Thomas Parsons' Charity
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Thomas Parsons' Charity suits community organisations working on financial hardship, education, training or medical needs, and its reported organisational grants include school outdoor equipment, a local community food initiative, courses for local schools, a young carers project and arts access.
- Its typical grants fall between £300 and £12,000, with a median grant of £5,000, so a modest request in that region fits what it has reported giving.
- No publicly published application process is listed for organisations, so contact the charity to check how to proceed before sending a full request.
- Individuals who do not live in the former urban district of Ely should not apply for individual grants, and individual grants are for people suffering hardship in Ely; almshouse places are limited to people aged 60 or over who are resident in the urban district, except in special cases approved by the Commissioners.
Overview
Thomas Parsons' Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 202634).
Thomas Parsons' Charity was formed through the amalgamation of four charities and exists to relieve need, hardship or distress among residents of the former urban district of the City of Ely. It makes relief grants to individuals and grants to charities and community organisations, and it owns and operates 25 almshouses across the City of Ely. Its annual giving was £39,456, according to its annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The charity says its relief grants are for residents of the former urban district of Ely who are in need, hardship or distress, and its website describes support for people experiencing hardship. It also makes grants to charities and community organisations for financial hardship, education, training and medical needs. Its reported awards show organisational grants for school outdoor equipment, a local community food initiative, courses for local schools and a young carers project, as well as arts access through an interpreter and theatre-ticket sponsorship. Its work also includes operating almshouses, while its relief is directed to residents of Ely and the former urban district.
Themes
- Hardship relief
Geographic Focus
The former urban district of the City of Ely: Ely, Chettisham, Prickwillow and 2 more cities in Cambridgeshire.
What they don't fund
- Beneficiaries must reside in the former urban district of the City of Ely
- Almshouses only: The almspeople shall be poor persons of good character who are not less than 60 years of age and who (except in special cases to be approved by the Commissioners) are resident in the Urban District of the City of Ely at the time of appointment
- Individual grants only: The charity can only provide support for people suffering hardship in Ely
How to apply
For individual hardship grants, eligible applicants resident in the former urban district of Ely can download the grant application form.
What to send:
- Almshouses: Applicants need supporting paperwork from Social Services, Citizens Advice or similar organisations.
- Individual grants
- Applications for debt help must include evidence of debt advice and a balancing financial budget.
- Other financial grant help should be sought, and other support or repayment plans should be evidenced.
Applying again: Individual grants: The form asks whether the applicant has successfully applied for help before with Thomas Parsons charity, when, and what they received; it does not state whether or when they may apply again.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Ely
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £6,000 (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Friends of St Johns Community Primary School · outdoor equipment£12,000year to 30 June 2025
- Re-Imagine · Local community food initiative£7,500year to 30 June 2025
- Ely Museum Education Fund · to provide courses for local schools£7,000year to 30 June 2025
- Centre 33 · Young carers project£5,000year to 30 June 2025
- Viva Arts · BSL interpreter for theatre performance£500year to 30 June 2025
- Viva Arts · Theatre tickets sponsorship£300year to 30 June 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2021 | £317,551 | £218,368 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £344,033 | £310,551 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £401,407 | £324,843 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £430,726 | £299,999 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £449,847 | £402,310 | £39,456 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: 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
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/aims-and-objectives.html · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/area-covered.html · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/assets/downloads/thomas-parsons-grant-application.pdf · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/support.html · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/contacts.html · read on 24 October 2026
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk/Almshouse-Vacancies.html · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- 01353 654900source
- 01353 654919source
- 25 Market Place Ely Cambs CB7 4NPsource
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk
Applying to Thomas Parsons' Charity?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01353 654900source
- 01353 654919source
- 25 Market Place Ely Cambs CB7 4NPsource
- thomasparsonscharity.org.uk