St Albans Old People's Trust

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Typical grants: £100 – £500
Where they fund: St Albans District
Applications: Accepted
How to apply: Email application
Decisions: Rolling (no fixed deadline)

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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About St Albans Old People's Trust

St Albans Old People's Trust is an independent grant-making charity dedicated to relieving need, hardship, and distress among older people aged 60 and over. Its mission is to promote welfare, independence, and dignity through practical, targeted support. The trust values fairness and compassion, prioritising those facing poverty, isolation, or vulnerability. Grants are designed to fill gaps in statutory services and empower older residents to live independently with dignity.

What St Albans Old People's Trust funds

The trust supports older people aged 60 and over living in St Albans District. It funds a wide range of items and services aimed at improving physical health, mental health, and general wellbeing, as well as reducing financial distress. Supported costs include essential household items, mobility aids, small personal care items, equipment, transport, and emergency assistance. It also funds core costs, salaries, and training for local voluntary organisations working with older people. The trust occasionally backs services such as cleaning, pest control, removals, meals, travel costs, and TV licences to combat isolation.

Who can apply

Grants are available to individuals aged 60 or over living in St Albans District, who can apply for themselves, for a relative, or on behalf of a friend. Organisations including registered charities, community groups, social enterprises, CIOs, and CLGs that support older residents in the district may also apply. Beneficiaries are older people facing hardship, poverty, or vulnerability. The trust does not fund faith groups or individuals under 60.

What St Albans Old People's Trust doesn't fund

The trust does not fund fundraising appeals, commercial ventures, services promoting one faith, political party applications, or cash gifts to individuals. Retrospective funding is excluded, as are organisations with more than 12 months’ reserves or without a constitution, bank account, and management committee. For individuals, exclusions include boiler issues, sudden major home emergencies, building works, adaptations to the home, care costs or respite care, bills, items a landlord should pay for, stairlifts, regular gardening, and fence repair or replacement. Capital works and research are also not supported.

How they like to fund

Grants are non-repayable and require no match funding. The trust accepts unsolicited applications and provides flexible support covering core costs, equipment, project delivery, salaries, training, transport, and emergency needs. Funding is tailored to individual circumstances, focusing on practical, dignity-preserving assistance.

How much does St Albans Old People's Trust give?

St Albans Old People's Trust runs 2 grant programmes. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 30 sourced facts

Grace Muriel Legacy Fund – Small Grants ProgrammeCurrently closed

Up to £5,000

Online application form

Main Grants Programme (Individuals)Rolling applications

Online application form

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What St Albans Old People's Trust funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Improved physical health, mental health or general wellbeing for residents aged 60 or over. Reduced financial distress for residents aged 60 or over.

Where they fund

St Albans District

Costs they'll cover

Core costsEquipmentProject deliverySalariesTrainingTransportEmergency funding

They don't fund

FundraisingCapital works & buildingsResearchIndividualsFaith groups

The full exclusions list (2)

Retrospective funding, contributions towards large general fundraising appeals, commercial ventures, services promoting one faith, political party applications, giving cash/gifts to individuals, organisations with more than 12 months' reserves, organisations without a constitution/bank account/management committee
Under 60, boiler issues, sudden major home emergencies, building works, adaptations to the home, care costs or respite care, bills, items landlord should pay for, stairlift, regular gardening or fence repair/replacement

Good to know

FaithNo restriction

Focus areas

Older peoplePoverty & hardship

How to apply to St Albans Old People's Trust

St Albans Old People's Trust takes applications via email application.

Published programme route: online application form.
Decisions are typically rolling (no fixed deadline).
Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What St Albans Old People's Trust's application asks

We hold the 36 questions from St Albans Old People's Trust's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

“Charity registration number (if you have one)”

Question 2

“Address of your organisation or where your main events take place”

34 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

1
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2
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3
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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does St Albans Old People's Trust provide?

St Albans Old People's Trust runs 2 grant programmes — Grace Muriel Legacy Fund – Small Grants Programme: Up to £5,000.

Where does St Albans Old People's Trust fund charities?

St Albans Old People's Trust funds charities operating in St Albans District.

Does St Albans Old People's Trust accept unsolicited applications?

St Albans Old People's Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does St Albans Old People's Trust not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Retrospective funding, contributions towards large general fundraising appeals, commercial ventures, services promoting one faith, political party applications, giving cash/gifts to individuals, organisations with more than 12 months' reserves, organisations without a constitution/bank account/management committee; Under 60, boiler issues, sudden major home emergencies, building works, adaptations to the home, care costs or respite care, bills, items landlord should pay for, stairlift, regular gardening or fence repair/replacement. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from St Albans Old People's Trust?

St Albans Old People's Trust takes applications via email application. Published programme route: online application form.