Will Charitable Trust grants
Will Charitable Trust funds disability and health charities in England and Wales, with grants of £3,000 to £30,000; its website said it expected to reopen for applications with a revised programme during Spring 2026, a date that has now passed.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Will Charitable Trust makes grants to charities in England and Wales working in disability and health. Grants generally fall within the range of £3,000 to £30,000. Its website stated that trustees expected to reopen for applications with a revised programme in place during Spring 2026 — that date has now passed, so check the funder's website for its current application status before applying. It does not fund organisations that are not registered charities (or properly exempt), grant-making organisations seeking funding to award grants to others, or projects that benefit people outside the UK, except in the blind field. Applications are normally acknowledged within two weeks, and that acknowledgement will indicate roughly when the application is likely to be considered by trustees; successful applicants are normally notified within a week of the application being considered. In its last reported year it gave around £1,106,400 to organisations, from an income of around £520,200.
What they fund
Will Charitable Trust funds UK charities working in disability and health, with grants generally between £3,000 and £30,000.
Who and where
It funds registered charities across England and Wales; check the funder's website for its current application status, as it had a revised programme planned for Spring 2026.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Will 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
“Organisations that are not registered charities (or properly exempt)”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: are you eligible? →
“Grant-making organisations seeking funding for the purpose of awarding grants to others”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: are you eligible? →
“Projects which benefit people outside the UK, except in the blind field”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: are you eligible? →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants vary in amount, but generally fall within the range of £3,000 to £30,000.”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: are you eligible? →
Deadlines they mention
“the Trustees now expect to be able to reopen for applications with the revised programme in place during Spring 2026.”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: about us →
How they say to apply
“Your application will normally be acknowledged within 2 weeks and that acknowledgement will tell you approximately when your application is likely to be considered by the Trustees. Successful applicants will be notified normally within a week of the application being considered.”
Source: willcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Will Charitable Trust: how to apply →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To such charitable institutions or charitable purposes in such manner and (if more than one) in such shares or proportions as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
Is Will Charitable Trust currently open for applications?
Its website stated that trustees expected to reopen for applications with a revised programme during Spring 2026 — that date has now passed. Check the funder's own website for its current status before applying.
How much does it give?
Grants generally fall within the range of £3,000 to £30,000. In its last reported year it gave around £1,106,400 to organisations, from an income of around £520,200.
What does it fund?
Charities working in disability and health.
What won't it fund?
Organisations that are not registered charities (or properly exempt), grant-making organisations seeking funding to award grants to others, or projects that benefit people outside the UK, except in the blind field.
How do I apply?
Applications are normally acknowledged within two weeks, with an indication of when trustees are likely to consider it; successful applicants are normally notified within a week of consideration. Check the funder's own website (willcharitabletrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 801682) for its current application status and 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 Will Charitable Trust.