The Cole Charitable Trust is a small grant-making trust which supports charities in the West Midlands, Kent and Cambridgeshire areas. The trustees, in the main, like to support small charities where the modest grants available can make a significant difference. In practice the Trust supports social, health and community work in the Greater Birmingham area, […]
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William A Cadbury Charitable Trust
The William A Cadbury Charitable Trust is a Birmingham based grant making charity which provides funding to registered charities working principally in the West Midlands. The Trust offers grants from £10,000 to £20,000 twice a year, with approximately 20 grants awarded at each meeting. Applications are also considered by trustees on a regular basis and […]
The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity
The Goldsmiths’ Company is one of the twelve livery companies of the City of London, which has its own charitable trust. The charity makes grants to London and national charities with a turnover of less than £5 million. The charity often makes small grants of up to £5,000. The Goldsmiths’ Company Charity is currently accepting […]
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities throughout the UK both now and in the future. The Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK and makes grants annually towards a wide range of work within the arts, education and learning and provide funding for […]
Forte Charitable Foundation
The Trusthouse Charitable Foundation changed it’s name to The Forte Charitable Foundation in 2025. It is a medium-sized independent grantmaking foundation which makes grants totalling around £2 million a year to a variety of charitable projects. They fund both charities and charitable organisations, and provide grants for both general running costs and capital projects. The […]
Aviva Community Fund
Many large companies have their own community funds, and Aviva is one of them. Over the last few years they have hosted the community fund for brokers and have extended it to a national level so community and charities can now apply. Aviva have 4 funding levels ranging from up to £1,000 up to £25,000 and […]