Global Relief Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Global Relief Trust's stated themes, which include food distribution, safe water, education, medical care and children's programmes, suit work in humanitarian relief and routes out of poverty, and its annual report names Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon, Malawi and Uganda as priority countries.
- About 8 in 10 of its 11 named grants to organisations fall between £215,000 and £550,000, with a median of about £375,000, so a request near that range is typical, though its largest named grant was about £4,800,000 and a further £899,003 went in grants it does not itemise.
- The annual report publishes no application process, so the most practical first step is to use the contact on its website to ask whether it accepts unsolicited approaches and what it needs to see.
- Neither the annual report nor its website says how competitive its giving is or when it considers requests, so ask about timing when you make contact.
- The annual report names these as priority countries but does not say whether work elsewhere is considered, so put that question to the contact too.
Overview
Global Relief Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1191793).
Global Relief Trust began when a group of friends on a charity deployment saw at first hand the inhumane conditions of people suffering, over a period of 23 days. It exists to reduce the impact of conflicts and natural disasters on the world's most vulnerable people and communities, and to provide lasting routes out of poverty. It says it has raised over £10,000,000 to reach vulnerable communities across 14 countries, and its annual giving was £9,143,878 in its latest annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Global Relief Trust combines rapid humanitarian response in conflict zones and disaster-stricken areas with sustainable, longer-term solutions. It describes work to reduce the impact of crises on vulnerable people and communities, and to provide routes out of poverty so people can flourish. Its activities include food distribution, safe-water projects, homes, schools, medical centres and programmes for vulnerable children. It says it operates in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon, Malawi and Uganda, and works with Rohingya refugees. Its stated approach emphasises impartial support, dignity and empowerment, serving people in need regardless of race, gender, belief or political persuasion.
Themes
- Conflict and disaster relief
- Poverty alleviation
- Food distribution
- Safe water
- Education
- Medical care
- Children's programmes
Geographic Focus
Priority: Bangladesh; Pakistan; Afghanistan; Palestine; Yemen; Lebanon; Malawi; Uganda.
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.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Lebanon
- Malawi
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Uganda
- Yemen
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median £376k (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Nimeti£4,812,375year to 31 December 2024
- Abdullah Aid£547,558year to 31 December 2024
- Fazilia Trust£436,241year to 31 December 2024
- WBS - Wellbeing Bangladesh Society£400,457year to 31 December 2024
- Muaz Enterprise£379,859year to 31 December 2024
- GRT Yemen£375,799year to 31 December 2024
- KGC£375,623year to 31 December 2024
- Eman Relief£361,618year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£899k).
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £6,924,672 | £6,097,668 | £5,337,080 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £9,181,639 | £8,831,256 | £7,462,154 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £12,377,238 | £10,222,953 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £10,909,874 | £10,897,841 | £9,143,878 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- grtuk.org · read on 23 October 2026
- grtuk.org/about · read on 23 October 2026
- grtuk.org/contact · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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Contact
- Bank House, 3 Lichfield Road, Birmingham, B6 5RWsource
- 11c Howard Place, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4NNsource
- Pennine House, 28 Leman Street, London, E1 8EWsource
- grtuk.org
- Contact form
Applying to Global Relief Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Bank House, 3 Lichfield Road, Birmingham, B6 5RWsource
- 11c Howard Place, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4NNsource
- Pennine House, 28 Leman Street, London, E1 8EWsource
- grtuk.org
- Contact form