Hemby Charitable Trust

The Trust supports projects in a range of cause areas, including older people, arts and culture, community development, children and youth, employment, and the environment. It looks for practical initiatives with clear local benefit and good use of funds, with priority given to projects that benefit the greatest number of residents in Merseyside and Wirral. The Trust also favours self-help evidence, and may offer a grant on condition that the charity raises a matching amount through its own efforts.

Registered charities based in Merseyside or Wirral that are delivering projects in these areas are eligible to apply. The Trust favours small to medium-sized groups with strong local engagement and no religious restrictions. Beneficiaries include older people, young people, and the general public, with a focus on disadvantaged residents. Self-help evidence is preferred, and the Trust may require match funding as a condition of a grant.

The Trust does not fund individuals, political organisations, pressure groups, religious bodies or places of worship unless there is significant community use, or schools seeking specialist status. It also excludes memorials, return applicants less than two years after a successful grant, and projects where funding from statutory bodies is or should be available.

The Trust provides cash grants to charitable organisations, typically for practical projects with clear local benefit. It may offer grants on condition that the charity also raises a matching amount through its own efforts, not from other trusts or statutory bodies. The Trust welcomes unsolicited applications and operates as a trustee-led grantmaker focused on Merseyside and Wirral.