Innholders' Charitable Foundation grants
Innholders' Charitable Foundation makes grants to UK charities, CIOs, CICs and community amateur sports clubs with an annual income of under £750,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Innholders' Charitable Foundation sets four flat tests before anything else is considered. Applicants must be charities, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), community interest companies (CICs) or community amateur sports clubs (CASCs). They must have an annual income of under £750,000, must have filed at least two returns to the Charity Commission, and must have a website. It does not make grants to individuals, to organisations outside the UK, or for overseas expeditions or travel. Its governing objects cover advancing education, including scholarships and bursaries for young people, and relieving financial hardship, sickness and poor health among elderly people, particularly but not exclusively those formerly employed in the hospitality industry. Its committee meets in March, June and December each year.
What they fund
These are the funding areas recorded for Innholders' Charitable Foundation on the Charity Commission register.
Who and where
The register records the foundation as working throughout England and Wales. Its own guidance says it does not make grants to organisations outside the UK.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Innholders' Charitable Foundation 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
“Applicants must have filed at least 2 returns to the Charity Commission.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
“All applicants must have a website.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
“Applicants must be Charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs), Community Interest Companies (CICs) or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs).”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
What they say they won't fund
“We do not make grants to individuals.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
“We do not make grants to organisations outside the UK or for overseas expeditions or travel.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
Income limits they mention
“Applicants must have an annual income of under £750,000.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
Deadlines they mention
“The Committee meets in March, June and December each year.”
Source: innholders.org.uk — Charity Applicant Information - Worshipful Company of Innholders →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
- to advance the education for the public benefit, in such ways as the charity trustee sees fitincluding awarding scholarships, bursaries or similar awards to young people, particularlybut not exclusively those from the greater london area, and pupils attending the schoolsowned and operated by the licensed trade…
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 Innholders' Charitable Foundation typically give?
The foundation does not publish a grant range or a typical grant size. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £552,694 in its most recent published accounts.
What does Innholders' Charitable Foundation fund?
The Charity Commission register records a broad set of areas, including disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts, culture, heritage and science, education and training, human rights and equality, and armed forces or emergency service efficiency. Its objects give particular weight to education, including scholarships and bursaries for young people, and to relieving hardship, sickness and poor health among elderly people, particularly but not exclusively those formerly employed in the hospitality industry.
Who can apply to Innholders' Charitable Foundation?
Applicants must be charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations, Community Interest Companies or Community Amateur Sports Clubs. They must have an annual income of under £750,000, must have filed at least two returns to the Charity Commission, and must have a website.
What won't Innholders' Charitable Foundation fund?
It says "We do not make grants to individuals" and "We do not make grants to organisations outside the UK or for overseas expeditions or travel."
How do I apply to Innholders' Charitable Foundation?
It says its committee meets in March, June and December each year, so it is worth timing an application with that in mind. Check the funder's own website (www.innholders.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1158457) for current guidance and closing dates, as processes can change.
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