Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The trust funds education for people under 30 whose parents or guardians cannot pay for it, so work outside that purpose is unlikely to fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and prefers to support charities introduced by trustees, so a cold application is not the route in; if you have a link to a trustee, that introduction is the place to start.
- Typical grants in the annual report fall between £30,000 and £55,000, with a median of £50,000, so plan any request around that scale only if you are invited to make one.
- No geographic focus is stated, so the area is not a rule, though the annual report shows grants mainly in London.
Overview
Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 309997).
Eleanor Hamilton Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales that provides for the education of people under 30 whose parents or guardians cannot pay for it, and it makes grants to charitable institutions. Its programmes are grants to charities to help children in the second year of GCSE or A level, bursaries at two colleges, and general charitable gifts. It paid £384,500 in its latest reported year and donated £240,000 towards educational grants.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 June 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust supports education for people under 30 whose parents or guardians cannot pay for it, prioritising pupils in the second year of GCSE or A-level study according to social, health and financial need. It gives donations to other charities able to identify suitable educational beneficiaries, and its powers also allow grants to charitable institutions whether educational or not. The trustees support a number of charities on a regular basis and prefer to support charities introduced by trustees; they do not consider unsolicited appeals.
Themes
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in London.
How to apply
The trustees do not consider unsolicited appeals; they prefer to support charities introduced by trustees.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £50,000 (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Emmott Foundation · support students studying for their "A" levels£55,000year to 30 June 2025
- Thornton-Smith & Plevins Trust · support students studying for their "A" levels£55,000year to 30 June 2025
- Newnham College · provide bursaries for students experiencing financial hardship£50,000year to 30 June 2025
- University of the Arts London · enable students to complete a Foundation Course before embarking on further studies£50,000year to 30 June 2025
- Buttle UK£30,000year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £216,514 | £378,918 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £251,241 | £369,353 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £242,989 | £394,340 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £239,850 | £427,358 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £249,810 | £437,544 | £384,500 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
- 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
- Annual report (year to 30 June 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 24 October 2026.
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