Mary Homfray Charitable Trust grants
Mary Homfray Charitable Trust offers grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 to smaller UK registered charities, focusing on those operating in Wales.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Grants from the Mary Homfray Charitable Trust are between £1,000 and £5,000, and charities must be UK registered. It prefers smaller charities where the impact of its money will not get lost, and focuses on those operating in Wales, where Mary lived for most of her life. Recurrent themes, reflecting Mary's own interests and those of the trustees, are Alzheimer's and dementia, homelessness and wildlife conservation. It is unable to support large medical research charities, with the exception of Alzheimer's and dementia. Applications must be fitted on a single page, and those received during the previous year are considered around March, with grants paid out around May or June.
What they fund
The Charity Commission records a very wide set of purposes for this trust. Its own site names narrower recurring themes, which are described above.
Who and where
The register records it working throughout Wales, with a broad range of groups including older people, children and young people and people with disabilities.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Mary Homfray Charitable 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
“Recurrent themes due to Mary's own interests and those of the trustees are Alzheimer's/dementia, homelessness and wildlife conservation”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
“focus on those operating in Wales where Mary lived for most of her life”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
Who they say they'll fund
“We prefer smaller charities where the impact of our money will not get lost”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
“Charities must be UK registered”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
What they say they won't fund
“We are unable to support large medical research charities, with the exception of Alzheimer's/dementia”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
Grant sizes they mention
“offers grants of between £1000 and £5000”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
Deadlines they mention
“Applications received during the previous year will be considered around March, with grants paid out around May/June”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
How they say to apply
“Applications must be fitted on a single page”
Source: maryhomfrayct.org — Home - TMHCT →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Suchcharitable purposes as the benefactor may from time to time direct.
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 Mary Homfray Charitable Trust typically give?
It offers grants of between £1,000 and £5,000. Its Charity Commission entry records £156,000 in grants to organisations in its most recent financial year.
What does the trust fund?
It says recurrent themes, due to Mary's own interests and those of the trustees, are Alzheimer's and dementia, homelessness and wildlife conservation. Its Charity Commission entry records a wide range of purposes beyond those themes.
Who can apply?
Charities must be UK registered. The trust prefers smaller charities where the impact of its money will not get lost, and focuses on those operating in Wales, where Mary lived for most of her life.
What won't the trust fund?
It is unable to support large medical research charities, with the exception of Alzheimer's and dementia.
How do I apply?
Applications must be fitted on a single page. On timing, applications received during the previous year will be considered around March, with grants paid out around May or June. Check the funder's own website (www.maryhomfrayct.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 273564) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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