THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£155.3m
Grants listed (FY2025)
71
Listed grants total
£140.3m
Accounts grants total
£172.6m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
What this funder supports
Causes funded
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Disability
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Amateur Sport
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Throughout England
- India
- Pakistan
- Burma
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Throughout London
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Julia Rausing Trust | FY2025 | £76.6m | Support their family’s future charitable giving and investing |
| Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation | FY2025 | £10.9m | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Givewell UK | FY2025 | £4.6m | Advancement of education / Public benefit |
| One Small Thing | FY2025 | £3.6m | Advancement of education / Public benefit |
| The King's Trust | FY2025 | £3.4m | Advancement of education / Public benefit |
| National Gallery Trust | FY2025 | £3.0m | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Age UK | FY2025 | £2.7m | Relief of those in need |
| Exeter Cathedral | FY2025 | £2.0m | Advancement of religion |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | FY2025 | £1.5m | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| National Botanic Garden of Wales | FY2025 | £1.3m | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| The University of Western Ontario | FY2025 | £1.3m | Advancement of education |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2025 | £1.2m | Advancement of education |
| The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | FY2025 | £1.1m | Advancement of amateur sport / Citizenship |
| Kindred Squard | FY2025 | £1.0m | Advancement of amateur sport |
| Women's Aid | FY2025 | £1.0m | Relief of those in need / Human rights |
| The Black Stork Charity | FY2025 | £987k | Advancement of health or the saving of lives |
| The Forward Trust | FY2025 | £860k | Relief of those in need |
| St. Martin-In-The-Fields Charity | FY2025 | £851k | Advancement of religion |
| Wells Cathedral | FY2025 | £800k | Advancement of religion |
| Carers Trust | FY2025 | £785k | Relief of those in need |
| Wikimedia UK | FY2025 | £762k | Advancement of education |
| The Museums Association | FY2025 | £733k | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Gloucester Cathedral | FY2025 | £725k | Advancement of religion |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | FY2025 | £679k | Advancement of citizenship and community development |
| Governors For Schools | FY2025 | £584k | Advancement of education |
| The Fore | FY2025 | £575k | Advancement of citizenship and community development |
| All Child | FY2025 | £561k | Relief of those in need |
| World Land Trust | FY2025 | £510k | Advancement of environmental protection or improvement |
| Dulwich Picture Gallery | FY2025 | £510k | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Trinity College Cambridge | FY2025 | £505k | Advancement of education |
| Somerset Community Foundation | FY2025 | £505k | Advancement of citizenship and community development |
| Charterhouse School | FY2025 | £505k | Advancement of education |
| St Martin-In-The-Fields Christmas Appeal Charity | FY2025 | £501k | Advancement of religion |
| York Minster Fund | FY2025 | £500k | Advancement of religion |
| The Anna Freud Centre | FY2025 | £500k | Advancement of health or the saving of lives |
| Family Fund Trust | FY2025 | £500k | Relief of those in need |
| Buttle UK | FY2025 | £500k | Relief of those in need |
| Comic Relief | FY2025 | £500k | Relief of those in need |
| Onside Youth Zones | FY2025 | £500k | Advancement of amateur sport |
| Now Teach | FY2025 | £475k | Advancement of education |
| Thrive At Five | FY2025 | £450k | Relief of those in need |
| The Big Give | FY2025 | £415k | Advancement of citizenship and community development |
| Cancer Nutrition Research And Development CIC | FY2025 | £403k | Advancement of health or the saving of lives |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | FY2025 | £383k | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Women Make Movies | FY2025 | £375k | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| University of Exeter | FY2025 | £374k | Advancement of education |
| Greenhouse Sports Limited | FY2025 | £367k | Advancement of amateur sport |
| Julia's House Limited | FY2025 | £361k | Relief of those in need |
| Transparency International UK | FY2025 | £355k | Advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation |
| KDS Foundation | FY2025 | £348k | Relief of those in need |
| Hestia | FY2025 | £347k | Relief of those in need |
| Discover Children's Story Centre | FY2025 | £344k | Advancement of education |
| Fareshare | FY2025 | £326k | Relief of those in need |
| National Garden Scheme | FY2025 | £319k | Advancement of environmental protection or improvement |
| National Art Collections Fund | FY2025 | £314k | Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science |
| Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association | FY2025 | £303k | Relief of those in need |
| Dementia UK | FY2025 | £301k | Relief of those in need |
| Peterborough Cathedral | FY2025 | £301k | Advancement of religion |
| Mental Health Innovations | FY2025 | £301k | Advancement of health or the saving of lives |
| Grit | FY2025 | £280k | Advancement of amateur sport |
| Book Trust | FY2025 | £277k | Advancement of education |
| The Reading Agency | FY2025 | £265k | Advancement of education |
| 2020 Levels | FY2025 | £260k | Advancement of amateur sport |
| The London Library | FY2025 | £259k | Advancement of education |
| The Queen's College of St Margaret And St Bernard In The University Of Cambridge | FY2025 | £255k | Advancement of education |
| Rosetrees | FY2025 | £250k | Relief of those in need |
| Queens College Cambridge | FY2025 | £250k | Advancement of education |
| School-Home Support Service | FY2025 | £250k | Advancement of education |
| North Western Reform Synagogue | FY2025 | £250k | Advancement of religion |
| Tellus Mater Foundation | FY2025 | £250k | Relief of those in need |
| The Pepper Foundation | FY2025 | £250k | Relief of those in need |
| King's Trust | FY2024 | £13.4m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Substance Abuse Foundation | FY2024 | £10.0m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Centrepoint Soho | FY2024 | £5.1m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| UK Youth | FY2024 | £4.2m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Trussell Trust | FY2024 | £3.7m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Maudsley Charity | FY2024 | £3.0m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| The Big Give Trust | FY2024 | £1.7m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Heathfield School | FY2024 | £1.5m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| St James's PCC, Westminster | FY2024 | £1.4m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Forward Trust | FY2024 | £1.1m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Governors For Schools | FY2024 | £1.1m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital | FY2024 | £1.0m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| London Air Ambulance | FY2024 | £1.0m | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Anna Freud Centre | FY2024 | £800k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Fareshare | FY2024 | £677k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Gloucester Cathedral | FY2024 | £652k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Carers Trust | FY2024 | £545k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Comic Relief | FY2024 | £530k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Mental Health Innovations | FY2024 | £500k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Medicinema | FY2024 | £473k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation | FY2024 | £464k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| SSPCA | FY2024 | £455k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Kindred Squared | FY2024 | £450k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Transparency International UK | FY2024 | £430k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| National Literacy Trust | FY2024 | £409k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Maggie's Foundation | FY2024 | £407k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Dogs For Good | FY2024 | £406k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| International Spinal Research Trust | FY2024 | £400k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Duke of Edinburgh's Award | FY2024 | £399k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Metabolic Terrain Institute of Health | FY2024 | £373k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Sue Ryder | FY2024 | £371k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Hestia Housing & Support | FY2024 | £355k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Greenhouse Sports | FY2024 | £350k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| 2020 Levels | FY2024 | £350k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK) | FY2024 | £347k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Strategic Resource Group Inc. | FY2024 | £324k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| CSJ Foundation | FY2024 | £323k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Cancer Nutrition Research & Development Centre | FY2024 | £306k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal Charity | FY2024 | £301k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| RNLI | FY2024 | £286k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Tate Gallery | FY2024 | £285k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Dogs Trust | FY2024 | £283k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Tonic Music for Mental Health | FY2024 | £265k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Smart Works Charity | FY2024 | £251k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| The Queen's Reading Room | FY2024 | £250k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Now Teach | FY2024 | £250k | The prevention or relief of poverty |
| Royal College of Art | FY2023 | £6.1m | |
| Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation | FY2023 | £4.0m | |
| London Clinic | FY2023 | £4.0m | |
| Trussell Trust | FY2023 | £3.6m | |
| UK Youth | FY2023 | £3.1m | |
| Prince's Trust | FY2023 | £2.3m | |
| GiveWell UK | FY2023 | £2.1m | |
| Clink Charity | FY2023 | £2.0m | |
| National Gallery Trust | FY2023 | £1.6m | |
| National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux | FY2023 | £1.2m | |
| Duke of Edinburgh's Award | FY2023 | £1.2m | |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | FY2023 | £1.0m | |
| National Portrait Gallery | FY2023 | £950k | |
| Forward Trust | FY2023 | £915k | |
| Substance Abuse Foundation | FY2023 | £901k | |
| Strategic Resource Group Inc. | FY2023 | £660k | |
| Governors For Schools | FY2023 | £618k | |
| The Big Give Trust | FY2023 | £611k | |
| Maggie's | FY2023 | £605k | |
| Stowe School Foundation | FY2023 | £600k | |
| Kindred Squared | FY2023 | £550k | |
| World Land Trust | FY2023 | £532k | |
| St Martin-in-the-Fields Christmas Appeal Charity | FY2023 | £501k | |
| Barnardo's | FY2023 | £500k | |
| English Heritage Trust | FY2023 | £500k | |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres (UK) | FY2023 | £474k | |
| Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy | FY2023 | £450k | |
| National Star | FY2023 | £440k | |
| Fareshare | FY2023 | £393k | |
| Sue Ryder | FY2023 | £351k | |
| The Foundling Museum | FY2023 | £325k | |
| Greenhouse Sports | FY2023 | £319k | |
| Gloucester Cathedral | FY2023 | £319k | |
| The Felix Project | FY2023 | £310k | |
| The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton | FY2023 | £280k | |
| Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust | FY2023 | £275k | |
| British Exploring Society | FY2023 | £255k | |
| Science Museum Group | FY2023 | £255k | |
| Comic Relief | FY2023 | £250k | |
| Dogs Trust | FY2023 | £250k | |
| Glass Door Homeless Charity | FY2023 | £250k | |
| North Western Reform Synagogue | FY2023 | £250k | |
| Royal Trinity Hospice | FY2023 | £250k | |
| University College London | FY2023 | £250k | |
| Royal Academy of Arts | FY2022 | £5.0m | |
| Prince's Trust | FY2022 | £3.1m | |
| Centrepoint Soho | FY2022 | £3.0m | |
| UK Youth | FY2022 | £2.8m | |
| Charities Aid Foundation | FY2022 | £1.8m | |
| National Portrait Gallery | FY2022 | £1.5m | |
| Shai Fund, Inc. | FY2022 | £1.2m | |
| Duke of Edinburgh's Award | FY2022 | £970k | |
| Substance Abuse Foundation | FY2022 | £904k | |
| One Small Thing | FY2022 | £889k | |
| Governors For Schools | FY2022 | £884k | |
| Forward Trust | FY2022 | £774k | |
| Strategic Resource Group Inc. | FY2022 | £700k | |
| National Gallery Trust | FY2022 | £656k | |
| The Branch Trust, Chipping Norton | FY2022 | £651k | |
| Cancer Research UK | FY2022 | £644k | |
| Woolf Institute | FY2022 | £500k | |
| British Red Cross | FY2022 | £436k | |
| Stanhill Foundation | FY2022 | £420k | |
| Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy | FY2022 | £400k | |
| Kindred Squared | FY2022 | £400k | |
| Disasters Emergency Committee | FY2022 | £388k | |
| Roundhouse Trust | FY2022 | £375k | |
| ShelterBox | FY2022 | £356k | |
| Stowe School Foundation | FY2022 | £355k | |
| Barnardo's | FY2022 | £325k | |
| Greenhouse Sports | FY2022 | £307k | |
| Canine Partners For Independence | FY2022 | £300k | |
| Kensington & Chelsea Foundation | FY2022 | £300k | |
| Synchronicity Earth | FY2022 | £300k | |
| The Big Give Trust | FY2022 | £267k | |
| Boston Children's Hospital | FY2022 | £266k | |
| Christian Aid | FY2022 | £250k |