Peacock Charitable Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- This trust will not consider unsolicited requests, so do not send one; the annual report's guidance says applications are by invitation only.
- If you are invited, you will need to submit a report on your activities and financial information in its prescribed form.
- Its typical grants fall between £6,000 and £36,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 72 grants to organisations in that band and a median of £10,000, so a request in that range matches its usual giving, though its largest grant was about £105,000.
- Its stated themes are education and poverty relief, and its objects are broad, so work outside those areas is a weaker fit.
Overview
Peacock Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 257655).
Peacock Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 257655). It exists to advance the education of poor and deserving boys and girls, relieve poverty, hardship, suffering and distress, and augment the income or capital of other charities. It achieves these aims by making grants to other charities. According to the annual report, its annual giving was £1,412,200, and its themes are education and poverty relief.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust makes grants to other charities to advance the education of poor and deserving boys and girls, relieve poverty, hardship, suffering and distress, and augment the income or capital of bodies, associations and organisations established exclusively for charitable purposes. Educational support can cover all or part of fees at recognised schools and reputable educational or training establishments in the United Kingdom or elsewhere. The trustees may also declare other legally charitable purposes by unanimous deed. Its grant-making approach is to support charities in furtherance of these broad objects; the grant list does not state the purposes of individual awards.
Themes
- Education
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom.
How to apply
Applications are by invitation only; unsolicited applications will normally not be considered. Invited charities must submit a report on their activities and financial information in a prescribed form for the trustees’ review.
What to send:
- A report on their activities and financial information in a prescribed form.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Invited charities must submit a prescribed-form report on their activities and financial information for the trustees’ review.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 72 grants in year to 5 April 2024 by size
Median £10,500 (year to 5 April 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Prince's Trust£103,000year to 5 April 2024
- Cancer Research UK£95,000year to 5 April 2024
- Macmillan Cancer Support£93,000year to 5 April 2024
- Marie Curie£75,000year to 5 April 2024
- Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (ND Research Trust)£63,000year to 5 April 2024
- St. Wilfrid's Hospice£50,000year to 5 April 2024
- Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for the Disabled£38,000year to 5 April 2024
- British Heart Foundation£36,000year to 5 April 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £416,826 | £1,427,900 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £490,106 | £1,410,016 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £857,359 | £1,277,906 | £1,248,200 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £936,655 | £1,440,385 | £1,412,200 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £934,936 | £1,429,748 | £1,405,200 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 3 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2023; year to 5 April 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2024: 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
- Annual report (year to 5 April 2024)
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 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- info@peacockct.orgsource
- The Peacock Charitable Trust, PO Box 79878, London, SW19 9RQsource
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Contact
- info@peacockct.orgsource
- The Peacock Charitable Trust, PO Box 79878, London, SW19 9RQsource