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Trust / foundation · Charity no. 1216345
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32 open or forthcoming · Charity / VCSE · Prevention or relief of poverty
The UK Good Samaritan is a charity registered in England and Wales under number 1216345. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The register describes its activities as: “The charity is dedicated to achieving its purpose by providing targeted grants and essential services to individuals within the Oriental Orthodox faith who are experiencing hardship and a lower quality of life. Our aim is to intervene to help alleviate poverty and disadvantage, thereby enabling beneficiaries to…” Its charitable objects are: “The prevention or relief of poverty of members of the oriental orthodox faith in the UK, in particular but not exclusively, by providing: grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty for those persons.”
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From the charity register and the funder's published information.
- What it funds
- Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps
- Children / young peopleOlder peoplePeople with disabilitiesPeople of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it gives
- Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisationsProvides services
Charitable objects
The prevention or relief of poverty of members of the oriental orthodox faith in the UK, in particular but not exclusively, by providing: grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty for those persons.
Where it operates
Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees
- 4
What The UK Good Samaritan funds
The UK Good Samaritan is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
How to apply to The UK Good Samaritan
OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The UK Good Samaritan in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.
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