Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust grants
Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust gives grants to charities, community organisations and individuals referred by a statutory or voluntary agency, to benefit residents of Oxfordshire.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust (charity number 294688) makes grants to charities and community organisations, and to individuals, to benefit residents of Oxfordshire. Individuals cannot apply directly - grants to individuals must come as a referral from a recognised statutory or voluntary agency. Priority is given to applications that most directly provide relief of hardship. It does not normally provide more than one grant in any 12-month period, and aims to notify applicants of its decision within seven working days. In its latest year on record it gave £89,664 in grants to organisations and £60,672 in grants to individuals, from an income of £242,482.
What they fund
Stanton Ballard Charitable Trust funds charitable purposes with priority given to applications that most directly relieve hardship.
Who and where
It benefits residents of Oxfordshire, funding charities and community organisations directly, and individuals through referral from a statutory or voluntary agency.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Stanton Ballard 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
“Priority will be given to applications that most directly provide relief of hardship”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — For Organisations →
Who they say they'll fund
“The primary activity of the Trust is to make grants for charitable purposes, to benefit residents of Oxfordshire”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — Home →
“Grants can be made to individuals referred by supporting agencies, and to charities and community organisations seeking funding”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — Home →
What they say they won't fund
“will we not normally provide more than one grant in any 12 month period”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — For Organisations →
“we do not accept applications directly from individuals: all individual applications must be received as referrals via a recognised statutory or voluntary agency”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — Home →
How they say to apply
“We aim to notify applicants of decisions within seven working days”
Source: stantonballardtrust.org.uk — For Organisations →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To make grants to or to foster promote and advance:- (a) primarily such charitable purposes connected with the city of oxford and its immediate neighbourhood and its inhabitants as the trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion determine or (b) such other charitable purposes (whether or not…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does it give?
It does not publish a typical (median) grant amount. In its latest year on record it gave £89,664 in grants to organisations and £60,672 in grants to individuals.
What does it fund?
Its primary activity is to make grants for charitable purposes to benefit residents of Oxfordshire, with priority given to applications that most directly provide relief of hardship.
Who can apply?
Charities and community organisations can apply directly. Individuals cannot apply directly - grants to individuals must be referred by a recognised statutory or voluntary agency.
What won't it fund?
The trust does not normally provide more than one grant to the same applicant in any 12-month period.
How do I apply?
The trust aims to notify applicants of its decision within seven working days. Check the funder's own website (www.stantonballardtrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 294688) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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