Bournville Village Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your group is based in Lawley Village or its work benefits people there, the Eileen Hewer Community Fund is the part of Bournville Village Trust to look at, especially for projects that enhance the local environment or provide facilities for the community to use.
- Grants from the fund are stated as up to £2,000, and past awards have covered items such as children's football kits, nursery play equipment and equipment for school events, so a modest, specific request fits best.
- Applications are accepted at any time, so you can send yours once the project is ready, using the downloadable application form on the fund's information page.
- Applications are approved by members of the Lawley Management Committee, and how many groups compete for awards is not stated, so keep your case clear and tied to the local community.
- Groups whose work neither is based in nor benefits Lawley Village fall outside the fund's stated remit.
Overview
Bournville Village Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 219260).
Bournville Village Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 219260). Its overall aim is creating and sustaining flourishing communities, and its objects are to improve the condition of working-class and labouring people through improved dwellings with gardens and open spaces, and facilities for acquiring life's necessities. Its annual giving is £43,497, and through the Eileen Hewer Community Fund it makes grants to community groups based in or benefiting Lawley Village.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Through the Eileen Hewer Community Fund, Bournville Village Trust makes grants to existing or new community groups and organisations based in or benefiting Lawley Village. The fund can support projects that enhance the environment or provide facilities for the community to use. Past awards have paid for children's football kits, nursery play equipment, training for a professional coach and equipment for school events. Applications can be made at any time and are approved by members of the Lawley Management Committee. The fund information points applicants to a downloadable application form.
Themes
- Local environment
- Community facilities
Geographic Focus
Lawley.
How to apply
The fund information page provides a downloadable application form.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Lawley and Overdale
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £36,640,000 | £26,273,000 | £49,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £48,944,000 | £25,932,000 | £19,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £32,263,000 | £28,759,000 | £31,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £38,705,000 | £29,607,000 | £43,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £37,005,000 | £31,739,000 | £43,497 | 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 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- bvt.org.uk
- bvt.org.uk/news-and-events/funding-available-for-community-minded-lawley-residents · read on 31 October 2026
- bvt.org.uk/contact · read on 31 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 31 October 2026.
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At a glance

Applying to Bournville Village Trust?
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Contact
- 0300 333 6540source
- enquiries@bvt.org.uksource
- repairs@bvt.org.uksource
- feedback@bvt.org.uksource
- 350 Bournville Lane, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1QYsource
- Oak Tree Community Centre, Lightmoor Way, Lightmoor Village, Telford, TF4 3EGsource
- Lawley Community Hub, Unit 3 Lawley Square, Birchfield Way, Lawley, TF3 5BZsource
- bvt.org.uk
- Contact form

Applying to Bournville Village Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 0300 333 6540source
- enquiries@bvt.org.uksource
- repairs@bvt.org.uksource
- feedback@bvt.org.uksource
- 350 Bournville Lane, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1QYsource
- Oak Tree Community Centre, Lightmoor Way, Lightmoor Village, Telford, TF4 3EGsource
- Lawley Community Hub, Unit 3 Lawley Square, Birchfield Way, Lawley, TF3 5BZsource
- bvt.org.uk
- Contact form