Goldheart Charity Limited

Goldheart Charity Limited is a grant-making charitable company established on 8 December 2008 and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, headquartered in London. Its core mission focuses on advancing education and training, preventing or relieving poverty, and supporting religious activities through straightforward grants to individuals, UK charities, and voluntary bodies, rather than direct service delivery. As a generalist funder with a history of governance reforms following a 2021-2023 Charity Commission inquiry—now strengthened by independent trustees—it emphasises flexible financial assistance aligned with broad charitable objects, prioritising public benefit across England without narrow thematic restrictions.

It supports a wide range of initiatives in education, poverty relief, and religious purposes, including project funding and core costs for small to medium-sized UK-registered charities operating primarily in England. Beneficiaries typically include established organisations demonstrating alignment with its objects, from local voluntary groups to those with incomes up to several million pounds, occasionally extending to individuals or UK-wide projects.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities based in the UK, with a preference for those in England; no income thresholds are specified, but it favours smaller entities over large nationals or start-ups. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding decisions occur at quarterly trustee meetings based on pre-selected relationships, with no public deadlines, forms, or open rounds. Typical grants range from £2,500 to £25,000 as single-year commitments. Distinctively, it avoids capital campaigns, emergency relief, or sector-specific programmes, standing out for its uncomplicated, object-aligned support without strategic priorities or high-profile partnerships.