The Violet Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Violet Trust's objects allow charitable purposes in any part of the world, and its listed grants span health, hospices, children, older people, veterans, blind people, emergency rescue, animal welfare and agricultural benevolence, so a charity with a broad purpose may fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its 28 grants to organisations fall between £20,000 and £100,000, so a request well below that typical band is unlikely to match its usual size.
- The funder states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application should not be sent, and a charity should approach it only if it has been invited.
- With only 28 grants to organisations recorded, the level of competition is hard to gauge, and the invitation-only basis suggests that access rests with the trustees.
Overview
The Violet Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1211694).
The Violet Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1211694). Its objects are to further exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit, in any part of the world, as its trustees think fit. It pursues these objects by making grants to charitable organisations, and its annual giving was £2,530,000.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 19 December 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 Violet Trust makes grants to charitable organisations to further exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit, as its trustees think fit. Its objects allow charitable purposes in any part of the world. The grants listed went to a broad range of organisations, including health and medical charities, hospital and hospice charities, organisations supporting children, older people, veterans and blind people, emergency rescue services, animal welfare bodies, and agricultural benevolence organisations. Applications are made in writing to the trustees and considered at regular intervals during meetings. The listed recipients span several charitable fields rather than one kind of organisation.
Geographic Focus
Any part of the world.
What they don't fund
- Unsolicited applications
How to apply
Applications for help are made in writing to the trustees and considered at regular intervals during meetings.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in year to 19 December 2025 by size
Median £100k (year to 19 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals General Charitable Fund and other Related Charities£110,000year to 19 December 2025
- The Royal British Legion£110,000year to 19 December 2025
- Age UK£100,000year to 19 December 2025
- Arthritis UK£100,000year to 19 December 2025
- Barnardo's£100,000year to 19 December 2025
- BBC Children In Need£100,000year to 19 December 2025
- Blind Veterans UK£100,000year to 19 December 2025
- Bone Cancer Research Trust£100,000year to 19 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
1 year of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 19 December 2025 | £2,652,463 | £2,567,592 | £2,530,000 | Accounts for year to 19 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, all years: 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
- Annual report (year to 19 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 30 October 2026.
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- 0117 313 8200source
- charitabletrusts@ludlowtrust.comsource
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