The Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Trust's principal object is educational opportunities for refugees and displaced students in Eastern Africa, so work that clearly serves that group fits most closely.
- Its annual giving is £320,000 and no grant range is stated, so a request should be sized to what a funder of this scale might plausibly consider, and the Trust's own grant range should be checked before one is set.
- The Trust does not accept unsolicited requests and channels its grants through Windle International and Windle Trust International, which submit annual proposals, so a small organisation not already linked to either should not expect to be funded by a cold application.
- The trustees allocate funds at their sole discretion according to need, so a relationship with Windle International or Windle Trust International is the realistic route to consideration.
Overview
The Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 328006).
The Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust was established from the personal estate of a man after his death. Its principal object is to provide educational opportunities to refugees and displaced students in Eastern Africa, and its wider objects also cover education and training institutions, relief for sick people, medical institutions, and research into human and refugee rights. Its annual giving is £320,000, and its grants are channelled through Windle International and Windle Trust International.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust’s principal focus is providing educational opportunities to refugees and displaced students in Eastern Africa. Its objects also encompass education and training institutions, relief for people who are sick, medical institutions, and research into human and refugee rights. Grants are channelled through Windle International and Windle Trust International: the annual report records annual proposals from both for activities corresponding to the Trust’s objects, and its listed organisational grants are programme grants to them. Trustees allocate funds at their sole discretion according to need. Windle Trust International’s annual report identifies the Trust as a substantial funder of WTI.
Themes
- Refugee and displaced education
Geographic Focus
Priority: Eastern Africa.
How to apply
Windle International (WI) and Windle Trust International (WTI) submit annual grant proposals to the trustees for activities corresponding to the Trust’s objects.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Trustees allocate funds according to need.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Uganda
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Windle Trust International Programme grant · Windle Trust International Programme grant£200,000year to 31 December 2024
- Windle International Programme grant · Windle International Programme grant£120,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £189,959 | £703,228 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £241,259 | £509,831 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £163,427 | £407,686 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £180,357 | £433,887 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £300,994 | £348,048 | £320,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: 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
Other sources
- windle.org.uk/s/2021-WTI-Annual-Report-Accounts.pdf · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- windle.org.uk/our-history · read on 30 October 2026; a page about the charity on another site
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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