Community Life Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Community Life Trust is a fit only for Christian organisations and workers involved in advancing the Christian faith, which is its stated eligibility, so organisations outside that description should not apply.
- Its giving is small, with £6,870 paid in its latest annual report, so a modest request is more realistic, and no typical or largest grant is stated.
- Neither the annual report, the register entry nor its website publishes an application process, only a contact to get in touch, so a short enquiry to that contact is the sensible first step.
- The Church particularly wants to support Christian organisations whose areas of work it prioritises, so check that your work matches those priorities before you write.
- Nothing published shows timing or how competitive the funder is.
Overview
Community Life Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1095763).
Community Life Trust is a registered charity whose purposes are the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the Church's Statement of Beliefs, the relief of people in conditions of need, hardship or distress, and the advancement of education of the public. It makes grants to Christian organisations and workers involved in advancing the Christian faith, and to organisations and individuals in need. It paid £6,870 in its latest annual report, and its stated geographic priorities are the UK, Surrey and the world.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to Christian organisations and workers involved in advancing the Christian faith. It supports Christian organisations in the UK and overseas whose areas of work the Church particularly wants to support, and Christian workers—mostly Church members working overseas—in their ministry. It also makes grants to organisations in the UK and overseas that relieve need, hardship or distress, and supports individuals who meet its criteria, particularly through its local foodbank. Its grantmaking brings together Christian mission and relief for people experiencing hardship, through organisations and workers in the UK and overseas.
Themes
- Christian faith
- Relief of hardship
Geographic Focus
Priority: UK; Surrey; world.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Christian organisations and workers who are involved in advancing the Christian faith.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Church particularly wants to support Christian organisations whose areas of work it prioritises.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
- Surrey
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £754,225 | £413,141 | £12,880 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £404,316 | £366,491 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £589,499 | £579,076 | £10,182 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,194,779 | £833,796 | £27,283 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £793,019 | £682,401 | £6,870 | Accounts for year to 31 March 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 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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
- beaconchurch.net
- beaconchurch.net/find-us · read on 30 October 2026
- beaconchurch.net/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Community Life Trust?
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Contact
- 01932 569405source
- office@beaconchurch.netsource
- The Beacon, 95 Guildford Street, Chertsey, KT16 9ASsource
- beaconchurch.net
- Contact form
Applying to Community Life Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01932 569405source
- office@beaconchurch.netsource
- The Beacon, 95 Guildford Street, Chertsey, KT16 9ASsource
- beaconchurch.net
- Contact form