Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust

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Typical grants: £5,000 – £15,000
Where they fund: Africa, Indian sub-continent
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: No application
Decisions: Bi annually

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About Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust

The Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust is a UK grant-making charity that supports projects in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Established from the estate of Bernie O’Neill in honour of her mother, Beatrice Gilmore, the Trust is rooted in personal experiences of hardship and exclusion. Its mission emphasises equality, equity, inclusivity, and transparency, focusing on the most marginalised people disadvantaged by structural prejudice. The Trust values participatory processes embedded in local communities and seeks to bring about lasting change by understanding the systems that impact beneficiaries, giving them a voice and providing advocacy while respecting their religion and culture. It funds UK-registered charities delivering community-led interventions that foster lasting social change and empowerment.

What Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust funds

The Trust funds projects addressing poverty and hardship, community development, education and skills, physical and mental health, disability, and work with children, young people, older people, women, and ethnic minority communities. It supports project delivery, training, equipment, core costs, and salaries. Projects must take place in Africa or the Indian subcontinent and utilise participatory processes embedded in local communities to address issues faced by the most marginalised. The Trust prioritises projects that seek to bring about lasting change to those disadvantaged through structural prejudice, understand systems impacting beneficiaries, and give a voice and provide advocacy while respecting religion and culture.

Who can apply

Only UK-registered charities can apply, delivering projects in Africa or the Indian subcontinent. The Trust prioritises beneficiaries including children, young people, women, older people, disabled people, and ethnic minority communities. It looks for organisations with an established track record in these regions and projects that involve beneficiaries in design, delivery, and ownership. The Trust does not fund individuals.

What Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust doesn't fund

The Trust does not fund animals, arts and culture, environment, heritage, sport and recreation, or faith-based causes. It also excludes capital works, international travel, conferences, scholarships, food, and accommodation.

How they like to fund

The Trust offers both one-off and multi-year grants, with multi-year awards available for programmes requiring time to make a measurable impact. It welcomes unsolicited applications and considers match funding. The Trust funds core costs and salaries alongside project delivery, training, and equipment.

How much does Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust give?

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 27 sourced facts

Core Grants ProgrammeOpen to applications

£5,000 – £45,000

Two-stage process
2 rounds a year
Decisions in ~4 weeks
Multi-year funding
Match funding required

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Projects in Africa or the Indian subcontinent. Projects that utilise participatory processes embedded in the local community to address issues faced by the most marginalised. Projects that seek to bring about lasting change to those most disadvantaged through structural prejudice. Projects that understand systems impacting beneficiaries and work to negate marginalising influences. Projects that give a voice and provide advocacy for beneficiaries. Projects that respect religion and culture of beneficiaries and do not proselytise.

Where they fund

AfricaIndian sub-continent

Costs they'll cover

Project deliveryTrainingEquipmentCore costsSalaries

They don't fund

AnimalsArts & cultureEnvironmentHeritageSport & recreationFaithCapital works & buildingsIndividuals

The full exclusions list (1)

We do not fund international travel, conferences, scholarships, food and accommodation.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Ethnic minorities

How to apply to Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust takes applications via no application.

Published programme route: two-stage process.
Decisions are typically bi annually.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust's application asks

We hold the 25 questions from Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Describe the activities of your charity* (maximum 250 words)”

Max 250 words

Question 2

“In which country (or countries) will the project work be undertaken?*”

23 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

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2
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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust provide?

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust runs one grant programme — Core Grants Programme: £5,000 – £45,000.

Where does Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust fund charities?

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust funds charities operating in Africa, Indian sub-continent.

Does Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust not fund?

Their published exclusions include: We do not fund international travel, conferences, scholarships, food and accommodation.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust?

Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust takes applications via no application. Published programme route: two-stage process.