Ashworth Charitable Trust grants
Ashworth Charitable Trust funds humanitarian work by smaller UK registered charities, with grants that do not usually exceed £3,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Grants from Ashworth Charitable Trust do not usually exceed three thousand pounds, and very occasionally a grant of up to five thousand pounds may be made. It funds humanitarian work. You will only be considered if you have a United Kingdom registered charity number. It does not fund charities with a turnover of more than £500,000, unless there is an exceptional reason. It does not fund individuals, including gap year funding, travel overseas for charity work and medical treatment. Closing dates are the end of February for the spring meeting, and the end of August for the autumn meeting.
What they fund
These categories come from the Charity Commission register. The trust's own guidance is narrower and centres on humanitarian work.
Who and where
The register records the groups and places the trust covers. Its own guidance restricts applications to charities with a United Kingdom registered charity number.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Ashworth 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 won't fund
“Individuals - including gap year funding, travel overseas for charity work and medical treatment”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Funding →
“Non-humanitarian charities”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Funding →
“Charities which do not have a United Kingdom Registered Charity Number”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Funding →
Grant sizes they mention
“Levels of grant do not usually exceed three thousand pounds. Very occasionally, a grant of up to five thousand pounds may be made.”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Funding →
Income limits they mention
“Charities with a turnover of more than £500,000 unless there is an exceptional reason.”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Funding →
Deadlines they mention
“The closing dates for the applications to be reviewed and shortlisted are the end of February for the spring meeting, and the end of August for the autumn meeting.”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Frequently Asked Questions →
How they say to apply
“The final shortlist is considered by the board of trustees twice per year, in May/June and in October/November.”
Source: ashworthtrust.org — Frequently Asked Questions →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
General charitable purposes
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 Ashworth Charitable Trust typically give?
Levels of grant do not usually exceed three thousand pounds. Very occasionally, a grant of up to five thousand pounds may be made. In its most recent published accounts it made £198,920 in grants to organisations.
What does Ashworth Charitable Trust fund?
It funds humanitarian work. Its exclusions list is explicit that non-humanitarian charities are not funded. The Charity Commission register also records it under human rights and equality, education and training, overseas aid and famine relief, disability, health, prevention or relief of poverty, community development and employment, and housing.
Who can apply to Ashworth Charitable Trust?
Charities with a United Kingdom registered charity number. It does not usually fund charities with a turnover of more than £500,000, unless there is an exceptional reason. The Charity Commission register records it as funding throughout England and Wales.
What won't Ashworth Charitable Trust fund?
Non-humanitarian charities, and charities which do not have a United Kingdom registered charity number. Individuals, including gap year funding, travel overseas for charity work and medical treatment. Charities with a turnover of more than £500,000, unless there is an exceptional reason.
How do I apply to Ashworth Charitable Trust?
It runs two rounds a year. The closing dates for applications to be reviewed and shortlisted are the end of February for the spring meeting, and the end of August for the autumn meeting. The final shortlist is then considered by the board of trustees twice per year, in May or June and in October or November. Check the funder's own website (www.ashworthtrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1045492) for current guidance and dates, as processes can change.
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