Taunton Heritage Trust grants
Taunton Heritage Trust gives grants to individuals suffering financial hardship in Taunton Deane, applied for through a referring agency rather than directly.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Taunton Heritage Trust, charity number 1177162, is a local almshouse charity based in Somerset. Its grants scheme is for people living in Taunton Deane who are suffering financial hardship. Rather than applying directly, individuals must approach a referring agency and ask them to complete an application form on their behalf. The trust does not normally fund further or higher education course fees or books and materials, accommodation deposits, funeral expenses, bankruptcy costs, school trips, school bags, stationery or other non-essential school items, or retrospective applications, and grants are not intended to take the place of public or statutory funds, though the panel may consider supplementing individuals receiving benefits. Applicants who have had an application submitted on their behalf in the previous 12 months are not normally eligible again, unless the grant is for school uniform.
What they fund
Taunton Heritage Trust supports general charitable purposes, poverty relief, housing and disability, mainly through grants to individuals in financial hardship.
Who and where
It supports people with disabilities, children and young people, and older people who live in Somerset, in and around Taunton Deane.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Taunton Heritage 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
“If you live in Taunton Deane and are suffering financial hardship, our grant scheme could help you”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — Grants - Taunton Heritage Trust →
“have not had an application submitted on their behalf in the previous 12 months (unless the grant is for school uniform”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — (PDF) Grants-guidance-notes-2025.pdf →
What they say they won't fund
“For further/higher education course fees or books/materials. For deposits for accommodation. For funeral expenses. For bankruptcy costs”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — (PDF) Grants-guidance-notes-2025.pdf →
“To take the place of public/statutory funds. The Grants Panel may consider supplementing individuals in receipt of benefits”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — (PDF) Grants-guidance-notes-2025.pdf →
“For school trips, school bags, stationery or other non-essential school items. For retrospective applications”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — (PDF) Grants-guidance-notes-2025.pdf →
How they say to apply
“You have to approach a referring agency and ask them to complete an application form on your behalf”
Source: tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk — Grants - Taunton Heritage Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To provide affordable, suitable and safe housing in the form of almshouses accommodation for people in need aged 60 years and over with priority being given to inhabitants of the borough of taunton deane (area of benefit).(b) to provide relief in need for the residents of the almshouses and other inhabitants of the…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
Who can apply?
People living in Taunton Deane who are suffering financial hardship. You cannot apply directly - you have to approach a referring agency and ask them to complete an application form on your behalf.
What won't it fund?
It does not normally fund further or higher education course fees or books and materials, accommodation deposits, funeral expenses, bankruptcy costs, school trips, school bags, stationery or other non-essential school items, or retrospective applications. Grants are not intended to take the place of public or statutory funds.
How often can I apply?
If you have had an application submitted on your behalf in the previous 12 months, you are not normally eligible again, unless the grant is for school uniform.
How do I apply?
You need to approach a referring agency, who will complete an application form on your behalf. Check the funder's own website (www.tauntonheritagetrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1177162) for 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 Taunton Heritage Trust.