Roughley Charitable Trust grants
Roughley Charitable Trust funds Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham with turnover under £1m, normally giving grants of £1,000 to £3,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Roughley Charitable Trust is a Birmingham grant-maker. Trustees welcome grant applications from Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham with an annual turnover of less than £1m. They tend to give priority to applications from smaller or medium size organisations. Grants are normally from £1,000 to £3,000, although occasionally grants can be outside this range. It will not accept applications from Birmingham based medical charities, church fabric appeals, community interest companies, social enterprises, church based projects which are essentially about the teaching of religion, or animal charities. It runs an annual window: applications open on 1 August and close on 1 October, and it only accepts typed applications sent by email.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records this trust under general charitable purposes, reflecting the wide discretion in its objects. Its published exclusions are the sharper guide to what it will not consider.
Who and where
The register records the trust as working in the West Midlands, which matches its own requirement that applicants are Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Roughley Charitable 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
“Trustees tend to give priority to applications from smaller or medium size organisations.”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — Roughley Trust: Organisation grants eligibility →
Who they say they'll fund
“Trustees welcome grant applications from Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham with an annual turnover of less than £1M”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — Roughley Trust: Organisation grants eligibility →
What they say they won't fund
“Trustees will not accept applications from: Birmingham based medical charities Church fabric appeals Community interest companies Social enterprises. Church based projects which are essentially about the teaching of religion. Animal charities.”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — Roughley Trust: Organisation grants eligibility →
Grant sizes they mention
“The grants are normally from £1,000 to £3,000. Occasionally grants can be outside this range.”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — How to apply for a Roughley Trust grant →
Deadlines they mention
“Applications open on 1 August and close on 1 October.”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — How to apply for a Roughley Trust grant →
How they say to apply
“We only accept typed applications sent by email. We only accept attachments in MS Word, PDF or jpeg format.”
Source: roughleytrust.org.uk — How to apply for a Roughley Trust grant →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For such legally charitable objects or object or for such legally charitable purposes or purpose in such amounts proportions and manner and at such times as the trustees shall from time to time think fit.
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 Roughley Charitable Trust typically give?
Grants are normally from £1,000 to £3,000, and occasionally grants can be outside this range. It does not publish a typical (median) award. In its most recent published accounts it made £223,000 of grants to organisations.
What does Roughley Charitable Trust fund?
Its Charity Commission entry records general charitable purposes, and its registered objects give the trustees wide discretion. In practice the defining test is local: it funds Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham.
Who can apply?
Its trustees welcome grant applications from Birmingham registered local charities working in Birmingham with an annual turnover of less than £1m. They tend to give priority to applications from smaller or medium size organisations.
What won't Roughley Charitable Trust fund?
Its eligibility page says trustees will not accept applications from Birmingham based medical charities, church fabric appeals, community interest companies, social enterprises, church based projects which are essentially about the teaching of religion, and animal charities.
How do I apply to Roughley Charitable Trust?
It runs an annual window: applications open on 1 August and close on 1 October. It only accepts typed applications sent by email, and only accepts attachments in MS Word, PDF or jpeg format. Check the funder's own website (www.roughleytrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 264037) for the current dates and guidance, as processes can change.
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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 Roughley Charitable Trust.