Research
For over 40 years research has been the foundation for everything that we do at DSC. From our best-selling funding directories, including The Directory of Grant Making Trusts, to our bespoke research service, our focus is on delivering quality analysis that can have a huge impact on your organisation.
This service helps your organisation to make evidence based decisions
Bespoke Research Service
Grant-maker research
25th edition - The Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2018/19
Best seller With this guide, you'll have access to key information about 2,000 grant-makers, each with the...
The Guide to UK Company Giving 2017/18
The leading guide which includes details of more than 400 companies in the UK that...
The Guide to Major Trusts 2017/18
If you need to find grants for your charity or project, the DSC’s flagship guide...
The Guide to New Trusts 2018/19
Best seller With this guide, you no longer need to spend hours looking for new grant-makers who...
Armed forces charities research
NEW Research - Focus On: Physical Health Provision
Illuminating Britain's Armed Forces charity sector through unique evidence, extensive knowledge and insightful analysis.
Focus On: Education & Employment Provision
Illuminating Britain's Armed Forces charity sector through unique evidence, extensive knowledge and insightful analysis.
Focus On: Armed Forces Charities' Mental Health Provision
Illuminating Britain's armed forces charity sector through unique evidence, extensive knowledge and insightful analysis.
Sector Insight: Armed Forces Charities in Scotland
Illuminating Britain’s Armed Forces charity sector through unique evidence, extensive knowledge and insightful analysis.
Sector Insight: UK Armed Forces Charities
An in-depth analysis of the armed forces charities sector.
Sector analysis research
Sector Insight: UK Grant-making Trusts and Foundations 2015
Do you want to know what makes funders tick? This in-depth analysis of 2,500 grant-making charities, covering £2.65 billion of...
International Women's Day: Women on boards
Our research for the latest edition of 'The Guide to Company Giving' shows that excellent progress has been made.
What does Brexit mean for UK charities’ European Union funding?
Our research shows that UK Charities are set to lose out on over £250 million on funding as a result...
Sector Insight: Armed Forces Charities in Scotland
Illuminating Britain’s Armed Forces charity sector through unique evidence, extensive knowledge and insightful analysis.
Sector Insight: UK Armed Forces Charities
An in-depth analysis of the armed forces charities sector.
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About Research at DSC
For over 40 years DSC has published research on charitable giving and funding programmes. We are a leading research organisation...
Research Team
Based in Liverpool City Centre, the team combines the collective experience of eleven researchers with individual knowledge of the charity...
Recent articles
Women make up less than a quarter of UK boardrooms
By: Judith Turner, DSC Published: 27 March 2017 DSC Researcher Judith Turner investigates the number of women in UK boardrooms, finding that the number of...
UK charities face Brexit funding cliff edge of more than £250m
Fresh research published by the Directory of Social Change (DSC) reveals that UK charities risk losing at least £258.4m in...
Stopping attacks on women - with a tax on women
The Autumn Statement might have suggested a government with the right priorities, but beyond the attractive giveaways the picture is...
Great Grant Making Series: Al-Mizan Charitable Trust
In our Great Grant Making Series, we celebrate the great work carried out by some of the UK grant-makers featured...
Power to change: grants for community businesses
What is a community business and what type of funding is available? Grants of £30,000 to £500,000 will be available...
Great Grant Making Series: Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity is a medium size charity in that it usually provides grants totaling four to five...
