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The Oakdale Trust

The Oakdale Trust Grants

A small family-run foundation giving grants of £250 to £3,000, averaging about £2,000, for project or core costs. Its focus is Wales: social and community projects, medical support groups, environmental conservation and arts with a Welsh connection. It also funds UK-based medical research, UK charities working in the developing world, and penal reform. Trustees meet in April and October; the next meeting is April 2027, with the deadline still to be announced.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£250 – £3,000
Deadline
Not published
no closing date given
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • UK registered charities, exempt charities, Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee, and community groups, which must have a constitution, an elected committee and a bank account controlled by two or more committee members
  • Charitable organisations registered outside the UK cannot be supported
  • Organisations are not usually considered for further grants within two years of an award, and large organisations are asked to submit only one application per trustees' meeting
  • Most areas of interest are limited to Wales or a Welsh connection; UK based medical research, UK charities working in the developing world and penal reform are not described that way

What it funds

  • Welsh based social and community projects
  • Medical: support groups operating in Wales
  • UK based medical research projects
  • Environment conservation projects based in Wales
  • Some support for the Arts where there is a Welsh connection
  • UK based charities working in the developing world
  • Penal reform

Applications for both project and core funding are considered.

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Holiday schemes
  • Expeditions
  • Sports
  • Overseas charities with no UK registration

How to apply

  1. Check the trust's website for the deadline for the April 2027 trustees' meeting, still to be announced
  2. Apply using the on-line application form if at all possible, giving a web address where supporting information is available
  3. Post your application to The Oakdale Trust, Tansor House, Tansor, Peterborough PE8 5HS; an optional form is available to download

Applications by email are not accepted, and applications are not acknowledged. Unsuccessful applicants are notified only if they applied on-line.

Have ready

  • Your charity registration number
  • A description of your charity's aims and achievements
  • An outline and budget for the project for which funding is sought
  • The grant programme for which you are applying
  • Brief details of the outcome of any project the trust supported before
  • Details of funds raised to date and the current shortfall

This is the list for postal applications. Registered charities should not send accounts, as the trust uses those held by the Charity Commission.

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