Gibbons Family Trust grants
Gibbons Family Trust funds work for children and young people up to the age of 25 living in Devon or the Isle of Thanet in Kent, with East Devon prioritised.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Children and young people up to the age of 25 are the focus of the Gibbons Family Trust, one of the Gibbons Trusts. Beneficiaries must live in Devon or, for this trust, the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and applications for East Devon are prioritised. Where it helps individuals and families, the referral must come from the not-for-profit sector; it does not accept applications directly from members of the public. The trust publishes no typical grant size, and gave £135,762 in grants to organisations in its latest published financial year. Only one application from any applicant is considered in any 12-month period, and trustees meet every eight weeks.
What they fund
The register records other charitable purposes. The trust's own guidance and governing objects centre on children and young people.
Who and where
The register records children and young people in the South East and South West. Its guidance names Devon and the Isle of Thanet in Kent specifically.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Gibbons 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
“makes grants to children and young people up to the age of 25”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — The Gibbons Trusts – Funding for Organisations and Individuals in need in Devon and Thanet UK →
“The beneficiaries must live in Devon (both Trusts) or the Isle of Thanet in Kent (Gibbons Family Trust only). For both Trusts, applications for East Devon are prioritised.”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — The Gibbons Trusts – Funding for Organisations and Individuals in need in Devon and Thanet UK →
What they say they won't fund
“For trips outside of the UK, for any reason”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — Grants Spending – Gibbons Family Trust – The Gibbons Trusts →
“For flooring or carpeting in a family home”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — Grants Spending – Gibbons Family Trust – The Gibbons Trusts →
“For retrospective funding - for events, services or purchases that have already taken place.”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — Grants Spending – Gibbons Family Trust – The Gibbons Trusts →
“individuals/families when referred from the not-for-profit sector. We do not accept applications directly from members of the public.”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — The Gibbons Trusts – Funding for Organisations and Individuals in need in Devon and Thanet UK →
Deadlines they mention
“Trustees meet every 8 weeks consider applications received. See above for deadlines and timings.”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — The Gibbons Trusts – Funding for Organisations and Individuals in need in Devon and Thanet UK →
How they say to apply
“Only one application from any applicant will be considered in any 12 month period.”
Source: gibbonstrusts.org.uk — Grants Spending – Gibbons Family Trust – The Gibbons Trusts →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To pay or apply or cause to be paid or applied at any time or times and in such manner as the trustees shallin their discretion think fit the income and if and so far as the trustees shallthink fit the capital of the trust fund for such charitable purpose or purposes and such charitable institution or institutions…
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 Gibbons Family Trust typically give?
It does not publish a typical or maximum grant size that we have been able to source. In its latest published financial year it gave £135,762 in grants to organisations. Ask the trust what range it works in before you apply.
What does Gibbons Family Trust fund?
It says it makes grants to children and young people up to the age of 25. Its governing objects cover the care, benefit, support, education or other welfare of children and young people in Devon and the Isle of Thanet area of Kent, with preference shown for children and young people from East Devon.
Who can apply?
It says beneficiaries must live in Devon or, in the case of this trust, the Isle of Thanet in Kent, and that applications for East Devon are prioritised. For individuals and families, it says it accepts referrals from the not-for-profit sector and does not accept applications directly from members of the public. It says only one application from any applicant will be considered in any 12 month period.
What won't Gibbons Family Trust fund?
Its published exclusions include trips outside of the UK for any reason, flooring or carpeting in a family home, and retrospective funding for events, services or purchases that have already taken place.
How do I apply to Gibbons Family Trust?
It says trustees meet every eight weeks to consider applications received, and its website publishes the deadlines and timings that go with those meetings. Check the funder's own website (www.gibbonstrusts.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 290884) for current deadlines and guidance, as processes can change.
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