Summerfield Charitable Trust grants
Summerfield Charitable Trust is a South West England grant-maker that says most of its grants will be under £10,000, with a small number of larger grants.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Most Summerfield Charitable Trust grants are under £10,000, with a small number of larger grants. It funds charities in the South West of England. The Charity Commission register records it across a wide spread of causes, from education and the environment to disability, health, poverty, the arts, religious activities, community development, amateur sport and housing. Its registered objects give the trustees absolute discretion over which charitable purposes to support, so the register is a guide rather than a rule. It does not accept applications from individuals, and will not fund trips abroad, projects that have already taken place, private education, animal welfare appeals or medical research. It uses a two-stage application process built around Trustee meeting deadlines, so check those dates and allow plenty of time.
What they fund
These are the areas of work recorded on the Charity Commission register for the trust.
Who and where
These are the groups and areas recorded on the register. The register lists the trust as working in the South West of England.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Summerfield 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 won't fund
“Applications from individuals are not accepted”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
“Fund trips abroad”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
“Projects that have already taken place”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
“Medical research”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
“Private education”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
“Animal welfare appeals”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“We anticipate that most of our grants will be under £10,000, with a small number of larger grants.”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — What We Fund - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
Deadlines they mention
How they say to apply
“We have a two-stage application process. The step-by-step guide below explains the application process. It is important to check the deadline dates for the Trustee meetings and allow plenty of time to prepare and submit your application.”
Source: summerfield.org.uk — How To Apply - The Summerfield Charitable Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Such charitable objects or purposes as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion 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 the Summerfield Charitable Trust typically give?
It says it anticipates that most of its grants will be under £10,000, with a small number of larger grants. In its most recent financial year on the Charity Commission register it made £2,451,909 in grants to organisations.
What does the Summerfield Charitable Trust fund?
Its registered objects are simply such charitable objects or purposes as the trustees think fit, at their absolute discretion. The Charity Commission records a wide spread: education and training, environment and heritage, disability, health, general charitable purposes, poverty, arts and culture, religious activities, community development, amateur sport, and housing.
What will the Summerfield Charitable Trust not fund?
It says applications from individuals are not accepted, and lists trips abroad, projects that have already taken place, private education, animal welfare appeals and medical research among the things it does not fund.
How do I apply to the Summerfield Charitable Trust?
It says it has a two-stage application process, and that it is important to check the deadline dates for the Trustee meetings and allow plenty of time to prepare and submit your application. Check the funder's own website (www.summerfield.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 802493) for the current deadline dates and guidance, as dates and 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 Summerfield Charitable Trust.