Chapel & York UK Foundation

Registered charity 1172653 · since 2017chapel-york.com/global-family-of-foundations/uk-foundation·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£1.4M

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This is a fund-holding foundation rather than a conventional grant-maker: it lets qualifying charitable organisations hold a fund and receive donations, so a small charity would be applying to join it, not asking for a one-off grant.
Its stated geographic focus is anywhere in the world, and it supports organisations across a range of charitable purposes without a subject-specific priority.
No grant range is given, so the available information does not indicate a typical request size, and the reported grants went to university trusts and foundations for education and to a sports organisation for equestrian activities.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, trustees review allocations normally in quarterly rounds, and the process centres on due diligence, so organisations should be ready with registration documents, bank details with a statement dated within the last three months, their latest audited financial statement or budget, and details of at least three trustees.
Organisations that are not charitable or cannot provide these documents should not expect to be accepted.

Overview

Chapel & York UK Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1172653).

Chapel & York UK Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to encourage the flow of charitable donations to worthwhile causes around the world. Its objects cover the advancement of education, the relief of poverty and the advancement of religion, along with other exclusively charitable purposes. It enables qualifying charitable organisations to hold a fund and receive donations, including international organisations that want to fundraise in the UK without setting up a separate legal entity. Its annual giving was £1,391,998.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation enables qualifying charitable organisations to hold a fund and receive donations, including international organisations seeking to fundraise in the UK without setting up a separate legal entity. Donors may direct gifts to a fundholder, and the foundation carries out donor and fundholder due diligence, tracks donations and makes grants according to donor wishes. Trustees review grant allocations, normally in quarterly rounds, and fundholders confirm annually that grants were used for their intended purpose. The model supports organisations across a range of charitable purposes rather than setting out a subject-specific grant priority. Its reported grants went to university trusts and foundations for education, and to a sports organisation for equestrian activities.

Geographic Focus

Anywhere in the world.

How to apply

Organisations apply to join the UK Foundation through its application process.

What to send:

Organisation details, including your organisation name, country of registration, registration number, incorporated date and address.
Organisation registration documentation, such as confirmation of the organisation's official registration with the relevant bodies/officials.
Information about your organisation, including its charitable purpose.
Bank account details and a bank statement or bank letter dated within the last three months.
Your latest audited financial statement, or an organisational budget if you have not yet completed a full fiscal year.
Director/Trustee details for at least three individuals listed on your organisation’s official registration, including their country of residence, date of birth and, for the UK Foundation, government-issued ID. If you have fewer than three Directors/Trustees, let the charity know.
For the Canada Foundation, an Agent’s Agreement must also be completed.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The foundation reviews applications and due diligence to ensure an organisation can receive grants or payments from it.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Chapel & York UK Foundation.

Goodstack Impact Foundation UKRollingGave £3.2M The Broomton FoundationInvitation onlyGave £3.3M PegasusNo public processGave £130k C A Redfern Charitable FoundationInvitation onlyGave £200k The Eliezer FoundationRollingGave £229k The Brindle FoundationInvitation onlyGave £2.7M The Edgware FoundationRollingGave £62,492 The Sir Edward Lewis FoundationRollingGave £190k The Kathleen Hannay Memorial CharityInvitation onlyGave £426k The Eighty Eight FoundationInvitation onlyGave £4.6M

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£401,436	£212,233	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£1,077,327	£1,139,681	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£280,802	£305,668	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£871,615	£854,539	£789,042	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£1,711,983	£1,404,683	£1,391,998	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£789k grants

YE 2025

£1.4M grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for that 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.