Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust grants
Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust funds poverty and education work with grants of £15,000 to £30,000 a year, but its main programme was closed for applications when this page was compiled.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust was closed for applications when this page was compiled, and did not anticipate re-opening for new applications until late November or early December. Its separate Fisheries Grants route works to its own timetable, with applications normally considered within 14 working days. Its main focus is the prevention and relief of poverty and the advancement of education. A priority area for its funding within the field of mental health is currently suicide prevention. Applications at this time will be considered for between £15,000 and £30,000 per annum, agreed in principle for up to three years. That is up to £90,000 in total spread over three years. Applications must come from a registered charity, social enterprise or community interest company. The applying organisation's annual income must not be below £250,000 and must not exceed £5,000,000.
What they fund
These are the purposes recorded for the Trust on the Charity Commission register. Its own grants page is narrower, focusing on poverty and education, so read that before applying.
Who and where
The register records that it works throughout England and Wales. For Mental Health and Food & Nutrition applications, its own page limits activity to the City of London and eight named London boroughs.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Fishmongers' Company's 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
“A priority area for Fishmongers' funding within the field of mental health is currently suicide prevention”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
Who they say they'll fund
“In the case of Mental Health and Food & Nutrition applications, for activity taking place within the City of London and the Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham or Westminster”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
“Submitted by a Registered Charity, Social Enterprise or Community Interest Company”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
“the prevention and relief of poverty and the advancement of Education”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — About Philanthropy & Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
What they say they won't fund
“Individuals, or organisations applying on their behalf”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
“Charities with political associations or purposes”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
Grant sizes they mention
“Applications at this time will be considered for between £15,000 and £30,000 per annum, agreed in principle for up to three years, i.e. up to £90,000 in total spread over three years”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
Income limits they mention
“From an organisation whose annual income is not below £250,000 and does not exceed £5,000,000”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
How they say to apply
“We are closed for applications and do not anticipate re-opening for new applications until late November/early December”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
“The application will be formally accessed and if eligible will be submitted to the next Philanthropy and Grants meeting”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
“applications will be considered normally within 14 working days”
Source: fishmongers.org.uk — Fisheries Grants - The Fishmongers' Company →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For the benefit of such exclusively charitable objects and purposes as the trustee shall in its absolute discretion think fit. (for further details see schedule of declaration of trust).
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 the Trust give?
Its grants page says applications at this time will be considered for between £15,000 and £30,000 per annum, agreed in principle for up to three years, that is up to £90,000 in total spread over three years. We do not have a typical (median) award figure for this funder. Its most recent Charity Commission return records £2,522,048 in grants to organisations.
What does the Trust fund?
Its grants pages describe the prevention and relief of poverty and the advancement of education, and say a priority area for its funding within the field of mental health is currently suicide prevention. Its Charity Commission entry also records education and training, environment and conservation, disability, health, arts, culture, heritage and science, religious activities, community development and employment, amateur sport, and armed forces and emergency service efficiency.
Who can apply?
Applications must be submitted by a registered charity, social enterprise or community interest company, from an organisation whose annual income is not below £250,000 and does not exceed £5,000,000. For Mental Health and Food & Nutrition applications, the activity must take place within the City of London and the Boroughs of Camden, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Newham or Westminster.
What won't the Trust fund?
It does not fund individuals, or organisations applying on their behalf, and does not fund charities with political associations or purposes.
How do I apply?
When this page was compiled, its main grants page said it was closed for applications and did not anticipate re-opening for new applications until late November or early December. Its separate Fisheries Grants page says applications there will normally be considered within 14 working days. An application is formally assessed and, if eligible, submitted to the next Philanthropy and Grants meeting. Check the funder's own website (www.fishmongers.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 263690) 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 Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust.