Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust grants
Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust gives grants of up to £10,000 to smaller UK-registered charities supporting people who are socially disadvantaged or have disabilities.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
There is a hard income ceiling at Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust: only applications from UK-registered charities with an annual income not exceeding £500,000 will be considered. Grants go up to £10,000. It provides grants to registered UK-based charities supporting people of all ages who are socially disadvantaged and/or have disabilities. Your charity must have been registered as a UK-based charity for at least three years, and must operate exclusively inside the UK. Charities that have received a grant from the trust in the past three years cannot apply, and it does not provide grants to community interest companies.
What they fund
These are the purposes the trust records on the Charity Commission register. Its published guidance narrows this to social disadvantage and disability.
Who and where
The register records the groups it supports and the countries it covers. Its own guidance says it only funds charities operating exclusively inside the UK.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust (AJCT or "The Trust") provides grants to registered UK-based charities supporting people of all ages who are socially disadvantaged and/or have disabilities”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
“To be considered, the charity must have been registered as a UK-based charity for at least 3 years”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Charities supporting research, the arts and cultural or religious-based activities fall outside AJCT's scope, unless they are engaged in the development of therapies”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
“The Trust does not provide grants to community interest companies”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
“The Trust only offers grants to charities that operate exclusively inside the UK”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
“Charities that have received a grant from the AJCT in the past 3 years cannot apply”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“In the UK, the Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust supports registered charities with grants up to GBP 10,000”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
Income limits they mention
“Only applications from UK-registered charities with an annual income not exceeding GBP 500,000 will be considered”
Source: ajct.org.uk — Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For any purpose or purposes recognized by the law of england as charitable as the trustees shall from time to time select.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust typically give?
In the UK it supports registered charities with grants up to £10,000. It does not publish a typical or median grant size that we have been able to source. In its latest published financial year it gave £318,236 in grants to organisations.
What does Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust fund?
It says it provides grants to registered UK-based charities supporting people of all ages who are socially disadvantaged and/or have disabilities. On the Charity Commission register it records disability, health, poverty, housing and education and training among its purposes.
Who can apply?
UK-registered charities with an annual income not exceeding £500,000. The charity must have been registered as a UK-based charity for at least three years. The trust only offers grants to charities that operate exclusively inside the UK.
What won't Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust fund?
It does not provide grants to community interest companies. Charities that have received a grant from the trust in the past three years cannot apply. Charities supporting research, the arts and cultural or religious-based activities fall outside its scope, unless they are engaged in the development of therapies.
How do I apply to Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust?
Check that you meet its income limit, its three-year registration requirement and its UK-only condition before applying. Check the funder's own website (ajct.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 259885) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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