Stewards Company Ltd

The funder supports exclusively Christian causes, providing property stewardship, worship facilities, faith-based community engagement, leader training, and overseas missions. Grants are directed towards capital projects and property-related costs, with a focus on medium-to-large established entities that have significant assets. Activities are primarily UK-based, with discretionary overseas reach. Through its linked trusts, Stewards also supports evangelical activities, church growth, and theological training, ensuring that its funding reinforces Christian witness and ministry. The charity prioritises churches, religious communities, mission organisations, and trusts, favouring institutional infrastructure and long-term asset management over general project funding.

Applicants must be UK-registered charities with a clear Christian focus. The charity works with medium-to-large established entities that have significant assets. There are no income thresholds or geographic restrictions, though support is centred on the UK with some overseas opportunities. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; organisations are approached by invitation only, typically through trustee networks.

Stewards does not fund non-Christian activities, unrestricted funding, or revenue and core costs beyond those of its linked trusts. General charities without a Christian focus are excluded, as are open grantmaking programmes. The charity’s property-based model means it rarely supports standalone projects that are not linked to asset stewardship.

Support is by invitation only; unsolicited applications are not accepted. The charity favours capital-focused, property-based interventions and works through custodial trusteeship and linked trusts, offering long-term asset management rather than one-off grants. Funding is typically directed towards property maintenance, asset transfers, and the stewardship of worship and ministry facilities.