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The Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust

Sir John Middlemore Charitable Trust Grants

Small grants, usually up to £2,000 per application, for not-for-profit organisations based in Birmingham and the surrounding West Midlands Region that work with disadvantaged children and young people under 18, or disabled young people under 25. The Trust focuses on smaller organisations with annual income under £250,000. Trustees meet in January, April, July and October, and completed application forms must arrive 21 days before the start of those months.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £2,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Not-for-profit organisations based in Birmingham and the surrounding West Midlands Region that work with disadvantaged children and young people under 18 or disabled young people under 25: registered charities, unincorporated charities, Community Interest Companies, community groups that have a constitution and produce accounts, and other not-for-profit organisations
  • Annual income must be under £250,000 and unrestricted reserves no more than 6 months' operating costs
  • A project with income under £250,000 inside a larger voluntary or statutory organisation can apply if it has a distinct ring-fenced bank account in the project's name or is held in restricted funds in the organisation's audited accounts

What it funds

Requests clearly of direct benefit to disadvantaged children and young people under 18, or with a disability under 25, with trustees keen on local projects. Particular areas of interest:

  • Disabled children and young people
  • Looked-after children and young people
  • Looked-after children and young people leaving care
  • Young carers
  • Disadvantaged children and young people

Grants are usually up to £2,000 per application.

What it will not fund

  • Organisations/projects with annual income over £250,000
  • Organisations/projects with unrestricted reserves of more than 6 months' operating costs
  • Political organisations
  • Medical treatment or research
  • Applications from individuals
  • General appeals or mail shots
  • Rejected applications resubmitted within 12 months without substantial additional information
  • Organisations that have not returned an evaluation report for a previous grant

How to apply

  1. Read the Grant Criteria document on the website
  2. Download the Grant Application Form (Word) from the website, or request it from office@middlemore.org.uk
  3. Complete the form (aims, why you need the grant, project cost and amount requested, spending breakdown, other funding, number and ages of children benefiting, postcode areas served, bank details) and sign the declaration
  4. Email the completed form with the signed accounts to office@middlemore.org.uk (or post it to the Trust Administrator, PO Box 7228, Stourbridge DY8 9FZ if you cannot email)
  5. Trustees/Directors consider applications at their quarterly meeting; their decision is final
  6. If funded, complete the Grant Evaluation Report at the end of the funding period

Trustees meet in January, April, July and October; completed applications should be received 21 days before the start of the meeting month (next: by about 11 December 2026 for January 2027).

Incomplete forms or missing attachments may mean the application is not considered.

Have ready

  • Completed Grant Application Form
  • Signed copy of latest audited or independently examined accounts

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