Victoria Convalescent Trust grants
Victoria Convalescent Trust funds short breaks for people of any age living in England and Wales, applied for on their behalf by a qualified health or social care worker.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Victoria Convalescent Trust funds short breaks for those of any age living in England and Wales. This is not a fund your charity can apply to for its own running costs. Grant applications must be submitted by a professionally qualified health or social care worker who is, or has been, actively involved with the intended recipient within the previous 12 months. So the route for a charity is to apply on behalf of someone it supports, through a suitably qualified member of staff. Its objects give preference, as to one quarter of its income, to people residing in the County of Surrey or the London Borough of Croydon. They add a preference for women resident in the Greater London area for its wider relief of need.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records this trust's purposes as disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty. Its own site says its primary purpose is funding short breaks.
Who and where
The register records that it operates throughout England and Wales, benefiting people with disabilities, children and young people, and older people. Its objects add a preference, as to one quarter of income, for Surrey or the London Borough of Croydon, and a preference for women resident in Greater London.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Victoria Convalescent 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
“Grant applications must be submitted by a professionally qualified health or social care worker (please refer to detailed list below) who is actively involved or has been actively involved with the intended recipient(s) within the previous 12 months”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Who Can Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
“Our primary purpose is to make grants to fund or part-fund short breaks for those of any age, living in England and Wales.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Victoria Convalescent Trust – Short breaks for those of any age, living in England and Wales →
“However no more than two consecutive grants will be made, although applications for grants in future years will be given consideration.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Who Can Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“The VCT is unable to consider grant applications that have been submitted by family, friends or colleagues of the intended recipient even if the family member, friend or colleague is a professionally qualified, health, social care or other relevant professional.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Who Can Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
“The grant application must be submitted on-line as the VCT is unable to consider paper grant applications.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Who Can Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
How they say to apply
“The VCT is only able to consider the submission of one grant application per twelve-month period on behalf of an individual or family.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — Who Can Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
“All grant payments are made directly to the Service Provider usually by BACS payment or to the referring agency and not to the grant beneficiary.”
Source: victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk — How To Apply – Victoria Convalescent Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects of the charity are, for the public benefit, to apply the income to:Primarily, provide relief for those in need by reason of financial hardship, ill health or disability by the provision of convalescence, recuperation and/or respite care, provided that as to one quarter of the income the Trustees shall give…
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 Victoria Convalescent Trust give?
In its most recent published accounts it made £55,550 of grants to organisations and £72,750 of grants to individuals. It does not publish a grant range, and there is no typical or median award figure available for this funder.
What does it fund?
It says its primary purpose is to make grants to fund or part-fund short breaks for those of any age living in England and Wales. Its objects cover relief for those in need by reason of financial hardship, ill health or disability through convalescence, recuperation and respite care, and relieving need, hardship or distress more generally. Its Charity Commission entry records its purposes as disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty.
Who can apply?
Applications must be submitted by a professionally qualified health or social care worker who is actively involved, or has been actively involved, with the intended recipient within the previous 12 months. It says it cannot consider applications submitted by family, friends or colleagues of the intended recipient, even where that person is a qualified health, social care or other relevant professional. Its objects give a preference, as to one quarter of its income, to people residing in the County of Surrey or the London Borough of Croydon, and a preference for women resident in the Greater London area.
What are the limits on repeat applications?
It says it can only consider one grant application per twelve-month period on behalf of an individual or family, and that no more than two consecutive grants will be made, although applications for grants in future years will be given consideration.
How do I apply?
The application must be submitted online, as it says it is unable to consider paper applications. All grant payments are made directly to the service provider, usually by BACS, or to the referring agency, and not to the grant beneficiary. Check the funder's own website (www.victoriaconvalescenttrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1064585) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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