Applications closed on 11 October 2026.

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West Hackney Parochial Charity

West Hackney Parochial Charity Grants

One of three Hackney parochial charities, formed from 32 ancient charities whose first legacy was left in 1603, funding the relief of hardship and poverty and the advancement in life of people in the ancient parish of West Hackney. Project grants to organisations and hardship grants to individuals, the latter only through a third-party supporting agency. Trustees' current priorities are warm spaces, alleviating fuel poverty, young people, older people and social isolation. The area of benefit follows the old parish boundaries, so several Hackney wards are outside it — check the postcode checker before doing any work.

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Deadline: Closed; the deadline has passed
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Organisations serving people who live, or are based, within the West Hackney area of benefit
Trustees welcome applications from organisations based in the parish or in surrounding parishes, but the application must prove that the work to be funded is specifically for the benefit of people inside the area
The charity lists schools, colleges, youth groups, pensioner groups, religious groups, other charities, community support groups and nursing organisations as the kinds of organisation it awards to — note that the exclusions page separately rules out schools, colleges and universities, so an educational institution should check with the charity before spending time on a form
Organisations without charitable aims, including companies limited by shares and commercial companies, are not eligible
The area of benefit follows the ancient parish boundaries rather than the modern borough: Woodberry Down, Brownswood and the western half of Stamford Hill West in the north west; Clissold and the western half of Stoke Newington in the west; and Haggerston, Hoxton West, and Hoxton East and Shoreditch in the south west all fall outside it
Individuals must apply through a third-party supporting agency such as a church or a social worker, and the charity will link an applicant to one on 020 3397 7805 if they have none

What it funds

Projects that relieve poverty
Projects for advancement in life
Projects that are educational in the broadest sense
Projects that provide services and opportunities to individuals living within the area of benefit
Organisations providing organised breaks for families and children
Project applications must show how they meet the trustees' grant-making priorities:
Socially isolated elderly people
Individuals and families with no recourse to public funds
Advice and support organisations
Support services to young people

This grant year the trustees have added warm spaces and help with fuel poverty.

Individual hardship grants are typically up to around £500 and are made against published guideline prices for household items — for example £200 for a washing machine, £210 for a cooker, £180 for a fridge freezer and £130 for a baby's cot.

What it will not fund

General appeals or letters requesting donations — the charity's own application forms must be used
Local authorities, or work usually considered a statutory responsibility
Schools, colleges or universities, including schools for pupils with disabilities
Organisations that do not provide direct services to clients, such as umbrella, second tier or grant-making organisations
Running costs of hospices, except for project applications
Feasibility studies
Professional associations, or training for professionals
Organisations that do not have charitable aims, such as companies limited by shares and commercial companies
Overseas trips, passports or visas
Family holidays, apart from project applications for group trips
Heritage projects, unless they may be considered educational in the broadest sense
Environmental conservation projects
Social research
Campaigning or lobbying projects, or general awareness raising work
Projects where the main focus is website development or maintenance
IT equipment
Debt of any kind
Daily living costs, rent or utility bills
Retrospective grants
Second or Masters degrees
Organisations and individuals that are outside the area of benefit

more than two individual grant applications within five years will not be funded

How to apply

Check the postcode checker and map to confirm the organisation operates inside the area of benefit — the ancient parish, not the whole borough
Read the exclusions list before doing any further work
Line up two referees who know your work, are wholly independent of your organisation, and are not a relative or partner — prominent members of the local community, other charities or local councillors are suggested
Ask one of those referees for a written reference letter on their organisation's headed paper
Complete the online Project Application Form, showing how the work meets the trustees' grant-making priorities
Attach your latest annual report and accounts and a detailed project budget, and submit before the quarterly deadline

applications from organisations can be submitted at any time and go to the next nearest quarterly meeting

individual hardship applications have no set deadlines and are considered in batches between meetings, but must come through a third-party supporting agency

the form is available in other formats on request

Have ready

Latest annual report and accounts
A detailed project budget
Two independent referees who know the work of the organisation
One written reference letter on the referee organisation's headed paper

successful project applicants must complete an evaluation form nine months after the award; if the grant is unspent by then the charity asks to be told why