Ashla Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £2,000 – £20,000
- Where they fund
- Bath, Somerset, South West
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Online form
- Decisions
- As needed
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Ashla Charitable Trust
The Ashla Charitable Trust is a family-based grant-making charity that supports charitable purposes in England and Wales. Guided by values of creativity, inclusion, learning, and well-being, the Trust uses a philosophy of principled discretion to fund a wide range of causes. Its work centres on arts initiatives, education programmes, women's rights projects, and humanitarian aid. The Trust is known for its quiet, highly targeted giving, blending local arts and humanitarian efforts with education and women's empowerment. It seeks to foster positive social impact through tangible interventions that promote equity, resilience, and opportunity for disadvantaged communities.
What Ashla Charitable Trust funds
The Trust funds arts initiatives including festivals and creative programmes that enhance cultural access and community cohesion. Educational work includes skills training and learning opportunities for disadvantaged children and adults. Women's rights projects provide counselling, advocacy, and recovery services for survivors of domestic abuse. Humanitarian aid encompasses refugee support services and integration activities, often including therapeutic arts and peer support for marginalised groups. Supported activities also cover literary projects and creative arts therapy for torture survivors and refugees, employability training, and community-led empowerment. All work is supported across England and Wales.
Who can apply
Only registered charities can apply to the Ashla Charitable Trust. The Trust prioritises organisations working with disadvantaged children and adults, women survivors of domestic abuse, refugees, torture survivors, and other marginalised groups. It seeks grassroots charities delivering innovative, evidence-based services. The Trust focuses on direct project expenses and favours activities that address root causes such as abuse trauma, educational inequity, and refugee displacement.
What Ashla Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund core costs, overheads, capacity building, capital projects, or unrestricted grants. Applications from individuals are also excluded. Support is limited to direct project expenses only.
How they like to fund
The Trust makes grants for direct project expenses only. Trustees apply their principled discretion to select highly targeted projects. No funding is available for core costs, overheads, or capital expenditure.
How much does Ashla Charitable Trust give?
Ashla Charitable Trust runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.
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How to apply to Ashla Charitable Trust
Ashla Charitable Trust takes applications via online form.
- Published programme route: online portal.
- Decisions are typically as needed.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
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Ashla Charitable Trust on the charity register
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST, charity number 1140840.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Ashla Charitable Trust provide?
Ashla Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £2,000 - £20,000.
Where does Ashla Charitable Trust fund charities?
Ashla Charitable Trust funds charities operating in Bath, Somerset, South West.
Does Ashla Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Ashla Charitable Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from Ashla Charitable Trust?
Ashla Charitable Trust takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online portal.
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