Belling Charitable Settlement
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- Typical grants
- £1,000 – £25,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- Bi annually
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Belling Charitable Settlement
The Belling Charitable Settlement is a UK trust established in 1964 by Charles Reginald Belling, founder of a pioneering British domestic appliance manufacturer, with ongoing family stewardship. Its mission centres on advancing education, particularly scholarships and awards in electrical engineering and technical disciplines, and relieving poverty among current and retired personnel, dependents, and families linked to the electrical appliance industry. Core values emphasise technical excellence, educational ambition, and practical support for industry-affiliated individuals. The trust also supports arts, culture, heritage, science, and training for children, young people, and the elderly. It funds scholarships, educational initiatives, hardship grants, and project support, prioritising areas tied to Belling's legacy in Cornwall, north London (Enfield), Hertfordshire, and Lancashire. Beneficiaries include individuals facing economic hardship and groups advancing sector-specific education or poverty relief. Distinctive for its niche industrial focus, the trust avoids broad generalist causes and unrestricted grants, concentrating on engineering education and industry-linked poverty relief in its legacy regions.
What Belling Charitable Settlement funds
The trust funds scholarships, educational initiatives, hardship grants, and project support within its cause areas. It focuses on advancing education, particularly scholarships and awards in electrical engineering and technical disciplines, and relieving poverty among current and retired personnel, dependents, and families linked to the electrical appliance industry. Support also extends to arts, culture, heritage, science, and training for children, young people, and the elderly. The trust prioritises areas tied to Belling's legacy in Cornwall, north London (Enfield), Hertfordshire, and Lancashire. It funds project support for organisations and grants for individuals facing economic hardship.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, academic institutions, and community groups. The trust prioritises organisations and individuals with strong electrical industry connections or those based in its legacy regions of Cornwall, north London (Enfield), Hertfordshire, and Lancashire. Beneficiaries include current and retired personnel, dependents, and families linked to the electrical appliance industry, as well as individuals facing economic hardship. The trust has a preference for small to medium-sized entities demonstrating sector-specific relevance. There is no religious restriction on applicants.
What Belling Charitable Settlement doesn't fund
The trust avoids broad generalist causes, unrestricted grants, and non-sector projects. It does not fund activities unrelated to its niche industrial focus on electrical engineering education or industry-linked poverty relief. Unsolicited applications are not accepted.
How they like to fund
The trust provides scholarships, educational initiatives, hardship grants, and project support. Funding is offered through a combination of awards for individuals and grants for organisations. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications; recipients are approached through networks. No further details on funding style, such as multi-year versus one-off, are specified in the sources.
How much does Belling Charitable Settlement give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
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Good to know
How to apply to Belling Charitable Settlement
Belling Charitable Settlement does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
- A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
- If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
- Decisions are typically bi annually.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Belling Charitable Settlement provide?
Belling Charitable Settlement typically provides grants of £1,000 - £25,000.
Where does Belling Charitable Settlement fund charities?
Belling Charitable Settlement funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Belling Charitable Settlement accept unsolicited applications?
Belling Charitable Settlement does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Belling Charitable Settlement?
Belling Charitable Settlement does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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