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Charles S French Charitable Trust
Charles S French Charitable Trust Grants
A half-century-old trust giving grants to registered charities working in Essex and north east London, across a deliberately wide range of causes — medical, community and arts, education, sport and holidays, disability, disadvantage, hospices, health assistance and youth work. Most grants are between £1,000 and £5,000, with larger ones sometimes made for specific projects. Trustees meet four times a year and the trust keeps its own costs and overheads low so more goes out in grants: £527,615 was distributed in the year to 31 March 2026.
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- You could get
- £1,000 – £5,000
- Deadline
- Closed
- the deadline has passed
- Effort
- Moderate
- full application with documents
Who can apply
- Registered charities currently registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales
- Your organisation must be based in Essex or north east London — or, if it is not, for example because it is a national organisation, it must benefit individuals in those areas
- The trust normally makes no more than one grant a year to the same organisation, with rare exceptions
- Only complete applications are taken forward to the trustees' meetings
What it funds
A wide range of charitable activity, grouped by the trust into ten areas:
- Education
- The elderly
- Arts
- Disabled people
- The disadvantaged
- Holidays and sports, including respite
- Medical
- Hospices
- Health assistance
- Children and youth
The trustees look for charities that demonstrate a worthwhile contribution to the needs and lives of others.
What it will not fund
- Organisations that are not registered charities with the Charity Commission of England and Wales
- Organisations with no connection to Essex or north east London, and whose work does not benefit people there
- More than one grant a year to the same organisation, other than in rare exceptions
- Incomplete applications, which are not taken forward to a trustees' meeting
How to apply
- Download the application form, available in Word or PDF, from the Apply for a grant page
- Complete it using the trust's guidance notes
- Email the completed form with its accompanying documents as attachments to trustmanager@csfct.org.uk
the trust asks you not to use registered or signed-for mail; standard email submission is preferred
deadlines are 11 January for the early March meeting, 12 April for early June, 5 July for late September and 12 October for early December
Have ready
- The completed application form
- Final accounts
- Current management accounts
- Any draft financial statements