Capital and revenue grants, generally for between £1,000 and £5,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the UK.
The W F Southall Trust is a grant-making charity that was founded almost 90 years ago. The Trust endeavours to support smaller charities where their help is more meaningful and especially when a trustee has detailed knowledge of the charity concerned.
The Trust, which has its roots in the Quaker movement, supports UK registered charities working in the UK in the following fields:
- Quaker Work and Witness.
- Peace and Reconciliation.
- Environmental Action and Sustainability, and
- Social Action.
In addition to its grant-making to organisations, the Trust launched a new venture in 2022/23 called the Wilfred Southall Sustainability Award for students who have demonstrated exceptional work in areas aligned with the Southall Trust's category areas. The Trust began trialling this award in partnership with Bath Spa University and hopes to extend it to other academic institutions in the years ahead. Further information is available on the Trust’s website, where details of the 3 winners of the 2023 Sustainability Award can be found.
The W F Southall Trust makes capital and revenue grants generally for between £1,000 and £5,000, with the occasional higher award. Grants are normally on a one-off basis, although multi-year grants are sometimes awarded. The Trust likes to see that applicants have sought and secured some matched funding towards their proposal.
To apply, UK registered charities should initially complete the Eligibility Checker on the Trust’s website.
Charities that are eligible to apply can then progress to the full application stage.