LDPA Unitarians

Registered charity 233390 · since 1965ldpaunitarians.org·England, Essex, Greater London·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£18,700

Annual giving, year to 30 September 2025

From filed accounts

£1,000 to £6,700

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£2,000

Typical grant (median)

8 published grants

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 published grants for ministerial support and chapel building maintenance are offered to LDPA congregations, so a group outside that membership should not expect to qualify.
The funder does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation, so do not send a cold proposal; find out first whether an application route is open to you.
Where a route applies, the three trusts' cut-off is 30 March each year and applications open at the beginning of the year, so plan around that.
Its typical grants have been between £1,000 and £6,700, with a median of £2,000, against annual giving of about £18,700, so a modest, well-costed request fits its scale.
Its stated focus is England, with priority for the London boroughs north of the Thames and east of Tower Hamlets and for the County of Essex.

Overview

LDPA Unitarians is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 233390).

LDPA Unitarians is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 233390) that exists to advance for the public benefit the spread of the religious ideas usually described as Unitarian or Free Christian. It acts as a grant making body and a resource for information and advice to Unitarian and Free Christian congregations throughout London and the South East. Three trusts offer grants to LDPA congregations for ministerial support and chapel buildings maintenance, and it gave £18,700 in its most recent annual report.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Assembly promotes the spread of Unitarian and Free Christian religious ideas and fellowship among congregations and individual Unitarians. It assists weaker congregations and encourages new congregations. Its objects include grants to member congregations, and money for items, services or facilities advancing the study or spread of those religious ideas. Its published arrangements offer grants to LDPA congregations for ministerial support and chapel-building maintenance. The Assembly also provides pastoral care and practical support to Unitarian congregations in London and the South East. Its approach combines grants with information, advice, worship, meetings and support for new congregations.

Themes

Ministerial support
Chapel building maintenance
Unitarian religious ideas

Geographic Focus

England. Priority: The Greater London Boroughs north of the Thames and east of Tower Hamlets; the County of Essex.

How to apply

LDPA congregations can apply to three trusts for ministerial support and chapel maintenance. Applications open at the beginning of each year, with a 30th March cut-off.

Deadlines: Applications for the three trusts have a cut-off date of 30th March each year.

Application windows:

Applications open at the beginning of each year and have a cut-off date of 30th March.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Greater London
England
Essex

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to LDPA Unitarians.

Grace Baptist AssociationInvitation onlyGave £72,001 South England ConferenceInvitation onlyGave £8.6M Ursuline Sisters BrentwoodNo public process Avery Hill Charitable TrustGave £9,067 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of DedhamNo public process Christ Church KensingtonNo public processGave £34,376 Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire Methodist DistrictInvitation onlyGave £244k London BaptistsInvitation onlyGave £114k The British and Foreign Unitarian Association (Incorporated)Invitation only The John and Ruth Howard Charitable TrustNo public processGave £55,500

Grants

8 published grants analysed · median £2,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 8 grants in year to 30 September 2025 by size

£1k–£2.5k75%

£2.5k–£5k13%

£5k–£10k13%

Median £2,000 (year to 30 September 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Richmond/Putney - ex Putney Church Fund
£6,700year to 30 September 2025
Stratford - ex Iford Church Fund
£3,000year to 30 September 2025
Brighton Unitarians
£2,000year to 30 September 2025
Ditchling Unitarians
£2,000year to 30 September 2025
Richmond & Putney Unitarians
£2,000year to 30 September 2025
Dover Unitarians
£1,000year to 30 September 2025
Golders Green Unitarians
£1,000year to 30 September 2025
Lewisham Unitarians
£1,000year to 30 September 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2021	£60,593	£126,080	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 30 September 2022	£64,101	£132,331	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2022
year to 30 September 2023	£86,209	£156,217	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2023
year to 30 September 2024	£79,779	£156,875	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2024
year to 30 September 2025	£80,885	£180,564	£18,700	Accounts for year to 30 September 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

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.