The Shaftesbury Christian Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The trust exists to advance the Christian faith under its Basis of Faith, primarily but not exclusively within the United Kingdom, so work with a clear Christian faith purpose and a UK base is the fit to test.
- Its stated examples are establishing new churches and supporting people doing mission work, so a project in that vein is the clearest match.
- Neither the annual report nor the register entry describes a way to apply, and no grant range is stated, so a short enquiry to learn how it takes requests is a sensible first step before sizing any request.
- Its annual giving is reported as £311,875, but the report gives one total that may include grants to individuals, and the register does not confirm that scale.
- Organisations whose work is not grounded in the Christian faith or the Basis of Faith are unlikely to fit the trust's stated purposes.
Overview
The Shaftesbury Christian Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1176451).
The Shaftesbury Christian Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 1176451) whose purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with its Basis of Faith, primarily but not exclusively within the United Kingdom. Its grants have helped establish new churches and supported people doing mission work, and it says it will continue to make grants for Christian ministry and to meet needs. Its annual report gives total giving of £311,875, which may include grants to individuals.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 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 for projects within the scope of its charitable purposes, whose primary purpose is advancing the Christian faith in accordance with its Basis of Faith. It has supported projects to establish new churches and people doing mission work, and says it will continue to make grants for Christian ministry and to meet needs. Its purposes also allow other charitable purposes that, in the trustees’ opinion, facilitate its work, provided they are carried out consistently with the Basis of Faith. The trust’s faith-related purposes apply primarily, but not exclusively, within the United Kingdom.
Themes
- Christian ministry
Geographic Focus
Priority: The United Kingdom.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report or its register entry.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £327,000 | £37,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £597,491 | £49,040 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £872,236 | £353,158 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £319,147 | £314,851 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £178,879 | £324,355 | £311,875 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for those years.
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 December 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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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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Contact
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission