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The Lauderdale Trust

The Lauderdale Trust Grants

Multi-year grants of £10,000 to £50,000 a year, for up to three years, for grassroots Christian charities running community-focused work in deprived areas of the UK that helps people to know and follow Jesus. Unusually, the trust funds staffing and running costs, and for a smaller charity this may be its entire operation. Projects must be in IMD deciles 1-4 and the grant can cover at most 50% of costs. A two-stage process: an expression of interest by 26 November 2026, then a full application by 3 December 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£10,000 – £50,000
Deadline
46 days left
3 December
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Charities registered and working in the UK, operating at grassroots level, with a charitable object with a Christian purpose, clear management and governance structures and at least 3 trustees, and an annual income of £1m or less (small to medium-sized)
  • The project must work towards the advancement of the Christian faith and be in one of the more deprived areas of the UK: the project postcode must be in Decile 1 (most deprived) to Decile 4 of the government Indices of Multiple Deprivation for England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland
  • Other funding must already be raised, or there must be clear plans for the funding pipeline
  • Current grantees may re-apply during their last year of support

What it funds

Community-focused initiatives in areas of deprivation within the UK that are helping people to know and follow Jesus:

  • New work
  • Existing work (including staffing and other running costs): for a smaller charity, this may comprise its entire operation

grants are £10,000 to £50,000 a year for a maximum of three years, for a maximum of 50% of project costs; budgets may include inflationary increases.

What it will not fund

  • The purchase of property or building work
  • Projects outside the more deprived areas of the UK (project postcode outside Deciles 1-4 of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation)
  • More than 50% of project costs
  • Re-applications for the same project within twelve months of an unsuccessful application
  • More than one application per organisation in each round

How to apply

  1. Read the What We Support page
  2. Submit an Expression of Interest online - for this round by Thursday 26 November 2026 (seven days before the application deadline)
  3. If the trust would like a full application, it sends you an Application Form
  4. Email the completed application to info@lauderdaletrust.org by Thursday 3 December 2026
  5. Applications are assessed and considered at a Trustees Meeting; decisions for this round are in March 2027

later rounds close on 1 April 2027 (decisions June 2027) and 6 July 2027 (decisions October 2027).

Have ready

  • Details of your organisation: charity details, purpose, and how you meet the trust's vision and focus
  • Details of your project: what the funding is for, your experience in this area, and the outcomes you hope to achieve
  • Project budget, including the areas the grant will fund, how other funding has been or will be secured, and how the project will continue beyond the grant
  • Most recent accounts
  • Safeguarding policy updated within the last twelve months
  • Details of two referees willing to vouch for the project or the wider charity (email addresses preferred)

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