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Thomas Wall Trust

Grants for Registered Charities

Thomas Wall Trust gives grants of up to £5,000 to small and medium UK registered charities (income £25,000 to £500,000, registered at least three years) for projects that improve communication skills for disadvantaged adults, and that support people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) into work. Every project must lead to beneficiaries gaining at least one accredited vocational qualification, and funding can be repeated annually for up to three years. The Trust also runs a separate grants programme for individuals (up to £1,500 towards vocational courses).

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
Deadline
Not published
no closing date given
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • UK charities registered with the Charity Commission for at least three years, with annual turnover between £25,000 and £500,000
  • Applicants need a good track record of delivery (which may include impact reports of past projects) and clear evidence that the targeted beneficiaries need the project
  • Subsidiaries, offshoots or franchises of larger charities, hospitals, organisations with political or lobbying objectives and charities operating outside the UK are excluded
  • Charities must wait two years from the date of submission before reapplying, and grantees that fail to submit monitoring or keep the Trust informed of changes cannot apply again
  • Individuals apply through a separate Grants for Individuals programme

What it funds

  • Specific projects run by a charity that equip disadvantaged people of working age (usually 18+) with the communication skills needed for employment, and support NEET people into employment
  • The Trust sees communication as underpinned by skills such as empathy, listening, emotional intelligence, confidence and clarity
  • Beneficiaries must gain at least one officially recognised, regulated, accredited vocational qualification during delivery or within two months of the project ending
  • Pro-rata staffing and operational costs will be considered if appropriate
  • Annual repeat funding for up to three years is possible, subject to satisfactory annual reviews of progress and impact
  • The Trust welcomes proposals targeting people experiencing multiple deprivation or groups facing major barriers to employment, especially women, people with physical, mental or learning disabilities, and refugees, and prioritises match-funded projects

What it will not fund

  • Organisations with political or lobbying objectives
  • Capital costs (the purchase of land, buildings, construction)
  • ESOL courses
  • Charities that operate outside of the UK
  • Subsidiaries, 'off shoots' or franchises of larger charities
  • Hospitals
  • Projects where beneficiaries do not gain an accredited vocational qualification

How to apply

  1. Read the Grants for Registered Charities page and check eligibility (income £25,000-£500,000, registered at least three years, accredited qualification outcome)
  2. Stage one: register on the online application system and complete the Expression of Interest form (contact details, income, a description of what you are applying for of about 300 words, outcomes, numbers benefiting, total cost, amount requested, dates and other funding sources) before the round's noon deadline
  3. If successful, you are invited to stage two: submit a Project Plan (including budget) using the Trust's template, your latest audited accounts and relevant policies
  4. Unsuccessful applicants are told by email; successful applicants are notified in writing with the grant terms and conditions and asked for payment details
  5. Complete the monitoring column of the approved project plan six months after the start and at the end of the first year

Applications are taken for specific trustee meetings. The most recent round (for the November 2026 meeting) closed at noon on Friday 11 September 2026; no later deadline was published on 28 Sep 2026.

Charities must wait two years from the date of submission before reapplying. Further years of funding depend on evidence of impact.

Have ready

  • Expression of Interest form (stage one, online)
  • Project Plan including budget, on the Trust's template (stage two)
  • Latest set of audited financial accounts (stage two)
  • Relevant policies (stage two)

Stage two documents are requested only from charities invited past the expression of interest.

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