THE WALKER 597 TRUST

 Small grants of between £300 and £1,000 are available to UK registered charities working in the areas of animal welfare and the prevention of cruelty to animals.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The Walker 597 Trust (founded 1979. Charity number 278582. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £46,288 (2023: £46,700)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities.
o Key words: Animal Welfare, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, United Kingdom.
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The aim of the of the Walker 597 Trust is to make regular payments and one-off grants to charities that are working to promote animal welfare. The Trust’s charitable objectives are for “such exclusively charitable objects, trusts and institutions for the benefit of animal welfare and the prevention of cruelty to animals”.

The Trust normally only considers requests from UK registered charities, or charities with a UK bank account and contact.

During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust made 146 (2023: 152) donations of amounts between £300 and £1,000 to animal charities in furtherance of its objectives. The total amount of grants awarded was £46,288 (2023: £46,700), representing an average grant of £317 (2023: £307).

Please note that the Trust does not have a website, nor does it publish a list of grant recipients in its annual accounts.

Further information about the Trust is available on the Charity Commission website.

Applications may be made at any time in writing. The Trustees meet quarterly to discuss new applications for grant support.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Trustees
The Walker 597 Trust
Fazeley Cottage
Coleshill Street
Fazeley
Tamworth
West Midlands
B78 3RQ
Email: chair@walker597.com