The Magdalen Hospital Trust promotes the welfare of children and young people under the age of 25 who suffer from various effects of social deprivation, abuse, mental and physical handicap, inadequate housing, lack of education or training, and the problems derived from unemployment and lone parent families. The Trust prefers to support small community groups with an element of trained volunteers and self-help who are carrying out practical work in front-line situations.

Applicants should be working with vulnerable children and young adults, especially those at risk of sexual and other forms of exploitation.

Grants are awarded for projects rather than core costs. Examples of the type of project that could be supported include (please note this is not an exclusive list):

o Counselling services for young people.
o Mental health support.
o Personal development and training opportunities, and
o Play schemes.

One-off grants, normally for between £200 and £3,000, are available to small UK registered charities with an annual income of under £150,000.

Funding is not available for:

o Charities with an annual income in excess of £150,000.
o Individuals.
o National charities.
o Non registered charities, or
o Overseas charities with no links to a UK charity.

Further information, guidance and an application form can be found on the Trust’s website.

The remaining application rounds for 2023 are:

1. Tuesday 1st August to Thursday 31st August 2023 for the Trust’s September 2023 meeting, and
2. Wednesday 1st November to Thursday 30th November 2023 for the Trust’s December 2023 meeting.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Reverend Robert H Mitchell MA
The Correspondent
The Magdalen Hospital Trust
9-13 Byron Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 3HN
Tel: 01903 217108
Email: correspondent(at)magdalentrust.org.uk