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Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

A small Suffolk trust that funds specific conservation and restoration projects in the natural and historic man-made environment in Suffolk only, including repairs to the fabric of historic buildings. It does not fund ongoing activities, routine maintenance or reordering (such as adding a kitchen or toilets to a church). It favours causes that find it harder to raise money from the public, and occasionally considers modest requests in health, education or social welfare where they meet an uncovered local need. Distance from the trust's base near Stowmarket affects both the size of a grant and the chance of success. Trustees meet three times a year, with applications due by the end of January, May and September.

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Who can apply

  • Organisations with projects in Suffolk; national charities only for a Suffolk project
  • The application summary sheet asks for your 'Official Status (eg
  • Charity/PCC/non-profit company)' and a charity number if you have one, so charities, parochial church councils and non-profit companies can apply
  • The trust does not give to individuals
  • Its past beneficiaries include parochial church councils, a village hall and a tree conservation charity
  • Distance from the trust's base near Stowmarket tends to affect the size of a grant and the chance of success
  • No income limit or governance requirements are published

What it funds

  • Particular projects in the natural and historic man-made environment in Suffolk, including conservation and restoration and repairs to the fabric of historic buildings
  • The trust also looks from time to time at modest requests in health, education and social welfare, particularly where they fill an uncovered local need
  • It favours causes that find it harder to raise money from the general public
  • Trustees need to be convinced of a public benefit

What it will not fund

  • Projects outside Suffolk
  • Ongoing activities
  • Routine maintenance
  • Reordering of historic buildings (e.g. adding a kitchen or toilets to a church)
  • Individuals
  • National charities, unless the grant is for a Suffolk project

How to apply

  1. Download and complete the one-page summary sheet from the How to Apply page (organisation, contact and project address, bank details, official status and charity number, project description and beneficiaries, total cost, amount raised so far and how, amount requested, what the grant will be used for)
  2. Send the completed summary sheet and any supporting documents by email to alfredwilliamscharitabletrust@gmail.com, or by post to Kat Bowe, Administrator AWCT, 12a Simpson Way, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5EA
  3. Make sure your application arrives by the end of January, May or September for the next trustees' meeting

The trustees need to be convinced of a public benefit.

Have ready

  • Completed summary sheet for grant applications

Any supporting documentation may be included; no specific documents are listed.

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