Earle and Stuart Charitable Trust

The Earle and Stuart Charitable Trust, established in 2009 and registered with the Charity Commission, is a generalist grant-making trust dedicated to providing flexible support for general charitable purposes. Its core mission emphasizes advancing public benefit through grants to charities, voluntary bodies, and individuals in need, with a strong focus on Norfolk. Guided by robust governance—including policies on reserves, investments, risk, safeguarding, and complaints—the trust maintains an independent, unpaid trustee structure as a pure grantmaker without property or trading arms. Its distinctive approach lies in broad, non-prescriptive giving, enabling responsive funding for diverse causes without thematic restrictions.

The trust supports a wide array of initiatives, including research (e.g., mental health studentships at the University of East Anglia's Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging), health, education, wellbeing, project work, core funding, and individual needs. Beneficiaries span the general public, local organizations, and academic institutions, prioritizing activities that deliver public good in Norfolk without limits on demographics, issues, or intervention types.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities, community groups, and academic institutions operating exclusively in Norfolk; no income thresholds apply, accommodating small voluntary groups to larger entities. However, the trust does not accept unsolicited applications, selecting grantees at trustee discretion on an ad hoc basis with no published processes, forms, deadlines, or contact points.

Typical grants range from £5,000 to £31,500, with no fixed exclusions beyond geographic scope or non-charitable purposes. It stands out for its enduring local focus, governance-driven flexibility, and aversion to open applications, making it ideal for Norfolk-based charities invited or identified by trustees seeking unrestricted support.