Tula Trust Limited

Tula Trust Limited is a UK-based grant-making charity established in 2003 as a company limited by guarantee, governed by a lean board of five volunteer trustees with no paid staff to maximize grant distribution. Its core mission is to support a broad spectrum of charitable purposes in the UK and internationally, especially in 'Third World Countries,' through pragmatic, responsive giving rooted in compassion and global solidarity. Distinctive for its true generalist approach without a rigid strategic framework, it funds diverse interventions advancing health and lifesaving efforts, education and training, poverty relief, disability provision, housing, arts, culture and heritage, animal welfare, environmental protection, and economic/community development.

The trust prioritizes grants to children and young people, elderly and disabled individuals, charities, voluntary groups, and the general public, backing projects like education access, disease prevention, humanitarian aid, child welfare, sensory services, social welfare, and animal care. Recent 2023–2024 grants (£1,000–£5,000 each) supported organizations such as Prevent Breast Cancer, Kent Association for the Blind, UNICEF (Libya), Children of the Mekong (Cambodia), and War Child UK (Gaza), spanning UK, Africa, Asia, Central America, and Eastern Europe, with flexibility for project-specific, capacity-building, core costs, or emergency relief.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities of any size—from grassroots to large NGOs—with no income thresholds, geographic restrictions, or religious limits, though the trust does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees identify and invite grantees via their networks and research. There are no public deadlines, forms, or meeting schedules. Tula stands out for its unrestricted, flexible support across themes and regions, eschewing narrow focus for wide-reaching impact without exclusions on grant types beyond alignment with charitable objects.