Nexus Community Trust

Nexus Community Trust is a UK-registered charity (number 1141212) established to enable employees of Nexus Infrastructure plc and its subsidiaries to give back to charities that have positively influenced their lives. Its core mission revolves around gratitude and reciprocal support, raising modest funds—primarily through staff contributions—and distributing them exclusively to employee-nominated organizations. With a volunteer-led board of trustees and no overarching strategic agenda, the Trust embodies a distinctive, employee-driven ethos, operating as a small-scale, responsive funder rather than a proactive grant-maker pursuing broad societal themes.

The Trust funds a generalist range of UK charities without thematic restrictions, prioritizing those that have provided direct support to Nexus staff, such as personal assistance, community services, or life-changing interventions. Grants are flexible, covering core costs, projects, or general needs, reflecting the personal stories behind nominations rather than specific causes like poverty, health, or environment.

Eligibility is strictly limited to UK-registered charities nominated by Nexus employees; unsolicited applications are not accepted, and there are no income size thresholds, geographic mandates beyond UK operations, or public calls. Typical grants are modest—likely £hundreds to a few thousand pounds each, with £69,753 distributed in 2023—awarded adhoc by trustees without deadlines or formal processes. What sets it apart is its closed, internally referential model: funding hinges entirely on prior staff engagement, excluding proactive applicants and differentiating it as a niche, company-tied appreciation fund rather than an open opportunity for wider charitable causes.