The Hosking Charitable Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The trust makes grants only when it invites an organisation to apply, so a cold application will not be considered and you should not send one.
- Only charities based and registered in England and Wales are eligible, so charities elsewhere in the UK should not apply.
- The trust says it will benefit primarily children, education, individuals in financial need and heritage projects, so check that your work fits one of these.
- The annual report shows grants typically between £10,000 and £30,000, with a median of £20,000, so a request in that band matches its usual giving, though that band is not a ceiling.
- Because invitations are the only route in, your best approach is to make yourself known to the trust and wait for it to approach you.
Overview
The Hosking Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1183218).
The Hosking Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its objects are for the public benefit, to further exclusively charitable purposes under the law of England and Wales, as the trustees determine in their absolute discretion. It makes grants to charitable organisations in line with those objects and operates primarily in the UK. Its annual giving was £360,000, according to its annual report.
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 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust makes grants to charitable organisations in line with its broad charitable objects. It says it will benefit primarily children, education, individuals in financial need and heritage projects, deploying funds to related charities to support their activities. It operates primarily in the UK, and the charities named in its report are based and registered in England and Wales. The register says it approaches organisations and invites applications for funding; the trustees determine which exclusively charitable purposes to further in their absolute discretion.
Geographic Focus
Priority: The UK; England; Wales.
What they don't fund
- All charities must be based and registered in England and Wales
How to apply
The trust approaches charitable organisations and invites them to apply for funding.
Who can apply:
- All charities are based and registered in England and Wales.
Where they fund
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £20,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Mind (No. 219830)£30,000year to 31 March 2025
- The King's Trust (No. 1079675)£30,000year to 31 March 2025
- Double Impact Projects (No. 1139865)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- Lads need Dads C.I.C (Company No. 9626924)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- Purple Shoots Business Lending (No. 1155385)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- Team Domenica (No. 1165494)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- Tempus Novo (No. 1157079)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (No.1106893)£20,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£120k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 April 2021 | £845,164 | £391,011 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £272,343 | £409,992 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £510,051 | £376,641 | £330,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £379,320 | £435,808 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £414,921 | £409,798 | £360,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
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 24 October 2026.
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- ARNOLD HILL & CO, Sixth Floor Capital Tower, 91 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8RTsource