William and Patricia Venton Charitable Trust grants
The Venton Trust funds capital projects for the welfare of elderly people or animals, giving charities and CIOs with income under £1m grants normally up to £10,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
The Venton Trust - properly the William and Patricia Venton Charitable Trust - says that providing the grant will be used for the welfare or benefit of the elderly or animals, it will consider grant applications. Its stated priorities are capital projects: building extensions, refurbishments and recreational spaces, and new minibuses and other vehicles that provide a vital service. It would not normally make grants in excess of £10,000 to any individual project, and it does not fund charities with an annual income of £1 million and over. It funds charities or CIOs registered in England and Wales, plus certain organisations with exempt status such as specialist schools, scout and guide groups, housing associations, cooperatives and community benefit societies. Allow time in your planning: the trustees only meet three times a year, in March, July and November.
What they fund
The register records general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, and animals. Its own guidance centres on the welfare of elderly people and of animals.
Who and where
The register records older people and other charities across England and Wales. Its guidance sets an income limit on the charities it will fund.
Who they help
Where they fund
What William and Patricia Venton 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're looking for
“Capital projects which include building extensions, refurbishments and recreational spaces. New minibuses and other vehicles that provide a vital service”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
“Providing the grant will be used for the welfare or benefit of the elderly or animals we will consider grant applications”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“Certain organisations with exempt status such as specialist schools, scout and guide groups, housing associations, cooperatives and community benefit societies”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
“Charities or CIOs (Charitable Incorporated Organisations) registered in England and Wales”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Charities with an annual income of £1 million and over”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
“We would not normally make grants in excess of £10,000 to any individual project”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
“Charities registered outside the United Kingdom”
Source: venton-trust.org — WHAT WE FUND | The Venton Trust →
How they say to apply
“the Trustees only meet three times a year in March, July and November”
Source: venton-trust.org — APPLY FOR A GRANT | The Venton Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The trustees shall hold the capital and income of the trust fund upon trust to pay or apply the income and all or such part or parts of the capital in such shares and proportions at such time or times and in such manner for or towards such charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees shall think fit provided that…
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 the Venton Trust typically give?
It says it would not normally make grants in excess of £10,000 to any individual project. It does not publish a typical or median grant size that we have been able to source. In its latest published financial year it gave £75,655 in grants to organisations.
What does the Venton Trust fund?
It says that providing the grant will be used for the welfare or benefit of the elderly or animals, it will consider grant applications. Its priorities are capital projects, which it describes as including building extensions, refurbishments and recreational spaces, and new minibuses and other vehicles that provide a vital service.
Who can apply?
It lists charities or CIOs registered in England and Wales, and certain organisations with exempt status such as specialist schools, scout and guide groups, housing associations, cooperatives and community benefit societies.
What won't the Venton Trust fund?
Its published exclusions include charities registered outside the United Kingdom and charities with an annual income of £1 million and over. It also says it would not normally make grants in excess of £10,000 to any individual project.
How do I apply to the Venton Trust?
Allow time in your planning, as it says the trustees only meet three times a year, in March, July and November. Check the funder's own website (www.venton-trust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1103884) for current deadlines and guidance, as processes can change.
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