Clapp Family Charitable Trust

The Clapp Family Charitable Trust, established in December 2007 and governed by a sole trustee, is a flexible, generalist funder dedicated to supporting a wide array of public benefit charitable purposes across England and Wales. With an ethos of responsive and unrestricted giving, it prioritizes enabling established charities to deliver meaningful outcomes without prescriptive direction, emphasizing simplicity, financial prudence, and direct oversight through up-to-date governance policies like risk management. Its mission reflects broad charitable support rather than narrow sectoral focus, distinguishing it as an accessible facilitator for diverse interventions addressing disadvantage, health needs, and social welfare.

The Trust funds thematic areas including advancement of health and saving lives, support for people with disabilities, animal welfare, and aid to other voluntary bodies. Grants have backed organizations like the Multiple Sclerosis Society and Mental Health Foundation for research, frontline support, capacity building, and public health initiatives, alongside aid for vulnerable groups. It supports project funding, core costs, unrestricted grants, direct beneficiary aid, and research programs, with no hard thematic exclusions beyond general charitable status.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities based in England and Wales, with no income thresholds, size limits, or regional biases—open to small grassroots groups and larger entities alike. Applications are welcomed unsolicited via an online portal at https://funding.ludlowtrust.com on a rolling basis, with decisions made by the sole trustee as received; no fixed deadlines or preliminary steps required. Typical grants range from £1,000 to £20,000, reflecting annual expenditures of £20,000–£105,000. Distinctively, it avoids capital projects unless aligned with purposes and imposes no religious restrictions, prioritizing impactful voluntary sector work with minimal barriers.