Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust grants
Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust helps churches and groups in the Spiritualist community meet essential costs and repair their buildings, giving £11,500 in its most recent accounts.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust is a small grant-maker connected to Spiritualism, and its eligibility rule is the first thing to check. Applicants should be Spiritualists, or have otherwise been active in, or made a contribution to, the Spiritualist community. If your charity has no connection there, this is unlikely to be a route for you. It says it exists to help churches and groups going through financial hardship to meet essential costs, and it funds essential repairs, maintenance and upgrades to church buildings and infrastructure. It also runs a Digital Outreach Programme: successful applicants are not charged for the use or hire of its equipment, though a small fee may be payable to the programme expert undertaking work. Expect to provide paperwork - usually copies of relevant accounts and bookkeeping, and, where relevant for services and products, a cross-section of quotes.
What they fund
These are the charitable purposes recorded for Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust on the Charity Commission register. Its registered objects are specific to Spiritualism.
Who and where
The register records the trust as working throughout England and Wales and also lists Scotland. Its registered objects additionally single out the Tunbridge Wells area for education in psychic studies.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Winifred Gandine-Stanton 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
“help churches and groups going through financial hardship to meet essential costs”
Source: wgstrust.org — WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust Official Website →
“financial or benevolent aid, going through difficult personal circumstances”
Source: wgstrust.org — WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust Official Website →
“essential repairs, maintenance and upgrades to church buildings and infrastructure”
Source: wgstrust.org — WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust Official Website →
“Spiritualists or have otherwise been active in, or made a contribution to, the Spiritualist community”
Source: wgstrust.org — WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust Official Website →
How they say to apply
“will not charge for the use or hire of any its equipment for successful applicants”
Source: wgstrust.org — Apply for our Digital Outreach Programme | WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust →
“a small fee payable to the programme expert undertaking work”
Source: wgstrust.org — Apply for our Digital Outreach Programme | WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust →
“will usually require copies of relevant accounts and bookkeeping and, where relevant for services and products, a cross-section of quotes”
Source: wgstrust.org — WGST - The Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust Official Website →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote and advance knowledge of the religion and philosophy of spiritualism, as defined by the following seven principles - 1. The fatherhood of god. 2. The brotherhood of man 3. The communion of spirits and the ministry of angels 4. The continuous existence of the human soul 5. Personal responsibility…
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 Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust typically give?
The trust does not publish a grant range or a typical (median) award, so we cannot give one. In its most recent published accounts it made £11,500 of grants to organisations, so this is a small funder.
What does Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust fund?
It helps churches and groups going through financial hardship to meet essential costs, and funds essential repairs, maintenance and upgrades to church buildings and infrastructure. It also gives financial or benevolent aid to those going through difficult personal circumstances. Its registered objects cover promoting knowledge of the religion and philosophy of Spiritualism, advancing education in psychic studies in the Tunbridge Wells area, the relief of sickness and suffering through the provision of Spiritualist healing, and relief for elderly members of the Spiritualist faith who are in need.
Who can apply?
Its guidance says applicants should be Spiritualists or have otherwise been active in, or made a contribution to, the Spiritualist community. If your charity has no connection to that community, this is unlikely to be a route for you.
What is the Digital Outreach Programme?
It is a separate route the trust runs. It says it will not charge for the use or hire of any of its equipment for successful applicants, although there may be a small fee payable to the programme expert undertaking work.
How do I apply to Winifred Gandine-Stanton Trust?
Prepare your paperwork first. The trust says it will usually require copies of relevant accounts and bookkeeping and, where relevant for services and products, a cross-section of quotes. Check the funder's own website (www.wgstrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 801703) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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