Forrester Family Trust grants
Forrester Family Trust funds charities registered in England and Wales that have unpaid carers at the heart of their purpose, with grant limits set by the charity's turnover.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Forrester Family Trust funds charities registered in England and Wales that have unpaid carers at the heart of their purpose, mission, vision and operational delivery. Check which programme is open before you write anything. Its site says its Three Year Funding programme is closed until 31st March 2027. It does not accept applications under its disaster category, because of the unpredictability of such disasters. Grant limits are tied to the size of the applicant. Grants up to a maximum of £40,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £5 million. Grants up to a maximum of £10,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £250,000. Applications come through its online application process.
What they fund
The Charity Commission records the trust under general charitable purposes. Its own guidance focuses on charities working with unpaid carers.
Who and where
These are the groups and areas recorded on the register. The trust says applications must come from charities registered in England and Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Forrester Family 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
“Have unpaid carers at the heart of its purpose, mission, vision and operational delivery”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Apply for a grant – Forrester Family Trust →
“Are made by charities registered in England and Wales.”
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Grant sizes they mention
“Grants up to a maximum of £40,000 will be available to charities with a turnover of less than £5 million.”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Forrester Family Trust →
“Grants up to a maximum of £10,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £250,000.”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Forrester Family Trust →
Income limits they mention
“Grants up to a maximum of £10,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £250,000.”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Forrester Family Trust →
“charities with a turnover of less than £5 million”
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Deadlines they mention
“Themed Grants: 13th – 31st July 2026”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Apply for a grant – Forrester Family Trust →
How they say to apply
“Due to the unpredictability of such disasters, we don't accept applications under this category.”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Forrester Family Trust →
“Our Three Year Funding programme is closed until 31st March 2027.”
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“Come through this online application process.”
Source: theforresterfamilytrust.org — Apply for a grant – Forrester Family Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To further such purposes as are deemed by the laws of england and wales to be wholly charitable as the trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit, and in particular but not exclusively through the making of grants to registered charities.
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 Forrester Family Trust give?
Grants up to a maximum of £40,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £5 million, and grants up to a maximum of £10,000 are available to charities with a turnover of less than £250,000. In its most recent financial year on the Charity Commission register it made £1,581,348 in grants to organisations.
What does the Forrester Family Trust fund?
It looks for organisations that have unpaid carers at the heart of their purpose, mission, vision and operational delivery. The Charity Commission records the trust under general charitable purposes, and its registered objects say it works in particular, but not exclusively, through making grants to registered charities.
Who can apply to the Forrester Family Trust?
Applications must be made by charities registered in England and Wales, and the charity should have unpaid carers at the heart of its purpose, mission, vision and operational delivery.
Which programmes are open?
Check before you start, because at least one is not. Its site says the Three Year Funding programme is closed until 31st March 2027, and that it does not accept applications under its disaster category because of the unpredictability of such disasters. Its themed grants run in dated windows published on its apply page.
How do I apply to the Forrester Family Trust?
Applications come through its online application process. The trust runs more than one programme and these open at different times, so check which are accepting applications before you start. Check the funder's own website (www.theforresterfamilytrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1190231) for current guidance, as processes and dates can change.
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