National Assistance Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your school provides education in line with the religious ethos of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, the Fund's stated purpose fits closely, and schools outside that ethos are unlikely to match it.
- Its two strands are supplementing school running costs, assessed against need and budgeted expenditure and applied for through OneSchool UK, and fee relief, which needs detailed supporting financial information and is judged against criteria set by the trustees.
- Its stated priority is the UK, though the annual report also records school running-cost support outside it.
- No grant range is stated and no application process is published, so a small nonprofit should check with the Fund before assuming a typical request size.
- Its annual giving of £43,889,403 is total money paid, not a count of grants, so the available figures do not show how many grants are made or how competitive they are.
Overview
National Assistance Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1181336).
The National Assistance Fund is a charity registered in England and Wales that advances education by assisting schools which provide education in accordance with the religious ethos of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. It also furthers other charitable purposes relating to or connected with the Church. It gives in two areas: supplementing school running costs, and a nationwide programme of fee relief. It made grants totalling £43,889,403 across these areas.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Fund supports education by assisting schools that provide education in accordance with the religious ethos of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. Its objects also permit support for other charitable purposes connected with the Brethren. Its stated assistance has two strands: supplementing school running costs and providing fee relief, intended to support education delivery and a fair distribution of resources across the network. School running-cost applications are assessed against need and budgeted expenditure. Fee-relief applications require detailed supporting financial information and are assessed against trustee-set criteria; a committee of non-trustees reviews them and recommends decisions to the board. The report records support for school operating costs in the UK and outside it.
Themes
- School education
- School running costs
- Fee relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK.
How to apply
For school running-cost grants, an application is made by OneSchool UK and assessed against need and budgeted expenditure.
What to send:
- fee relief: Supporting financial information
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to National Assistance Fund.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- OneSchool Global UK · Operational grants£39,309,732year to 31 December 2025
- OneSchool Global UK · Fee relief grants for pupils of OneSchool Global UK£2,873,828year to 31 December 2025
- NAF EU · Operational grants£1,705,843year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £12,500,000 | £5,029,404 | £4,998,390 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £33,515,299 | £29,748,675 | £29,694,010 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £34,158,186 | £34,211,329 | £34,190,287 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £41,779,366 | £35,805,679 | £35,782,803 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £43,366,901 | £43,911,777 | £43,889,403 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 2 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.
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
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission