Mitchell Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £2,000 – £10,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- Bi annually
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Mitchell Charitable Trust
The Mitchell Charitable Trust is a family-founded grant-making charity established in 1984 by Ashley Harvey Mitchell and Elizabeth Ann Mitchell. It operates with a broad, discretionary mission, applying its capital and income toward charitable purposes as determined by its family-led trustees. Emphasising flexibility, public benefit, and trustee judgment over rigid themes, the Trust embodies an unbureaucratic philanthropy that supports diverse causes. The Trust funds established UK-registered charities and occasional voluntary bodies serving vulnerable groups such as older people, those with disabilities, and specific ethnic communities. It provides general operating support, project funding, core costs, or targeted initiatives without prescribed programmes or outcomes frameworks. Grants enable modest-scale activities like advocacy, community services, and organisational strengthening, reflecting a generalist approach grounded in trustees' internal evaluations.
What Mitchell Charitable Trust funds
The Trust supports a wide range of charitable causes, including education and training, health advancement, poverty relief, services for the elderly, disability support, and ethnic minority initiatives. It also funds capacity-building for smaller charities. All funded work must be based in or serve London communities. The Trust provides general operating support, project funding, core costs, or targeted initiatives, enabling activities such as advocacy, community services, and organisational strengthening. There are no prescribed programmes or outcomes frameworks, reflecting a generalist approach.
Who can apply
Eligibility is strictly limited to London-based or London-serving UK-registered charities. The Trust prefers small to medium-sized organisations of modest income. Beneficiary groups prioritised include older people, those with disabilities, and specific ethnic communities. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, as trustees identify recipients themselves.
What Mitchell Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund organisations that are not UK-registered charities or that do not serve London. There are no thematic restrictions or exclusions beyond this geographic and legal requirement.
How they like to fund
The Trust provides general operating support, project funding, core costs, or targeted initiatives. Grants are typically one-off. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees identify recipients themselves, reflecting a responsive, personal approach to funding.
How much does Mitchell Charitable Trust give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to Mitchell Charitable Trust
Mitchell Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
- A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
- If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
- Decisions are typically bi annually.
What you can do here
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Mitchell Charitable Trust provide?
Mitchell Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £2,000 - £10,000.
Where does Mitchell Charitable Trust fund charities?
Mitchell Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Mitchell Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Mitchell Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Mitchell Charitable Trust?
Mitchell Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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