THE EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITY
Small grants, usually for either £1,000, £2,000 or £3,000 are available to UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas for core funding or project costs. The Charity’s main areas of focus are: education, training, disability, health, arts, culture, heritage, environment, conservation and science.
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o Application deadline: the Charity has an annual application deadline of the end of August. The next deadline is therefore on SUNDAY 31st AUGUST 2025.
o Funder: The Emerton-Christie Charity (founded 1971. Charity number 262837. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £10,000 (2023: £60,000; 2022: £104,000; 2021: £10,000)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities.
o Key words: Core Funding, Project Funding, Education, Training, Disability, Health, Arts, Culture, Heritage, Environment, Conservation, Science, Overseas, United Kingdom
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Previously known as the Emerton Charitable Settlement, Wiltshire-based the Emerton-Christie Charity is a grant-making charity that makes small grants to other UK registered charities that are working in the UK and/or overseas. The charity has three trustees, one of whom is also a Trustee of the Mrs M H Allen Trust, which is aligned to The Forces Trust and has the following objectives: “to benefit such naval and/or military charities or institutions as the trustees from time to time determine. The Trustees meet at the beginning of January each year – all bids should be submitted by the 1st December. The Trustees will look favourably on bids submitted via email”.
The Emerton-Christie Charity offers core and project funding is available. While the trustees may select beneficiaries at their discretion, they tend to focus on the following:
o Education / training.
o The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives.
o Disability.
o Arts / culture / heritage / science, and
o Environment / conservation / heritage.
During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Charity awarded just one grant of £10,000 (to Trinity Laban, a college in London where global arts collaborators and creators discover, share and cultivate inspiration).
In previous years, the Charity has awarded significantly more grants. During the year ended 5th April 2023, 17 grants totalling £60,000 were made, while in 2022, 46 grants were awarded totalling £104,000.
Details of all grants awarded during the previous 2 years can be viewed on page 14 of the Trust’s annual accounts.
Please note that the Charity does not have an application form and no longer accepts applications by post. Applicants should submit their request by email, setting out:
o Who they are.
o What they do, and
o The funding for which they are applying (if the funding is for a particular aspect of charitable work, or for a specific project, please let the Charity know).
The Trustees meet annually, generally each autumn. Charities are asked to submit their request for grant support by the end of August each year. The next deadline is therefore on Sunday 31st August 2025.
Further information and guidance is available on the Charity’s website.
Contact details for the Charity are:
The Trustees
The Emerton-Christie Charity
18 Kirkside Road
London
SE3 7SQ
Email: info@emertonchristie.org