Julian Trust

Registered charity 294751 · since 1987juliantrust.org.uk·Bristol·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

The Julian Trust directs its grants to charities able to advance relief of poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol, so work of that kind in the city is the clearest fit.
The annual report gives no grant figure that could be read, and no grant range is stated, so no typical request size can be given.
No application process is published, so the contact shown on its website is the only route, and a short approach is the sensible first step.
Grants are made only when the trust has surplus funds, so a request may find no money available at a given time, and the annual report does not say how often this happens.
Charities whose work falls outside relief of poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol are unlikely to fit what the trust funds.

Overview

Julian Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 294751).

The Julian Trust was founded by a group of Bristol residents who wanted to help people sleeping rough across the city. It exists to relieve poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol, particularly by providing emergency accommodation. Its main activity is running a night shelter that offers emergency beds, food, showers and clothes, with volunteers supporting its shelter and wider work. It also makes grants to other charities when surplus funds allow.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Julian Trust works to relieve poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol, particularly through emergency accommodation. Its principal activity is operating a night shelter for people experiencing homelessness, providing emergency beds alongside food, showers, clothes and other essentials. It also makes grants to other charities when surplus funds are available and it can see that those charities can use the money towards the same charitable objects. Its grantmaking is therefore directed to charities able to advance relief of poverty, distress and homelessness in Bristol. The charity is volunteer-led, with volunteers supporting its shelter and wider work.

Themes

Homelessness

Geographic Focus

Bristol.

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.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The trust makes grants when it has surplus funds and can see that recipient charities can use them towards the same charitable objects.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Bristol

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Julian Trust.

John James Bristol FoundationRollingGave £2.4M J and M Britton Charitable TrustNo public processGave £151k Spielman Charitable TrustNo public processGave £246k St Mary Magdalene, Stoke BishopNo public processGave £183k The Portishead Nautical TrustRollingGave £67,973 The National Benevolent CharityFixed deadlinesGave £537k Bristol CharitiesNo public processGave £48,823 Young BristolNo public processGave £114k The Nisbet TrustFixed deadlinesGave £2.8M Feeding BristolFixed deadlinesGave £994k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2022	£192,130	£205,289	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£282,021	£259,695	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£157,612	£219,709	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£196,056	£264,645	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026	£189,535	£252,613	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

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.