Maudsley Charity grants
Maudsley Charity is a national charity advancing health, giving around £5.7m to organisations in 2025, with a typical grant of £25,828.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Maudsley Charity funds the advancement of health and the saving of lives throughout England, with a particular focus on the relief of sickness and the mental health and wellbeing of people in the UK. It gave around £5.7m to organisations in 2025, with a typical grant of £25,828 (the middle half of grants ranging from around £6,350 to £74,986). Its Living Well with Psychosis programme supports community and voluntary organisations working with people affected by psychosis, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
What they fund
It funds the advancement of health and saving of lives, with programmes such as Living Well with Psychosis supporting people affected by severe, enduring mental illness.
Who and where
It funds other charities and voluntary bodies and the general public, working throughout England, with its Living Well with Psychosis programme focused on southeast London.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Maudsley Charity 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
“The Living Well with Psychosis programme supports work that focuses on people affected by psychosis, including those living with diagnoses like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder”
Source: maudsleycharity.org — Living Well with Psychosis - Maudsley Charity →
Who they say they'll fund
“We fund trusted, established community and voluntary organisations that provide excellent support to people affected by severe enduring mental illness in southeast London.”
Source: maudsleycharity.org — Living Well with Psychosis - Maudsley Charity →
Grant sizes they mention
“The organisations have been awarded unrestricted grants of between £72,000 and £90,000 which they are free to use to fund core services”
Source: maudsleycharity.org — Funding boost for south London mental health organisations - Maudsley Charity →
Deadlines they mention
“Opening date: March 24, 2025 Closing date: June 06, 2025”
Source: maudsleycharity.org — Living Well with Psychosis - Maudsley Charity →
How they say to apply
“We will ask you for updates on your project, working with you to decide how grant reporting will work best. We will do this in a proportionate way tailored to your project”
Source: maudsleycharity.org — Grant holder resources - Maudsley Charity →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £25,828 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £6,350 – £74,986 |
| Grants published openly | 355 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustThe intention is to provide refreshments / pastry's to all CAMHS staff in one of their team meetings - this will promote wellbeing / team cohesion and be a 'thank-you' for all their hard work£3,000November 2025
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustThe installation of a Legend on the Bench bench at Maudsley Hospital outside the PMCYP (new home for the MRC) aims to provide a visible, 24/7 point of support for anyone experiencing emotional distress, loneliness, or mental health challenges. Featuring QR codes and contact details for crisis services, the bench offers immediate access to help and reassurance that someone is always listening. Positioned within the hospital grounds, it serves as a beacon of hope and reflection, reinforcing our commitment to compassionate care and suicide prevention in a space dedicated to healing.£3,000November 2025
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustThis is an internationally recognised MRI Safety course. MRI safety requires continuous learning as new medical devices need evaluation prior to scanning Maintaining up to date knowledge is essential to my role as the MRI Responsible Person for the Trust. It will enable me to ensure local procedures match current best practice. This will benefit all patients who attend for MRI scans and the whole MRI team.£900October 2025
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustTheatre trip to the West End with up to 12 patients from the forensic inpatient unit on Chaffinch Ward at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Theatre trips have been part of Chaffinch Ward for several years and we had a very successful trip last year to see The Lion King in London with 10 patients. Trips such as these help our patients reintegrate into normal society; help to reduce stigma around mental illness; and provide a sense of normalisation for our patient group, many of whom have never been to the theatre before.£4,850October 2025
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustSelf-soothe boxes To fund calming & sensory resources that clinicians can utilise therapeutically to create self-soothe boxes with CYP accessing our services – all of which scaffold & support the development of emotional regulation & distress tolerance skills. There is a specific therapeutic role of these boxes towards ‘grounding’ in the context of PTSD and complex PTSD. Carelink art project To fund resources to be used by YP to create art or photographs as part of a mindful photography course we hope to run at Carelink. We would then like to hire a room where we could showcase the art work and photography.£2,850October 2025
- King's College LondonTo support polling work that will advance public awareness of serious mental illness and physical health impacts.£5,000October 2025
From grants Maudsley Charity publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The charity's objects (the objects) are restricted specifically to: 4.1 any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the NHS foundation trust and the community health services associated with it;4.2 the general or specific purposes of the national health service; and4.3 the relief of sickness and the preservation of…
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 Maudsley Charity typically give?
Based on 355 recorded grants in 2025, the typical (median) award is £25,828, with the middle half of grants ranging from around £6,350 to £74,986. Recent grants under its Living Well with Psychosis programme have been between £72,000 and £90,000 for three years of continued funding.
What does Maudsley Charity fund?
It funds the advancement of health and the saving of lives. Its Living Well with Psychosis programme specifically supports work for people affected by psychosis, including those living with diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Who can apply to Maudsley Charity?
Its Living Well with Psychosis programme funds trusted, established community and voluntary organisations that provide support to people affected by severe, enduring mental illness in southeast London.
How do I apply to Maudsley Charity?
Applications go through the funder's own website (maudsleycharity.org); its Charity Commission number is 1175877. Deadlines change - for example, its Living Well with Psychosis Community fund's window closed on 6 June 2025 - so check current guidance on its site. It takes a proportionate approach to progress reporting, tailored to each project.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Maudsley Charity.