Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £50,000
- Applications
- By invitation only
- Decisions
- Quarterly
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust
The Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust is a UK grant-making foundation established in 2019 by philanthropists Stephen Moss CBE and Joy Rochelle Moss, who serve as founding trustees alongside Gillian Eileen Bouttell. Rooted in a vision of broad community benefit, the Trust supports a diverse spectrum of charitable activities including education, health and social care, relief for those in need, the arts, environmental care, and faith-based initiatives. Its generalist, responsive approach emphasises flexibility, funding core costs, projects, programme expansion, targeted outreach, and capital resources for both large established charities and smaller grassroots groups demonstrating impact. The Trust operates on an invitation-only basis, with trustees identifying grantees through research and networks, prioritising timely, impactful grantmaking over rigid strategies.
What Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust funds
The Trust funds a wide range of cause areas: education, health and social care, the arts, environmental care, faith-based initiatives (including Jewish community organisations), and relief for those in need – such as prison outreach, addiction recovery, homelessness support, and mentoring. It supports the core costs, projects, programme expansion, targeted outreach, and capital resources of charities. Grants are available to organisations anywhere in the UK, with no regional or religious restrictions. The Trust welcomes both large national charities and medium-to-small grassroots groups with strong track records and sound governance, funding a mix across its priority areas.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities based anywhere in the UK. Community groups that are registered charities may also apply. The Trust has no regional or religious limitations. It prefers organisations with robust track records and sound governance, and funds a mix of national heavyweights and medium-to-small entities without fixed income thresholds. Beneficiaries of the funded activities span the diverse cause areas, including vulnerable individuals, young people, and communities.
What Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund government contracts or operational delivery. It avoids direct service provision and instead focuses on grant-making to charitable organisations. Other exclusions are not specified; the Trust maintains a broad, flexible remit across its chosen fields.
How they like to fund
The Trust operates on an invitation-only basis, with trustees identifying grantees through their own research and networks. Unsolicited applications are not accepted. Funding is flexible, covering core costs, projects, programme expansion, targeted outreach, and capital resources. The Trust builds substantial reserves for sustained, diversified support across social welfare domains, prioritising timely, impactful grantmaking over rigid strategies.
How much does Stephen and Joy Moss 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 Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust
Stephen and Joy Moss 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 quarterly.
What you can do here
- 1Check fit. See if your project aligns with Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust provide?
Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £5,000 - £50,000.
Where does Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust fund charities?
Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Stephen and Joy Moss Charitable Trust?
Stephen and Joy Moss 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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