Small grants, generally for up to £5,000, are available to UK-based registered charities for between 3-5 years concerned with overseas development.
More commonly known as the Philip Henman Trust, the Philip Sydney Henman Deceased Will Trust provides small grants to UK-based charities concerned with overseas development.
The Trust offers grants to major UK based overseas development organisations requiring partnership funding for projects lasting between 3-5 years. Grants are split into annual payments (normally between £3,000 and £5,000 per annum) with a maximum total of £25,000.
Long-term overseas development includes projects committed to:
- Education
- Skills development
- The development of basic infrastructure, and
- Technology
The Trust has limited funds and generally only commits to two new long-term grants a year. Projects should fit the criteria before applying:
- The project is being run professionally by an established major UK-registered charity (defined as having an annual expenditure of over £100,000).
- Where the project is working within close proximity of children or vulnerable adults, the project is subject to a safeguarding policy.
- The project is concerned with long-term overseas development. The Trust does not fund projects attending to urgent medical need or other types of emergencies.
- The project will start no earlier than 1 December (following the application process) and will run for no more than 5 years.
- The funding from the Philip Henman Trust is important to the project (the Trust requires that its grant covers between 20% and 80% of the total project budget).
- The project will provide a lasting beneficial impact for the people, communities or environment it seeks to help, and
- The project is being partly funded by other sources. (In kind, voluntary work and central-office administration costs can be counted as another source of funding).
Once the grant has been approved the organisation will be guaranteed an annual grant for the duration of the project, as long as receipts and reports are sent back to the Trust in the way that is specified. Once a grant has been awarded for a particular project, the organisation cannot apply for a further grant in respect of that project.
The Trust operates an annual application deadline of 10 September.
The Trustees meet once a year in October or November to consider the shortlisted applications in further detail. After the Trustees have met, each applicant will be told whether their application has been successful. The Trustees will decide which grants are successful by 30 November. Successful applicants will receive the first instalment of their grant shortly after the start of the following financial year (6 April).
Applications must be made via the online application form on the Trust’s website (go to the link under the 'Applications' heading).