THE UNDERWOOD TRUST — grant history

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Latest income

£12.4m

Grants listed (FY2026)

Listed grants total

£920k

Accounts grants total

£920k

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2026 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: The Trust is closed to unsolicited applications. Please only make an application if you have been invited to do so. If invited, applicants must complete an application form and send it by post or email to the Trust’s office.
What they don’t fund: The Trust does not fund individuals directly, political activities, commercial ventures or publications, the purchase of vehicles including mini-buses, or overseas travel, holidays and expeditions.

Summarised from www.theunderwoodtrust.org.uk · www.theunderwoodtrust.org.uk/grant-eligibility on 15/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

STAMMA “The Trust has been a long-term STAMMA supporter and have been supporting our outreach work as part of the 'Space to Stam”

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

Education/training (19 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (8 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (8 grantees)
Recreation (7 grantees)
Disability (6 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (6 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (4 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (3 grantees)
Amateur Sport (3 grantees)
Animals (3 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (9 grantees)
Scotland (9 grantees)
Wiltshire (6 grantees)
Northern Ireland (5 grantees)
Swindon (3 grantees)
Nepal (2 grantees)
Pakistan (2 grantees)
Burkina Faso (2 grantees)
Isle Of Man (2 grantees)
Bath And North East Somerset (2 grantees)

What changed: FY2025 → FY2026

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2025	FY2026
new	Greenpeace (30x30 Promise to Protection)	—	£200k
new	Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Unit	—	£150k
new	STAMMA (The British Stammering Association)	—	£45k
new	THE ACCESS PROJECT	—	£40k
new	Community First (YAW)	—	£25k
new	MEDICINEMA	—	£25k
new	British Red Cross - UK Crisis Response	—	£25k
new	Society Without Abuse	—	£25k
up	FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN LIMITED	£25k	£45k
not listed	Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit (BSLTRU)	£150k	—
not listed	STAMMA	£45k	—
not listed	NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO	£25k	—
not listed	THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY	£25k	—
not listed	Animal Free Research UK	£25k	—
not listed	Community First	£25k	—
not listed	Ebony	£25k	—
not listed	Society Without Abuse (Swindon Women's Aid)	£25k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Greenpeace (30x30 Promise to Protection)	FY2026	£200k	The Environment and Wildlife
Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Unit	FY2026	£150k	Medicine and Health
Farms for City Children	FY2026	£45k	Education and The Arts
STAMMA (The British Stammering Association)	FY2026	£45k	Medicine and Health
The Access Project	FY2026	£40k	Education and The Arts
Empire Fighting Chance	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Community First (YAW)	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Music for Youth	FY2026	£25k	Education and The Arts
Stage One	FY2026	£25k	Education and The Arts
James' Place Charity	FY2026	£25k	Medicine and Health
Julia's House	FY2026	£25k	Medicine and Health
Living Paintings	FY2026	£25k	Medicine and Health
MediCinema	FY2026	£25k	Medicine and Health
The Brooke	FY2026	£25k	The Environment and Wildlife
British Red Cross - UK Crisis Response	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Society Without Abuse	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Windmill Hill City Farm	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Hartcliffe City Farm	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
NSPCC	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Animal Free Research	FY2026	£25k	The Environment and Wildlife
Missing People	FY2026	£25k	Social Welfare
Mikeysline	FY2026	£20k	Social Welfare
Pimlico Opera	FY2026	£15k	Education and The Arts
St Martin-in-the-Fields - Christmas Appeal	FY2026	£5k	Social Welfare
Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit (BSLTRU)	FY2025	£150k	legacy project
STAMMA	FY2025	£45k	Outreach and Training programme and core costs
Hartcliffe City Farm	FY2025	£30k
National Opera Studio	FY2025	£25k
Stage One	FY2025	£25k	bursary scheme
Music for Youth	FY2025	£25k	support young musicians
The British Red Cross	FY2025	£25k	Middle East Crisis
The British Red Cross	FY2025	£25k	Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Empire Fighting Chance	FY2025	£25k	support vulnerable young people
Brooke	FY2025	£25k	protect working horses, donkeys and mules
Animal Free Research UK	FY2025	£25k
Living Paintings	FY2025	£25k
James' Place Charity	FY2025	£25k
Community First	FY2025	£25k
NSPCC	FY2025	£25k
Windmill Hill City Farm	FY2025	£25k
Ebony	FY2025	£25k
Society Without Abuse (Swindon Women's Aid)	FY2025	£25k
Missing People	FY2025	£25k	support missing people and loved ones
Julia's House	FY2025	£25k
Farms for City Children	FY2025	£25k
Separate Doors	FY2025	£23k
Mikeysline	FY2025	£20k	mental health and crisis centre
Pimlico Opera	FY2025	£15k
Separated Child Foundation	FY2025	£10k
St Martin in the Fields	FY2025	£5k
Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit	FY2023	£300k	Legacy project to reinforce BSLTRU as a leading speech and language research unit
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust	FY2023	£225k	Purchase of ancient woodland (Great Wood) (£200,000) and other grant (£25,000 implied by total 225k vs 200k stated, though text says 'comprised of two separate grants' and lists 200k. The note 3 lists 225,000 total. Text says 200k for woodland. The remaining 25k is likely the second grant mentioned as 'two separate grants'. However, note 3 explicitly lists 225,000. I will use the note 3 figure.
The British Red Cross	FY2023	£125k	Three separate donations: African Food Crisis (£50,000), Turkey/Syrian Earthquake Appeal (£50,000), Pakistan Floods (£25,000)
Greenpeace	FY2023	£100k	Global campaign to protect and secure 30% of the world's oceans by 2030
Bristol Children's Hospital (Cardiac 3D Bioprinting Unit)	FY2023	£98k	Ongoing core, research, and capital costs for 3D and virtual reality modelling for congenital heart disease
Windmill Hill City Farm	FY2023	£50k	Capital works and development of Hartcliffe City Farm site (£25,000) and core costs (£25,000)
NSPCC	FY2023	£50k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
James' Place	FY2023	£50k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
Swindon Women's Aid	FY2023	£50k	Salary of Youth Support Worker (£25,000) and core costs (£25,000)
Campaign to Protect Rural England	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under The Environment and Wildlife
Ebony Horse Club	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
Living Paintings Trust (Coronation project)	FY2023	£25k	Coronation project
Separated Child Foundation	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
Community First (youth Action Wiltshire)	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
The Brooke	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under The Environment and Wildlife
Wilts & Berks Canal Trust	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under The Environment and Wildlife
Wiltshire Community Foundation	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
Switch182	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
National Opera Studio	FY2023	£25k	Residencies part of training programme
Music for Youth	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Education and The Arts
Stage One	FY2023	£25k	Bursary scheme for new producers
Farms for City Children	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Education and The Arts
Animal Free Research UK	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
Wiltshire Air Ambulance	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
Julia's House Hospice	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
The British Stammering Association	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
Dorothy House Hospice	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
Living Paintings Trust	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Medicine and Health
Separate Doors	FY2023	£22k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Education and The Arts
Pimlico Opera	FY2023	£15k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Education and The Arts
Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit (BSLTRU)	FY2022	£6.2m	Two separate grants: £100,000 for Cleft Collective Speech and Language Study (CC SL) partnership and £650,000 for staffing costs.
Greenpeace	FY2022	£300k	Global campaign to secure a UN Treaty for ocean protection.
Seven other charities (Medicine and Health)	FY2022	£175k	Long term support.
Seven other charities (Social Welfare)	FY2022	£158k	Long term support.
British Red Cross	FY2022	£150k	Three separate donations: £100,000 for Ukraine Crisis, £25,000 for Haiti Earthquake Appeal, £25,000 for Philippines Typhoon.
Five other charities (Environment and Wildlife)	FY2022	£125k	Long term support.
Bristol Children's Hospital (Cardiac 3D Printing Unit)	FY2022	£115k	Ongoing core and capital costs.
Three other charities (Education and the Arts)	FY2022	£65k	Long term support.
Swindon Women's Aid	FY2022	£30k	Salary of a full time Youth Support Worker.
James' Place	FY2022	£25k	Therapy and support for men in suicidal crisis.
Stage One	FY2022	£25k	Bursary scheme for new producers.

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 920000 vs reference 920000 (0.0% 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.