The Hobson Charity

The Hobson Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 326839).

The Hobson Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 326839) that exists to relieve poverty, suffering and distress, advance education, and further other charitable purposes. It carries out these objectives by making grants to a wide range of charitable causes whose work aligns with them, including grants to charitable associations, trusts, societies or corporations. Its stated themes are poverty relief, recreation and leisure, and education. Annual giving is reported as £653,714 paid, according to the annual report, though the register does not confirm that scale.

Priority Areas

The Hobson Charity makes grants to registered charitable organisations based in England and Wales, aiming to support a broad range of charities and maximise its positive impact across diverse communities. Its stated purposes include relieving poverty, suffering and distress among people in need, providing recreation and leisure for social welfare, advancing education, and furthering other charitable purposes. It seeks to enable charities to achieve their own objectives. The trustees prefer specific items or projects, including capital and equipment, rather than salaries, staffing or core costs; grants are typically settled after the item is purchased and paid for. Recorded recipients include hospices, churches, community associations, animal welfare bodies and educational institutions.

Themes

• Poverty relief
• Recreation and leisure
• Education

Geographic Focus

England & Wales.

The process is mostly automated; applicants upload a PDF letter addressed to the trustees with full project details and a detailed budget.

Who can apply:

• Applications must be submitted by a registered charitable organisation based in England or Wales, have a functioning website that provides information about the charity’s work and contact details, not include requests for salaries, staffing or core running costs, not be repeat or multi-year funding requests, and relate to items or projects that have not yet been purchased.
• There are no turnover limits, any size of charity can apply.

What to send:

• An application letter as a PDF, addressed to the Trustees, including full project details, a detailed budget, and any plans, quotes or estimates.
• A PDF copy of the organisation’s most recent signed accounts or financial statements.
• A detailed list of donations received from Trusts and Foundations within the last twelve months, including each Trust or Foundation’s name and the amount donated.
• Bank details and a complete bank statement, submitted using the Bank Details Form.
• A signed PDF copy of the organisation’s most recent safeguarding vulnerable people, adults or child protection policy and procedures.

Applying again: If you have claimed your grant and the charity has released your payment, you may submit an application for a new project or new phase of your project after 24 months have passed from the settlement date.

What the charity says:

• The trustees prefer applications for specific capital or equipment projects and other items that are not salaries or core costs.
• Project leaders are expected to be actively raising funds elsewhere.
• The trustees want to know who else is supporting the project, the amounts raised and any outstanding or pending applications.
• Applications with missing information will not be prioritised and may face significant delays.
• The trustees would appreciate a final project update six to twelve months after grant settlement.