Heathrow Community Trust

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Typical grants: £2,500 – £15,000
Where they fund: Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne, Richmond, Runnymede, South Bucks, Windsor & Maidenhead
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Online form

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About Heathrow Community Trust

Heathrow Community Trust is an independent grant-making charity that supports communities around Heathrow Airport. Established through a partnership with Heathrow Airport Limited and local stakeholders, the trust is guided by a mission to bring people together, improve inclusion into the community, and care for nature and the environment. It offers flexible funding that can cover project delivery, capital works, equipment, salaries, and core costs, reflecting a strong local commitment to the needs of surrounding areas.

What Heathrow Community Trust funds

The trust funds community development, environment, and mental health initiatives, with a priority on projects that foster social inclusion and environmental stewardship. Supported activities span project delivery, capital works, equipment, salaries, and core costs. Funding is available for work taking place across nine boroughs: Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne, Richmond, Runnymede, South Bucks, and Windsor & Maidenhead, with a particular emphasis on local responses.

Who can apply

Applications are open to charities, community groups, social enterprises, not-for-profit companies, schools, local authorities, and other eligible organisations such as CICs, community benefit societies, and unincorporated associations. The trust prioritises groups that are rooted in the local area and aims to reach a broad cross-section of the community, including those who may face barriers to inclusion.

What Heathrow Community Trust doesn't fund

The trust does not fund transport, vehicle purchases, species eradication, appeals in support of an individual, commercial sponsorship, third-party advertising, political campaigning, or residential trips for young people.

How they like to fund

Grants can be used for core costs, project costs, capital items, equipment, and salaries, offering flexibility to meet different local needs. The trust welcomes unsolicited applications and encourages organisations to propose work that aligns with its themes.

How much does Heathrow Community Trust give?

Heathrow Community Trust runs 2 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

£2,500 – £15,000

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 17 sourced facts

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Online application form
2 rounds a year

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Heathrow Community Trust funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Bring people together, improve inclusion into the community and find ways to care for nature and the environment in the area.

Where they fund

EalingHillingdonHounslowSloughSpelthorneRichmondRunnymedeSouth BucksWindsor & Maidenhead

Costs they'll cover

Project deliveryCapital works & buildingsEquipmentSalariesCore costs

They don't fund

TransportIndividuals

The full exclusions list (1)

incomplete applications; applications submitted before a round opens or after a round closes; projects not meeting funding themes; organisations failing due diligence; projects with annual costs over £20,000; projects outside nine boroughs; projects starting before decision date; projects not starting within 3 months; species eradication; vehicle purchases; organisations with more than 2 years' free reserves (unless justified); appeals in support of an individual; commercial sponsorship; private for-profit companies; third party advertising; political campaigning; residential trips for young people (generally)

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Children & youthCommunityEnvironment

How to apply to Heathrow Community Trust

Heathrow Community Trust takes applications via online form.

Published programme route: online application form.
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Heathrow Community Trust's application asks

We hold the 55 questions from Heathrow Community Trust's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Which grant programme are you applying for?”

Question 2

“A1 - Organisation on whose behalf you are applying”

53 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

1
Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
2
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3
Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.

See if Heathrow Community Trust could be a fit. Draft if yes.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Heathrow Community Trust provide?

Heathrow Community Trust typically provides grants of £2,500 - £15,000.

Where does Heathrow Community Trust fund charities?

Heathrow Community Trust funds charities operating in Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne, Richmond, Runnymede, South Bucks, Windsor & Maidenhead.

Does Heathrow Community Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Heathrow Community Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Heathrow Community Trust not fund?

Their published exclusions include: incomplete applications; applications submitted before a round opens or after a round closes; projects not meeting funding themes; organisations failing due diligence; projects with annual costs over £20,000; projects outside nine boroughs; projects starting before decision date; projects not starting within 3 months; species eradication; vehicle purchases; organisations with more than 2 years' free reserves (unless justified); appeals in support of an individual; commercial sponsorship; private for-profit companies; third party advertising; political campaigning; residential trips for young people (generally). The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Heathrow Community Trust?

Heathrow Community Trust takes applications via online form. Published programme route: online application form.