Aylesham Community Trust

Registered charity 1050794 · since 1995aylesham.org.uk·Kent·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

8 weeks

Typical decision time

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Aylesham Community Trust suits not-for-profit groups and grassroots organisations whose project benefits Kent Coalfield communities, with the aim of improving health and wellbeing.
Grants under the Kent Coalfield Community Fund are stated as between £100 and £2,000, so a modest, specific request fits the stated range.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the Trust asks applicants to allow about two months from application to decision, so plan spending with that lead time in mind.
Before applying, check that you have a signed constitution, a working committee, an appropriate bank account, insurance cover and safeguarding policies, and gather a bank statement, any relevant policies or risk assessments, and quotes for costs, since the Trust asks applicants to be as specific as possible about what they will buy.
Do not apply to the Kent Coalfield Community Fund for costs that are already committed or spent.

Overview

Aylesham Community Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1050794).

Aylesham Community Trust is a charity established for the benefit of people in Aylesham and the rural district, to provide or assist facilities for education, recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving their conditions of life. It administers the Kent Coalfield Community Fund with the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT), which provided an annual grant fund of £25,000, and it also provides its own small grant fund of £5,000 through the Aylesham Community Grant Fund. Grants of between £100 and £2,000 are available for projects that support Kent Coalfield communities.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Aylesham Community Trust supports community projects through its own small grant fund and administers the Kent Coalfield Community Fund with the Coalfield Regeneration Trust. The joint fund offers small grants to not-for-profit groups and grassroots organisations in former mining communities across Kent, helping local groups turn ideas into reality. Projects should benefit Kent Coalfield communities and reflect the fund’s mission to improve health and wellbeing. The Trust’s wider charitable aims include community services and access to training and employment opportunities. It reinvests income from facility rentals in local people and community groups across Aylesham and the wider Kent Coalfields area.

Themes

Health and wellbeing

Geographic Focus

Kent Coalfield communities.

What they don't fund

Kent Coalfields Community Fund (KCCF) only: costs already committed or spent

How to apply

Applicants use the online form, after reading the information and preparing answers with the downloadable PDF application form, as the Trust recommends.

Who can apply:

Kent Coalfield Community Fund: Your organisation has a signed constitution, working committee, appropriate bank account, insurance cover, and safeguarding policies in place.

What to send:

Kent Coalfield Community Fund
- Your agreed constitution
- A bank statement showing your organisation’s name and account details
- Any relevant policies or risk assessments
- Evidence of costs and/or quotes to support your expenditure plans

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Applicants should be as specific as possible about what they are purchasing and how the funding will be used.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Kent

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£226,297	£308,228	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£262,316	£317,687	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£285,190	£285,649	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£298,385	£310,704	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£436,752	£321,884	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

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.