Mickleham Trust

The trust funds projects addressing medical needs, disability, youth hardship, dementia care, and sight loss. It supports capacity building, core costs, and targeted interventions, such as dementia support roles within healthcare settings. Grants are made to charities across the UK, with a particular emphasis on Norfolk and East Anglia. Within these themes, the trust prioritises concrete welfare for abused or disadvantaged children, young people, and visually impaired individuals. The types of work supported range from core organisational strengthening to specific services that directly benefit these groups.

The trust works exclusively with UK-registered charities of varying sizes operating across the UK. Its core beneficiary groups are the priority groups above — abused and disadvantaged children, young people, and those who are blind or partially sighted. Charities seeking support should be able to demonstrate how their work delivers welfare to these groups. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications; only existing long-term partners are considered. This means new charities are unlikely to receive funding unless they already have an established relationship with the trust.

The trust does not make grants directly to individuals, nor does it support statutory bodies or non-charitable organisations. As it is closed to unsolicited proposals, charities that are not already long-term partners will not be considered. This allows the trust to focus its resources on known, well-governed partners.

The trust provides institutional grants to UK-registered charities, funding both core costs and targeted projects. It favours well-governed partners and supports capacity building alongside direct services. Grants are made across the UK, often emphasising Norfolk and East Anglia. The trust works exclusively through existing long-term partnerships and does not invite unsolicited applications.