THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY — grant history
Latest income
£6.0m
Grants listed (FY2022)
214
Listed grants total
£4.4m
Accounts grants total
£5.1m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2022 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: Please complete our Eligibility Quiz. If successfully completed, you will have access to our online application form. All applications must be made via the online application form.
- Deadlines: You can submit an application at any time, there are no deadlines. We operate a rolling programme where applications are put forward for consideration at the next available meeting. Meetings take place quarterly, normally in March, June, September and December.
Credited as a funder by
- ORCHESTRAS FOR ALL
- THEKENILWORTHCENTRE
- UK Music Masters Ltd.
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTARY ACTION LEDBURY & DISTRICT
- BEDFORDSHIRE REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT
- CANAAN PROJECT
- TOUCAN EMPLOYMENT
- SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIO
- REACH VOLUNTEERING
- YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST (MIDLANDS)
- PHILHARMONIA TRUST LIMITED
- ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
- THE NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND OF GREAT BRITAIN
- THE HOLBURNE MUSEUM
- People's Theatre Collective Ltd
- YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST
- WHEELS 2 WORK SOUTH WEST
- SOHO THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
- The Museum of the Home
- THE ACCESS PROJECT
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Throughout England And Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Warwickshire
- Throughout England
- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Guernsey
- Isle Of Man
- Dudley
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince's Trust | FY2022 | £150k | costs of a variety of programmes supporting young people in the West Midlands |
| Coventry and Warwickshire Award Trust | FY2022 | £100k | running costs of sports centres in Coventry providing facilities for under-privileged communities |
| NACRO | FY2022 | £90k | core costs of an organisation involved with the care and resettlement of offenders |
| Shelter | FY2022 | £75k | general costs of a national homelessness charity |
| Zoe's Place | FY2022 | £75k | core costs of a hospice in Coventry supporting children up to 5 years of age suffering life threatening conditions |
| Zoe's Place | FY2022 | £75k | core costs of a hospice in Coventry supporting children up to 5 years of age suffering life threatening conditions |
| City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | FY2022 | £60k | core costs of the orchestra |
| Koestler Trust | FY2022 | £60k | costs of motivating offenders to take part and achieve in the arts |
| Koestler Trust | FY2022 | £60k | costs of motivating offenders to take part and achieve in the arts |
| Hill Street Youth and Community Centre | FY2022 | £60k | costs of refurbishing community centre in Rugby |
| The Trussell Trust | FY2022 | £60k | core costs of an organisation supporting foodbanks nationally |
| Royal Shakespeare Theatre | FY2022 | £60k | core costs of the theatre in Stratford Upon Avon |
| IntoUniversity | FY2022 | £60k | costs of providing local learning centres that inspire young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve their full potential |
| The Trussell Trust | FY2022 | £60k | core costs of an organisation supporting foodbanks nationally |
| Macmillan Cancer Support | FY2022 | £50k | core funding for the national cancer counselling telephone line |
| Hill Street Youth and Community Centre | FY2022 | £50k | costs of refurbishing community centre in Rugby |
| Heart of England Community Foundation | FY2022 | £50k | core costs of the foundation |
| Abbeyfield Midlands | FY2022 | £50k | costs of providing grants to societies in the Midlands to update their sheltered accommodation |
| Canley Community Centre | FY2022 | £35k | costs of improvements to the premises of the community centre in Canley, Coventry |
| Birmingham Settlement | FY2022 | £33k | running costs of a charity providing services for the disadvantaged |
| Alzheimer's Society | FY2022 | £30k | core costs of the national charity dealing with care and research into all forms of dementia |
| Shannon Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of programmes teaching prisoners to read |
| Royal Marsden Cancer Charity | FY2022 | £30k | costs of their new cancer centre at the hospital in London |
| Alzheimers Society | FY2022 | £30k | core costs of the national charity dealing with care and research into all forms of dementia |
| Cure Leukaemia | FY2022 | £30k | costs of a trials coordinator at their centre in Birmingham |
| Dementia UK | FY2022 | £30k | running of their helpline |
| Disasters Emergency Committee | FY2022 | £30k | supporting victims of war in Ukraine |
| Mary Rose Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of maintaining the warship in Portsmouth |
| Royal College of Music | FY2022 | £30k | costs of their instrument procurement and maintenance fund |
| Shannon Trust | FY2022 | £30k | programmes to teach prisoners to read |
| Smallpeice Trust | FY2022 | £30k | provision of STEM courses to ten secondary schools in the West Midlands |
| St Giles Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of a food pantry in Coventry |
| Spon End Preservation Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of improvements to a 16th century weavers house in Coventry |
| Disasters Emergency Committee | FY2022 | £30k | costs of supporting victims of the war in Ukraine |
| Black Country Living Museum Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of further development of the site in Dudley, West Midlands |
| Praxis Community Projects | FY2022 | £30k | costs of providing a variety of services to vulnerable refugees and migrants in London |
| St. Giles Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of a food pantry in Coventry |
| Dementia UK | FY2022 | £30k | costs of running their national helpline |
| Life Path Trust | FY2022 | £30k | costs of caring for people with learning difficulties in Coventry |
| Young People First | FY2022 | £28k | running costs of an organisation which provides services to its member groups in Warwickshire |
| Federation of London Youth Clubs | FY2022 | £25k | general funds of the Federation, which provides services to its member groups in London |
| Science Museum Group | FY2022 | £25k | costs of their 'One Collection' project at the museum in London |
| KIDS | FY2022 | £24k | running costs of adventure playgrounds in London |
| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham St Gerard | FY2022 | £23k | costs of roof repairs at a church community centre in Birmingham |
| Prisoners Abroad | FY2022 | £23k | costs of supporting Britons imprisoned abroad |
| Working Families | FY2022 | £22k | costs of a legal advice service to disadvantaged working parents in London |
| NSPCC | FY2022 | £21k | costs of their 'Childline' work in Birmingham |
| Asylum Welcome | FY2022 | £21k | costs of assisting refugees and asylum seekers in the Oxford area |
| St. John the Divine Church | FY2022 | £21k | costs of providing food to the disadvantaged in Willenhall, Coventry |
| Myton Hamlet Hospice Trust | FY2022 | £20k | core funding of the hospice in Warwick |
| St John the Devine Foodbank | FY2022 | £20k | costs of providing food to the disadvantaged in Willenhall, Coventry |
| Macular Society | FY2022 | £20k | costs of supporting people suffering from the disease in a variety of ways |
| Afghanistan and Central Asian Association | FY2022 | £20k | costs of providing services to disadvantaged refugee and asylum seeking groups in Lewisham and South East London |
| St Gerard Community Hall | FY2022 | £20k | costs of roof repairs at a church community centre in Birmingham |
| Family Holiday Charity | FY2022 | £20k | provision of holidays for families in need |
| Midland Sports Centre for the Disabled | FY2022 | £20k | running costs of a sports centre in Coventry for people with disabilities |
| Nottinghamshire YMCA | FY2022 | £18k | costs of supporting disadvantaged children in Nottinghamshire |
| Genesis Trust | FY2022 | £18k | costs of supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Bath |
| Knowle Village Hall Association | FY2022 | £15k | costs of community events in Rickmansworth |
| Wingate Centre | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing holidays for children with severe disabilities at a centre in Cheshire |
| Team Oasis Childrens Charity | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a youth centre in Toxteth, Liverpool |
| Families United Network | FY2022 | £15k | costs of running activity clubs for disabled children and their families in Luton |
| Cyclists Fighting Cancer | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing bicycles for children suffering from cancer |
| Bryntail Cottage Charity | FY2022 | £15k | costs of redeveloping a cottage in mid-Wales providing residential breaks for deprived children from Birmingham |
| Resources for Autism | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a play project in Birmingham for young people with autism |
| Bradby Club | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the club for young people in Rugby |
| When You Wish Upon A Star | FY2022 | £15k | costs of facilitating the wishes of children in Nottingham with life-threatening illnesses |
| Coventry Boys and Girls Club | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the club |
| Debate Mate Schools | FY2022 | £15k | costs of an after school debating club programme at two schools in the West Midlands |
| Lord's Taverners | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a programme to bring cricket to disadvantaged children in the West Midlands |
| Grapevine | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting children and young adults in Coventry who have learning difficulties |
| St. Catherine's Church | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing summer holidays for deprived children from Coventry |
| Thomas Theyer Foundation | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing outdoor activities for children with special needs in Derbyshire |
| Acacia Family Support | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting mothers with post natal depression in Sutton Coldfield |
| Open Door Exmouth | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting vulnerable people in Exmouth in a variety of ways |
| Blackfriars Settlement | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting the mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable people in Southwark, London |
| The Salvation Army | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the national charity |
| Sunderland Women's Centre | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing learning support and encouragement to women in Sunderland |
| West Cumbria Woman to Woman | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting adult victims of domestic abuse in West Cumbria |
| St. Stephen's Church | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a youth outreach team at the church in Islington, London |
| BUILD Charity | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people in Norfolk with sensory physical or learning difficulties |
| Trust Links | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a therapeutic community garden project in Southend assisting people with mental health problems |
| L'Arche | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people in Ipswich with learning difficulties |
| Women & Families Resource Centre | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting disadvantaged women at a centre in Wolverhampton |
| Carers Support West Sussex | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting carers in West Sussex |
| Noah Enterprise | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of an organisation providing a variety of services to the most disadvantaged in Bedfordshire |
| Donnington Partnership | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a minibus for the community centre near Telford |
| Hillmorton Paddox Methodist Church | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting elderly people in care homes in Rugby |
| FareShare Midlands | FY2022 | £15k | cost of providing foodbanks across the West Midlands |
| Clear Vision Project | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing dual print and braille books for blind and partially sighted people nationally |
| Volunteering Matters | FY2022 | £15k | costs of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers |
| Action Medical Research | FY2022 | £15k | costs of research by Birmingham Children's Hospital into cancers affecting young people |
| Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People | FY2022 | £15k | costs of support that enables disabled people to live independently |
| Independent Age | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting disadvantaged older people in London |
| New Hope Christian Counselling | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a mental health counselling service for Warwick residents |
| Sydenham Garden | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a community garden helping people from South London Boroughs recovering from mental health problems |
| The Lighthouse Attleborough | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting the elderly in Attleborough, Nuneaton in a variety of ways |
| Bamardo's | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting children in Birmingham who have been sexually abused |
| Tower Hamlets Parents Centre | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a summer activities programme for ethnic minority children living in the London borough |
| Hei ping Angels Charitable Association | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting vulnerable adults and children in Staffordshire |
| St. Charles Borromeo | FY2022 | £15k | costs of assisting refugee families in Warwick in a variety of ways |
| Brushstrokes | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a van for the food bank in Smethwick, Birmingham |
| Azadi Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting disadvantaged people in Sparkbrook, Birmingham |
| Emerge | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting vulnerable young people in Bradford |
| Tastelife UK | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people with eating disorders |
| Age UK Warwickshire | FY2022 | £15k | general costs of supporting older people in Warwickshire |
| Devon Community Foundation | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the foundation |
| Warwickshire R Northamptonshire Air Ambulance | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing an air ambulance facility |
| Aid Box Community | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing a range of services to asylum seekers in Bristol |
| Scamps in Surrey | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing specialist equipment to disabled children in Surrey |
| Dog Assistance in Disability | FY2022 | £15k | costs of training assistance dogs for disabled people |
| Diverse Abilities | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a sensory room at the centre in Poole |
| Mosac | FY2022 | £15k | costs of community events at the church in Coventry |
| Langdale Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing disabled toilet facilities at their retreat in Berkswell, Solihull |
| St. Chad's Wood End | FY2022 | £15k | costs of upgrading their kitchen facilities |
| St. Paul's Community Development Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of running a community organisation in Balsall Heath, Birmingham |
| Coventry & District Multiple Sclerosis Society | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing assistance to people with the disease in Coventry |
| Cruse Bereavement Care Coventry & Warwickshire | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing bereavement care in Coventry and Warwickshire |
| Listening Books | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing audiobooks to people in the West Midlands |
| 9 Lives Furniture | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a furniture re-cycling organisation |
| RNIB | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people living with sight loss in the West Midland |
| Brain & Spine Association | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people in the West Midlands suffering from neurological conditions |
| Warwickshire Vision Support | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a hospital advice service |
| ARCOS | FY2022 | £15k | costs of assisting people in the West Midlands who have communication/oral difficulties |
| Huntington's Disease Association | FY2022 | £15k | costs of their advisory service in the West Midlands |
| Standout Programmes | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting prisoners at HMP Wandsworth and Pentonville into employment |
| Hear Me Out | FY2022 | £15k | costs of taking participatory music into immigration detention centres |
| Spark Inside | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of an organisation helping young people in the criminal justice system |
| Life Cycle UK | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a bicycle recycling scheme at HMP Bristol |
| Brent Centre for Young People | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting young offenders in Brent, London in a variety of ways |
| Prison Reform Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of campaigning for prison reform and running an advice line for prisoners |
| Cerebra | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting children in the West Midlands suffering from brain conditions |
| Kids Network | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing mentors for at risk children in London |
| Changing Faces | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a national counselling service for people with disfigurements |
| Reach Volunteering | FY2022 | £15k | general costs of a volunteer recruitment agency helping charities access professional expertise for free |
| Carriers of Hope Coventry | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting asylum seekers in Coventry |
| St. George's Crypt | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing a range of services to homeless and vulnerable people in Leeds |
| We Are With You | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing free support to people with drugs or mental health issues nationally |
| Students & Refugees Together | FY2022 | £15k | costs of helping refugees in Plymouth in a variety of ways |
| Step One | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people from Devon with mental health problems |
| New Starts | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a furniture re-cycling project in South West Birmingham |
| Agnes Smith Advice Centre | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of an advice centre in South Oxford |
| Blesma | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting limbless veterans and their widows in a variety of ways |
| BID Services | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a befriending service for the hard of hearing in Birmingham |
| Jericho Road Project | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting sex workers in Nottingham in a variety of ways |
| International Care Network | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the Bournemouth area in a variety of ways |
| Spitfire Advice and Support Services | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting the community in Castle Vale, Birmingham in a variety of ways |
| Solihull Action through Advocacy | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting people with learning difficulties in Solihull |
| Freedom Community Project | FY2022 | £15k | costs of centres in the North Midlands supporting disadvantaged people in a variety of ways |
| Giving Hands Mission | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a centre in Dudley supporting the poor, needy and homeless |
| Warwickshire Young Carers | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting young carers in Warwickshire |
| STAA | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a community allotment in a deprived part of Nottingham |
| Woman's Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing trauma informed specialist therapeutic support to women in London |
| Alive | FY2022 | £15k | costs of interactive activity sessions for older people in Bristol |
| Bishop Creighton House | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a helpline project assisting older and socially isolated people in Hammersmith and Fulham, London |
| Equation Nottinghamshire | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting victims of domestic abuse in Nottinghamshire |
| IPSEA | FY2022 | £15k | costs of providing independent advice to families with special needs children nationally |
| St Elizabeth's Church | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a new community hall at the church in Coventry |
| Samaritans | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of the national organisation |
| Betel UK | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a new building for an organisation rehabilitating the homeless and addicted in Aston, Birmingham |
| Enterprise Club for Disabled People | FY2022 | £15k | core costs of a club in Coventry providing various services to its disabled members |
| Home Start Harringey, Hackney and Waltham Forest | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting vulnerable families in their area |
| CDARS | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a drug and alcohol recovery centre in Wandsworth, London |
| Hands on London | FY2022 | £15k | costs of their annual coat collection campaign in London |
| The Hamlet | FY2022 | £15k | costs of supporting children and young adults with disabilities across Norfolk |
| Heartbeat | FY2022 | £15k | costs of a variety of projects supporting the disadvantaged in Seaham, County Durham |
| Mayday Trust | FY2022 | £15k | costs of an organisation providing specialist support, life skills, training and accommodation for vulnerable people in Warwickshire |
| Heart of England Community Foundation | FY2022 | £14k | provision of small regular grants to a variety of charities in the Coventry & Warwickshire area |
| Bendrigg Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of running outdoor activity centres in Cumbria catering for adults and children with disabilities |
| Rugby 5th (Newbold) Scout Group | FY2022 | £12k | costs of refurbishing their building in a village near Rugby |
| Highball Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a country centre near Worcester catering for disadvantaged young people |
| Happy Days Children's Charity | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing holidays for disadvantaged children from Birmingham and Warwickshire |
| Duke of Edinburgh's Award | FY2022 | £12k | costs of running activity courses for young people |
| British Wheelchair Sports Foundation | FY2022 | £12k | costs of delivering wheelchair sports to physically disabled people in the UK |
| Stubbers | FY2022 | £12k | core costs of an adventure centre in Upminster |
| Outward Bound Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing places on Outward Bound courses in Birmingham |
| Shift. ms | FY2022 | £12k | costs of supporting multiple sclerosis sufferers in the West Midlands |
| NMC Midlands | FY2022 | £12k | costs of supporting people suffering with muscular dystrophy at a centre in Coventry |
| Space Connects and Co | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a play centre for children with disabilities in Chester |
| Willow Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing canal holidays for disabled children and adults |
| Shepherds Bush Families Project | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a family centre in Shepherds Bush, London |
| Revitalise | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing respite breaks for disabled people and carers nationally |
| Activity Club for Children with Special Needs | FY2022 | £12k | costs of activity clubs for children with special needs from Berkshire |
| YouthNet UK | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing free digital information and support to young people |
| Kenilworth & District Agricultural Society | FY2022 | £12k | costs of their annual show |
| Disability Challengers | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a disabled play scheme for children in Guildford |
| Bristol Children's Help Society | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing respite and educational breaks for underprivileged children at a centre in Somerset |
| Farms for City Children | FY2022 | £12k | provision of practical experience of agriculture and rural life for children from inner city areas |
| Country Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of educational visits to the countryside for young children from inner city areas |
| Nuneaton & North Warwickshire Equestrian Centre | FY2022 | £12k | costs of refurbishing the kitchen at a disabled riding centre in Nuneaton |
| Childline | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing a national helpline for children and young people |
| Second Chance | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a rural centre for deprived children in Hampshire |
| Treloar Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of an outdoor learning centre in Hampshire for young people who have complex visual disabilities |
| Sea Cadets-Birmingham Vernon | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a new sailing centre in Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Boys & Girls Union | FY2022 | £12k | costs of an outdoor activity centre in Walsall |
| Kingswood Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing residential outdoor activities for disadvantaged young people in Wolverhampton |
| Youth Hostel Association | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing free breaks for deprived people at their hostels nationally |
| Prisoners Education Trust | FY2022 | £12k | core costs of an organisation providing education and training opportunities for prisoners |
| Halow | FY2022 | £12k | costs of a family support programme for the families of offenders at HMP Oakwood, Wolverhampton |
| Prison Phoenix Trust | FY2022 | £12k | costs of providing yoga and meditation classes for prisoners and prison staff nationally |
| Saltbox | FY2022 | £12k | costs of supporting ex-offenders in Stoke on Trent |
| CGL | FY2022 | £12k | costs of the rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders, ex-offenders and their families |
| Create Arts | FY2022 | £12k | costs of delivering artistic workshops at HMP Oakwood, Wolverhampton |
| New Bridge | FY2022 | £12k | costs of assistance to prisoners both in prison and following their release |
| Loughborough Junction | FY2022 | £12k | costs of an adventure playground in Lambeth, London |
| Women's & Children's NHS Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | costs of a mental health peer programme |
| Gift of a Life Appeal | FY2022 | £9k | costs of improving the patient experience at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine at Coventry Hospital |
| Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK | FY2022 | £8k | costs of supporting people in the West Midlands suffering from the condition |
| Recovery Foundation | FY2022 | £6k | costs of supporting people in Birmingham suffering from mental health problems |
| FORCE Cancer charity | FY2022 | £6k | costs of professional volunteers for an organisation supporting cancer patients in Exeter |
| Wessex Cancer Trust | FY2022 | £6k | costs of four centres in Hampshire supporting individuals with cancer |
| Cerebral Palsy Plus | FY2022 | £6k | costs of supporting people with the disease in the Bristol area |
| Walsall Rehabilitation and Healthy Living Trust | FY2022 | £6k | costs of providing exercise facilities for people recovering from heart attacks in the Walsall area |
| Heart of England Community Foundation | FY2022 | £5k | provision of small grants in the Coventry & Warwickshire area |