Bromley Trust grants
Bromley Trust is a national grant-making trust funding UK charities working on Human Rights or Prison Reform, with a typical grant of £20,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Bromley Trust is an independent, national grant-making trust that funds UK charities working on Human Rights or Prison Reform. Across 314 recorded grants, its typical (median) award is £20,000, with the middle half of grants ranging between £10,000 and £45,000. It also funds work relating to human rights, equality and diversity, and environmental conservation and heritage. Where it funds a specific post, it encourages charities to pay at least the Living Wage rate.
What they fund
Bromley Trust funds UK charities working on Human Rights or Prison Reform, along with wider work on human rights, equality and diversity, and environmental conservation and heritage.
Who and where
It funds other charities and voluntary bodies, with its work covering England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Bromley 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
“We are an independent grant-making trust that funds UK charities working on Human Rights or Prison Reform.”
Source: thebromleytrust.org.uk — The Bromley Trust – Human Rights and Prison Reform →
“where we are funding a specific post we encourage you to cost and pay this at at least the Living Wage rate.”
Source: thebromleytrust.org.uk — For our grantees – The Bromley Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“The application deadline will be 9 March 2026.”
Source: thebromleytrust.org.uk — The Bromley Trust – Human Rights and Prison Reform →
How they say to apply
“We ask for an annual monitoring report for every multi-year grant we fund. The deadline for submission is usually around six weeks before your next payment is due”
Source: thebromleytrust.org.uk — For our grantees – The Bromley Trust →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £20,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £10,000 – £45,000 |
| Grants published openly | 314 |
| Most recent published grant | 2026 |
Recent grants
- StandOut ProgrammesStandOut supports people to achieve stability as they prepare for release from prison through a relational coaching-based course and one-to-one support that continues after release. They also aim to influence and drive systems change. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.£75,000January 2026
- Haringey Migrant Support Centre (HMSC)HMSC delivers free specialist support for migrants in London including complex advice and casework on immigration, housing and welfare issues, a fortnightly drop-in space, information workshops on migrant rights and runs a user-led group campaigning for wider change. This is an unrestricted three year grant towards their work.£75,000January 2026
- IMIXIMIX is a UK communications charity tackling hostile narratives about refugees and asylum seekers. They amplify lived experience, support the migration sector with media expertise, and promote positive, humanising stories that influence public debate, reduce stigma, and inform fairer policy. This is an unrestricted three year grant towards their work.£75,000January 2026
- Not Beyond RedemptionNot Beyond Redemption (NBR) gives mothers in prison access to justice by providing pro bono Family Law advice and representation to help them re-establish critical access to their children. NBR also undertakes advocacy and awareness-raising activities about the challenges created by maternal imprisonment and the issues experienced by the mothers. This is a three year unrestricted grant towards their work.£60,000January 2026
- Asylum MattersAsylum Matters works with people seeking asylum and the organisations supporting them to combat hostility and secure policy and practice change for one of the most marginalised groups in our society, through convening, collaboration and providing campaigning capacity in communities across the UK. This is an unrestricted three year grant under our Invite Only programme.£60,000January 2026
- Oswin ProjectsThe Oswin Project (OP) provides prisoners and people with convictions with access to training, volunteering and employment opportunities, alongside a tailored programme of mentoring and support. OP also aims to tackle the root causes of employment exclusion for prison leavers. This is a two year unrestricted grant towards their work.£50,000January 2026
From grants Bromley Trust publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The benefit or furtherance of such charitable institutions or charitable purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time determine. For full details, see trust deed.
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 Bromley Trust typically give?
Across 314 recorded grants, the typical (median) award is £20,000, with the middle half of grants ranging between £10,000 and £45,000.
What does Bromley Trust fund?
Bromley Trust funds UK charities working on Human Rights or Prison Reform, through two grant programmes, along with wider work on human rights, equality and diversity, and environmental conservation and heritage.
What does Bromley Trust expect from the charities it funds?
Where it is funding a specific post, it encourages the charity to cost and pay it at least at the Living Wage rate. For every multi-year grant, it asks for an annual monitoring report, usually due around six weeks before the next payment is made.
How do I apply to Bromley Trust?
In 2026, Bromley Trust had one grant round with an application deadline of 9 March 2026, showing that deadlines can change year to year. Full guidance is on its website, www.thebromleytrust.org.uk, and its Charity Commission entry can be checked using charity number 801875 — always confirm current rules with the funder directly.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Bromley Trust.