Beer-Harris Memorial Trust grants
Beer-Harris Memorial Trust funds smaller UK charities working on mental health, with an emphasis on severe mental illness, typically giving grants of £1,000 to £3,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Beer-Harris Memorial Trust (charity number 1155652) makes grants to charities working in mental health, poverty relief and religious activities, with an emphasis - though not exclusively - on people experiencing severe mental illness. Its own guidance says it favours smaller, local charities, defined as voluntary or community organisations with an annual income of less than £1m, and does not normally fund national organisations except in exceptional circumstances. It allocates grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 over an annual period. Applicants must be a registered charity - it does not fund individuals applying in their own right. In its latest year on record it gave £20,150 in grants to organisations, from an income of £36,867.
What they fund
Beer-Harris Memorial Trust funds mental health, poverty relief and religious activities, with an emphasis on community and research projects for people with severe mental illness.
Who and where
It funds registered charities across England and Wales, favouring smaller, local organisations with an income under £1m.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Beer-Harris Memorial 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
“We favour smaller, local charities and do not give to national organisations, unless in exceptional circumstances. A small charity is a voluntary or community organisation with an annual income of less than £1m.”
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“The Trust makes grants either to community based projects or to research projects that are for the benefit of people experiencing mental health issues. There is an emphasis (but not exclusive) on patients suffering from severe mental illness.”
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What they say they won't fund
“Individuals not representing an organisation (ie MUST be a registered charity)”
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Grant sizes they mention
“We allocate grants between £1000-3000 over an annual period.”
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Deadlines they mention
“Applications will be reviewed quarterly. We usually review applications in January, April, July, October.”
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How they say to apply
“Charities will need to supply a short impact report approximately six months following their grant (200-300 words).”
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Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The relief of sickness, particularly but not exclusively, mental illness including (a) supporting the provision for the public benefit of advice and counselling with particular but not exclusive focus on the marginalised and the most vulnerable and (b) supporting research into mental illness and ways of enhancing the…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does it typically give?
It says it allocates grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 over an annual period. In its latest year on record it gave £20,150 in grants to organisations.
What does it fund?
The trust makes grants to community-based projects or research projects for the benefit of people experiencing mental health issues, with an emphasis - though not exclusively - on people with severe mental illness. Its register entry also lists poverty relief and religious activities among its purposes.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be a registered charity; the trust does not fund individuals applying in their own right. It favours smaller, local charities with an annual income of less than £1m, and does not normally fund national organisations, except in exceptional circumstances.
How do I apply?
Apply at any time — the trust reviews applications quarterly, usually in January, April, July and October. If you receive a grant, expect to supply a short impact report of 200-300 words around six months later. Check the funder's own website (www.beerharrismemorialtrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1155652) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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