Blandford Lake Trust
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £25,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- As needed
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Blandford Lake Trust
The Blandford Lake Trust is a UK grant-making charity established in 1998. It supports charitable activities through targeted grants, with a focus on overseas aid, famine relief, education and training, and religious initiatives—particularly peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and Christian mission extension work. The Trust acts solely as a donor, enabling impactful projects by trusted charities rather than providing direct services. It blends peace promotion with Christian evangelism, prioritising strategic support for humanitarian and faith-based efforts worldwide. This funding character is rooted in a philosophy of creating positive international change through organisational enablement.
What Blandford Lake Trust funds
The Trust funds thematic priorities including grassroots peacebuilding, Christian outreach and spiritual growth programmes, emergency humanitarian relief, and global education projects. Grants support project work, core costs, and capacity building in these areas, often recurrent for aligned organisations. The geographic focus is overseas development, with grants supporting work worldwide. Specific themes include famine relief, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and Christian mission extension, as well as education and training initiatives.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities and voluntary bodies delivering overseas development. The Trust prefers small to medium-sized organisations that demonstrate strong governance and international impact. There are no strict income thresholds. Beneficiaries of the funded work are overseas communities, particularly those affected by poverty, conflict, or lack of education and faith resources. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications; funding is invite-only via trustee networks.
What Blandford Lake Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund individuals, capital or property projects, or direct service provision. It also does not consider unsolicited applications; all funding is by invitation only.
How they like to fund
The Trust operates by invitation only, identifying potential grantees through trustee networks. It provides grants that can be used for project costs, core costs, or capacity building, and often supports the same organisations over multiple funding rounds.
How much does Blandford Lake Trust 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.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to Blandford Lake Trust
Blandford Lake Trust 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 as needed.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Blandford Lake Trust provide?
Blandford Lake Trust typically provides grants of £5,000 - £25,000.
Where does Blandford Lake Trust fund charities?
Blandford Lake Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Blandford Lake Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Blandford Lake Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Blandford Lake Trust?
Blandford Lake Trust 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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