The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust

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Unrestricted grants of up to £5,000 (typically £2,000-£3,000) from the Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust for UK registered charities that work exclusively to provide health and care services. It supports charities giving practical and emotional support to people with physical or mental ill health, disabled people, and their families and carers, with priority for medium-sized charities with income of £100,000-£2 million. Applications are accepted at any time through an online form, one per charity every 12 months.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £2,000 – £5,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the equivalent regulator elsewhere in the UK, registered for at least 3 years with two years of completed accounts, operating in the UK, whose main charitable activities are health and care services
Annual income must be between £100,000 and £2 million as shown on the regulator's register
Religious or faith-based organisations, CICs, charities with 12+ months' free reserves and charities that applied in the last 12 months are not eligible
Applications must come from an official organisational email address

What it funds

Unrestricted funding (core costs or a specific project) for charities whose main activities are health-based, in these areas:

Improved quality of life for older people, for people with disabilities, and for people with serious illness or chronic conditions through health and care
Improved health and care for people needing palliative and end-of-life care
Practical and emotional support to improve health and care for people facing challenges with mental health

The Trust prioritises charities that are independent and not substantially funded by government or local authority contracts, deliver high-quality, needed work representing value for money, involve stakeholders in programme design, can evidence outcomes, and are well run with sound governance, safeguarding and financial management.

What it will not fund

Work outside the programme's funding areas
Individuals or community groups that are not UK registered charities
Charities registered in the UK for less than 3 years
Charities with annual income under £100,000 or over £2 million (as stated on the Charity Commission register)
Charities whose operational area is outside the UK
Religious, faith-based or belief organisations
Village halls, community centres, uniformed groups or political activism
Charities that make grants to individuals or other organisations
Charities holding 12 months or more of free reserves
Charities funded by the Trust in the last 12 months
Community interest companies
Endowments, scholarships or school fees
One-off events, feasibility studies or research
Charities whose accounts are overdue with the regulator
Applications sent from personal email addresses

How to apply

Read the programme guidance and complete the 10-question eligibility check at the start of the online form
Complete the online application form: organisation details and link to your accounts on the regulator's website, contact details, appeal details (core or project, costs, summary, outcomes, beneficiaries, area), financial information including free reserves, and a percentage breakdown of income sources
Enter bank details and upload a recent bank statement, then submit
Trust staff assess applications and recommend those that best meet the priorities to the Trustees

Incomplete applications are rejected and the charity cannot reapply for 12 months.

The Trust does not accept funding requests by email or phone.

Have ready

Link to the charity's most recent signed accounts on the Charity Commission (or equivalent) website
Bank statement dated within the last 3 months (PDF, not password-protected)

Scottish charities must also upload non-redacted signed accounts.

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