Broome Family Charitable Trust

The Broome Family Charitable Trust, a small private grant-making charity (number 1083281) established in November 2000 and based in Stockport, Cheshire, channels over £1 million annually into local disability support. Managed by two unremunerated trustees with deep local knowledge, its mission is to advance inclusion and practical improvements for people with disabilities through targeted philanthropy. This family-led trust embodies a discreet, relational ethos, prioritizing meaningful impact in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire, Stockport, and Cheshire via direct grants to familiar organizations, eschewing broad strategies or public fanfare.

It exclusively funds disability-related initiatives, including direct services, special needs provision, health and social care, access improvements, palliative care, advocacy, and occasional capital items. Beneficiaries are local people with disabilities, with grantees like Sue Ryder and the National Deaf Children's Society exemplifying support for specialist care and community-based interventions rather than generalist causes.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities operating in the specified regions, favoring small to medium-sized, established local entities involved in disability work; no formal income thresholds apply, but hyperlocal roots are key. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding is trustee-discretionary and relational, supporting known charities without published processes.

Grants typically range from £5,000 to £50,000 for projects or core costs, awarded on a rolling basis with no deadlines or open calls. Distinctive for its unwavering disability focus, geographic specificity, and private selectivity, the trust avoids non-local, non-disability work, religious restrictions, or speculative proposals, making it ideal for embedded regional providers seeking stable, high-value local backing.