Applications closed on 30 September 2026.

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The Saintbury Trust

The Saintbury Trust grants

A medium-sized grant-making trust that funds registered charities based and working in parts of the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire, defined by a list of postcode districts. Trustees take a particular interest in the arts, heritage, the environment and helping disabled people, but accept applications under a wide range of charitable purposes. Most grants are between £1,000 and £5,000. Because demand is high, the trustees prioritise charities they have funded before and consider new applicants only in exceptional circumstances.

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Deadline: Closed; the deadline has passed
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Registered charities only, based and operating wholly or mainly within these postcode districts: B (all except B77, B78 and B79), CV1–8 and CV31–37, DY1, DY2 and DY4, GL1, GL3, GL4, GL20, GL50–53 and GL55–56, WR1–5, WR7 and WR9–12, WS1–5 and WS9–10, WV1, WV2 and WV12–14
The charity must have at least one full year's accounts covering a period that starts on or after its registration date, its Charity Commission entry must show that reporting is up to date, and it must have at least four trustees; trustees who are connected, mainly as family members, count as one
The trustees prioritise charities they have funded before, and new applicants are considered only in exceptional circumstances
National charities and their local branches are not eligible

What it funds

Grants to registered charities for projects under most charitable purposes, including:

Relief of poverty
Education
Health
Citizenship and community development
Arts, culture, heritage and science
Amateur sport
Human rights and equality
Environmental protection
Relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage
The efficiency of the armed forces and emergency services

The trustees are particularly interested in the arts, heritage, the environment and helping disabled people.

Most grants are between £1,000 and £5,000, with larger grants to organisations the trustees know well or have a particular interest in.

What it will not fund

Individuals, including sponsorship
Animal charities
The advancement of religion
Organisations that are not registered charities
National charities
Local branches of national charities
Scouts, guides and sea cadets
Village halls
Repair or maintenance of churches
Retrospective grants for projects already completed

grants for general running costs or start-up (seed-corn) costs are rarely made

the same charity cannot apply at successive meetings, whether or not it received a grant

new applicants are considered only in exceptional circumstances

How to apply

Check the eligibility page, including the postcode list, and confirm your Charity Commission entry shows 'Charity reporting is up to date'
Choose the charitable purpose category your application falls under and note its code
Read and accept the grant conditions
Download the Word application form and complete it in no more than three pages, using a font of size 12 or larger
Write a one-page covering letter on your headed paper with anything more about the project
Email the form, letter and, only if they are not on the Charity Commission website, your latest accounts to admin@thesaintburytrust.co.uk by the deadline (28 February or 30 September); postal applications are no longer accepted

only the form and letter (up to four pages in total) go to trustees

if successful, email bank details on letterhead with a voided paying-in slip and sign the receipt form; grants over £5,000 need a one-page report within 15 months

Have ready

Completed application form (maximum three pages)
One-page covering letter on headed paper
Latest accounts, only if they are not available on the Charity Commission website