Norwich Consolidated Charities grants
Norwich Consolidated Charities funds organisations working with people in financial need whose beneficiaries mostly live in the City of Norwich, including three-year unrestricted grants.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Norwich Consolidated Charities funds organisations that carry out a significant amount of work each year with people who are in financial need, where that work directly addresses their financial issues. Most of your beneficiaries must live within the City of Norwich. Its objects cover housing accommodation for people in financial need in its area of benefit. They also cover relieving people in financial need, hardship or distress, or who are in financial need and sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm. Its guidance describes awarding three organisations a three-year unrestricted grant of £19,444 per year, paid in three annual instalments. Organisations with an annual turnover above £2 million are not eligible. That guidance is published alongside that of other Norwich charitable trusts, so check which fund your work fits before you apply.
What they fund
Charity Commission records list Norwich Consolidated Charities under the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation and housing, and disability. Its objects are restricted to providing housing accommodation for people in financial need in its area of benefit, and relieving people in financial need, hardship or distress.
Who and where
The register records its beneficiaries as people with disabilities, older people, other charities and voluntary bodies, and the general public, and lists it as working in the East of England. Its own guidance says most beneficiaries must live within the City of Norwich.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Norwich Consolidated Charities 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
“Access and Thrive - Projects which increase the ability of young people who live in our Area of Benefit and are in need of financial assistance - to access and make the most of education.”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
Who they say they'll fund
“a significant amount of your work each year must: be with people under the age of 25 the majority of these young people must be in financial need”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
“Your organisation must carry out a significant amount of work each year with people who: are in financial need where your work directly addresses their financial issues”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
“Most of your beneficiaries must live within the City of Norwich.”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
What they say they won't fund
“Your annual turnover is above £2 million”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
“the grant would simply keep your organisation afloat for three years without a realistic long‐term financial plan”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
Grant sizes they mention
“NCC will award three organisations a three‐year unrestricted grant of £19,444 per year, paid in three annual instalments.”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
“Each organisation will receive a grant of £8,300 each year for three years - paid in three equal instalments.”
Source: norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk — Grants for Organisations - Norwich Charitable Trusts →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects of the charity are specifically restricted to the following:-a)the provision of housing accommodation for persons resident in the area of benefit who are in financial need; andb)the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are:(1)in financial need, hardship or distress; or(2)in financial need…
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 Norwich Consolidated Charities give?
Its guidance describes awarding three organisations a three-year unrestricted grant of £19,444 per year, paid in three annual instalments. In its latest reported financial year it made £519,522 in grants to organisations. Its guidance is published alongside that of other Norwich charitable trusts, which set their own amounts, so check which fund your work fits.
What does it fund?
Its objects cover the provision of housing accommodation for people in financial need in its area of benefit, and the relief of people who are in financial need, hardship or distress, or who are in financial need and sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm.
Who can apply?
Your organisation must carry out a significant amount of work each year with people who are in financial need, where your work directly addresses their financial issues. Most of your beneficiaries must live within the City of Norwich.
What won't it fund?
Organisations with an annual turnover above £2 million are not eligible. It will also not award a grant where the grant would simply keep your organisation afloat for three years without a realistic long-term financial plan.
How do I apply?
Read the grants for organisations guidance first, and note that it covers more than one Norwich charitable trust, so make sure you are applying to the right one. Check the funder's own website (www.norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1168042) for current guidance and dates, as processes can change.
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