THE SIR TOM COWIE CHARITABLE TRUST — grant history
Latest income
£145k
Grants listed (FY2025)
8
Listed grants total
£341k
Accounts grants total
£433k
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: Applicants must complete the online Grant Application Form. The guidelines recommend contacting the administrator for advice before applying to avoid wasted time if there is little prospect of success.
- What they don’t fund: The Trust will not fund projects outside the City of Sunderland and County Durham, those within the Borough of Darlington, individuals, national/international charities seeking partial funding for large projects, or Community Interest Companies.
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Durham
- Sunderland
- Northern Ireland
- Northumberland
- Scotland
- Throughout England
- Cumbria
- Throughout England And Wales
- North Yorkshire
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Monkwearmouth Academy | — | £250k |
| new | Derwentside Detached Youth Project | — | £20k |
| new | Pelton Community Centre - Room 14 | — | £10k |
| new | Broom House | — | £7k |
| new | OCEAN YOUTH TRUST NORTH | — | £7k |
| new | Ever Ready Band | — | £5k |
| up | University of Sunderland Development Trust Features Fund Bursary | £12k | £20k |
| not listed | AGED MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOMES | £30k | — |
| not listed | BEAMISH MUSEUM | £20k | — |
| not listed | Hylton Castle Primary School | £11k | — |
| not listed | Broadway Junior School | £10k | — |
| not listed | Ocean Youth Trust Association | £7k | — |
| not listed | PELTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £6k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkwearmouth Academy | FY2025 | £250k | |
| Wear Rivers Trust | FY2025 | £22k | |
| University of Sunderland Development Trust Features Fund Bursary | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Derwentside Detached Youth Project | FY2025 | £20k | |
| Pelton Community Centre - Room 14 | FY2025 | £10k | |
| Broom House | FY2025 | £7k | |
| Ocean Youth Trust North | FY2025 | £7k | |
| Ever Ready Band | FY2025 | £5k | |
| Aged Merchant Seamen's Homes | FY2024 | £30k | |
| Wear Rivers Trust | FY2024 | £25k | |
| Beamish Museum | FY2024 | £20k | |
| University of Sunderland Development Trust Features Fund Bursary | FY2024 | £12k | |
| Hylton Castle Primary School | FY2024 | £11k | |
| Broadway Junior School | FY2024 | £10k | |
| Ocean Youth Trust Association | FY2024 | £7k | |
| Pelton Community Association | FY2024 | £6k | |
| 7 Colombo Road - Activities | FY2022 | £20k | Willowfields Primary School |
| Total Grants | FY2022 | £11k | |
| Villa | FY2022 | £10k | St Mark's Community Centre |
| Sunderland Community | FY2022 | £10k | Transport |
| of Light | FY2022 | £10k | Foundation |
| Southmoor Academy | FY2022 | £10k | Dame Dorothy Primary School Alterations |
| Real | FY2022 | £6k | Wear Rivers Trust |
| Asthma Relief | FY2022 | £6k | Coats For Kids |
| Primary School | FY2022 | £5k | Rainbow Trust |
| Burnside School | FY2022 | £5k | Barmston Village Primary School |
| Sunderland Community | FY2022 | £5k | Derwentside Trust |
| STEAM Workshops | FY2022 | £3k | Sandhill Community Group |
| Primary Schools - Book Packs | FY2022 | £2k | Grange Park |
| University of Sunderland | FY2022 | £2k | Development Trust Features Fund Bursary |
| Hudson Road - Library | FY2022 | £2k | Dame Dorothy - Health and Wellbeing Support Champion |
| The Key | FY2022 | £2k | Grindon Church Community Project |
| Grangetown | FY2022 | £2k | Gillas Lane |
| Durham Association of Boys and Girls Clubs | FY2022 | £2k | Castletown Scout Group |
| Reversal of grants previously awarded | FY2022 | £1k | |
| Soup Kitchen - Covid-19 | FY2022 | £820 | East Durham Community Development Trust - Covid-19 |
| Seaburn Dene | FY2022 | £295 | Willow Wood Community |
| Stanhope Silver Band | FY2022 | £234 | Willow Hospice |