Hyde Park Place Estate Charity

Hyde Park Place Estate Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 212439).

Hyde Park Place Estate Charity is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and divides its income equally between two parts. The Civil Charity supports people and organisations within the City of Westminster in relief of need, relief of sickness or advancement of life. The Ecclesiastical Charity supports the preservation and maintenance of district churches, discretionary gifts to their clergy, and other ecclesiastical purposes within the district. It paid £255,743 in grants in its most recent annual report.

Priority Areas

The Civil Charity supports people and organisations within the City of Westminster. The Civil Trustees' moiety is applied for the benefit of people there through relief of need or sickness, or advancement of life. The Ecclesiastical Trustees' moiety is applied to the preservation and maintenance of district churches carved out of the original parish, to discretionary gifts to the clergy of those churches, and to other ecclesiastical purposes within that district. The foundation makes grants to institutions. Applications are invited and reviewed against specific criteria and the charity's objects; grant use is monitored through reports from recipients.

Themes

• Relief of need
• Sickness relief
• Advancement of life
• District church preservation
• Clergy gifts
• Ecclesiastical purposes

Geographic Focus

City of Westminster.

The charity makes grants to institutions; applications are invited and reviewed against specific criteria and the charity's objects. Grant use is monitored through reports from recipients.

Who can apply:

• Applications must be submitted by a recognised third party such as social workers, housing officers, or charity organisations. Self-referrals are not accepted.

What to send:

• A letter to the Clerk to the Trustees, including details of the individual and why they need the support.