Gloucestershire Gateway Trust

Registered charity 1140440 · since 2011gloucestershiregatewaytrust.org.uk·Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Stonehouse·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Its one-off community match funding suits projects where at least four residents work together on something that brings local people together, based in or strongly connected to Matson, Robinswood, Tuffley, Podsmead, White City, Stonehouse or the GL10 area.
The stated range for community match funding is £50 to £2,000, and no typical amount is given, so a modest request within that range is the safer choice.
Contact the Trust first with a short note about the proposed activity; if it fits, it will send a short application form, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Organisations whose work is party political should not apply, since that is excluded from community match funding.
The Trust's emphasis on trust and cross-sector partnership suggests a conversation before applying is worthwhile.

Overview

Gloucestershire Gateway Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1140440).

The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust was set up to bring Gloucester Services to life, delivering residents' vision in Matson to turn the nearby M5 motorway into an asset that creates jobs and sustainable income for the local community. Its purpose is to enable community-led transformation of local social, economic and environmental conditions, through encouragement, mutual respect and collaboration. It gives an annual community development grant to each of twelve community partners and also supports one-off requests from other organisations, including schools within its communities. Its community match funding ranges from £50 to £2,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

GGT supports local projects, initiatives and events in its target communities, alongside regular community development grants to its partners. Its focus is community development and regeneration, particularly in social housing communities in Gloucestershire. One-off funding is aimed at community development and projects that bring residents together to work on what matters locally, build on community strengths and take positive action on local priorities. Its approach is community-led: it works through cross-sector partnerships, builds relationships of trust and encourages residents to unlock their own strengths and resources. It also uses community match funding, including a route that matches resident volunteer hours, to help local initiatives happen.

Themes

Community development

Geographic Focus

Matson; Robinswood; Tuffley; Podsmead; White City; Stonehouse; the GL10 area.

What they don't fund

community match funding only: applications that are party political

How to apply

For one-off community match funding, contact the Trust with a note about the proposed activity; if it fits, the Trust sends a short application form.

Who can apply:

Community match funding: Does it involve at least four residents in the community working together on a project that brings local people together?

What to send:

Community match funding: A note about what you want to do.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Projects should bring residents together to work on the things that matter to their community.
Projects should be based in or strongly connected to a target neighbourhood.
Projects should build on community strengths and take positive action on local priorities.
At least four residents in the community should work together on a project that brings local people together.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Gloucester
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.

Gloucester Culture TrustNo public process Gloucestershire Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £391k Active GloucestershireNo public process Barnwood TrustInvitation onlyGave £5.1M Peter Lang Children’s TrustFixed deadlinesGave £375k The Glastonbury TrustRollingGave £17,318 Gloucester Rugby Charitable FoundationRolling Groundwork SouthNo public processGave £2.6M Cheltenham Round Table Charitable Trust FundRollingGave £26,320 Paul FoundationNo public processGave £748k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£884,455	£796,938	£202,588	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£1,499,623	£1,382,733	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£1,266,420	£1,163,358	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£1,097,777	£1,056,613	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£1,392,434	£1,178,221	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

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.