Sheldon Trust grants
Sheldon Trust is a regional trust funding registered charities in London and the West Midlands with an annual income of £1 million or less, considering grants of up to £10,000 a year.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Sheldon Trust is a regional trust supporting registered charities in London and the West Midlands, working on poverty relief, community and economic development, housing, education, and disability, among other purposes. Trustees will consider applications for funding of up to £10,000 in a year, and do not consider applications from charities with an annual income of over £1 million. Its main grant programme's application window most recently ran until 31 July 2026 and has since closed; check the funder's website for the next window's dates. It also runs a separate Holiday Grants scheme, offering up to £1,000 to support the costs of holiday activities for disadvantaged young people under 25 across the UK. Only charities registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales or with OSCR, the Scottish Charity Regulator, can apply, and capital appeals for building costs and vehicles are not considered.
What they fund
Sheldon Trust funds poverty relief, community and economic development, housing, education and disability, plus a Holiday Grants scheme.
Who and where
It supports registered charities in London and the West Midlands, and disadvantaged young people UK-wide through Holiday Grants.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Sheldon 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“Applications will only be accepted from charities registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales and OSCR( The Scottish Charity Regulator)”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Funding Applications | The Sheldon Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“capital appeals for building costs and vehicles are not considered”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Funding Applications | The Sheldon Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“applications for up to £1,000 to support the costs of holiday activities for disadvantaged young people( under 25yrs of age) across the UK”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Holiday Grants | The Sheldon Trust →
“Trustees will consider applications for funding of up to £10,000 in a year”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Funding Applications | The Sheldon Trust →
Income limits they mention
“We do not consider applications from charities with an annual income of over £1 million”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Holiday Grants | The Sheldon Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“The application window for the main grant programme is now open until Friday 31st July 2026”
Source: thesheldontrust.org — Funding Applications | The Sheldon Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To or for such charitable purposes and in such proportions as shall from time to time be determined by the trustees.
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 it give?
Trustees will consider applications for funding of up to £10,000 in a year. Its separate Holiday Grants scheme offers up to £1,000 to support the costs of holiday activities for disadvantaged young people (under 25) across the UK.
Who can apply?
Only charities registered with the Charity Commission for England & Wales and OSCR (the Scottish Charity Regulator) can apply. It does not consider applications from charities with an annual income of over £1 million.
What won't it fund?
Capital appeals for building costs and vehicles are not considered.
How do I apply?
The main grant programme's application window most recently ran until 31 July 2026 and has now closed for this round. Check the funder's own website (thesheldontrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 242328) for the next window's dates and current 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 Sheldon Trust.