Millichope Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- A small charity or community interest company working in Shropshire and the surrounding area can fit this funder's eligibility, especially if its work falls within the stated priorities of social welfare, youth, skills and employment, heritage, arts or environment.
- Grants typically average between £1,000 and £5,000, so a request in that range suits the funder's usual pattern, though no largest grant is stated, so this is a typical band rather than a ceiling.
- Apply using the downloadable form on its website, returned by email with supporting documents, since postal applications are not considered.
- Do not apply if you are a village hall or community space (which the Shropshire Community Spaces Fund covers), a church (covered by the Shropshire Historic Churches Trust grant), a medical, political, statutory or animal welfare organisation, an individual, or an organisation outside the registered charity or CIC categories, and do not send unsolicited requests for national or international grants.
Overview
Millichope Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 282357).
Millichope Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 282357) whose trustees distribute its income as donations to charitable causes they choose. It gives most of its money to charities working in Shropshire and the surrounding region, and it also gives nationally to arts, culture, conservation and heritage. Its grants average between £1,000 and £5,000, and it paid £567,274 in grants in the most recent year reported in its annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Millichope Foundation provides grants to charities working in Shropshire and the surrounding region, with most funding directed to local and regional causes. Its priorities include social welfare, youth, skills and employment, heritage, arts and environment. It accepts applications from registered charities and community interest companies working within Shropshire and surrounding areas. The majority of its grants are unrestricted and last one to three years. It also funds capital work, but prefers core or project funding. National and international grants are made through trustee-directed giving, with unsolicited applications from those organisations not accepted.
Themes
- Social welfare
- Youth
- Skills and employment
- Heritage
- Arts
- Environment
Geographic Focus
Shropshire. Priority: Nationally; worldwide.
What they don't fund
- Charities registered outside of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Organisations with a status other than registered charity or a CIC
- Charities who have applied to us unsuccessfully in the past 12 months
- Charities who have received a grant from the us in the past 12 months. If you have recently received a grant from the us, please wait 12 months from the grant offer date before reapplying
- Newly established charities that cannot provide a full year of accounts
- Individuals – including applications made by an organisation on behalf of an individual, or where the grant will only have one beneficiary
- Political, statutory or animal welfare organisations
- Medical charities, or charities supporting medical research
- Village Halls or community spaces - these are covered by our Shropshire Community Spaces Fund, administered by Shropshire Community Foundation, and can be applied for through www.shropshirecommunityfoundation.org.uk
- Churches - these are covered by our grant to Shropshire Historic Churches Trust and can be applied for through www.shropshirehct.org.uk
- Unsolicited applications from organisations seeking national or international grants
How to apply
Eligible organisations apply using the downloadable application form on the website and return it with supporting documents by email; postal applications are not considered.
Who can apply:
- Applicants should be a registered charity or a community interest company.
- Applicants must be organisations working within Shropshire and surrounding areas.
What to send:
- Supporting documents must be sent with the application form.
- A full year of accounts is required for newly established charities.
Applying again: Charities who have applied unsuccessfully in the past 12 months are not accepted. Charities who have received a grant in the past 12 months should wait 12 months from the grant offer date before reapplying.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applicants should refer to the funding priorities, which are given preference over other causes.
- The foundation prefers to give core or project funding, although it also funds capital work.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- Shropshire
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £414,885 | £450,701 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £499,463 | £272,913 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £497,525 | £318,200 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £380,525 | £465,769 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £519,584 | £643,677 | £567,274 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 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
Other sources
- millichopefoundation.co.uk · read on 30 October 2026
- millichopefoundation.co.uk/eligibility · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 5 April 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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