St. Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The charity's grant-making is aimed at organisations that relieve need in the City of Westminster, and it also makes an annual grant to a school in Chorleywood, so a Westminster-based group working on need is the clearest fit.
- Its annual giving is £25,000, which points to a modest request rather than a large one, and no grant range is stated.
- No application route is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so contact the charity directly to ask how to approach it before sending a full proposal.
- Anyone seeking its almshouse housing should check the listed criteria first, which include being 60 or over, being a non-smoker, having retired or retiring from full-time work, and not owning property in the UK or abroad.
- Work outside the City of Westminster falls outside its stated grant focus.
Overview
St. Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 206754).
St. Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity is a registered charity whose general purpose is the relief of people resident in the City of Westminster and former residents of its almshouses who are in need, hardship or distress. It provides affordable sheltered housing for low-income older people who have lived in its area of benefit, and it may also award grants to organisations relieving need in the City of Westminster. Its annual giving is £25,000, and it also makes an annual grant to a school in Chorleywood.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity provides affordable sheltered housing for low-income older people who have been resident in its area of benefit, which is described as London boroughs other than the City of London. Its grant-making supports organisations that relieve need and operate in the City of Westminster; it also makes an annual grant to a school in Chorleywood. Its charitable relief is directed to people living in Westminster and former almshouse residents experiencing need, hardship or distress, and may take the form of grants or provision of items, services or facilities intended to reduce that need. The organisation-facing grants therefore focus on relief of need in Westminster, alongside school support, while the charity also operates its own housing provision.
Themes
- Affordable sheltered housing
- Relief of need
- School support
Geographic Focus
City of Westminster.
What they don't fund
- Almshouse accommodation only:
- Applicants must be 60 years of age or over
- Applicants must be non-smokers
- Applicants must have retired or are retiring from full-time employment, although applicants who are working part-time can be considered
- Applicants must be in need of housing and must not own property in the UK or abroad
- Applicants must have limited income and savings and be unable to provide for themselves by other means
- Applicants must have permanent resident status in the UK and a National Insurance number plus a UK Passport
- Applicants must be living within the Greater London Area (excluding the City of London)
- Applicants must be capable of living independently with the assistance of family and carers if necessary
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
- Greater London
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to St. Clement Danes Holborn Estate Charity.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Westminster Amalgamated Charity£25,000year to 31 December 2024
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 2020 | £990,867 | £1,365,320 | £289,800 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £962,472 | £1,381,009 | £234,800 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,081,041 | £1,472,480 | £260,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,205,253 | £1,627,715 | £68,193 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,210,527 | £1,715,475 | £25,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 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
Other sources
- scdhec.org.uk
- scdhec.org.uk/apply/eligibility-criteria · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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