Quaker Housing Trust Limited grants
Quaker Housing Trust funds registered charities working on housing for people in need, where the organisation has less than £1.5m annual turnover.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Quaker Housing Trust funds registered charities working on housing for people in need. Its eligibility tests are short and specific. An applicant must be a registered charity, must operate in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and must have less than £1.5m annual turnover. Alongside its main funding it offers Project Development Grants, described as a grant of up to £6,000 for research into the feasibility of a project. It will not fund organisational development, operational or running costs, service provision to occupants or other people, or support to groups where the recipients of funding are also the direct beneficiaries.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records accommodation and housing as this trust's single funding area, which matches its own guidance closely.
Who and where
The register records the trust across England and Wales and also lists Scotland. Its own guidance says applicants must operate in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Quaker Housing Trust Limited 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“Be a registered charity”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
“Operate in England, Scotland, Wales,the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
What they say they won't fund
“Organisational development, operational or running costs”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
“Support to groups where the recipients of funding are also the direct beneficiaries”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
“Service provision, whether to occupants or other people”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
Grant sizes they mention
“a grant of up to £6,000 for research into the feasibility”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
Income limits they mention
“Be an organisation with less than £1.5m annual turnover”
Source: qht.org.uk — Apply for funding →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To further the purposes of any charitable organisations having among their objects the provision of housing and any associated amenities for elderly persons or persons in necessitous circumstances.
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 Quaker Housing Trust typically give?
The only figure the trust publishes is for its Project Development Grants, which offer up to £6,000 for research into the feasibility of a project. It does not publish a range for its main grants. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £98,379 in its most recent published accounts.
What does Quaker Housing Trust fund?
Housing. The Charity Commission register records accommodation and housing as its single funding area. Its objects are to further the purposes of charitable organisations providing housing and associated amenities for elderly people or people in necessitous circumstances.
Who can apply to Quaker Housing Trust?
An applicant must be a registered charity, must operate in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and must be an organisation with less than £1.5m annual turnover.
What won't Quaker Housing Trust fund?
Its published list includes organisational development, operational or running costs; service provision, whether to occupants or other people; and support to groups where the recipients of funding are also the direct beneficiaries. This means a bid for salaries or general running costs is unlikely to succeed.
How do I apply to Quaker Housing Trust?
It publishes an apply for funding page setting out its eligibility tests and what it will not fund. Check the funder's own website (www.qht.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 254704) for current guidance and deadlines, as processes can change.
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