TRUST FOR LONDON — grant history

Registered charity 205629 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£10.0m

Grants listed (FY2024)

Listed grants total

£8.9m

Accounts grants total

£9.0m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2024 accounts

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What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (75 grantees)
Education/training (74 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (52 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (49 grantees)
Disability (45 grantees)
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity (32 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (26 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (24 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (22 grantees)
Accommodation/housing (14 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (47 grantees)
Throughout London (30 grantees)
Scotland (10 grantees)
Throughout England (7 grantees)
Northern Ireland (6 grantees)
Waltham Forest (5 grantees)
Kingston Upon Thames (5 grantees)
Hackney (4 grantees)
City Of Westminster (4 grantees)
Newham (4 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Business Launchpad Limited	FY2024	£350k	Social investment
Work Rights Centre	FY2024	£305k	Decent work
Independent Workers Union of Great Britain	FY2024	£250k	Racial justice fund
South London Refugee Association (SLRA)	FY2024	£250k	Ending migrant destitution
Stour Trust CIC	FY2024	£222k	Racial justice fund
Fairshare Educational Foundation (t/a ShareAction)	FY2024	£216k	Racial justice fund
Inclusion London	FY2024	£210k	Disability justice fund
Metronomes Steel Orchestra	FY2024	£188k	Racial justice fund
WinVisible (women with visible and invisible disabilities)	FY2024	£180k	Disability justice fund
Breaking Out of the Bubble	FY2024	£180k	Disability justice fund
Tree Shepherd	FY2024	£175k	Racial justice fund
National Survivor User Network	FY2024	£175k	Disability justice fund
Quaker Social Action	FY2024	£161k	Improving social security
Camden Disability Action	FY2024	£160k	Disability justice fund
Law for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education	FY2024	£150k	Tackling the housing crisis
Communomics CIC	FY2024	£148k	Racial justice fund
Citizens UK	FY2024	£146k	Decent work
Spectra CIC	FY2024	£143k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Stay Safe East	FY2024	£134k	Improving social security
Justlife Foundation	FY2024	£134k	Tackling the housing crisis
Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming	FY2024	£130k	2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards
Be Inclusive Hospitality CIC	FY2024	£124k	Racial justice fund
Release	FY2024	£123k	Improving social security
Timewise Foundation CIC	FY2024	£121k	2018-2024 strategy: Better work
Institute for Public Policy Research	FY2024	£120k	2018-2024 strategy: Better work
Finance Innovation Lab	FY2024	£120k	Ending the poverty premium
The People's Empowerment Alliance for Custom House C.I.C.	FY2024	£120k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Disability Arts Online	FY2024	£120k	Disability justice fund
Coram Children's Legal Centre	FY2024	£118k	2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
National Survivor User Network	FY2024	£118k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Touretteshero CIC	FY2024	£118k	Disability justice fund
YOUR Employment Settlement Service	FY2024	£111k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
LawWorks	FY2024	£108k	2018-2024 strategy: Better work
High Pay Centre	FY2024	£105k	2018-2024 strategy: Shared wealth
The Unity Project	FY2024	£105k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Arachne Greek Cypriot Women's Group	FY2024	£103k	Improving social security
Legal Advice Centre (University House)	FY2024	£102k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL)	FY2024	£100k	Ending migrant destitution
United Repair Centre	FY2024	£100k	Social investment
Aspire Community Works Community Interest Company	FY2024	£100k	Social investment
Islington People's Rights	FY2024	£98k	2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards
Sounddelivery Media	FY2024	£97k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Southwark Refugee Communities Forum (SRCF)	FY2024	£96k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Women's Budget Group	FY2024	£91k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid	FY2024	£90k	Ending migrant destitution
Waltham Forest Community Hub Ltd	FY2024	£90k	Tackling the housing crisis
Candoco Dance Company	FY2024	£90k	Disability justice fund
Afghan Association of London (Harrow)	FY2024	£90k	Ending migrant destitution
MRS Independent Living	FY2024	£89k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Carers Centre, Tower Hamlets	FY2024	£87k	2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards
SNanny Solidarity Network	FY2024	£85k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens	FY2024	£80k	Ending migrant destitution
Waltham Forest Migrant Action	FY2024	£78k	Ending migrant destitution
Disability Rights UK	FY2024	£76k	2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
Praxis Community Projects	FY2024	£75k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Positive East	FY2024	£74k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Migrants Organise Ltd	FY2024	£71k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Anti-Tribalism Movement	FY2024	£70k	2018-2024 strategy: Temporary accommodation
Strengthening Voices, Realising Rights: Disability Advice Service Lambeth	FY2024	£70k	2018-2024 strategy: Strengthening voices, realising rights
Helen Bamber Foundation	FY2024	£66k	2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
Spiral Skills CIC	FY2024	£65k	Social investment
Barnet Lone Parent Centre	FY2024	£60k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Sheila McKechnie Foundation	FY2024	£55k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Wilson Solicitors LLP	FY2024	£55k	Ending migrant destitution
Somali Welfare Trust	FY2024	£54k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Institute for Public Policy Research	FY2024	£50k	Ending migrant destitution
The Care Rights Project	FY2024	£49k	2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
Latin Elephant	FY2024	£46k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Tonic Housing Association Limited	FY2024	£46k	2018-2024 strategy: Stronger voices
Joint Enterprise: Not Guilty by Association	FY2024	£45k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Policy in Practice	FY2024	£43k	Ending the poverty premium
Kongolese Centre for Information and Advice	FY2024	£43k	2018-2024 strategy: Connected communities (CC) – advice
Citizen and Integration Initiative: Focus on Labour Exploitation	FY2024	£42k	2018-2024 strategy: Citizen and integration initiative
Furnishing Futures	FY2024	£41k	Tackling the housing crisis
Citizen and Integration Initiative: Kalayaan	FY2024	£36k	2018-2024 strategy: Citizen and integration initiative
London Unemployed Strategies	FY2024	£36k	Improving social security
Only a Pavement Away	FY2024	£35k	2018-2024 strategy: Better work
Birthing Ourselves	FY2024	£33k	Disability justice fund
Focus E15 Campaign	FY2024	£31k	2018-2024 strategy: Good homes and neighbourhoods
Act Up! Newham	FY2024	£24k	Disability justice fund
Coram	FY2024	£24k	Tackling the housing crisis
Deaf Unity	FY2024	£20k	Disability justice fund
Fabian Society	FY2024	£20k	2018-2024 strategy: Decent living standards
Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind	FY2024	£20k	Disability justice fund
NERA	FY2024	£20k	Tackling the housing crisis
Suvai Deaf East Community	FY2024	£20k	Disability justice fund
People First (Self Advocacy)	FY2024	£20k	Disability justice fund
Wanstead and Woodford Migrant Support	FY2024	£18k	Ending migrant destitution
Refugee Council	FY2024	£12k	2018-2024 strategy: Pathways to settlement
Savills	FY2024	£10k	Tackling the housing crisis
Town and Country Planning Association	FY2023	£249k	A grant to strengthen support for people and communities
ShareAction	FY2023	£236k	Engaging investors to use their influence to change corporate employment policies
Kingston Carers’ Network	FY2023	£158k	A grant to support the development of the organisation’s skill and expertise
Children England	FY2023	£153k	The funding is for 4in10 to work towards its aim of a child poverty free London
Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC)	FY2023	£152k	A grant to fund the salary of a full-time senior solicitor and litigator/CEO
Here for Good	FY2023	£152k	This grant covers the employment of a full-time caseworker
Independent Workers Union of Great Britain	FY2023	£151k	Funding towards the head of legal department and a caseworker
Council of Somali Organisations	FY2023	£150k	A grant to cover the core salary of the director’s post
London Renters Union	FY2023	£145k	Funding to consolidate the three new branches Trust for London funding has helped to establish
Free Representation Unit	FY2023	£145k	Funding to increase the number of people who are properly represented in social security tribunals
Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau	FY2023	£142k	A grant to cover salaries and associated project and support costs
Disability Law Service	FY2023	£140k	Providing specialist legal advice and assistance for Disabled Londoners
Praxis Community Projects	FY2023	£135k	Continuing a national campaign, coproduced with experts by experience
Rainbow Migration	FY2023	£133k	Supporting unique immigration advice on LGBTQI+ asylum and policy work
Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) UK	FY2023	£132k	Covering the salary costs of the casework manager
London Irish Centre	FY2023	£131k	Employing a legal advocate who can offer advice, support and representation
New Europeans Association Ltd	FY2023	£125k	Building on their existing approach, this grant is funding work to strengthen the capacity, awareness and advice skills of community groups
Polish Migrants Organise for Change	FY2023	£123k	Funding to build creative organising hubs for Polish/Eastern European women and gender nonconforming people
Deafinitely Theatre	FY2023	£120k	Funding work to build Deafinitely Theatre’s CEO’s capacity to campaign and influence
Action on Disability	FY2023	£120k	Supporting Action on Disability’s Our Voice project
Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Advice Centre	FY2023	£120k	Funding for continuing and expanding holistic outreach support service
Hear Us	FY2023	£120k	A grant to build the capacity of Hear Us to coproduce campaigns
The Equality Trust	FY2023	£120k	Funding to continue work to facilitate local groups who can influence politicians
People First (Self Advocacy)	FY2023	£119k	Strengthening People First’s governance, management and networking
Thames Life Community Development Trust	FY2023	£119k	A grant to cover the salary of the communications and outreach officer
Wish	FY2023	£118k	A grant to strengthen Wish’s campaigning power
Havering Citizens Advice Bureau	FY2023	£115k	Funding the cost of a specialist caseworker
Bromley Experts by Experience CIC	FY2023	£114k	A grant towards core costs to support the organisation to implement an effective, secure and accessible database system
Citizens Advice East End	FY2023	£114k	Funding the salary of a part-time caseworker
Newham Community Renewal Programme	FY2023	£113k	A grant to support salary costs for two part-time roles
Haringey Law Centre	FY2023	£112k	Funding a salaried senior caseworker
Superhighways (c/o Kingston Voluntary Action)	FY2023	£110k	Part-funding for two data support advisors
Migrant Voice	FY2023	£103k	Support to build upon their previous learning to strengthen a migrant-led campaign
Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association	FY2023	£103k	Funding towards the running of Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association’s Advice Service
Cambridge House and Talbot	FY2023	£102k	This grant funded research into London’s shadow private rented sector
Action for Refugees in Lewisham	FY2023	£101k	Funding the development and expansion of a joint project with Southwark Law Centre
Global Action Plan	FY2023	£100k	Funding a project to bring new voices, greater urgency and a higher level of ambition into the 2024 London elections debate about air pollution
Refugee Action Kingston	FY2023	£99k	A grant to continue to provide expert, quality, OISC and AQS accredited immigration and legal advice
Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE)	FY2023	£98k	This grant is for ALLFIE’s core costs
Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth	FY2023	£97k	Supporting the continued employment costs of the immigration advisor
Your Place (London) Ltd	FY2023	£96k	Continuing to fund a resident engagement officer promoting user voice
Debt Justice	FY2023	£95k	Funding a community organiser to develop and support groups
Hounslow Citizens Advice	FY2023	£94k	A continuation grant for their Trust for London-funded specialist welfare rights advisor
Latin American Women’s Aid	FY2023	£92k	Funding further progress of the Women Against Homelessness and Abuse (WAHA) project
IMiX	FY2023	£92k	This funding is to support strategic communications work with grassroots migration organisations
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX)	FY2023	£91k	Grant covers FLEX staff capacity to manage advocacy coalitions
Black Deaf UK	FY2023	£90k	Funding the development and subsequent delivery of a project to work with Black Deaf Londoners
Legal Action Group	FY2023	£90k	Funding the development of a comprehensive model of housing training and resources
The Food Foundation	FY2023	£90k	Towards the running costs of their Children's Right2Food campaign
Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL)	FY2023	£86k	We funded the salary and associated costs of the organisation’s existing housing paralegal
Quaker Social Action	FY2023	£85k	A continuation grant for the 4in10 network of campaigners
FilmPro	FY2023	£82k	Supporting research into the intersection of art and disability justice
Working Families	FY2023	£81k	Funding to provide specialist legal advice on employment rights
The Passage	FY2023	£80k	A continuation grant towards the salary costs of The Passage’s in-house immigration solicitor
The Centre for Theology and Community	FY2023	£80k	Funding to progress a pioneering and replicable community-led affordable housing programme
South London Refugee Association	FY2023	£80k	A grant to develop SLRA’s Community Leaders programme
Interlink Foundation	FY2023	£80k	Work to strengthen the voice of Orthodox Jewish community groups
Richmond Aid	FY2023	£75k	Funding a campaign officer to work 21 hours per week over two years
Connect: North Korea	FY2023	£75k	Funding to build capacity to deliver qualified, expert wraparound advice and support
Real DPO Ltd	FY2023	£74k	Covering the salary costs of a project coordinator, communications manager and engagement and coproduction facilitator
Latin American House	FY2023	£72k	Covering the costs of an immigration solicitor’s firm to provide specialist immigration advice
Horn of Africa Disability and Elderly Association (HADEA)	FY2023	£72k	A grant to cover part-time salaries for a disability advisor
Action on Disability	FY2023	£72k	Funding to cover the salary of a housing campaign project lead
Housing Justice	FY2023	£71k	A grant to develop Housing Justice’s Hosting project
Merton Centre for Independent Living	FY2023	£71k	This funding is to support work improving local social care policies
Bexley Citizens Advice Bureau	FY2023	£70k	Three-year funding for a part-time level 3 immigration advisor
Advice UK	FY2023	£69k	Supporting work to strengthen independent community-based advice services in London
Aspire Community Works CIC	FY2023	£69k	Funding for Aspire’s #BetterForUs campaign
Civic Power Fund	FY2023	£65k	Supporting a project to build power among low-income communities in London via Warm Welcome Spaces
Mission Remission	FY2023	£65k	An evidence-based policy and advocacy project
Richmond Aid	FY2023	£65k	Funding the salary of a part-time benefits advisor
Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea	FY2023	£64k	Funding work to support a new generation of disability rights campaigners
Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind	FY2023	£61k	Funding a member of staff to assist with applying for benefits
Refugee Workers Cultural Association	FY2023	£61k	Supporting work around Turkish/Kurdish-speaking employees
Dadihiye Somali Development Organisation	FY2023	£60k	This funding supports the organisation to continue offering their drop-in advice support services
Just Space Network	FY2023	£60k	Funding to engage the services of a new person to take over coordination and communication roles
Ethiopian Women's Empowerment Group	FY2023	£60k	Funding for Advice4Women
Hibiscus Initiatives	FY2023	£59k	A grant contributing to the salary of an anti-trafficking policy officer
Asylum Aid	FY2023	£58k	Funding the Statelessness project
Focus on Labour Exploitation	FY2023	£57k	Funding a secondment from a civil society organisation to join the Mayor’s social integration team
Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum	FY2023	£57k	Supporting the work of the Forum
Bromley Experts by Experience CIC	FY2023	£50k	Funding a campaigns and representation coordinator
Southwark Travellers Action Group	FY2023	£50k	A grant to enable the Southwark Travellers Action Group to continue its work
Active Horizons	FY2023	£50k	Funding to continue work to raise the voice and engagement of Black, Asian and ethnic minority young people
Liberty – National Council for Civil Liberties	FY2023	£50k	Funding a flagship coalition campaign to defend the Human Rights Act
Stand Together Network	FY2023	£49k	The funding is for the continuation of STN’s IAG/advocacy support
Excel Women's Association	FY2023	£46k	This grant supports the continued provision of an information and advice service
Fair Tax Foundation Limited	FY2023	£45k	Funding activity to further raise standards of tax conduct among Greater London businesses
Welwitschia Welfare Centre	FY2023	£45k	The funding is for advice work at the premises in Tottenham
Iraqi Community Association	FY2023	£45k	Funding the salary of a part-time welfare advice officer
Reconnection	FY2023	£44k	A grant to provide an essential advice service to refugees
The Poverty and Environment Trust	FY2023	£40k	Funding staff time and resources to continue PET’s extensive, London-wide public engagement and advocacy work
Civic Power Fund	FY2023	£40k	A grant to trial a new community organising response to the cost-of-living crisis
Community Development Association for Minority Communities Ltd	FY2023	£40k	This project provides benefit advice services
Sutton Vision	FY2023	£39k	Funding towards staff salaries and overhead costs
Lee Green Lives	FY2023	£33k	A continuation of funding to deliver the support and advocacy service
Deaf Ethnic Women’s Association	FY2023	£32k	A grant to develop DEWA’s website and social media platforms
Centre for Social Policy Studies	FY2023	£30k	Funding to inform government policy regarding no recourse to public funds (NRPF)
Lambeth Elderly Association from Vietnam	FY2023	£29k	A grant to employ a debts, housing and benefits advice worker
Mobility Help for Disabled UK	FY2023	£29k	Funding a project to upskill volunteers within Mobility Help for Disabled UK
Kanlungan Filipino Consortium	FY2023	£28k	Funding a secondment to the Greater London Authority
East European Resource Centre (EERC)	FY2023	£25k	Funding the salary for a senior staff member to be seconded part-time to the Greater London Authority
Hackney Migrant Centre	FY2023	£25k	A grant to provide high quality immigration advice at OISC level 3
The Centre for London	FY2023	£20k	Supporting the Centre for London to use its research expertise and relationships
Disabled People Against the Cuts	FY2023	£20k	A grant to trial using a new mobile coffee-bike hub at protests
BME Volunteers CIC	FY2023	£18k	A grant to fund 12 workshops to build organisational capacity
The Centre for London	FY2023	£16k	Providing major sponsorship of Centre for London’s annual London Conference
Savills	FY2023	£15k	This grant helped purchase data on the operation of London’s property market
Breaking Out of the Bubble	FY2023	£15k	Supporting a pilot project which will help more people with learning difficulties
Children England	FY2023	£15k	Supporting organisations across London to host events
ADHD Babes CIC	FY2023	£15k	Funding a sustainability and development project for ADHD Babes
Reasonable Access	FY2023	£15k	Funding a pilot project to develop linguistically and culturally appropriate information
New Economics Foundation	FY2023	£14k	A grant to run deliberative sessions with Camden residents
Bright Blue Campaign	FY2023	£10k	Funding a project that includes events and public research
Citizens UK	FY2021	£4.8m	Living Wage campaign
London Community Response Fund	FY2021	£1.5m	COVID relief fund
Real DDPO	FY2021	£500k	Consortium of 5 Deaf and Disabled organisations to campaign to stop charges for social care
Crowdfunder programme	FY2021	£243k	Match fund small groups projects in outer London boroughs
Women into Construction (WiC)	FY2021	£130k	Support low-paid female construction workers

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 8878014 vs reference 9035514 (1.7% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.