Starkie Bence Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Its recorded grants cover a wide range of areas, including older people, humanitarian relief, disability, hospice and health services, theatre and horticulture, so a small charity should check whether its own work sits within that spread before writing.
- Most of its grants are at about £62,500, so a request of that size fits what it has given, though this is a typical figure rather than a limit.
- The trustee says it is unusual to respond favourably to unsolicited appeals, so a small charity should expect a low chance of success and send a clear, focused written appeal.
- It accepts applications on a rolling basis, but it considers new written appeals at its annual meeting, so sending one well ahead of that meeting gives it the best chance of being reviewed.
- Only successful applicants are told the outcome, so a charity should not expect a reply if it is unsuccessful.
Overview
Starkie Bence Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 282541).
Starkie Bence Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 282541). It exists to support charitable purposes and charitable organisations that its trustees choose at their discretion. Its current policy is to distribute its income each year to certain selected charities, and during the year under review the trustee made 16 donations.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report 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's objects allow it to support charitable purposes and charitable organisations selected at the trustee's discretion. Its recorded grants went to organisations working in a broad range of areas, including support for older people, humanitarian relief, support for survivors of torture, hospice and health services, disability, theatre, horticulture and rescue services. The trustee's stated approach is to distribute the trust's income annually among selected charities, review those charities and consider new written appeals at its annual meeting. It makes no commitment to recipients, and the trustee says it is unusual to respond favourably to unsolicited appeals.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in London, England, South Africa and Bangladesh.
How to apply
Applicants can make a written appeal. The trustee considers written appeals, and only successful applicants are notified of its decision.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustee says it is unusual to respond favourably to unsolicited appeals.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in year to 5 April 2024 by size
Median £62,500 (year to 5 April 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Age UK£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- British Red Cross£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- Christian Aid£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- Freedom from Torture£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- Hospice UK£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- Marie Curie£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- PDSA£62,500year to 5 April 2024
- Polka Theatre£62,500year to 5 April 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £33,374 | £32,000 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £4,125 | £4,135 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £18,897 | £5,100 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £27,910 | £1,003,882 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
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
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
- JTC Trust and Fid Services (UK) Ltd, 52 Lime Street, LONDON, EC3M 7AFsource