The Ada Hillard Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work fits if it falls within the trust's named beneficiaries: cancer research (its cancer share is for bone sarcomas, particularly Ewing's sarcoma), police convalescence, disability support, RAF benevolence, services for blind people, heart health, and conservation and heritage.
- The typical grants reported run from £8,400 to £105,000, with the median about £100,000, so a much smaller request may sit outside the usual band, and you should size any ask with that in mind.
- The trust has no publicly published application process, so check the annual report for a contact and keep your first approach short and specific to the named area your work fits.
- If your work would be carried out outside England and Wales, check this first, since grants to institutions are stated as being for England and Wales unless indicated.
Overview
The Ada Hillard Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1124957).
The Ada Hillard Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that makes grants to charitable organisations. Its income is applied to charitable institutions or purposes in shares and in a manner determined by its committee, and grants are awarded at its discretion. Its named income beneficiaries include cancer research, police convalescence, disability support, RAF benevolence, services for blind people, heart health, and conservation and heritage. Its annual giving was £430,263.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 4 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 charity applies its income, and capital at the trustee’s discretion, in grants to charitable organisations. Its named income beneficiaries cover cancer research, police convalescence, disability support, RAF benevolence, services for blind people, heart health, and conservation and heritage. The governing objects specify that the cancer-research share is to support research into bone sarcomas, particularly Ewing’s sarcoma. Its grant schedule lists payments to institutions among these named charitable bodies. The trustee may also make grants or payments from capital for charitable purposes in its absolute discretion.
Geographic Focus
National.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in year to 4 December 2025 by size
Median £101k (year to 4 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Cancer Research UK£101,253year to 4 December 2025
- Shaw Trust Limited (formerly Disabled Living Foundation)£101,253year to 4 December 2025
- The Northern Police Convalescent Home£101,253year to 4 December 2025
- The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund£101,253year to 4 December 2025
- The British Heart Foundation£8,417year to 4 December 2025
- The National Trust£8,417year to 4 December 2025
- The Royal National Institute for Blind£8,417year to 4 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 5 April 2022 | £285,386 | £443,330 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £327,399 | £425,076 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £330,583 | £496,121 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 4 December 2024 | £257,464 | £363,714 | — | Accounts for year to 4 December 2024 |
| year to 4 December 2025 | £329,442 | £595,061 | £430,263 | Accounts for year to 4 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 4 December 2025: 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 4 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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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission