Louis Baylis Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust lists priority areas of Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Burnham, Twyford, Marlow and Henley, and most of its grants go to local organisations and charities, so groups working in those places fit its main focus best, though it also makes grants to regional and national organisations.
- Its typical grant falls between £500 and £3,000, with a median of £1,000, so a modest request is the realistic size, although its largest grant was £100,000.
- Individuals should not apply, because the Trust does not make donations to individuals.
- Applications should go through the grant application forms on its website, which it strongly recommends, and it does not limit grants to registered charities, judging each application on its merits.
- Its application window is listed as closing on November 6, but it is also recorded as accepting applications on a rolling basis, so check its website for the current position before you plan.
Overview
Louis Baylis Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1203684).
The Louis Baylis Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that supports its local community. Its objects are to further such charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion select. It distributes grants worth more than £100,000 to more than 100 recipients each year. Most of its grants go to local organisations and charities, with the balance going to regional and national organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust supports the local community, directing most of its grants to local organisations and charities in the Maidenhead area, with the balance going to regional and national organisations. It encourages applications from all sections of the communities of Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Burnham, Twyford, Marlow and Henley. It also makes grants to regional and national charities, while making a greater proportion of its grant monies available to local charities and organisations. The Trust does not confine grants to registered charities, and each application is considered on its merits.
Geographic Focus
Priority: Maidenhead area; Windsor; Slough; Burnham; Twyford; Marlow; Henley.
What they don't fund
- Donations to individuals (it is not our general policy to make them, however worthy those applicants may be)
How to apply
Applicants should use the grant application forms available via the Trust's website, which it strongly recommends as the proper application channel.
Application windows:
- Closes on November 6
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees consider each application on its merits.
- The trustees make a greater proportion of grant monies available to local charities and organisations.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Burnham
- Henley on Thames
- Maidenhead
- Marlow
- Slough
- Twyford
- Windsor
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 144 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £1,000 (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Baylis Community Media CIC£100,000year to 30 June 2025
- Citizens Advice Bureau East Berks.£12,500year to 30 June 2025
- Citizens Advice Bureau East Berks.£12,500year to 30 June 2025
- People to Places£10,000year to 30 June 2025
- People to Places£6,500year to 30 June 2025
- Maidenhead Town Partnership Xmas lights£5,500year to 30 June 2025
- Braywick Heath Nursery (WAMU)£5,000year to 30 June 2025
- Maidenhead Big Weekender Festival£5,000year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
2 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | £6,595 | £4,678 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £408,493 | £498,766 | £337,235 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- louisbaylistrust.org.uk · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Contact
- louisbaylistrust.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- louisbaylistrust.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission