THE W F SOUTHALL TRUST
Capital and revenue grants, generally for between £1,000 and £5,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the UK in the areas of Quaker work and witness, peace and reconciliation, environmental action and sustainability, and social action.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time, initially by completing the Eligibility Checker on the Trust’s website.
o Funder: The W F Southall Trust (founded 1937. Charity number 218371. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £361,213 (2023: £315,501; 2022: £411,948)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities working in the UK. Towards the end of 2023, the Trust reviewed its overseas grant-making and, as a result, no longer accepts applications for work or projects delivered outside of the UK.
o Key words: Quaker Work and Witness, Peace and Reconciliation, Environmental Action and Sustainability, Social Action, United Kingdom.
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The W F Southall Trust is a grant-making charity that was founded almost 90 years ago. The Trust endeavours to support smaller charities where their help is more meaningful and especially when a trustee has detailed knowledge of the charity concerned.
The Trust, which has its roots in the Quaker movement, supports UK registered charities working in the UK in the following fields:
o Quaker Work and Witness.
o Peace and Reconciliation.
o Environmental Action and Sustainability, and
o Social Action.
In addition to its grant-making to organisations, the Trust launched a new venture in 2022/23 called the Wilfred Southall Sustainability Award for students who have demonstrated exceptional work in areas aligned with the Southall Trust’s category areas. The Trust began trialling this award in partnership with Bath Spa University and hopes to extend it to other academic institutions in the years ahead. Further information is available on the Trust’s website, where further information about the 3 winners of the 2023 Sustainability Award can be found.
The W F Southall Trust makes capital and revenue grants generally for between £1,000 and £5,000, with the occasional higher award. Grants are normally on a one-off basis, although multi-year grants are sometimes awarded. The Trust likes to see that applicants have sought and secured some matched funding towards their proposal.
During the year ended 5 April 2024, the Trust awarded 90 grants totalling £361,213 (2023: 87 grants totalling £315,501), as follows:
o Quaker Work and Witness: £88,000 (2023: £74,000; 2022: £68,500).
o Peace and Reconciliation: £39,118 (2023: £26,250; 2022: £43,375).
o Environmental Action and Sustainability: £52,692 (2023: £59,500; 2022: £39,790).
o Social Action: £178,403 (2023: £153,751; 2022: £260,283), and
o Southall Award (Bath Spa University): £3,000 (2023: £2,000; 2022: £0).
The vast majority of awards made over the last 2 years are listed on pages 13-16 of the Trust’s annual accounts.
Funding is not available for:
o Animal welfare charities.
o Charities that are national household names.
o Charities that do not have at least one set of annual accounts filed with a UK charity regulator.
o Charities that have not complied with Charity Commission regulations (for example, by submitting late annual returns).
o Charities with a high level of free reserves and/or no clear reserves policy.
o Charities with a primary focus not fitting within one of the Trust’s main categories.
o Charities with a typical annual income in excess of £1 million.
o Counselling services.
o Emergency appeals.
o Individuals, groups, families, or organisations that are not registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, Charity Commission of Ireland or OSCR.
o Medical charities.
o Private schools.
o Retrospective funding, or
o Work or projects that are delivered outside of the UK.
To apply, UK registered charities should initially complete the Eligibility Checker on the Trust’s website. Charities that are eligible to apply can then progress to the full application stage.
Applications may be made at any time.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Wil Berdinner
Secretary
The W F Southall Trust
School House
Mytholm Bank
Hebden Bridge
Yorkshire
HX7 6DL
The Trust does not advertise an email address, and prefers to be contacted using the “Contact Us” form on its website.