation | Family Foundation | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 48.8 | 0 |
| 170 | GroceryAid | Member/Trade Funded | 7.1 | 27.3 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 57 |
| 171 | Westminster Foundation |
Family Foundation | 7.1 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 159.2 | 0 |
| 172 | Greenwood Place |
General Foundation | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 173 | Association of Jewish Refugees | General Foundation | 7.1 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 48 |
| 174 | Reed Foundation | General Foundation | 7.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 175 | London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited |
Corporate Foundation | 6.9 | 62.7 | 57.8 | 15.7 | 11 |
| 176 | Neighbourly Foundation | General Foundation | 6.9 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 177 | John R. Murray Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 6.9 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 178 | Cumbria Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 6.7 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 37.4 | 17 |
| 179 | Clergy Support Trust | General Foundation | 6.6 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 115.6 | 23 |
| 180 | Shell Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 6.6 | 29.3 | 32.6 | 536.2 | 36 |
| 181 | Prudence Trust |
Family Foundation | 6.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 211.7 | 5 |
| 182 | Lucille Foundation | General Foundation | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 183 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | Fundraising Grantmaker | 6.3 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 35 |
| 184 | Portal Trust | General Foundation | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 285.9 | 10 |
| 185 | Council for World Mission (UK) | General Foundation | 6.3 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 178.1 | 2 |
| 186 | Lankelly Chase |
General Foundation | 6.3 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 106.9 | 14 |
| 187 | Clore Duffield Foundation | Family Foundation | 6.3 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 64.6 | 2 |
| 188 | Bank of Scotland Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 189 | Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation | Family Foundation | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 190 | Community Foundation for Northern Ireland |
Community Foundation | 6.1 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 26.8 | 29 |
| 191 | Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | General Foundation | 6.1 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 153.4 | 1 |
| 192 | Tolkien Trust | General Foundation | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 39.0 | 0 |
| 193 | ASCB Charitable Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 6.0 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 8 |
| 194 | CHK Foundation |
Family Foundation | 6.0 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 168.1 | 1 |
| 195 | Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 146.9 | 0 |
| 196 | Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe | Family Foundation | 6.0 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 133.0 | 6 |
| 197 | Pets at Home Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 11 |
| 198 | Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 5.9 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 43.2 | 0 |
| 199 | Aggp Pi | Family Foundation | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 200 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 5.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 201 | Worldwide Cancer Research | Fundraising Grantmaker | 5.8 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 50 |
| 202 | Purposeful Ventures | General Foundation | 5.8 | 22.5 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 26 |
| 203 | Quintin Hogg Trust | General Foundation | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 27.2 | 1 |
| 204 | Point North Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.7 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 31.8 | 10 |
| 205 | Hertfordshire Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.7 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 19.9 | 16 |
| 206 | Helen Hamlyn Trust | Family Foundation | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 207 | Keren Association Limited | Family Foundation | 5.7 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 208 | Bloom Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 5 |
| 209 | Reuben Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 64.3 | 7.2 | 150.8 | 0 |
| 210 | Stone Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 5.6 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 48.9 | 7 |
| 211 | Yesamach Levav | General Foundation | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 212 | Roseline Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 101.6 | 0 |
| 213 | J Van Mars Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 214 | HG Foundation | General Foundation | 5.6 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 3 |
| 215 | R & A Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 216 | A W Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 5.6 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 296.3 | 0 |
| 217 | Buttle UK |
General Foundation | 5.5 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 67.5 | 24 |
| 218 | Amabrill Ltd | General Foundation | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 219 | Sussex Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.5 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 28.1 | 15 |
| 220 | Gemach Ltd | General Foundation | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 221 | Greggs Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 29.6 | 11 |
| 222 | Rehabilitation Trust | General Foundation | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 223 | Gannochy Trust | Family Foundation | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 232.9 | 16 |
| 224 | Elma Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 225 | Quartet Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 75.0 | 23 |
| 226 | Kolyom Trust Limited | General Foundation | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 227 | Westminster Fund | General Foundation | 5.2 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 228 | Salvation Army Retired Officers Allowance Scheme | Member/Trade Funded | 5.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 123.0 | 0 |
| 229 | CMZ Ltd | General Foundation | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 230 | Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 5.1 | 0.9 | 5.7 | 26.0 | 6 |
| 231 | James Dyson Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 6 |
| 232 | Barnwood Trust |
General Foundation | 5.1 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 94.0 | 34 |
| 233 | Kusuma Trust UK | Family Foundation | 5.1 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 535.3 | 6 |
| 234 | Snooks Foundation | General Foundation | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 29.4 | 0 |
| 235 | John Ellerman Foundation |
Family Foundation | 5.1 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 142.5 | 7 |
| 236 | 29th May 1961 Charity | Family Foundation | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 129.0 | 0 |
| 237 | Synchronicity Earth | General Foundation | 5.0 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 29 |
| 238 | Bill Ainscough Foundation | Family Foundation | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 239 | Unbound Philanthropy |
General Foundation | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 240 | Hollyhock Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 5.0 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 241 | Igy Foundation | General Foundation | 5.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 43.6 | 0 |
| 242 | I T F Seafarers Trust | Member/Trade Funded | 4.9 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 32.9 | 5 |
| 243 | Barbour Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.9 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 13.7 | 1 |
| 244 | Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside |
Community Foundation | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 23.3 | 14 |
| 245 | Project Giving Back | General Foundation | 4.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 246 | Chalfords Limited | General Foundation | 4.9 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 58.7 | 0 |
| 247 | Cleveland Clinic Philanthropy (UK) Ltd | General Foundation | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 11.9 | 1 |
| 248 | Broom Foundation | General Foundation | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 249 | Johnson & Johnson Foundation Scotland | Corporate Foundation | 4.9 | 3.1 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 250 | Good Things Foundation | General Foundation | 4.8 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 76 |
| 251 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | General Foundation | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 252 | William Grant Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 4.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 253 | Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 9 |
| 254 | Eveson Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 4.7 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 104.2 | 3 |
| 255 | Mayfair Charities Limited | Family Foundation | 4.7 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 78.1 | 0 |
| 256 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | Community Foundation | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 12 |
| 257 | Eighty Eight Foundation | General Foundation | 4.6 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 258 | Bernard Sunley Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 167.7 | 3 |
| 259 | Justice Collaborations |
General Foundation | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 260 | UK Fund for Charities | General Foundation | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 261 | Postcode Society Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 262 | Northwood Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 94.1 | 3 |
| 263 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | Corporate Foundation | 4.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 94 |
| 264 | LSEG Foundation | General Foundation | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 265 | Lempriere Pringle 2015 | Family Foundation | 4.5 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 41.6 | 0 |
| 266 | Veolia Environmental Trust | Corporate Foundation | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 267 | Bederech Kovod | General Foundation | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 268 | Jerusalem Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 108.4 | 8 |
| 269 | Benny Walker Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 4.5 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 270 | Backstage Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 271 | Postcode Neighbourhood Trust |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 272 | R L Glasspool Charity Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 37.4 | 2 |
| 273 | Enthuse Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 274 | Jordan Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 150.5 | 0 |
| 275 | Raphael Freshwater Memorial Association | Family Foundation | 4.4 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 107.5 | 0 |
| 276 | The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 37 |
| 277 | Somerset Community Foundation |
Community Foundation | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 17.0 | 18 |
| 278 | Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 91.1 | 3 |
| 279 | Smallwood Trust |
General Foundation | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 28.5 | 11 |
| 280 | Hadley Trust | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 338.6 | 3 |
| 281 | Global Fund for Children UK Trust | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.3 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 16 |
| 282 | Rayne Foundation |
Family Foundation | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 74.4 | 6 |
| 283 | Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO |
Community Foundation | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 10 |
| 284 | Jacobs Futura Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.3 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 10.6 | 5 |
| 285 | Muslim Charity Helping the Needy | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 22 |
| 286 | North London Welfare and Educational Foundation | General Foundation | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 287 | Lehachzikom UK | General Foundation | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 288 | Syncona Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 289 | Corton Hill Trust | General Foundation | 4.2 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 290 | John Black Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 78.4 | 3 |
| 291 | Royal Society of Chemistry | Member/Trade Funded | 4.1 | 73.4 | 87.5 | 92.1 | 752 |
| 292 | Variety the Children's Charity | Fundraising Grantmaker | 4.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 20 |
| 293 | Barratt Redrow Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8 |
| 294 | Power of Nutrition | General Foundation | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 20 |
| 295 | Michael Bishop Foundation | General Foundation | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 48.1 | 1 |
| 296 | Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation | Family Foundation | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 75.3 | 4 |
| 297 | Sofronie Foundation | General Foundation | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 298 | ABC Trust | General Foundation | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 299 | Wimbledon Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 13 |
| 300 | Thirty Percy Foundation |
Family Foundation | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 8 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators, accounts and data published using the 360Giving Data Standard
The diversity in scale and grantmaking patterns can be seen even in just the largest 10 foundations.
ACF: Foundation giving in 2024-25: What the numbers tell us
The Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF) is one of the UKGrantmaking partners. In this blog, Catherine Seymour, Director of Policy and Programmes at ACF, shares her insights about what this year’s edition tells us about grantmaking from foundations across the UK
Grantmaking to individuals
There are over 4,000 grantmakers in the UK that make grants to individuals and families, with the majority being very small – over 1,000 of them distribute under £50,000 a year.
The Charity Commission for England and Wales has again shared additional data with 360Giving, from the new questions reported in the Annual Returns for 2024 and 2025. This continues to expand the data available and improve our understanding of the grantmaking landscape for grants to individuals.
Very limited data is available from local authorities, so amounts for local schemes, including the Community Chest are not available. We did not include universities as a funder group in the research, but some provide bursaries and welfare support for students from endowments and other funds.
Our analysis includes over 4,300 organisations that make grants to individuals. The 2,657 largest of these, for which data on grants to individuals were available, distributed £850m in 2024-25. Of these, over 90% also distributed grants to institutions. For this section, we’ve included grantmakers from all categories, not just Trusts and Foundations.
Grantmakers providing grants to individuals: Summary
| Segment | Makes grants to individuals | Number of organisations with data available | 2024-25 grantmaking to individuals data available (£m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Foundation | 3,065 | 1,754 | 288.2 |
| Charity | 193 | 124 | 249.3 |
| Member/Trade Funded | 408 | 252 | 146.5 |
| Family Foundation | 61 | 47 | 43.3 |
| Corporate Foundation | 32 | 22 | 36.9 |
| National Lottery Distributor | 8 | 7 | 33.1 |
| Donor Advised Fund | 8 | 6 | 17.0 |
| Fundraising Grantmaker | 547 | 392 | 13.4 |
| Community Foundation | 36 | 32 | 7.7 |
| NHS/Hospital Foundation | 26 | 19 | 6.5 |
| Government/Lottery Endowed | 2 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Total | 4,386 | 2,657 | 845.9 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts
Largest organisations
Largest 100 organisations making grants to individuals summary
| Totals | 2024-25 Total | 2023-24 Total | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2022-23 Total | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmaking (£m) | 2,112.0 | 2,104.4 | 0% | 2,259.7 | -7% |
| Grantmaking to individuals (£m) | 651.8 | 656.7 | -1% | 581.3 | 11% |
| Income (£m) | 3,072.0 | 3,095.8 | -1% | 2,929.6 | 5% |
| Expenditure (£m) | 3,319.3 | 3,315.3 | 0% | 3,382.7 | -2% |
| Net Assets (£m) | 13,810.0 | 12,934.0 | 7% | 12,023.0 | 15% |
| Employees | 12,086.0 | 13,056.0 | -1% | 12,378.0 | 0% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts. Percentage change calculated only for organisations with data in both years.
TThe grants to individuals distributed by these 100 organisations totalled £652m, compared with £657m the previous year. This represents a 1% decrease in grants to individuals and families by this group of funders, but a 11% increase compared to 2022-23. However, there was much fluctuation within the group; 48 organisations increased their grantmaking by 5% or more, and 27 organisations decreased by 5% or more. Some significant decreases impacted the overall total.
Largest 100 organisations making grants to individuals by grantmaking spend
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | Segment | 2024-25 Grantmaking to individuals (£m) | 2023-24 Grantmaking to individuals (£m) | 2022-23 Grantmaking to individuals (£m) | 2024-25 vs 2023-24 | 2024-25 vs 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Society | Charity | 109.4 | 106.7 | 104.8 | 2% | 4% |
| 2 | Motability | Charity | 65.1 | 81.5 | 78.6 | -20% | -17% |
| 3 | Cambridge Trust | General Foundation | 41.5 | 39.7 | 35.2 | 5% | 18% |
| 4 | Family Fund Trust |
General Foundation | 37.8 | 38.8 | 37.9 | -3% | -0% |
| 5 | The Rhodes Trust | Family Foundation | 24.8 | 20.4 | 16.8 | 22% | 48% |
| 6 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 21.9 | 22.5 | 21.7 | -3% | 1% |
| 7 | UK Sport | National Lottery Distributor | 19.4 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 1% | 9% |
| 8 | Stewardship | Donor Advised Fund | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 3% | 5% |
| 9 | bp Helios Fund | Corporate Foundation | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1436% | 16389% |
| 10 | Sports Aid Trust | General Foundation | 13.7 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 3% | 233% |
| 11 | Council for at-Risk Academics | General Foundation | 12.9 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 15% | 127% |
| 12 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 12.8 | 13.7 | 11.1 | -7% | 15% |
| 13 | Royal British Legion | Charity | 11.8 | 20.9 | 10.9 | -43% | 9% |
| 14 | Amud Hatzdokoh Trust | Charity | 10.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 25% | 42% |
| 15 | Grand Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 10.8 | 12.1 | 1.2 | -11% | 774% |
| 16 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 8.3 | 10.2 | 8.1 | -18% | 2% |
| 17 | Macmillan Cancer Support | Charity | 8.0 | 16.9 | 19.1 | -52% | -58% |
| 18 | British Gas Energy Trust | Corporate Foundation | 7.5 | 10.3 | 17.1 | -27% | -56% |
| 19 | Creative Scotland | National Lottery Distributor | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 14% | 9% |
| 20 | Association of Jewish Refugees | General Foundation | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4% | 15% |
| 21 | Clergy Support Trust | General Foundation | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 2% | 33% |
| 22 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | Fundraising Grantmaker | 6.3 | 7.6 | 5.5 | -17% | 14% |
| 23 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 5.8 | 13.1 | 10.8 | -56% | -46% |
| 24 | GroceryAid | Member/Trade Funded | 5.7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 25% | 123% |
| 25 | Buttle UK |
General Foundation | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 0% | 23% |
| 26 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | General Foundation | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 33% | 40% |
| 27 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | Corporate Foundation | 4.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 79% | 213% |
| 28 | Bederech Kovod | General Foundation | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 7% | 32% |
| 29 | R L Glasspool Charity Trust |
Family Foundation | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 108% | 128% |
| 30 | Rehabilitation Trust | General Foundation | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | -24% | -16% |
| 31 | Yesamach Levav | General Foundation | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 24% | 93% |
| 32 | Caudwell Children | Charity | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 93% | 41% |
| 33 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | Charity | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 30% | 73% |
| 34 | Bait Limud Vchesed | General Foundation | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 659% | - |
| 35 | Royal Society of Chemistry | Member/Trade Funded | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 10% | 15% |
| 36 | Yishaya Adler Memorial Fund | General Foundation | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -6% | -0% |
| 37 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -9% | -2% |
| 38 | Turn2us | Charity | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | -9% | -13% |
| 39 | The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust | Member/Trade Funded | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -2% | -6% |
| 40 | Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) | Member/Trade Funded | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 10% | 282% |
| 41 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | General Foundation | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 31% | 56% |
| 42 | United Utilities Trust Fund | Corporate Foundation | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -2% | -1% |
| 43 | Campden Charities Trustee | General Foundation | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 35% | 68% |
| 44 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | Community Foundation | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 56% | 45% |
| 45 | King's Trust | Charity | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 20% | 93% |
| 46 | Unite Foundation | General Foundation | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 21% | 35% |
| 47 | Ahavas Chesed Trust | General Foundation | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 135% | - |
| 48 | Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution | Member/Trade Funded | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 33% | -29% |
| 49 | Robertson Trust | Family Foundation | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 7% | 45% |
| 50 | Manchester Hachnosas Kalloh Fund | General Foundation | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 50% | 106% |
| 51 | UnLtd | Government/Lottery Endowed | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 13% | -49% |
| 52 | sportscotland | National Lottery Distributor | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | -3% | 9% |
| 53 | St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity |
Fundraising Grantmaker | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 17% | -13% |
| 54 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -21% | -7% |
| 55 | North London Welfare and Educational Foundation | General Foundation | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | -24% | 15% |
| 56 | Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | National Lottery Distributor | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | -41% | -14% |
| 57 | Help Musicians UK | Member/Trade Funded | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | -41% | -53% |
| 58 | Royal Literary Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 17% | 80% |
| 59 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | General Foundation | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 38% | 111% |
| 60 | Northern Hull Community Development Limited | General Foundation | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3621% | 1504% |
| 61 | Methodist Church in Great Britain | Charity | 2.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | -53% | -22% |
| 62 | Amabrill Ltd | General Foundation | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 27% | - |
| 63 | Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland) | Corporate Foundation | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5% | -8% |
| 64 | Millennium Awards Trust | Government/Lottery Endowed | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5% | - |
| 65 | Henry Smith Charity |
General Foundation | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -6% | 16% |
| 66 | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League | Member/Trade Funded | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 20% | -16% |
| 67 | Just4Children | Charity | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | -4% | -1% |
| 68 | Shaarei Orah Ltd | General Foundation | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 17% | 85% |
| 69 | Dover Sholem Community Trust | General Foundation | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | -10% | -23% |
| 70 | Community Concern London | General Foundation | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7% | 25% |
| 71 | WST Charity Limited | General Foundation | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -5% | -6% |
| 72 | Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation | General Foundation | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | -2% | -8% |
| 73 | Performing Right Society Foundation | General Foundation | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 16% | 12% |
| 74 | Central Hardship and Relief Trust | General Foundation | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5% | 39% |
| 75 | Leverhulme Trust | Family Foundation | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 11% | 25% |
| 76 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | General Foundation | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4% | -4% |
| 77 | Civil Service Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -21% | -21% |
| 78 | Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme | Member/Trade Funded | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7% | 35% |
| 79 | Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 18% | 26% |
| 80 | Actors' Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 24% | 66% |
| 81 | Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust | General Foundation | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -22% | -20% |
| 82 | Royal Logistic Corps Association Trust | Member/Trade Funded | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | -4% | 10% |
| 83 | Help for Heroes | Fundraising Grantmaker | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 82% | 204% |
| 84 | RFU Injured Players Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | -1% | 2182% |
| 85 | Medical Research Scotland | NHS/Hospital Foundation | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -20% | -36% |
| 86 | Watches of Switzerland Group Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 87 | Shipwrecked Mariners' Society | Member/Trade Funded | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -1% | 4% |
| 88 | Alexis and Anne-Marie Habib Foundation | Family Foundation | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -9% | - |
| 89 | Carnegie Trust For Universities Of Scotland | General Foundation | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9% | 2% |
| 90 | Z.S.V. Trust | Charity | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| 91 | Arts Council England |
National Lottery Distributor | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 28% | 72% |
| 92 | Hampton Fuel Allotment |
General Foundation | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 7% | 6% |
| 93 | Naval Children's Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -18% | 18% |
| 94 | Choimel Dalim | General Foundation | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 51% | - |
| 95 | Royal Society for the Support of Women of Scotland | Member/Trade Funded | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 7% | -17% |
| 96 | Bankers Benevolent Fund | Member/Trade Funded | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -33% | -17% |
| 97 | Bikur Cholim and Gemiluth Chesed Trust | General Foundation | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -6% | -15% |
| 98 | Winston Churchill Memorial Trust | Charity | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | -16% | -56% |
| 99 | Said Foundation | Family Foundation | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 22% | -10% |
| 100 | Yorkshire Water Community Trust | General Foundation | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -8% | -3% |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts.
Largest 100 organisations making grants to individuals by grantmaking spend additional data
| 2024-25 Rank | Name | 2024-25 Grantmaking Spending (£m) | 2024-25 Grantmaking to individuals (£m) | 2024-25 Income | 2024-25 Expenditure | 2024-25 Net Assets | 2023-24 Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Society | 112.6 | 109.4 | 157.6 | 151.5 | 613.5 | 291 |
| 2 | Motability | 88.6 | 65.1 | 54.2 | 143.8 | 2,167.4 | 288 |
| 3 | Cambridge Trust | 41.5 | 41.5 | 42.3 | 43.1 | 193.7 | 16 |
| 4 | Family Fund Trust |
37.8 | 37.8 | 44.9 | 45.5 | 12.6 | 197 |
| 5 | The Rhodes Trust | 24.8 | 24.8 | 27.4 | 55.3 | 545.7 | 147 |
| 6 | SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity | 21.9 | 21.9 | 105.8 | 34.0 | 128.3 | 384 |
| 7 | UK Sport | 120.1 | 19.4 | 97.8 | 177.0 | - | - |
| 8 | Stewardship | 106.2 | 16.0 | 117.5 | 114.7 | 207.1 | 96 |
| 9 | bp Helios Fund | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 10 | Sports Aid Trust | 13.7 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 14 |
| 11 | Council for at-Risk Academics | 12.9 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 12 | Masonic Charitable Foundation |
26.3 | 12.8 | 90.8 | 100.2 | 384.1 | 1156 |
| 13 | Royal British Legion | 13.7 | 11.8 | 160.7 | 174.4 | 358.2 | 1774 |
| 14 | Amud Hatzdokoh Trust | 18.2 | 10.8 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 26 |
| 15 | Grand Charity | 15.8 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 16 | Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | 11.5 | 8.3 | 21.6 | 22.3 | 125.9 | 123 |
| 17 | Macmillan Cancer Support | 46.5 | 8.0 | 245.5 | 225.9 | 39.3 | 1782 |
| 18 | British Gas Energy Trust | 14.3 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 19 |
| 19 | Creative Scotland | 95.1 | 7.0 | 35.4 | 107.2 | - | 143 |
| 20 | Association of Jewish Refugees | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 18.1 | 48 |
| 21 | Clergy Support Trust | 6.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 115.6 | 23 |
| 22 | National Zakat Foundation (NZF) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 35 |
| 23 | Masonic Samaritan Fund | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 24 | GroceryAid | 7.1 | 5.7 | 27.3 | 22.3 | 18.0 | 57 |
| 25 | Buttle UK |
5.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 67.5 | 24 |
| 26 | Ezer Viznitz Foundation | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 27 | Severn Wye Energy Agency | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 94 |
| 28 | Bederech Kovod | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 29 | R L Glasspool Charity Trust |
4.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 37.4 | 2 |
| 30 | Rehabilitation Trust | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 31 | Yesamach Levav | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 32 | Caudwell Children | 3.4 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 23.2 | 96 |
| 33 | Motor Neurone Disease Association | 13.8 | 3.3 | 40.8 | 33.9 | 51.2 | 238 |
| 34 | Bait Limud Vchesed | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 35 | Royal Society of Chemistry | 4.1 | 3.2 | 73.4 | 87.5 | 92.1 | 752 |
| 36 | Yishaya Adler Memorial Fund | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 37 | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | 7.4 | 3.1 | 38.7 | 16.0 | 118.5 | 84 |
| 38 | Turn2us | 3.0 | 3.0 | 39.2 | 44.7 | 63.8 | 657 |
| 39 | The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 55.7 | 191 |
| 40 | Transport Benevolent Fund (CIO) | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 25 |
| 41 | World Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Communities | 12.8 | 2.9 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 16 |
| 42 | United Utilities Trust Fund | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 43 | Campden Charities Trustee | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 164.7 | 17 |
| 44 | Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire | 4.6 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 12.2 | 12 |
| 45 | King's Trust | 2.6 | 2.6 | 65.2 | 63.0 | 94.6 | 953 |
| 46 | Unite Foundation | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 47 | Ahavas Chesed Trust | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 48 | Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 85.6 | 61 |
| 49 | Robertson Trust | 28.9 | 2.4 | 42.7 | 34.2 | 844.7 | 55 |
| 50 | Manchester Hachnosas Kalloh Fund | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 51 | UnLtd | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 172.6 | 59 |
| 52 | sportscotland | 47.5 | 2.2 | 36.4 | 77.5 | - | - |
| 53 | St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity |
3.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 26 |
| 54 | Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity | 8.3 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 18.2 | 81.9 | 103 |
| 55 | North London Welfare and Educational Foundation | 4.2 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 56 | Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | 45.6 | 2.0 | 58.8 | 58.4 | 8.5 | 81 |
| 57 | Help Musicians UK | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 49.0 | 70 |
| 58 | Royal Literary Fund | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 191.7 | 12 |
| 59 | Chevras Mo'oz Ladol | 12.2 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 60 | Northern Hull Community Development Limited | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 32 |
| 61 | Methodist Church in Great Britain | 28.8 | 2.0 | 58.8 | 67.2 | 273.7 | 398 |
| 62 | Amabrill Ltd | 5.5 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 63 | Bauer Radio's Cash for Kids Charities (Scotland) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 12 |
| 64 | Millennium Awards Trust | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 169.3 | 0 |
| 65 | Henry Smith Charity |
61.9 | 1.8 | 16.4 | 82.4 | 1,300.4 | 44 |
| 66 | Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 8 |
| 67 | Just4Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 68 | Shaarei Orah Ltd | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 69 | Dover Sholem Community Trust | 3.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -0.2 | 0 |
| 70 | Community Concern London | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 71 | WST Charity Limited | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 72 | Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 31.2 | 15 |
| 73 | Performing Right Society Foundation | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 74 | Central Hardship and Relief Trust | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 75 | Leverhulme Trust | 120.3 | 1.6 | 103.7 | 117.9 | 4,006.4 | 17 |
| 76 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 34.1 | 45 |
| 77 | Civil Service Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 25.7 | 75 |
| 78 | Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 79 | Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity | 2.1 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 33 |
| 80 | Actors' Benevolent Fund | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 35.1 | 8 |
| 81 | Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 106.6 | 0 |
| 82 | Royal Logistic Corps Association Trust | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 42.5 | 8 |
| 83 | Help for Heroes | 1.5 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 73.4 | 281 |
| 84 | RFU Injured Players Foundation | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 85 | Medical Research Scotland | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 52.2 | 1 |
| 86 | Watches of Switzerland Group Foundation | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 87 | Shipwrecked Mariners' Society | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 30.5 | 5 |
| 88 | Alexis and Anne-Marie Habib Foundation | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 17.8 | 3 |
| 89 | Carnegie Trust For Universities Of Scotland | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 81.2 | 3 |
| 90 | Z.S.V. Trust | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 91 | Arts Council England |
675.8 | 1.3 | 863.1 | 751.1 | -41.2 | 704 |
| 92 | Hampton Fuel Allotment |
2.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 64.4 | 5 |
| 93 | Naval Children's Charity | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.9 | 16 |
| 94 | Choimel Dalim | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 95 | Royal Society for the Support of Women of Scotland | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 7 |
| 96 | Bankers Benevolent Fund | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 89.5 | 37 |
| 97 | Bikur Cholim and Gemiluth Chesed Trust | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 98 | Winston Churchill Memorial Trust | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 46.5 | 23 |
| 99 | Said Foundation | 17.3 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 19.4 | 25.3 | 4 |
| 100 | Yorkshire Water Community Trust | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts.
The view from… ACO
ACO is the membership body for charities that provide financial and wellbeing support to individuals. Here, ACO Chief Executive Donal Watkin gives his insights about what this year’s UKGrantmaking can tell us about grantmaking to individuals.
Endowments
In the sections above, we have looked at the trends over a three-year period; however, many of these foundations take a long-term view, with some having held and developed assets for decades, if not centuries.
An endowment is a financial asset, typically in the form of an investment fund, which is established by a charitable foundation or organisation to provide a long-term, stable source of income for its activities and operations. The principal amount of the endowment is usually preserved, while the income generated from the investments is used to support the foundation’s objectives and grantmaking. Some foundations have what is known as an expendable endowment, which allows them to use the endowment more flexibly to further their charitable objectives without preserving it or focusing on the accumulation of assets to generate future income. This can include ‘spending down’ to close the organisation rather than requiring it to exist in perpetuity, or making social investments where income returns may be lower or non-existent.
To consider this longer-term picture, we have looked at the six-year trends of the 100 organisations with the largest endowments in 2024-25 – noting that changes in endowment values are a reflection of not only investment performance, but also organisational strategy, which may include distributing assets through grantmaking.
The total value of the largest 100 endowments in 2024-25 was £50bn excluding Wellcome Trust, and £83bn including Wellcome. Note that the largest 100 endowments includes Charities who make grants, not just Trusts and Foundations.
There were some newly created organisations or newly donated endowment funds during the period, so we have considered only the 92 organisations with an endowment over the whole six-year period to better understand the underlying trends.
Grantmakers with the largest endowments summary
| Endowments | All grantmakers (inflation adjusted) | Excl Wellcome Trust (inflation adjusted) | All grantmakers (unadjusted) | Excl Wellcome Trust (unadjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79,879.4 | 45,931.1 | 79,879.4 | 45,931.1 |
| 2023-24 | 80,913.6 | 46,652.3 | 79,017.2 | 45,558.9 |
| 2022-23 | 83,520.2 | 46,081.6 | 77,190.6 | 42,589.3 |
| 2021-22 | 93,396.9 | 50,246.9 | 78,484.8 | 42,224.3 |
| 2020-21 | 86,288.4 | 51,845.0 | 69,699.8 | 41,878.1 |
| 2019-20 | 77,059.2 | 45,667.2 | 61,894.9 | 36,680.5 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts • Adjusted for inflation, using CPI. Based on trends for 92 grantmakers with six years of data on endowments.
Endowment levels have remained relatively flat in recent years, representing a decline in real terms since 2020-21. For those with March financial year ends, there was a temporary dip at the end of 2019-20 reflecting how the uncertainty of the pandemic impacted market values in March 2020, but this quickly returned in 2020-21. The change between the years is partially a consequence of the year-end snapshot timing rather than a reflection of underlying performance. Nevertheless, the higher inflation since 2021 has had an impact, with growth in endowment values not sustained at these high rates, representing an erosion overall – although this is a consequence of some foundations choosing to continue to distribute funds at higher rates as a result of pressures on communities and not only a reflection of investment performance.
Grantmakers with the largest endowments
| Name | Segment | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellcome Trust |
Wellcome Trust | 33,948.3 | 33,458.2 | 34,601.3 | 36,260.6 | 27,821.8 | 25,214.4 |
| Church Commissioners for England | Charity | 9,892.7 | 9,098.6 | 9,056.6 | 8,645.5 | 7,572.4 | 6,996.4 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation |
Family Foundation | 8,624.2 | 9,984.4 | 8,294.8 | 7,058.1 | 9,661.6 | 7,330.6 |
| Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) | Family Foundation | 3,936.8 | 3,728.0 | 3,350.0 | 3,642.4 | 3,910.0 | 3,955.1 |
| Motability | Charity | 1,776.5 | 1,704.2 | 1,224.4 | 1,235.0 | 1,153.8 | 0.0 |
| Henry Smith Charity |
General Foundation | 1,293.0 | 1,256.6 | 1,224.1 | 1,386.0 | 1,200.0 | 1,088.3 |
| The Health Foundation | General Foundation | 1,227.8 | 1,175.1 | 1,146.8 | 1,218.5 | 1,105.9 | 1,053.4 |
| Denise Coates Foundation | Family Foundation | 1,077.7 | 925.8 | 713.9 | 652.0 | 548.1 | 374.3 |
| Wolfson Foundation |
Family Foundation | 961.7 | 948.1 | 881.8 | 927.5 | 875.0 | 688.9 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation |
Family Foundation | 880.4 | 861.1 | 875.2 | 915.0 | 905.2 | 736.4 |
| City Bridge Foundation |
General Foundation | 851.6 | 904.3 | 969.2 | 1,030.0 | 979.5 | 984.2 |
| Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation |
General Foundation | 833.8 | 855.4 | 913.6 | 930.6 | 880.5 | 737.3 |
| Robertson Trust | Family Foundation | 783.7 | 794.2 | 695.0 | 743.6 | 743.6 | 0.0 |
| Khodorkovsky Foundation | Family Foundation | 671.1 | 602.8 | 565.0 | 627.2 | 538.0 | 475.1 |
| Kusuma Trust UK | Family Foundation | 530.9 | 489.7 | 448.3 | 485.3 | 452.1 | 408.2 |
| Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 517.7 | 458.7 | 459.3 | 122.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation | Family Foundation | 505.3 | 471.3 | 443.2 | 343.4 | 217.1 | 211.7 |
| Nuffield Foundation |
Family Foundation | 499.7 | 472.8 | 451.6 | 499.9 | 421.9 | 390.1 |
| Shell Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 484.6 | 448.3 | 442.0 | 456.5 | 422.4 | 396.9 |
| Gatsby Charitable Foundation |
Family Foundation | 466.3 | 520.3 | 536.2 | 604.4 | 517.1 | 457.4 |
| Shetland Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 450.7 | 445.7 | 393.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| The Rhodes Trust | Family Foundation | 434.0 | 403.8 | 407.1 | 425.5 | 344.1 | 317.8 |
| Nesta |
Government/Lottery Endowed | 429.1 | 411.9 | 408.5 | 451.6 | 458.6 | 391.6 |
| Christian Vision | Family Foundation | 428.5 | 417.2 | 434.4 | 454.7 | 401.8 | 378.4 |
| John Lyon's Charity |
General Foundation | 385.4 | 385.6 | 390.1 | 436.0 | 391.7 | 345.0 |
| Dulwich Estate | General Foundation | 383.9 | 376.8 | 366.0 | 366.8 | 354.0 | 318.4 |
| Fidelity UK Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 349.9 | 338.2 | 336.4 | 338.8 | 289.0 | 273.3 |
| Hadley Trust | Family Foundation | 338.6 | 345.6 | 296.6 | 348.6 | 287.2 | 210.2 |
| Barts Charity | NHS/Hospital Foundation | 335.7 | 395.0 | 358.0 | 364.3 | 326.7 | 284.1 |
| Big Win Philanthropy | General Foundation | 324.7 | 242.6 | 177.1 | 121.5 | 33.7 | 31.4 |
| Ernest Cook Trust | General Foundation | 315.2 | 312.8 | 295.1 | 207.6 | 188.2 | 174.1 |
| Lloyd's Register Foundation |
Corporate Foundation | 313.7 | 289.1 | 292.5 | 318.2 | 308.3 | 276.4 |
| St Monica Trust | Charity | 312.8 | 318.4 | 313.0 | 311.6 | 266.5 | 282.2 |
| Morden College | Charity | 308.7 | 308.1 | 295.9 | 295.6 | 266.6 | 239.3 |
| Trust for London |
General Foundation | 290.8 | 290.0 | 308.6 | 354.2 | 363.4 | 342.0 |
| Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 284.9 | 278.8 | 268.5 | 348.7 | 296.3 | 267.4 |
| Sigrid Rausing Trust | Family Foundation | 280.9 | 265.0 | 211.7 | 102.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Portal Trust | General Foundation | 269.2 | 274.8 | 254.5 | 250.5 | 248.1 | 166.9 |
| Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond | General Foundation | 242.1 | 240.3 | 251.9 | 263.3 | 257.4 | 265.7 |
| Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation | General Foundation | 241.2 | 235.6 | 277.6 | 264.5 | 160.1 | 229.4 |
| John Armitage Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 231.7 | 210.6 | 169.6 | 170.7 | 150.1 | 109.5 |
| Royal Society | Charity | 228.0 | 224.7 | 203.3 | 220.7 | 208.7 | 160.1 |
| Gannochy Trust | Family Foundation | 215.9 | 196.5 | 177.9 | 207.9 | 183.8 | 184.8 |
| Clothworkers' Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 203.2 | 192.8 | 168.9 | 104.8 | 90.5 | 89.7 |
| Michael Uren Foundation | Family Foundation | 202.3 | 205.7 | 190.1 | 251.6 | 200.7 | 32.9 |
| Constance Travis Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 183.4 | 169.7 | 155.4 | 188.5 | 166.4 | 156.4 |
| CHK Foundation |
Family Foundation | 167.1 | 152.0 | 146.8 | 149.8 | 136.7 | 130.1 |
| Stewards Company Ltd | Family Foundation | 166.3 | 155.2 | 149.1 | 165.3 | 150.2 | 143.9 |
| Campden Charities Trustee | General Foundation | 164.4 | 164.4 | 164.9 | 168.4 | 160.7 | 148.3 |
| Goldsmiths' Foundation |
Member/Trade Funded | 164.1 | 160.9 | 156.2 | 165.6 | 157.9 | 132.2 |
| Vivensa Foundation |
Family Foundation | 161.6 | 164.2 | 156.1 | 162.8 | 157.2 | 126.9 |
| Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation | Family Foundation | 160.8 | 58.3 | 28.7 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 29.4 |
| P F Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 156.8 | 153.0 | 140.4 | 143.7 | 133.2 | 106.7 |
| Millennium Awards Trust | Government/Lottery Endowed | 155.3 | 154.7 | 143.7 | 153.1 | 148.9 | 117.9 |
| UnLtd | Government/Lottery Endowed | 155.3 | 154.7 | 143.7 | 153.1 | 148.9 | 117.9 |
| John Ellerman Foundation |
Family Foundation | 142.5 | 151.4 | 144.6 | 155.6 | 149.7 | 128.9 |
| Maudsley Charity | NHS/Hospital Foundation | 138.9 | 143.7 | 133.2 | 143.0 | 163.8 | 137.4 |
| Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | General Foundation | 137.3 | 162.2 | 160.9 | 177.0 | 185.7 | 123.9 |
| Linbury Trust |
Family Foundation | 135.0 | 141.3 | 136.8 | 143.6 | 138.8 | 120.3 |
| Richmond Charities | General Foundation | 135.0 | 132.6 | 130.5 | 140.7 | 130.7 | 125.5 |
| William Jones's Schools Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 134.0 | 136.8 | 140.1 | 135.7 | 119.7 | 0.0 |
| Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe | Family Foundation | 133.0 | 127.7 | 134.5 | 134.5 | 135.2 | 127.4 |
| 29th May 1961 Charity | Family Foundation | 129.0 | 131.1 | 127.0 | 131.0 | 127.8 | 101.3 |
| Harpur Trust |
General Foundation | 128.2 | 119.1 | 116.4 | 124.6 | 96.9 | 98.0 |
| Salvation Army Retired Officers Allowance Scheme | Member/Trade Funded | 121.0 | 124.6 | 120.9 | 130.9 | 127.8 | 103.9 |
| Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust |
Family Foundation | 119.9 | 111.9 | 108.4 | 128.8 | 128.5 | 121.9 |
| Eranda Rothschild Foundation | Family Foundation | 119.3 | 125.7 | 119.4 | 126.0 | 120.9 | 104.3 |
| Benefact Trust Limited | Corporate Foundation | 119.2 | 117.1 | 110.6 | 115.8 | 104.1 | 109.4 |
| Richmond Foundation |
General Foundation | 118.2 | 115.0 | 114.3 | 113.6 | 105.5 | 97.5 |
| Sir Andrew Judd Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 114.0 | 108.0 | 107.1 | 106.7 | 97.0 | 99.4 |
| St John's Foundation Est. 1174 | General Foundation | 111.9 | 112.3 | 109.8 | 122.8 | 115.4 | 126.2 |
| Goodman Foundation | Corporate Foundation | 111.6 | 102.1 | 92.6 | 83.1 | 72.3 | 65.9 |
| Jeremy Coller Foundation | Charity | 110.0 | 89.7 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Walcot Educational Foundation |
General Foundation | 109.2 | 110.8 | 107.7 | 110.4 | 110.5 | 90.1 |
| Jerusalem Trust |
Family Foundation | 108.3 | 114.2 | 108.4 | 115.7 | 114.2 | 92.5 |
| Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services | General Foundation | 107.9 | 96.0 | 92.9 | 103.5 | 95.1 | 93.0 |
| Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies | General Foundation | 105.4 | 105.4 | 93.9 | 96.1 | 89.1 | 74.8 |
| Gerald Palmer Eling Trust Company | General Foundation | 104.7 | 104.4 | 89.4 | 90.1 | 87.9 | 86.3 |
| Eveson Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 104.2 | 106.3 | 101.9 | 110.8 | 113.4 | 91.8 |
| Haberdashers' Aske's Charity | Member/Trade Funded | 101.1 | 104.0 | 104.1 | 118.9 | 103.8 | 100.9 |
| Gosling Foundation Limited | Family Foundation | 100.9 | 98.0 | 90.5 | 98.7 | 90.0 | 87.0 |
| Charity of Sir Richard Whittington |
Member/Trade Funded | 99.9 | 97.3 | 94.7 | 98.2 | 95.6 | 78.8 |
| Dame Alice Owen's Foundation | Member/Trade Funded | 98.1 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 97.4 | 92.7 | 93.1 |
| Community Foundation North East |
Community Foundation | 97.2 | 95.8 | 89.2 | 95.9 | 93.4 | 75.9 |
| Simon Gibson Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 96.2 | 101.4 | 22.4 | 24.3 | 22.5 | 17.0 |
| Monday Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 95.3 | 96.1 | 95.6 | 96.8 | 95.1 | 89.8 |
| Forte Charitable Foundation |
General Foundation | 94.8 | 84.6 | 82.9 | 91.5 | 81.7 | 82.4 |
| HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust | General Foundation | 92.0 | 93.1 | 90.6 | 91.7 | 86.8 | 82.3 |
| Sir Thomas White's Charity | General Foundation | 91.6 | 89.5 | 87.9 | 82.9 | 72.6 | 74.4 |
| Cecil and Alan Pilkington Trust Fund | General Foundation | 91.5 | 105.7 | 97.8 | 94.0 | 89.0 | 73.0 |
| Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation | Family Foundation | 91.1 | 82.1 | 78.0 | 98.8 | 87.8 | 84.6 |
| Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation | Family Foundation | 90.3 | 90.7 | 91.0 | 91.5 | 91.9 | 92.2 |
| John James Bristol Foundation | Family Foundation | 89.4 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 86.7 | 77.3 | 79.6 |
| Racing Foundation | Government/Lottery Endowed | 86.9 | 81.8 | 77.9 | 87.2 | 80.1 | 76.8 |
| Greenham Trust Ltd | General Foundation | 86.8 | 74.7 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 73.5 | 60.3 |
| River Farm Foundation | General Foundation | 85.2 | 76.1 | 58.8 | 60.0 | 64.4 | 45.5 |
| Keswick Foundation Limited | General Foundation | 83.6 | 82.9 | 108.2 | 104.4 | 105.2 | 108.5 |
| Wigoder Family Foundation | General Foundation | 81.9 | 69.9 | 96.3 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 50.1 |
| John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust | Family Foundation | 81.5 | 69.6 | 66.2 | 81.3 | 32.6 | 44.0 |
| Carnegie Trust For Universities Of Scotland | General Foundation | 80.2 | 72.1 | 70.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
360Giving analysis of data from charity regulators and charity accounts. Unadjusted for inflation.
The relationship between grantmaking and endowments/assets is explored further in our blog, considering payout rates.
New and closing foundations
New foundations
324 trusts and foundations that reported that grantmaking was the main way they carried out their charitable objectives were added to the Charity Commission for England & Wales register in 2024-25.
Several newly founded organisations entered the largest 300 list this year:
Purposeful Ventures – a new general foundation which partners with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists to improve the education and well-being of young people from their earliest years by selecting, accelerating, and incubating organisations which tackle particular issues. In the first year of operation included in this analysis, grantmaking totalled £5.8m, rising to £8.3m in the following year in the period to August 2025.
Bill Ainscough Foundation – a new family foundation focused on supporting charities in the North West, Severn Valley and South West of England, which made a single grant of £5m in its first year of operation in 2024-25.
Jacobs Futura Foundation – a new family foundation, focused on protecting the world’s tropical rainforests and supporting athletes to thrive in the transition to life beyond their sporting careers. In the 7 months after registration, the Foundation made grants of £4.3m in 2024-25.
There were also some organisations, whilst not new, that entered the largest 300 having reported no or significantly lower grantmaking in previous years:
Jim Ratcliffe Foundation – the foundation does not make grants every year, but in 2024-25, the foundation made a single grant to the University of Oxford of £20m, the largest grant in the Foundation’s history, and significantly higher than previous annual grantmaking.
Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust – this family foundation was set up in 2011 by Max Mosley to commemorate his son Alexander Mosley who died aged 39 in 2009. Following the death of Max Rufus Mosely in May 2021, the foundation received bequests from the estate of £90.5m in 2022-23 and £41.5m in 2023-24 with further distributions due from the residuary, including the bequest of Jean Mosley. As a result, grantmaking increased from £20k in 2022-23 to £2.8m in 2023-24 and £6.0m in 2024-25 – with likely continued high levels of grantmaking in coming years.
Eleva Foundation – a corporate foundation of Eleva Capital which currently has a partnership with Unicef. The Foundation didn’t make any grants in 2023-24 but then made double their usual grantmaking in 2024-25.
We also saw a number of smaller, newer foundations created, including some responding to events – for example, the Horizon Scandal Fund was created following renewed public interest, following a popular documentary drama series, in the miscarriages of justice between 1999 and 2015, which led to the Post Office pursuit of innocent subpostmasters as a result of faulty software. The Fund makes grants to people affected as a result of problems with the Post Office’s computer accounting system, commonly known as Horizon.
Spending out and closing foundations
This is part of the natural life cycle of foundations with new organisations being created each year and organisations closing. 328 trusts and foundations that reported that grantmaking was the main way they carried out their charitable objectives were removed from the Charity Commission for England & Wales register in 2024-25 – although a small number of these were ones that changed form – for example converting to a CIO.
In 2024-25 we saw a number of larger organisations close completely or spend out. The data on this is less comprehensive because details are removed from the Charity Commission register on de-registration. Below is a range of examples of the reasons for foundations closing.
Transfers to Donor Advised Funds where the grantmaking continues but the foundation no longer remains as a legal entity:
Fantastic Peach Foundation – created in 2022 by the family of the author Roald Dahl, and transferred remaining assets of over £20m to a Donor Advised Fund before closing completely in 2025.
Golden Bottle Trust – created in 1985 to further the philanthropic aims of the Hoare family. Each year, the partners donate up to 10% of the bank’s profits to the trust, which makes grants to a wide range of charitable causes in the UK and elsewhere. Over £40m was donated to charities in the first 40 years. In 2025, the funds were transferred as a named fund within The Master Charitable Trust, a Donor Advised Fund managed by Hoares Trustees Limited to continue the work.
It should also be noted that we have also seen transfers the other way for example foundations managed through a Donor Advised Fund moving to become independent foundations – for example, the Julia Rausing Trust which was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2025.
There are also some time-limited trusts created with spend-out intention:
Spirit of 2012 – The National Lottery Community Fund endowed the foundation as a spend-out trust to “Inspire a Generation” and promote the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Closure took place in 2025-26. The grants can be viewed in GrantNav
Foyle Foundation – created in 2000 to distribute the funds from the Will of the late Mrs Batty within 25 years. The Foundation’s long-planned spend down and closure took place in December 2025. Over this time, it has distributed over £185m in total to over 7,000 charities and state schools across the U.K. The grants can be viewed in GrantNav
Transfers to other charities as a final grant for the legacy to continue by other organisations:
Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust – after 50 years of operation, transferred remaining funds of over £4m to the Institute of Economic Affairs.
The Unwin Charitable Trust – after 50 years of operations, transferred remaining funds of over £6m to a few key grantees for long-term projects.
Some foundations gave more in 2024-25 because they are spending-out with final dissolution expected shortly:
Katherine Martin Charitable Trust – created in 1959 to distribute the funds from the Will of the late Katherine Martin. The trustee received permission from the Charity Commission in 2024 to spend out the endowment and distributed almost £40m of that to charities in 2024-25, expected to completely spend out and dissolve the trust in 2026.
Project Giving Back – created in 2022 to provide charities with opportunities for a fully-funded garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It completed grantmaking activity in 2025 and is now completing legacy projects with a view to dissolving the foundation in 2027.
Some foundations have closed following the departure of the original donor. For example, the Al-Fayed Charitable Foundation, created in 1987, made its final grants in 2024-25 and was dissolved in January 2026. This follows the death in August 2023 of Mohamed Al-Fayed, the donor to the Foundation.
In addition, there are examples of foundations being dissolved and being absorbed into parent companies or foundations such as the Johnson and Johnson Foundation Scotland, which made grants of £4.9m in 2024-25 before being dissolved.