Walton on Thames Charity grants
Walton on Thames Charity is a local South East foundation that gave around £669,000 to organisations in its latest year, tackling poverty, health and education needs.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Walton on Thames Charity is a local foundation in the South East, giving around £669,000 to organisations in its latest year. Its key themes are alleviating financial poverty, tackling the root causes of child poverty, supporting health and wellbeing (particularly mental health), promoting access to affordable housing, and improving educational attainment for disadvantaged learners. Across 148 recorded grants up to 2024, the median award was £4,000.
What they fund
Walton on Thames Charity focuses on alleviating financial poverty, child poverty, health and wellbeing, affordable housing, and educational attainment for disadvantaged learners.
Who and where
It is a local foundation covering the South East, funding other charities and voluntary bodies that support the general public and elderly people.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Walton on Thames Charity 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
“Our key themes include: • Alleviating financial poverty • Tackling the root causes of child poverty • Supporting health and wellbeing - particularly mental health • Promoting access to affordable housing • Improving educational attainment for disadvantaged learners”
Source: waltoncharity.org.uk — (PDF) Community-Grant-funding-guidelines-Jan-2025-1.pdf →
What they say they won't fund
“We will not fund the advancement of any religion or religious group, unless the application is to provide non-religious services to the local community.”
Source: waltoncharity.org.uk — (PDF) Community-Grant-funding-guidelines-Jan-2025-1.pdf →
“We do not normally award grants where poverty alleviation is not part of the organisation's core mission. This includes areas such as: general support for older people, disability, and hospice or hospital care.”
Source: waltoncharity.org.uk — (PDF) Community-Grant-funding-guidelines-Jan-2025-1.pdf →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £4,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £2,000 – £10,000 |
| Grants published openly | 148 |
| Most recent published grant | 2024 |
Recent grants
- Three Rivers AcademyImprove educational attainment (Education)£7,500February 2024
- Heathside WeybridgeImprove educational attainment (Education)£3,000January 2024
- Chandlers Field Primary SchoolImprove educational attainment (Education)£1,000January 2024
- Stripey StorkAlleviate financial poverty (Poverty)£22,263January 2024
- Cleves Primary SchoolImprove educational attainment (Education)£2,000December 2023
- St Nicholas ChurchAlleviate financial poverty (Poverty)£1,000December 2023
From grants Walton on Thames Charity publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects are, for the public benefit,1) the provision and maintenance of social housing in the form of almshouses for the benefit of persons who are in need or financial hardship and who (except in special cases to be approved by the charity commission) are inhabitants of the area of benefit at the time of their…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does Walton on Thames Charity typically give?
Across 148 recorded grants (the latest from 2024), the median award was £4,000, with the middle half of grants falling between £2,000 and £10,000.
What does Walton on Thames Charity fund?
Its key themes are alleviating financial poverty, tackling the root causes of child poverty, supporting health and wellbeing (particularly mental health), promoting access to affordable housing, and improving educational attainment for disadvantaged learners.
What won't Walton on Thames Charity fund?
It will not fund the advancement of religion or a religious group, unless the application is to provide non-religious services to the local community. It also does not normally fund organisations where poverty alleviation is not part of their core mission, which includes general support for older people, disability services, and hospice or hospital care.
How do I apply to Walton on Thames Charity?
For current guidance, check the charity's website (www.waltoncharity.org.uk) or its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1185959), as eligibility and deadlines 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 Walton on Thames Charity.