Findlay Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £25,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- Quarterly
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Findlay Charitable Trust
The Findlay Charitable Trust, established in 1988 and registered in England and Wales, is a discretionary grant-maker focused on advancing health and saving lives, relieving poverty, and supporting overseas aid. It also funds broader charitable purposes including arts, culture, heritage, science, environment and conservation, though healthcare remains its central priority. The Trust operates with a lean, trustee-led approach without formal strategies or public guidelines, emphasising direct impact on medical and social needs. It typically supports established organisations delivering frontline services, palliative care, medical research and poverty relief. Its funding character is simple, consistent and free from religious or other restrictions, rewarding frontline medical impact over broad or unproven appeals.
What Findlay Charitable Trust funds
The Trust primarily supports hospices, cancer treatment and research hospitals, and organisations aiding people with disabilities or serious illnesses. It funds core costs, projects and research within healthcare charities, enabling frontline services, palliative care and medical research. Occasional support is given to aligned arts, culture or environmental initiatives, but medical causes overwhelmingly predominate. Beneficiaries must be based and operating throughout England and Wales, with a clear preference for medium-to-large organisations that have established track records in health and hospice work. Small grassroots or start-up groups are rarely supported.
Who can apply
Only UK-registered charities and voluntary bodies are considered, and they must be based and operating in England and Wales. The Trust shows a clear preference for medium-to-large organisations with proven experience in healthcare, particularly hospices and medical research. Small, grassroots or start-up groups are rarely supported. There are no religious criteria, and the Trust welcomes organisations serving diverse communities. However, all funding is by invitation only; the Trust does not accept unsolicited applications and has no public process or contact points.
What Findlay Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust rarely supports small grassroots or start-up organisations. It does not generally fund initiatives outside England and Wales, and its focus is strongly on healthcare; arts, culture, environment and other causes receive only occasional support. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications and lacks any public process or contact points for submitting proposals.
How they like to fund
The Trust operates strictly by invitation only, rejecting unsolicited applications. It funds core costs, projects and research within healthcare charities, and has a stated preference for repeat funding of proven providers. The Trust does not publish formal guidelines or a website, and its simple trustee-led process focuses on direct impact rather than formal strategies.
How much does Findlay 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.
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How to apply to Findlay Charitable Trust
Findlay Charitable 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 quarterly.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Findlay Charitable Trust provide?
Findlay Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £5,000 - £25,000.
Where does Findlay Charitable Trust fund charities?
Findlay Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Findlay Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Findlay Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Findlay Charitable Trust?
Findlay Charitable 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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