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General charitable purposes grants in South East
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for general charitable purposes with a registered address in South East.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to general charitable purposes charities in South East in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Surrey | 32 | £255k | £6,453 |
| Oxfordshire Community Foundation | 20 | £223k | £10k |
| Comic Relief | 1 | £199k | £199k |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 1 | £180k | £180k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 2 | £150k | £75k |
| The Pilgrim Trust | 4 | £147k | £23k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 5 | £145k | £30k |
| Freemasons’ Charity | 4 | £141k | £33k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 5 | £127k | £25k |
| Benefact Trust | 11 | £126k | £6,400 |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor Funds | Community Foundation for Surrey | 26 | 2019 to 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | Oxfordshire Community Foundation | 7 | 2022 to 2026 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 6 | 2023 to 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Building Grants | Benefact Trust | 5 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Strategic Transformation Programme | Community Foundation for Surrey | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Standard | The Veterans' Foundation | 3 | 2023 to 2026 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Preservation and Conservation | The Pilgrim Trust | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Small Grants Programme | The Clothworkers Foundation | 3 | 2018 to 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Criminal Legal system and penal reform | A B Charitable Trust | 2 | 2013 to 2026 | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Youth | Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 18 Jun 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
12 open schemes on Find a Grant covering South East in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £996k to £997k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council | £1 to £308k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 | Innovate UK | £500k to £1m | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Gambling harms research grants (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | £1 to £2m | 8 Dec 2026 |
| Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) | Department for Education | £20k to £4m | 15 Dec 2026 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from A B Charitable Trust, Allen Lane Foundation, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Charles Hayward Foundation, Comic Relief, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Making a Difference Locally, Point North, Quartet Community Foundation, Rank Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Leathersellers' Foundation, The True Colours Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, United St Saviour's Charity, Westminster Foundation, Wolfson Foundation, Youth Music: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from City Bridge Foundation, Community Foundation for Surrey, The Pilgrim Trust: Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Barnwood Trust, Oxfordshire Community Foundation: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.