Wrights Clock Land CIO
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation is based in the Parish of Fulbourn and its work primarily benefits village residents, this funder fits your work.
- Organisations from outside the parish, or whose work does not primarily benefit residents, should not apply, and the funder does not fund individual applicants or cases of individual hardship or need.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 13 grants to organisations fell between £1,600 and £285,000, with a median of about £2,950, though the largest was about £460,000, so that typical band is not a ceiling.
- Applications are rolling, so there is no deadline; complete the application form and email it to the Steward, outline your safeguarding measures if you serve children under 18 or vulnerable adults, and show any other sources of funding, since the trustees prefer organisations that have raised money from additional sources and may ask you to attend a meeting.
Overview
Wrights Clock Land CIO is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1191655).
Wrights Clock Land CIO was set up by its founder's will, which left land in trust to support the church clock, bells and steeple. It makes grants for charitable purposes for the public benefit in the Parish of Fulbourn. It awarded £403,959 in its most recent reported year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The CIO's objects include maintaining and improving the clock, bells, tower, church buildings and churchyard of St Vigor with All Saints at Fulbourn. It also makes grants for charitable public benefit in the parish. Its application guidance limits grant-making to organisations within the Parish of Fulbourn whose activities primarily benefit village residents, and says preference goes to organisations that have also raised funds for their projects from additional sources. Its stated purposes span education, health, community development, arts, culture, heritage and science, amateur sport, and environmental protection, alongside other charitable purposes recognised in law. The guidance directs cases of individual hardship or need to other Fulbourn charities.
Themes
- Church conservation
- Education
- Health
- Community development
- Arts, culture and heritage
- Amateur sport
- Environmental protection
Geographic Focus
Parish of Fulbourn.
What they don't fund
- Organisations that are not from within the Parish of Fulbourn
- Organisations whose activities do not primarily benefit the residents of the village
- Individual applicants
- Cases of individual hardship or need
How to apply
Complete the application form and email it to the Steward.
Who can apply:
- Can only fund organisations from within the Parish of Fulbourn which undertake activities that primarily benefit the residents of the village.
What to send:
- A completed application form.
- If the funds will be used to provide services to children under 18 or vulnerable adults, outline the safeguarding measures in place.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The trustees prefer organisations that have also raised funds for their projects from additional sources.
- The trustees may request more information or ask applicants to attend a meeting to answer questions.
- Grant recipients agree to promptly verify that the grant has been spent correctly.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Fulbourn
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Wrights Clock Land CIO.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £2,927 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Fulbourn Primary School£461,000year to 31 December 2025
- St Vigor's Church, Fulbourn (Parochial Church Council)£281,537year to 31 December 2025
- Fulbourn Forum£45,000year to 31 December 2025
- Townley Hall£13,658year to 31 December 2025
- Fulbourn Scouts£12,900year to 31 December 2025
- Men in Schools£5,000year to 31 December 2025
- Fulbourn Bowls Club£2,927year to 31 December 2025
- Fulbourn Pickleball Club£2,750year to 31 December 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 December 2021 | £334,371 | £988,078 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £383,007 | £592,716 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £417,365 | £1,544,146 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £474,528 | £593,648 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £515,588 | £480,635 | £403,959 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- wrightsclockland.com/charitable-objects · read on 31 October 2026
- wrightsclockland.com/application-form · read on 31 October 2026
- wrightsclockland.com/details · read on 31 October 2026
- wrightsclockland.com · read on 31 October 2026
- wrightsclockland.com/contact-us · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Wrights Clock Land CIO?
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Contact
- steward@wrightsclockland.comsource
- 8, High Street, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DHsource
- wrightsclockland.com
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Contact
- steward@wrightsclockland.comsource
- 8, High Street, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DHsource
- wrightsclockland.com