Prudence Trust grants
Prudence Trust is a national family foundation giving around £6.56 million a year to charities supporting young people's mental health.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Prudence Trust is a national family foundation (charity number 1187700) funding UK registered charities, CIOs and research institutions working with young people aged 11 to 25 whose mission relates to children and young people's mental health. It made grants to organisations totalling around £6.56 million in its latest year, with a typical grant of around £100,000. Its usual grant range is £30,000 to £300,000 a year, typically over one to three years, with a particular interest in supporting areas of high deprivation. It does not accept unsolicited funding applications.
What they fund
Prudence Trust funds UK registered charities, CIOs and research institutions supporting children and young people's mental health, focused on increasing early support, raising the standard of evidence and helping put it into practice.
Who and where
It funds within the UK, primarily supporting young people aged 11 to 25, with a particular interest in areas of high deprivation.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Prudence 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
“The Prudence Trust seeks to increase the availability of early support for young people and raise the standard of evidence and support its implementation into practice.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Funding Priorities of the Prudence Trust - a grant-making charity →
Who they say they'll fund
“UK registered charities, CIOs, and research institutions. Have an annual income of at least £250,000.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
“Primarily support: young people aged 11-25, whose mission and aims are directly related to children and young people's mental health.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
“Based in and work within the UK, with a particular interest in supporting areas of high deprivation.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grant size: £200,000-£500,000 Grant term: Up to 24 months”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — New Funding Opportunity from The Prudence Trust →
“Usual grant range: £30,000 – £300,000 pa and typically range from 1-3 years.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“Application deadlines First stage: 9 September 2024 Second stage: 21 October 2024”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — New Funding Opportunity from The Prudence Trust →
How they say to apply
“Please note that Prudence Trust does not accept unsolicited funding applications.”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
“We use milestones-based reporting, agreeing milestones with each grantee at the outset of their grant, and using these as the basis for reporting during the grant period”
Source: theprudencetrust.org — Information for grantees - Prudence Trust →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £100,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £34,053 – £261,951 |
| Grants published openly | 158 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- Empire Fighting ChanceTo support continued scaling of Box Therapy programme across the UK£750,000November 2025
- The Centre for Young Lives c/o Oasis Community PartnershipsSupporting the 'Growing up Well' strand of work£384,240November 2025
- SWEDAContinued development of REDCAN network£195,000November 2025
- Comics Youth CICCosts related to appointment of a COO role£80,000November 2025
- Green Templeton CollegeSupport for Dr Hansen's doctorate: Youth Mental Health Hubs in England: A Comparative Case Study of Practice, Systems and Support for Young People£43,300November 2025
- 5RightsTo support core work to develop legal standards, deliver research with the Digital Futures for Children Centre and drive change through compliance actions and technical norms development.£745,500September 2025
From grants Prudence Trust 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 objects are for the public benefit to benefit such charities and advance such charitable purposes as the trustees from time to time think fit but the trustees must not provide grants or social investments totalling more than ú100,000 in any period of five years to any one recipient without the prior written…
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 Prudence Trust typically give?
Across a recent sample of 158 grants, the typical (median) award was around £100,000, with the middle half of grants falling between roughly £34,053 and £261,951. Its usual grant range is £30,000 to £300,000 a year, typically for one to three years.
What does Prudence Trust fund?
It seeks to increase the availability of early support for young people, raise the standard of evidence, and support its implementation into practice, primarily supporting organisations whose mission is directly related to children and young people's mental health.
Who can apply to Prudence Trust?
It funds UK registered charities, CIOs and research institutions with an annual income of at least £250,000, primarily supporting young people aged 11 to 25, and based in and working within the UK, with a particular interest in areas of high deprivation.
How do I apply to Prudence Trust?
Prudence Trust does not accept unsolicited funding applications. It uses milestones-based reporting, agreeing milestones with each grantee at the outset. Trustees can check the funder's own website, theprudencetrust.org, and its entry on the Charity Commission register (charity number 1187700) for current information.
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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 Prudence Trust.