Eveson Charitable Trust grants
Eveson Charitable Trust funds registered charities in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands, supporting disabled people, disadvantaged children and young people, and mental health work.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Eveson Charitable Trust only funds registered charities operating in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands. It does not fund Community Interest Companies, Community Amateur Sports Clubs or unregistered charities. The work it describes funding falls into three areas. The first is people with disabilities, including those who are blind and deaf. The second is children and young people up to the age of 25 who are disadvantaged. The third is people in need of support with their mental health, delivered direct through a therapeutic programme. There are no application deadlines and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. If your request is for £50,000 or more, you must book an appointment with its Chief Executive before submitting.
What they fund
These are the areas of work the Charity Commission records for the trust. Its own website sets out more specific priorities within them.
Who and where
These are the groups and areas recorded on the register. The trust itself says it only funds registered charities operating in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Eveson 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
“Children and young people up to the age of 25 who are disadvantaged.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Fund - The Eveson Trust →
“People with disabilities, including those who are blind and deaf.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Fund - The Eveson Trust →
“We only fund registered charities operating in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Fund - The Eveson Trust →
“People in need of support with their mental health (delivered direct through a therapeutic programme).”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Fund - The Eveson Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Community Interest Companies (CICs) Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) Unregistered charities”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Don't Fund - The Eveson Trust →
“Retrospective grants. This means that we will not fund work that has already taken place or where the work will begin before a grant decision is made.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Don't Fund - The Eveson Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Charities that we have supported previously may apply for a grant of up to £10,000 towards the cost of training or consultancy advice”
Source: eveson.org.uk — Enhance Grants - The Eveson Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“There are no application deadlines; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — The Eveson Trust | Providing Grants for Charities →
How they say to apply
“We will only consider capital applications over £10,000 from charities that we have funded previously on a regular basis”
Source: eveson.org.uk — Capital Grants - The Eveson Trust →
“If your request amount is for £50,000 or more, you must book an appointment with our Chief Executive to discuss your proposal before submitting your application.”
Source: eveson.org.uk — What We Fund - The Eveson Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital for or towards such charitable purposes and to make donations to such charitable institution or institutions whose activities are confined to or primarily undertaken in the united kingdom for the support or relief of the physically handicapped (including…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does the Eveson Charitable Trust typically give?
The trust does not publish a typical grant size in the sources we hold. Charities it has supported previously may apply for a grant of up to £10,000 towards the cost of training or consultancy advice under its Enhance Grants. If your request is for £50,000 or more, you must book an appointment with its Chief Executive to discuss your proposal before applying. In its most recent financial year on the register it made £4,710,161 in grants to organisations.
What does the Eveson Charitable Trust fund?
It describes funding people with disabilities, including those who are blind and deaf. It funds children and young people up to the age of 25 who are disadvantaged. It funds people in need of support with their mental health, delivered direct through a therapeutic programme. The Charity Commission records it under disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, and other charitable purposes.
Who can apply to the Eveson Charitable Trust?
It says it only funds registered charities operating in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands.
What will the Eveson Charitable Trust not fund?
It does not make retrospective grants, meaning it will not fund work that has already taken place or where the work will begin before a grant decision is made. It also lists Community Interest Companies, Community Amateur Sports Clubs and unregistered charities among those it does not fund.
How do I apply to the Eveson Charitable Trust?
There are no application deadlines and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. It will only consider capital applications over £10,000 from charities it has funded previously on a regular basis, and requests of £50,000 or more need an appointment with its Chief Executive before you apply. Check the funder's own website (www.eveson.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1196672) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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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 Eveson Charitable Trust.