Garl Foundation

The Garl Foundation is a UK-registered charity (number 1201243) overseen by trustees George Alan Riley Lomax (Chair), Christopher John Hopkins, and Ian Michael Bolton, with a broad charitable object to provide benefits as determined by the trustees based on current circumstances and personal preferences. Established with a flexible mandate under Charity Commission standards, it operates as a low-profile, trustee-led generalist funder emphasizing stewardship and compliance over defined missions, strategies, or theories of change, allowing discretionary support for diverse charitable activities without published priorities, founder backstory, or impact frameworks.

It funds any charitable purposes at the trustees' discretion, with no stated thematic focus, beneficiary groups, intervention types, or preferred programs—ranging potentially from community support to other needs as circumstances evolve. Recent accounts (year ending April 2024) reflect £121,899 income and £1,113,995 expenditure, signaling active grantmaking, though details on recipients, grant types (e.g., project, core, capital), or patterns remain undisclosed.

Eligibility is unspecified for entity types, organization size, or income levels, with no geographic restrictions beyond UK charitable law (operable in England and Wales or any areas). It does not accept unsolicited applications, lacking any published process, forms, guidelines, deadlines, or meeting schedules—funding occurs solely via trustee selection.

Distinctively opaque and discretionary, the Garl Foundation excludes non-charitable activities and trustee remuneration, differentiating itself through minimal public profile, absence of grantee lists or criteria, and pure trustee preference, making it unsuitable for proactive applicants without prior invitation.