The Charterhouse

Registered charity 207773 · since 1962thecharterhouse.org·Greater London, Surrey·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

The annual report gives no readable grants figure, and the register shows no grants to institutions for the latest year it covers, so there is little evidence of how this charity gives to outside organisations.
The listed eligibility criteria describe individuals who wish to live in its community, not organisations seeking grant funding, so a grant request from a small nonprofit does not fit what the published information describes.
No application process is published, so the only route is the contact shown, which is for getting in touch.
No grant range or typical grant size is stated, so avoid assuming an amount and ask the charity before preparing a request.
Its registered area of operation is throughout London and Surrey, though no geographic focus for grants is stated.

Overview

The Charterhouse is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 207773).

The Charterhouse is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, which began as an almshouse. Its mission is to provide a home for people aged 60 and over with a housing need and to support independent living, while sharing its heritage. It offers accommodation for around 40 residents in its historic buildings in Charterhouse Square in the City of London. It also provides financial support to Charterhouse School and has the power to operate a museum.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Charterhouse provides a home for people aged 60 and over with a housing need and supports independent living. It serves people with housing, financial and social needs who wish to live independently in a community environment. The charity's objects also include advancing education through financial support to the School. Its report describes a prescribed allocation of income distributed to the School and the Hospital Fund. Alongside this educational allocation, the charity operates residential accommodation and care, with a community-based approach to supporting independent living.

Themes

Residential care
School support

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Community Living: I am single; I am aged 60 or over; I am in financial, housing and social need; I have no significant debts (credit cards, loans or other); I am able to live independently; I am keen to contribute to a community; I have the right to live in the UK

What to send:

Community Living: First Stage Application Form

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Greater London
Surrey

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Charterhouse.

The Charterhouse Charitable TrustNo public processGave £56,500 St. Clement Danes Holborn Estate CharityNo public processGave £25,000 The Dulwich Almshouse CharityNo public processGave £9,750 Charterhouse-in-SouthwarkInvitation onlyGave £178k The Earl of Northampton’s CharityRollingGave £549k The Hewer White TrustNo public processGave £25,344 City & Diocese of London Voluntary School FundRolling Haberdashers' Aske's CharityNo public processGave £951k Leatherhead United CharitiesNo public processGave £29,058 Kingsbury CharityNo public processGave £211k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 25 March 2021	£4,471,000	£5,051,000	£448,000	Accounts for year to 25 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£4,918,000	£5,577,000	£524,000	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£4,818,000	£5,407,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£5,175,769	£5,585,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£5,016,147	£5,793,214	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£448k grants

YE 2022

£524k grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 25 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— No grants figure for those years.

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.