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Other charitable purposes grants in London
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for other charitable purposes with a registered address in London.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to other charitable purposes charities in London in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Relief | 1 | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Wolfson Foundation | 3 | £1.1m | £125k |
| John Lyon's Charity | 8 | £832k | £48k |
| London Marathon Foundation | 5 | £758k | £69k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 23 | £700k | £25k |
| Trust For London | 4 | £516k | £110k |
| Steve Morgan Foundation | 1 | £500k | £500k |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 6 | £462k | £100k |
| John Ellerman Foundation | 3 | £405k | £150k |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 4 | £405k | £63k |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Criminal Legal system and penal reform | A B Charitable Trust | 10 | 2013 to 2026 | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 7 | 2023 to 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| The Human Rights Framework | A B Charitable Trust | 5 | 2017 to 2026 | 21 Jun 2026 |
| Active Spaces Fund | London Marathon Foundation | 5 | 2022 to 2026 | 14 May 2026 |
| Migrants and Refugees | A B Charitable Trust | 5 | 2013 to 2026 | 27 Apr 2026 |
| General Welfare | The Dulverton Trust | 4 | 2012 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Main Grant | John Lyon's Charity | 4 | 2019 to 2026 | 11 Mar 2026 |
| ACE Charity Main Grants | The Leathersellers' Foundation | 4 | 2022 to 2026 | 11 Feb 2026 |
| School Holiday Activity Fund | John Lyon's Charity | 4 | 2019 to 2026 | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Main Grant | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 3 | 2019 to 2026 | 21 May 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
13 open schemes on Find a Grant covering London 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, Benefact Trust, Charles Hayward Foundation, Comic Relief, Coop Foundation, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Freemasons’ Charity, Garfield Weston Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, London Marathon Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Quartet Community Foundation, Steve Morgan Foundation, The Berkeley Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Leathersellers' Foundation, The True Colours Trust, The Veterans' Foundation, Trust For London, United St Saviour's Charity, Westminster Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from City Bridge Foundation: Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.