Odin Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £1,000 – £50,000
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Email application
- Decisions
- Bi annually
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Odin Charitable Trust
The Odin Charitable Trust, established in 1993 by Mrs Guri Scotford, is a discreet grant-making foundation governed by three trustees. Its broad charitable mission emphasises trustee discretion to support initiatives that enhance quality of life, with a strong and consistent focus on the arts (especially music), care for disabled or disadvantaged people, hospices, homelessness services, families of prisoners, refugees, Gypsies and tribal groups, and research into dyslexia or false memories. The Trust prefers practical service provision, social inclusion, awareness-raising, and research through established UK charities. It is known for its low-profile, stable operation and unwavering thematic loyalty within a flexible framework, prudently sustaining grantmaking through professional investment management.
What Odin Charitable Trust funds
The Trust supports a range of causes including the arts, particularly music, care for disabled or disadvantaged people, hospices, homelessness services, families of prisoners, refugees, Gypsies and tribal groups, and research into dyslexia or false memories. It funds practical service provision, social inclusion, awareness-raising, and research. Geographically, the Trust supports work across England and Wales, with a preference for small to medium-sized charities operating in these areas.
Who can apply
The Trust funds UK-registered charities only, with a preference for small to medium-sized entities that have a proven delivery record in the Trust's priority areas. It does not support individuals or commercial entities. The Trust typically avoids large national bodies. Unsolicited applications are welcomed year-round via email or letter, including charity aims, project details, registered number, and latest reports and accounts.
What Odin Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund individuals or commercial entities. It typically avoids large national bodies and does not support applications outside its priority areas of arts, disability, homelessness, ethnic minorities, and related themes.
How they like to fund
The Trust provides grants for projects, core costs, capital, or research aligned with its themes. It welcomes unsolicited applications and operates with a flexible, trustee-led approach. Grants are typically one-off or multi-year, with a focus on established UK charities.
How much does Odin 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 Odin Charitable Trust
Odin Charitable Trust takes applications via email application.
- Decisions are typically bi annually.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
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Odin Charitable Trust on the charity register
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as ODIN CHARITABLE TRUST, charity number 1027521.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Odin Charitable Trust provide?
Odin Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £1,000 - £50,000.
Where does Odin Charitable Trust fund charities?
Odin Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Odin Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Odin Charitable Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from Odin Charitable Trust?
Odin Charitable Trust takes applications via email application. Decisions are typically bi annually.
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