Dischma Charitable Trust
Could Dischma Charitable Trust fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.
- Typical grants
- £500 – £3,000
- Where they fund
- London, Hampshire, England
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Letter of inquiry first
- Decisions
- Quarterly
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Dischma Charitable Trust
The Dischma Charitable Trust is a private, family-founded discretionary grantmaker established in 1999, governed by trustees from the Robertson and Manwaring Robertson family. Its mission is to advance a broad spectrum of charitable purposes at the trustees' absolute discretion, without thematic restrictions or a fixed founding vision. The Trust favours responsive philanthropy across social welfare, education, health, poverty relief, disability support, animal welfare, arts, culture, heritage, science, environment, and overseas aid. It operates distinctively low-profile with no public website or formal guidelines, channelling resources discreetly through Rathbones, guided by family values of service, discretion, and tangible societal impact.
What Dischma Charitable Trust funds
The Trust supports a wide range of charitable causes, including social welfare, education, health, poverty relief, disability support, animal welfare, arts, culture, heritage, science, environment, and overseas aid. Funding is available for project work, capacity building, core costs, and capital projects. Past grants have supported major organisations such as Habitat for Humanity GB and The Passage, as well as grassroots efforts in music, conservation, child and elder welfare, education, disability, church restoration, animal care, and youth engagement. The Trust funds across England and Wales, with a particular focus on London and Hampshire, offering modest, flexible aid to both national and local groups.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities of any size, with no income thresholds or religious restrictions. The Trust has no geographic limits beyond requiring operations in England and Wales. Unsolicited applications are welcomed. The Trust's grants have supported work benefiting children, the elderly, people with disabilities, animals, and communities, among others.
What Dischma Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust has no stated exclusions, setting it apart as an accessible, generalist funder. It considers a wide range of charitable purposes without thematic restrictions, and does not have any specific categories of activity it avoids.
How they like to fund
The Trust funds a variety of initiatives, including project work, capacity building, core costs, and capital projects. It offers modest, flexible aid and welcomes unsolicited applications. Funding is channelled through Rathbones, and the Trust operates with a responsive, low-profile approach guided by family values.
How much does Dischma Charitable 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 Dischma Charitable Trust
Dischma Charitable Trust takes applications via letter of inquiry first.
- Decisions are typically quarterly.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
See if Dischma Charitable Trust could be a fit. Draft if yes.
Dischma Charitable Trust on the charity register
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as THE DISCHMA CHARITABLE TRUST, charity number 1077501.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Dischma Charitable Trust provide?
Dischma Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £500 - £3,000.
Where does Dischma Charitable Trust fund charities?
Dischma Charitable Trust funds charities operating in London, Hampshire, England.
Does Dischma Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Dischma Charitable Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from Dischma Charitable Trust?
Dischma Charitable Trust takes applications via letter of inquiry first. Decisions are typically quarterly.
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