Grants, usually ranging from £1,000 to £5,000 are available to small UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas in the areas of the relief of suffering, the advancement of education and the advancement of religion.
The Archer Trust supports UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas working in areas of high unemployment and deprivation. It particularly favours charities which make good use of volunteers.
The Trust makes charitable grants, mainly to small charities which provide support to defined groups of disadvantaged or marginalised people, which are competently managed and which would be significantly assisted by a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000. The Trust normally awards around 200 grants each year.
The Trust’s charitable objectives are:
- The relief of suffering among the aged, impotent or poor.
- The advancement of education.
- The advancement of the Christian religion (although the Trust states that it makes grants to charities of all faiths and ethnicities), and
- Such other charitable objects as the Trustees may think fit.
Applicants to the Archer Trust should meet the following criteria:
- A small UK charity for whom a grant of between £1,000 and £5,000 will make a big difference.
- Provide aid or support to a defined group of disadvantaged or marginalised people.
- Competently run and can support your application with up-to-date accounts, and
- Have made the effort to tap into local sources of wealth.
Please note that the Trust will not make grants representing more than 10% of a charity's income and funding is not available to charities with cash balances in excess of 9 months' expenditure.
The Trust states that it only replies to successful applicants or to those to whom it is seriously considering but requires further information. It does not reply to unsuccessful applicants. There is no need for applicants to include their annual accounts as the Trust will look them up on the Charity Commission website Trust. However, applicants should provide a brief summary or their finances and also relevant financial information which is not available from those accounts.
The Trust meets twice annually to review applications, which should be made in writing.