The Joicey Trust grants
The Joicey Trust makes grants to registered or statutory charities in the North East of England and the Scottish Borders, rarely awarding more than 10% of the project costs claimed.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Joicey Trust makes grants within its main beneficial area of the North East of England: all NE and SR postcodes, as well as postcodes DH1 to DH9. It also welcomes applications from the Scottish Borders. Grants are made across a wide spectrum for either revenue, including core funding, or capital expenditure, though applications for research, and research costs within core funding applications, will not normally be supported. The trustees always reserve their right of discretion as to the level of awards given. Even so, the maximum awarded is rarely more than 10% of the project costs claimed, so treat the trust as a contributor to a larger budget rather than a sole funder. Trustees' meetings take place twice a year, usually late January or early February and late June or July. Applications should be submitted to the appeals secretary in time to allow any queries to be resolved by 30 November or 31 May in each year, for consideration at the next meeting. Confirm those dates with the trust before you rely on them.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records this trust under general charitable purposes, reflecting the wide discretion in its objects. Its own guidance says grants are made across a wide spectrum for revenue or capital.
Who and where
The register records the trust as working in the North East of England. Its own guidance defines that as all NE and SR postcodes plus DH1 to DH9, and adds that it welcomes applications from the Scottish Borders.
Who they help
Where they fund
What The Joicey 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
“Grants are made across a wide spectrum for either revenue (including 'core funding') or capital expenditure”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“The Trust makes grants within its main beneficial area of the North East of England (i.e. all NE and SR postcodes as well as postcodes DH1-DH9). It also welcomes applications from the Scottish Borders”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Applications for research (and research costs within core funding applications) will not normally be supported”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Whilst the Trustees will always reserve their right of discretion as to the level of awards given, the maximum awarded is rarely more than 10% of the project costs claimed”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“Applications should be submitted to the appeals secretary in time to allow for any queries to be resolved by 30 November or 31 May in each year for consideration at the next Trustees' meeting”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
How they say to apply
“Trustees' meetings take place twice a year: usually late January/early February and late June/July”
Source: thejoiceytrust.org.uk — The Joicey Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For the public benefit, to further such exclusively charitable purposes according to the laws of england and wales as the charity trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
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 Joicey Trust typically give?
It does not publish a grant range or a typical (median) award. It says that while the trustees will always reserve their right of discretion as to the level of awards given, the maximum awarded is rarely more than 10% of the project costs claimed. In its most recent published accounts it made £211,100 of grants to organisations.
What does The Joicey Trust fund?
It says grants are made across a wide spectrum for either revenue, including core funding, or capital expenditure. Its Charity Commission entry records general charitable purposes, and its registered objects give the trustees absolute discretion over which charitable purposes to further.
Who can apply?
It makes grants to registered or statutory charities within its beneficial area. That area is the North East of England, meaning all NE and SR postcodes as well as postcodes DH1 to DH9, and it also welcomes applications from the Scottish Borders. Note that its Charity Commission entry records only the North East of England, so the Scottish Borders reference comes from the trust's own guidance.
What won't The Joicey Trust fund?
It says applications for research, and research costs within core funding applications, will not normally be supported.
How do I apply to The Joicey Trust?
Its trustees' meetings take place twice a year, usually late January or early February and late June or July. It says applications should be submitted to the appeals secretary in time to allow for any queries to be resolved by 30 November or 31 May in each year for consideration at the next trustees' meeting. Check the funder's own website (www.thejoiceytrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1205690) for current dates and guidance, as processes can change.
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