Greenham Trust Ltd grants
Greenham Trust funds charitable work around Newbury, in West Berkshire and north Hampshire, through several funds including match funding and major capital grants.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Greenham Trust funds charitable purposes within a 20-mile radius of Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire. It describes that area as West Berkshire and north Hampshire, but its exclusions are tighter. Projects outside West Berkshire and specified ward areas in north Hampshire are not funded, so check with the trust if you are near the edge. It runs several funds with different rules. Its Community Wellbeing Fund sets a minimum project cost of £500 and no maximum project cost. Major grants are for applications seeking more than £30,000 towards a capital project. Its Trust Top Up match funding is limited to £5,000 per application, with a maximum of two applications per financial year. Grant committees meet regularly throughout the year, roughly every six to eight weeks.
What they fund
These are the purposes recorded for Greenham Trust on the Charity Commission register, alongside its stated object of benefiting Newbury and the surrounding area.
Who and where
The register records that it works in the South East of England. Its own website is more specific: within a 20-mile radius of Market Place, Newbury, covering West Berkshire and North Hampshire.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Greenham Trust Ltd 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
“for charitable purposes within a 20-mile radius of Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Grant Distribution – Greenham Trust →
“West Berkshire and North Hampshire”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Our Funding – Greenham Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Animal Welfare”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — What we don't fund – Greenham Trust →
“Projects in retrospect – meaning the event has taken place already or item has already been purchased”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — What we don't fund – Greenham Trust →
“Commercial businesses”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — What we don't fund – Greenham Trust →
“Projects outside our area of operation (West Berkshire & specified ward areas in north Hampshire)”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — What we don't fund – Greenham Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Greenham Trust offers major grants to applications seeking more than £30,000 towards a capital project”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Our Funding – Greenham Trust →
“Minimum project cost must be £500. There is no maximum project cost”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Community Wellbeing Fund – Greenham Trust →
“The maximum available to distribute is £15,000 and the maximum grant award per project is £1500”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Grant Distribution – Greenham Trust →
“Trust Top Up is limited to £5,000 per application, with a maximum of 2 applications per financial year”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Match Funding – Greenham Trust →
“with up to £150,000 per annum to allocate”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Grant Distribution – Greenham Trust →
How they say to apply
“Our Grant committees meet regularly throughout the year – roughly every 6-8 weeks.”
Source: greenhamtrust.com — Grant Distribution – Greenham Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Any charitable purpose for the benefit of newbury and surrounding area
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 Greenham Trust give?
It depends on the fund. Its Community Wellbeing Fund says the minimum project cost must be £500 and that there is no maximum project cost. It offers major grants to applications seeking more than £30,000 towards a capital project. Its Trust Top Up match funding is limited to £5,000 per application, with a maximum of 2 applications per financial year. We do not have a typical (median) award figure for this funder.
What does Greenham Trust fund?
Its object is any charitable purpose for the benefit of Newbury and the surrounding area. Its Charity Commission entry records education and training, environment and conservation, disability, health, recreation, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts, culture, heritage and science, community development and employment, amateur sport, and accommodation and housing.
Who can apply?
Its area is the main test. It says it funds charitable purposes within a 20-mile radius of Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire, and describes its area as West Berkshire and North Hampshire. Its exclusions page refers to projects outside its area of operation, which it gives as West Berkshire and specified ward areas in north Hampshire.
What won't Greenham Trust fund?
It says it does not fund animal welfare, commercial businesses, projects in retrospect, meaning the event has already taken place or the item has already been purchased, or projects outside its area of operation.
How do I apply?
It says its grant committees meet regularly throughout the year, roughly every 6-8 weeks. Check the funder's own website (www.greenhamtrust.com) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1062762) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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