Linnet Trust

The Linnet Trust drives systemic transformative change by empowering innovative charities tackling poverty-driven disadvantage through mental, physical, and behavioural challenges. Rooted in values of cost-effectiveness, administrative efficiency, evidence-based delivery, and measurable impact, it champions core capacity building via unrestricted multi-year funding to catalyze policy shifts and government responses. Believing sustained support unlocks breakthrough innovation and sector resilience, the Trust prioritizes respected mid-sized organizations with proven effectiveness in fostering wider social impact and addressing root causes of inequality.

It funds innovative interventions for disadvantaged populations including low-income families facing poverty and food insecurity, individuals with mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, and trauma, people with physical disabilities requiring rehabilitation and mobility support, those with behavioural challenges such as ADHD and addiction recovery needs, and vulnerable young people and adults experiencing complex health needs or substance misuse. Supported activities encompass policy advocacy for drug reform and systemic health equity, preventative mental health programs including counselling and peer support groups, community-led poverty alleviation through skills training and employment pathways, therapeutic approaches for behavioural change like trauma-informed therapy and holistic wellbeing services, outreach for isolated rural communities, and evidence-led strategies promoting early intervention, person-centred care, and inclusive day services to build resilience against entrenched social problems.

Exclusions encompass individuals, religious organizations, animal welfare, and arts projects, with no support for project-specific, capital, or emergency funding. Distinctive for its rigorous focus on policy-influencing innovation among efficient regional charities serving South West England's underserved disadvantaged—prioritizing those demonstrating high field respect, successful delivery records, and potential for national practice shifts—it uniquely empowers mid-sized voluntary groups addressing poverty-health intersections in rural and complex-needs communities through long-term core empowerment rather than short-term aid.