Yapp Charitable Trust grants
Yapp Charitable Trust is a national trust funding UK registered charities with an annual expenditure under £50,000, working on poverty relief, education or disability, with grants normally up to £3,000 a year.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Yapp Charitable Trust is a national trust that funds UK registered charities working on the prevention or relief of poverty, education and training, and disability. It only offers ongoing core funding — the regular costs of activities or services that have already been running for at least a year — and only to charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £50,000 that have been formally established for at least three years. Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 a year, and it will fund a charity for up to three years. It does not fund CICs (community interest companies). Trustees meet three times a year to consider applications, and a decision can take up to five months from submission.
What they fund
Yapp Charitable Trust funds ongoing core costs at small registered charities working on poverty relief, education and training, and disability.
Who and where
It supports people with disabilities, children and young people, other charities and elderly people, across England and Wales.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Yapp 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“We only make grants for ongoing core funding. We define core funding as the costs associated with regular activities or services that have been ongoing for at least a year.”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — WHAT WE FUND – The Yapp Charitable Trust →
“We offer grants only to registered charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £50,000”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Yapp Charitable Trust →
“We only offer grants to registered charities that have been formally established for a minimum of three years.”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — WHAT WE FUND – The Yapp Charitable Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“We do not fund CICs.”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Yapp Charitable Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 per year and we will fund for up to three years.”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — The Yapp Charitable Trust →
How they say to apply
“Trustees meet 3 times per year to consider applications and a decision time can take up to 5 months from the date of submission.”
Source: yappcharitabletrust.org.uk — HOW TO APPLY – The Yapp Charitable Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To promote or assist any charitable activity directed to the care or housing of elderly people 2. To promote or assist any charitable activity relating to children and young people, youth clubs, youth hostels, students hostels or like institutions connected with the welfare of children and young people 3. To promote…
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 Yapp Charitable Trust typically give?
Grants are normally for a maximum of £3,000 a year, and it will fund a charity for up to three years.
What does Yapp Charitable Trust fund?
It funds ongoing core funding — the regular costs of activities or services that have already been running for at least a year — with a focus on the prevention or relief of poverty, education and training, and disability.
Who can apply?
Only registered charities with a total annual expenditure of less than £50,000 that have been formally established for at least three years.
What won't it fund?
It does not fund CICs (community interest companies).
How do I apply?
Trustees consider applications three times a year and a decision can take up to five months from submission; beyond that the trust does not publish further detail about how to apply on this page. Check the funder's own website (www.yappcharitabletrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1076803) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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