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Chartered Accountants' Livery Charity

Single Donations

One-off grants, typically up to £5,000, from the charity of the Chartered Accountants' Livery Company for registered charities whose projects fit its objectives, especially education (with a focus on financial literacy, numeracy, literacy and digital skills) and social mobility and poverty relief for children and young people in need. The Trustees want a tangible outcome and are open to match-funding and to further support after the first grant. Applications need not be sponsored by a Company member, though member involvement counts in an applicant's favour. Trustees meet four times a year.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Registered charities (or other organisations) whose governance and approach to safeguarding are in order, which are solvent, and whose Charity Commission and Companies House filings are up to date
  • There is no geographic restriction, but the causes supported usually operate primarily in England and Wales
  • Applications do not need to be sponsored by a member of the Chartered Accountants' Livery Company; members are invited to sponsor applications from organisations they are involved with, and the Trustees treat a member's knowledge of an applicant as a key part of their due diligence

What it funds

Projects that fit the Charity's objectives, where the grant will make a significant difference and support a tangible outcome; the Trustees tend to support:

  • Causes related to education for all ages, with a focus on core enabling skills such as financial literacy, numeracy, literacy and digital skills
  • Causes that will increase social mobility and alleviate poverty in respect of children and youth in need
  • Causes associated with the accountancy profession, the City or the Livery
  • Causes supporting the welfare of personnel who belong or have belonged to the Company's military and other affiliations
  • Causes introduced by members of the Company and causes in which Company members are involved

the Trustees look kindly on projects related to disadvantaged children and youth, and are open to match-funding

What it will not fund

  • Causes which promote a single religion (apart from City places of worship)
  • Political causes
  • Animal welfare
  • Medical support
  • Sporting events (unlikely to be supported)
  • Organisations that are not solvent or whose governance, safeguarding or Charity Commission and Companies House filings are not in order

How to apply

  1. Check that your project fits the Charity Objectives
  2. Complete the Grant Application Form
  3. Email the form with your annual accounts and safeguarding policy to both charity@accountantslivery.org and almoner@accountantslivery.org
  4. The Charity Clerk confirms which Trustee meeting will consider your application (the Trustees meet four times a year)
  5. You are contacted after the meeting, whether successful or not
  6. If successful, provide an end-of-grant report that can be shared on the Company and Charity website, social media and newsletters

on 13 Oct 2026 the Grant Application Form link on the funder's site returned 'page not found'; ask the Clerk to the Charity (charity@accountantslivery.org) for the current form. Send no further information beyond the form, accounts and safeguarding policy.

Have ready

  • The Grant Application Form
  • Annual accounts
  • Safeguarding policy

send no further information; the Trustees may look at information in the public domain

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