The Earl of Southampton Trust grants
The Earl of Southampton Trust is a local charity supporting people and organisations in the Ancient Parish of Titchfield, giving means-tested individual grants of up to £500.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Earl of Southampton Trust (charity number 1195619) is a local charity serving the Ancient Parish of Titchfield in Hampshire. Its objects cover the relief of financial hardship and poverty, including through almshouse accommodation, and it also provides support to local organisations. Individual grants are means-tested and limited to a maximum of £500, and applications must come via a recognised voluntary sector or statutory agency professional rather than directly from the individual. Its register entry shows an income of £181,412 in its latest year on record; the trust does not publish a breakdown of grants to organisations or a typical award size for organisations.
What they fund
The Earl of Southampton Trust relieves financial hardship and poverty, including through almshouse accommodation and support for local organisations.
Who and where
It supports people and organisations within the Ancient Parish of Titchfield in Hampshire; individual grants must be referred by a recognised professional.
Who they help
Where they fund
What The Earl of Southampton 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
“provide support to local organisations”
Source: eost.org.uk — Grants | EOST →
“Assistance has been given for the following in recent years (but is not restricted to these areas)”
Source: eost.org.uk — Grants | EOST →
“within the Ancient Parish of Titchfield”
Source: eost.org.uk — Grants | EOST →
Grant sizes they mention
“maximum of £500”
Source: eost.org.uk — Individual Grant Application | EOST →
How they say to apply
“Applications for grants are means tested”
Source: eost.org.uk — Individual Grant Application | EOST →
“must be from a recognised voluntary sector or statutory agency professional”
Source: eost.org.uk — Individual Grant Application | EOST →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
1. The objects of the CIO, for the public benefit, are: 1. The relief of financial hardship, and the relief of poverty, of people in the beneficial class by:a. The provision of almshouse accommodation and ancillary equipment, services and financial relief for almspersons appointed from the class of beneficiaries…
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 to individuals?
Individual grants are means-tested and limited to a maximum of £500.
What does it fund?
Its objects cover the relief of financial hardship and poverty, including almshouse accommodation, and support for local organisations. It says assistance has been given for a range of purposes in recent years, though it is not restricted to these.
Who can apply?
The trust supports people and organisations within the Ancient Parish of Titchfield. Individual applications must be made via a recognised voluntary sector or statutory agency professional, rather than directly.
How do I apply?
Ask a recognised voluntary sector or statutory agency professional to make the application on your behalf for individual grants, which are means-tested. Check the funder's own website (eost.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1195619) 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 The Earl of Southampton Trust.