Areti Charitable Trust grants
Areti Charitable Trust funds organisations, schools and groups running activities that help young people aged 18 or under in the Lancaster area experience the natural world.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Areti Charitable Trust pays for young people in the Lancaster area to get out into the natural world. It makes grants so that children and young people living in the area covered by Lancaster City Council can experience and learn more about the natural world. That happens as part of an organised activity, and its focus is on those from challenging social and economic backgrounds. Applications are considered from organisations, schools and groups providing structured activities in line with the charity's objects, and from individual young people wanting to take part. Trustees will also consider applications for the creation, expansion or maintenance of natural environments where there is a clear benefit to young people. The young people concerned should be aged 18 or under, though eighteen-year-olds in full-time education will also be considered. There are two funding rounds a year, with deadlines of 30 June and 31 December.
What they fund
These are the funding areas recorded for Areti Charitable Trust on the Charity Commission register, alongside its own focus on young people and the natural world.
Who and where
The register places the trust in the North West of England, in Lancashire. Its own guidance points to the area covered by Lancaster City Council, while its objects say "especially but not exclusively" that area.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Areti 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.
What they say they're looking for
“The Areti Charitable Trust makes grants so that children and young people living in the area covered by Lancaster City Council and who are from challenging social and economic backgrounds may have opportunities to experience and learn more about the natural world as part of an organised activity.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — The Areti Charitable Trust – For young people and the natural world →
Who they say they'll fund
“The Trustees will consider applications for grants from: organisations, schools and/or groups who provide structured activities in line with the charity's objects; or individual young people who wish to participate in such group activity.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — Guidelines for applicants and how to apply – The Areti Charitable Trust →
“The young people concerned should be aged 18 or under. Eighteen-year-olds in full-time education will also be considered.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — Guidelines for applicants and how to apply – The Areti Charitable Trust →
“The Trustees will also consider applications for the creation, expansion or maintenance of natural environments where there is a clear benefit to young people.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — Guidelines for applicants and how to apply – The Areti Charitable Trust →
“Applicants should live in the geographical area covered by Lancaster City Council.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — Guidelines for applicants and how to apply – The Areti Charitable Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“There are two funding rounds a year; deadlines for applications are 30 June and 31 December.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — The Areti Charitable Trust – For young people and the natural world →
How they say to apply
“The Trustees meet twice a year to consider applications for grants; the deadlines for receipt of applications are 30 June and 31 December each year.”
Source: thearetitrust.com — Guidelines for applicants and how to apply – The Areti Charitable Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To advance in life and help young people, especially but not exclusively those living in the administrative area covered by lancaster city council, through:(a) the provision and/ or facilitation of recreational leisure activities provided in the interests of social welfare designed to improve their conditions of life…
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 Areti Charitable Trust typically give?
The trust does not publish a grant range or a typical grant size. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £102,376 in its most recent published accounts.
What does Areti Charitable Trust fund?
Grants so that children and young people from challenging social and economic backgrounds can experience and learn more about the natural world as part of an organised activity. Trustees will also consider applications for the creation, expansion or maintenance of natural environments where there is a clear benefit to young people. The Charity Commission register also records the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, education and training, environment and conservation, and disability.
Who can apply to Areti Charitable Trust?
Organisations, schools and groups that provide structured activities in line with the trust's objects, and individual young people who wish to take part in such group activity. Its guidance says applicants should live in the geographical area covered by Lancaster City Council. Its governing objects are worded more openly, covering young people "especially but not exclusively" in that area, so ask if you are just outside it. The young people concerned should be aged 18 or under, and eighteen-year-olds in full-time education will also be considered.
How do I apply to Areti Charitable Trust?
There are two funding rounds a year, with deadlines for applications on 30 June and 31 December, and trustees meet twice a year to consider them. Check the funder's own website (thearetitrust.com) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1175627) for the current deadlines and guidance, as processes can change.
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