Ardonagh Community Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Most of the Trust's named grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of the 12 grants to organisations fall between £5,000 and £25,000, with a median of £5,000, though the largest was about £100,000, so a modest request fits its pattern.
- Its Community Grants and Match Funding are open only to employees of the Ardonagh Group companies, and the Trust does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity outside the group should not apply directly.
- The realistic route is to find an Ardonagh employee who cares about your work and ask them to put your project forward, with the Trust's four quarterly application opportunities each year as the timing to aim for.
- The Bright Future Prize is for young people aged 15 to 21, not for organisations, so it is not a route for your charity.
Overview
Ardonagh Community Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1175060).
Ardonagh Community Trust exists to provide financial support and human resource to help build better, brighter and stronger futures for all. It was set up as a charity open to all Ardonagh people worldwide, after the leadership team decided to pause the creation of the business to respond to a tragedy and give back. It channels the local efforts of Ardonagh employees through six programmes: Community Grants, Match funding, Volunteering, Charity Partnerships, the Bright Future Prize, and Sustainability. It reports more than £1.4m in community grants awarded and over 325 projects supported around the world, and the Bright Future Prize categories share a £40,000 prize fund.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Ardonagh Community Trust channels the charitable work of Ardonagh employees into community-focused initiatives. Through Community Grants, colleagues worldwide nominate a charity close to their hearts for support with a project or initiative; the programme spans the diverse causes its employees care about. The Trust also develops charity partnerships, matches employees’ fundraising, supports volunteering and sustainability, and runs the Bright Future Prize. The Prize invests in young people committed to positive change and community leadership. Except for the Bright Future Prize, its funding avenues are available only to employees of Ardonagh Group companies. Its approach is to amplify local efforts and support causes connected to its people, helping communities become better, brighter and stronger.
Themes
- Youth community leadership
- Sustainability
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK; Ireland; Isle of Man; Jersey; globally.
What they don't fund
- Community Grants only: Applicants must be employees of The Ardonagh Group portfolio of companies
- Match Funding only: Applicants must be employees of The Ardonagh Group portfolio of companies
- Bright Future Prize only: Applicants must be aged 15 to 21 and live somewhere The Ardonagh Group has a presence
How to apply
Organisations can receive Community Grants through an employee-led route: Ardonagh employees worldwide apply towards a chosen charity’s project or initiative, and the ACT board of trustees selects successful applications.
Deadlines: Four application opportunities each year on a quarterly basis.
Who can apply:
- Community Grants: Ardonagh colleagues around the world can apply.
- Bright Future Prize: Bright Future Prize is open to young people aged 15 to 21 years old who live anywhere The Ardonagh Group has a presence.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Jersey
- United Kingdom
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Ardonagh Community Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £5,000 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Médecins Sans Frontières£100,836year to 31 December 2025
- Motor Neurone Disease Foundation£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Alzheimer's Society£9,100year to 31 December 2025
- Mater Foundation Australia£5,102year to 31 December 2025
- Dementia Friendly Tasmania£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Garden House Hospice£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Heart of Kent Hospice£5,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£80,009); 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £173,164 | £585,456 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,900,965 | £791,280 | £651,949 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £220,958 | £586,542 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £212,241 | £795,408 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £689,506 | £836,425 | £612,692 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- ardonaghtrust.org/community-grants · read on 30 October 2026
- ardonaghtrust.org · read on 30 October 2026
- ardonaghtrust.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- ardonaghtrust.org/bright-future · read on 30 October 2026
- ardonaghtrust.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Applying to Ardonagh Community Trust?
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Contact
- info@ardonaghtrust.orgsource
- communications@ardonagh.comsource
- Ardonagh Community Trust, 2 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7PDsource
- ardonaghtrust.org
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Contact
- info@ardonaghtrust.orgsource
- communications@ardonagh.comsource
- Ardonagh Community Trust, 2 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7PDsource
- ardonaghtrust.org