Charities Advisory Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust's stated themes are inequality and injustice, and it seeks practical, creative and sustainable responses to them, so a project that clearly addresses those themes is the best fit.
- It lists its priority geographic focus as throughout the world, and the only exclusion given is the promotion of religion, so groups whose work is promoting religion should not apply.
- No grant range is stated, so a realistic size cannot be set from the available information; before writing a full request, ask the contact shown what amount and scale it would consider.
- No application process is published, so the contact shown is the place to start, and since most grant-making runs through Good Gifts partner charities delivering clearly defined outcomes, showing defined outcomes and building a relationship may matter, though how competitive it is remains unclear.
- The information gives no timing or deadlines, so ask about these when you make contact.
Overview
Charities Advisory Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1040487).
Charities Advisory Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, dedicated to finding practical, creative and sustainable ways to tackle inequality and injustice, combining entrepreneurial thinking with deep social purpose. For many years it distributed over £500,000 annually, and its annual report shows £116,833 paid in its latest reported year. Most of its grant-making is delivered through funds raised via its Good Gifts initiative, which works with trusted charity partner organisations to deliver clearly defined outcomes aligned with the Trustees' objectives. Its Knit for Peace initiative distributes donated knitted items to charities, community groups, hospices, refugee organisations and care settings.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Charities Advisory Trust describes its approach as finding practical, creative and sustainable ways to tackle inequality and injustice, combining entrepreneurial thinking with social purpose. Most grant-making is delivered through funds raised by Good Gifts, working with trusted charity partner organisations to deliver clearly defined outcomes aligned with trustees’ objectives. Good Gifts says gifts directly support its partner projects, and that the item ordered is the item delivered. The Trust’s Knit for Peace initiative distributes donated knitted items to charities, community groups, hospices, refugee organisations and care settings, principally in the UK and overseas in special circumstances. Its project work aims to bring dignity, wellbeing and opportunity to people in need.
Themes
- Inequality and injustice
Geographic Focus
Priority: Throughout the world.
What they don't fund
- The promotion of religion
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The charity partner organisations deliver clearly defined outcomes aligned with the trustees’ objectives.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £608,838 | £725,071 | £292,844 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £714,487 | £763,828 | £354,976 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £546,506 | £747,471 | £338,227 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £364,997 | £567,536 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £349,152 | £435,898 | £116,833 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2021; year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 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
- charitiesadvisorytrust.org.uk/about · read on 24 October 2026
- charitiesadvisorytrust.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- charitiesadvisorytrust.org.uk/contact · read on 24 October 2026
- goodgifts.org/faqs · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- goodgifts.org/partner-organisations · read on 24 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Charities Advisory Trust?
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Contact
- 020 7794 9835source
- 020 7794 8000source
- Radius Works, Back Lane, London NW3 1HLsource
- Good Gifts Radius Works Back Lane London NW3 1HL United Kingdomsource
- charitiesadvisorytrust.org.uk
Applying to Charities Advisory Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 7794 9835source
- 020 7794 8000source
- Radius Works, Back Lane, London NW3 1HLsource
- Good Gifts Radius Works Back Lane London NW3 1HL United Kingdomsource
- charitiesadvisorytrust.org.uk