The Chris Banton Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is in medical research, cancer charities or children's hospices, it matches the foundation's stated themes, and the annual report also records support for smaller local charities near communities where the Bloor Investments Limited group operates.
- About 8 in 10 of its 21 grants to organisations fall between £1,200 and £500,000, so a request in that typical band fits, though the largest grant was £1,000,000 and the median was £150,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and trustees decide them against the charity's objectives, so show clearly how your work links to those objectives.
- No geographic focus is stated, so do not assume a location limit, and the annual report is the best place to check whether organisations like yours have received grants before you write.
Overview
The Chris Banton Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1197936).
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) 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 foundation supports charitable purposes and charitable organisations, with trustees deciding when, how and in what proportions funding is applied. Its stated fields include medical research, cancer charities and children’s hospices. It also reports support for smaller local charities in and around communities where the Bloor Investments Limited group operates, alongside a plan to support a wide range of charities locally and nationally. Its grant record includes children’s hospices, cancer organisations, hospital charities, an academy trust, and community and youth organisations. Funding applications are considered by trustees against the charity’s objectives.
Themes
- Medical research
- Cancer charities
- Children's hospices
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in England, Stockport, Cambridge and Cornwall.
How to apply
Funding applications are considered by the trustees against the charity’s objectives.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £150k (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Kings (Princes) Trust£1,000,000year to 31 March 2025
- Acorns Children's Hospice£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- Addenbrooks - Cambridge Children's Hospital£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital Charity£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- East Anglia's Childrens Hospice£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- Francis Crick Institute£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- Helen and Douglas House£500,000year to 31 March 2025
- Rainbows£500,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
3 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2023 | £7,705,000 | £7,220,504 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £26,107,000 | £22,278,465 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £14,874,930 | £5,744,111 | £5,740,190 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 March 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 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission