The Mill Charitable Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The trust's purpose is broad: its trustees may fund any exclusively charitable purpose recognised under English law, anywhere in the world, and the annual report shows grants to homelessness, foodbanks, youth and mental-health services, LGBTQ+ organisations, disability services and women's aid.
- A typical request should sit between £10,000 and £50,000, since about 8 in 10 of its 43 grants to organisations fall in that band with a median of £20,000, though the largest grant was £150,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- The annual report says there is no publicly published application process, so the trust secretary, who assesses applications and may interview applicants, is the person to approach.
- Trustees approve all grants once a year at periodic meetings, so allow for that cycle before expecting a decision.
- The annual report does not say how competitive the trust is or whether it works mainly through existing relationships, so a cold approach should be made with that uncertainty in mind.
Overview
The Mill Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1128056).
The Mill Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1128056). Its trustees may benefit any exclusively charitable purposes in any part of the world that they think fit, provided those purposes are recognised as charitable under English law. Most of its grant recipients are registered charities, and it paid £1,369,482 in the year covered by the 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 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The trust makes donations to charitable and voluntary sector organisations, most of which are registered charities. Its trustees may choose any exclusively charitable purpose recognised under English law, anywhere in the world. Its grants went to a varied group of organisations, including homelessness and housing charities, foodbanks, youth and mental-health services, organisations supporting LGBTQ+ people, disability services and women's aid. The listed recipients span several kinds of charitable work. The trust secretary assesses grant applications and interviews individual applicants; trustees meet periodically to approve all grants annually.
Geographic Focus
In Any Part Of The World.
How to apply
The trust secretary assesses grant applications and interviews individual applicants. The trustees meet periodically to approve all grants annually.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 43 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:
- Bauer Mission Christmas£150,000year to 31 March 2025
- Albert Kennedy Trust (akt)£106,614year to 31 March 2025
- Buttle UK£105,000year to 31 March 2025
- Helios£60,000year to 31 March 2025
- Centrepoint£50,000year to 31 March 2025
- Project Angel Food£47,868year to 31 March 2025
- Llamau£45,000year to 31 March 2025
- Shelter£40,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £255,211 | £475,252 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,056,657 | £724,754 | £466,407 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,876,040 | £631,602 | £542,483 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £2,336,126 | £476,332 | £398,500 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,103,415 | £1,586,852 | £1,369,482 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 4 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the 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 30 October 2026.
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