Grove End Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1213134 · since 2025groveendcharitabletrust.org·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£365k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

The Grove End Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications, so a cold request is unlikely to get anywhere: its directors seek out charities and choose projects on their own initiative.
Its stated objects are very broad, covering any purpose recognised as exclusively charitable, so the question is less about subject area than about whether the directors come to know your work.
Its annual giving is £365,205, but the grant range is not stated, so the size of a realistic request is hard to judge from the available information.
If your organisation is not already known to the trust, the practical step is to find a route to the directors or trustees through people who know them, rather than to submit a proposal.
Organisations that want to apply directly should not approach this funder.

Overview

Grove End Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1213134).

The Grove End Charitable Trust makes annual donations to UK and non-UK registered charities, as decided by its trustees under its charitable giving policy. It is the charitable arm of Grove End Housing Ltd, which was established with a social purpose and continues the wider philanthropic legacy of the housing pioneer. Its objects allow donations to any purpose recognised as exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Its annual giving is £365,205, according to the Charity Commission register.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Grove End Charitable Trust makes annual donations to UK and non-UK registered charities. It gives to charitable organisations and projects selected by the directors, who proactively seek out charities and choose projects on their own initiative. The trustees decide donations in accordance with the trust’s charitable giving policy. Its objects allow donations to any purpose recognised as exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, in such manner and proportions as the trustees determine.

Geographic Focus

UK.

What they don't fund

Unsolicited applications

How to apply

The directors proactively seek out charities to support and choose projects on their own initiative; unsolicited applications are not supported.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

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1 year of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2025	£2,971,985	£372,407	£365,205	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

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.