St James Trust
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Overview
St James Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 203902).
St James Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is helping people in need, hardship or distress in Trowbridge and the surrounding villages. It was formed when four earlier charities were amalgamated, with the permission of the Charities Commissioners. Its annual report records £40,490 paid in grants. The Trust makes its grants to groups and not to individuals.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust awards grants to groups and organisations whose work helps people in need, hardship or distress in Trowbridge and the villages of Southwick, North Bradley, Yarnbrook, West Ashton, Hilperton and Staverton. It supports organisations serving local residents in conditions of need, hardship or distress, rather than giving directly to individuals. Organisations may cover a wider part of the county, but they must show that the grant will be used only for people in the area of benefit. Trustees may wish to visit a group to see how it carries out its charitable work.
Themes
- Relief of hardship
Geographic Focus
Trowbridge; Southwick; North Bradley; Yarnbrook; West Ashton; Hilperton; Staverton.
What they don't fund
- Upkeep of village halls
- Religious purposes
- Training or educations purposes
- Grants directly to individuals in need
- Organisations whose grant money will not be used only for people in the area of benefit
How to apply
Use the application form available online via the Trust's website.
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from 1 January to 15 March each year.
Application windows:
- Opens on 1 January and closes on 15 March each year
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees may wish to visit the group to see how it carries out its charitable work.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Hilperton
- North Bradley
- Southwick
- Staverton
- Trowbridge
- West Ashton
Similar funders
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £36,977 | £25,952 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £32,885 | £38,600 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £33,751 | £35,365 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £41,822 | £35,130 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £622,160 | £616,991 | £40,490 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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
Other sources
- stjamestrust.org · read on 30 October 2026
- stjamestrust.org/apply · read on 30 October 2026
- stjamestrust.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- stjamestrust.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
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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