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The Hemby Charitable Trust

The Hemby Charitable Trust

The Hemby Charitable Trust gives cash grants of up to £5,000 (most between £500 and £3,000) to charitable organisations for projects benefiting residents of Merseyside and Wirral. Priorities are older people, the arts, social needs, youth and employment, and the environment, with preference for projects reaching the greatest number of local residents. Trustees like to see self-help and may make an award conditional on the charity raising a matching amount itself. There are three deadlines a year (1 February, 1 June, 1 October); the 2025/26 year saw £107,884 go to 53 organisations.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£500 – £5,000
Deadline
106 days left
1 February
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Charitable organisations whose projects benefit residents in Merseyside and Wirral
  • The form asks for a charity number ('if none please state')
  • Groups working with children or young people must have a written child protection policy
  • Previous grantees must wait two years after a successful application and must have returned their Evaluation Form within six months of the grant, or they are barred from applying again

What it funds

Practical projects with clear local benefit in Merseyside and Wirral in the areas of:

  • The elderly (quality of life, care, inclusion and dignity)
  • The arts (community access to arts, culture and creative opportunities)
  • Social needs (practical support for people and communities facing disadvantage)
  • Youth and employment (developing young people, skills and employability)
  • The environment (local environmental work benefiting communities and shared places)

What it will not fund

  • Applicants from outside Merseyside and Wirral
  • Individuals
  • Sponsorship
  • Political organisations or pressure groups
  • Religious bodies or places of worship, unless there is significant community use
  • Where funding from statutory bodies is, or should be, available
  • Schools seeking specialist status
  • Return applicants less than two years after a successful application
  • Any form of memorial

How to apply

  1. Download and complete the Application Form (PDF or Word) from the website; up to two additional A4 sheets may be added if the form gives too little space
  2. Attach a budget breakdown, latest annual accounts and the most recent bank statement for the account the award would be paid into
  3. Send the complete application, single-sided and unstapled, to Mr T W Evans, The Hemby Trust, c/o Rathbones Investment Management Ltd, Port of Liverpool Building, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1NW, to arrive by 12 noon on the deadline (1 February, 1 June or 1 October)

If the 1st falls on a weekend or Bank Holiday, the deadline is the last working day before.

Applications are not acknowledged; you may email or phone the Administrator (07503 319182) to check arrival, and are strongly advised to phone if unsure how to complete the form or how much to request.

Successful applicants must acknowledge payment in writing and return an Evaluation Form within six months.

Have ready

  • Completed Application Form
  • Breakdown of the project budget
  • Latest annual accounts
  • Most recent bank statement for the charity account into which an award should be paid
  • Written child protection policy (if working with children or young people)

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