Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Trust grants
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust awards around £1 million a year in discretionary grants for the benefit of people living in the town, including Small Community Grants of up to £2,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust exists for the benefit of those living in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, and says that each year it awards around £1 million in discretionary grants. Its Small Community Grants programme is designed to enable grassroots community projects and small local charities to support and develop their communities, with grants of up to £2,000. To apply you need a constitution or agreed set of rules, and a bank account with at least two unrelated signatories. Usually only one grant application per organisation will be considered each year. Its objects cover need, hardship and distress, sickness, disability and old age, education, recreation and other charitable purposes for people in the town.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records the broad areas this charity works in, and for Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust that list is long. It includes general charitable purposes, recreation, the prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport, health, arts and heritage, housing, education and training, and the environment.
Who and where
The register also records who it works with and where. It lists people with disabilities, children and young people, other charities and voluntary bodies, other defined groups, the general public and elderly people, in the West Midlands.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Stratford-Upon-Avon Town 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
“vital counselling and hospice services, activities for young people, social groups helping to combat loneliness and isolation”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Stratford Town Trust | Stratford Town Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“A constitution or agreed set of rules. A bank account with at least two, unrelated signatories”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Our Small Community Grants programme is designed to enable grassroots community projects and small local charities to support and develop their communities with grants of up to £2,000”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
“Each year we award around £1 million in discretionary grants”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“Community Grants will close for Expressions of Interest at 5pm on 4th September, 2026”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
How they say to apply
“Usually only one grant application per organisation will be considered each year”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
“You can make an application at any time of the year”
Source: stratfordtowntrust.co.uk — Our Grants | Stratford Town Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For the benefit of those living in the town of stratford-upon-avon (i) to relieve need, hardship and distress among beneficiaries (ii) to relieve sickness, disability, old age and infirmity among beneficiaries (iii) to provide or support the provision of facilities for education for beneficiaries, including the…
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 Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust typically give?
It says 'Each year we award around £1 million in discretionary grants'. Its Small Community Grants are 'up to £2,000'. In its most recent published accounts it made £1,993,987 in grants to organisations. It does not publish a typical (median) grant figure.
What does Stratford-upon-Avon Town Trust fund?
Its objects are for the benefit of those living in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. It describes supporting 'vital counselling and hospice services, activities for young people, social groups helping to combat loneliness and isolation'.
Who can apply?
Its Small Community Grants programme is aimed at 'grassroots community projects and small local charities'. To apply, an organisation needs a constitution or agreed set of rules and a bank account with at least two unrelated signatories. It says usually only one grant application per organisation will be considered each year.
How do I apply?
For Small Community Grants it says 'You can make an application at any time of the year'. Its Community Grants run in rounds - it has published that 'Community Grants will close for Expressions of Interest at 5pm on 4th September, 2026'. Check the funder's own website (www.stratfordtowntrust.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1088521) for 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Trust.