Mrs L D Rope's Third Charitable Settlement grants
Mrs L D Rope's Third Charitable Settlement funds institutions in Ipswich and south-east Suffolk, and a small number elsewhere in the UK and overseas, primarily to relieve poverty.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Mrs L D Rope's Third Charitable Settlement makes grants to individuals and institutions in its local area of Ipswich and south-east Suffolk, and a small number of grants to institutions throughout the UK and overseas. Its primary aim is the relief of poverty. If the grant is for an individual, note that it does not accept applications from individuals directly: all applications should be referred by front-line advice and social care agencies. It will not fund medical research or healthcare, other than hospices in its beneficial area which are already supported, the performing, literary or visual arts, or large national charities. Capital grants for buildings are also excluded in response to unsolicited applications. The Charity Commission register lists no UK region for the trust, recording beneficiary countries including Uganda, Cambodia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, India, Ecuador and Tanzania, so register and guidance describe its reach differently. It publishes separate guidance for organisations and for support workers referring individuals.
What they fund
The register records general charitable purposes. The trust's own guidance is clearer: its primary aim is the relief of poverty, with several stated exclusions.
Who and where
The trust describes its local area as Ipswich and south-east Suffolk, with a small number of grants elsewhere in the UK and overseas. The register records no UK region and lists beneficiary countries including Uganda, Cambodia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, India, Ecuador and Tanzania.
Who they help
What Mrs L D Rope's Third Charitable Settlement 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
“Our primary aim is the relief of poverty”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
Who they say they'll fund
“We make grants to individuals and institutions in our local area of Ipswich and south-east Suffolk. We are also able to make a small number of grants to institutions throughout the UK and overseas.”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
What they say they won't fund
“please note we do not accept applications from individuals directly. All applications should be referred by front-line advice and social care agencies.”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — How to Apply – Individuals – The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
“Large national charities. Buildings - i.e. capital grants for construction, purchase, maintenance or renovation in response to unsolicited applications.”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — How to Apply – Organisational – The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
“Medical research/healthcare, other than hospices in the Charity's beneficial area which are already supported.”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — How to Apply – Organisational – The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
“Performing, literary or visual arts”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — How to Apply – Organisational – The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
How they say to apply
“The organisation must be either a statutory organisation, charity, social enterprise, co-operative, community benefit society, or school providing advice, advocacy services, training, and associated support.”
Source: theropetrust.org.uk — How to Apply – Individuals – The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
During the life of the settlor for such charities or for such charitable purposes as the settlor may from time to time by notice in writing direct and subject to and in default of any such direction and in so far as such direction may not extend as the trustees may at their uncontrolled discretion determine. (2) after…
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 trust give?
It does not publish a grant range. In its most recent published accounts it recorded £1,283,441 in grants to organisations and £1,051,184 in grants to individuals. There is no published typical (median) award.
What does it fund?
It says its primary aim is the relief of poverty. The Charity Commission register records general charitable purposes.
Who can apply?
Institutions in its local area of Ipswich and south-east Suffolk, and a small number of institutions throughout the UK and overseas. It does not accept applications from individuals directly: it says "all applications should be referred by front-line advice and social care agencies", and that a referring organisation must be "either a statutory organisation, charity, social enterprise, co-operative, community benefit society, or school providing advice, advocacy services, training, and associated support".
What won't it fund?
It lists "Medical research/healthcare, other than hospices in the Charity's beneficial area which are already supported", "Performing, literary or visual arts", "Large national charities", and "Buildings - i.e. capital grants for construction, purchase, maintenance or renovation in response to unsolicited applications".
How do I apply?
It publishes separate guidance for organisations and for support workers referring individuals. Check the funder's own website (www.theropetrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 290533) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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