The CPF Trust

Supporting charities in the UK

Who are we?

We are a grant-making charity. We give grants to other registered UK charities.

We do not support charities with political objectives, nor do we make grants to individuals (including sponsorship for individuals raising funds on behalf of charities).

We will consider making grants towards revenue or capital costs and for project or core funding. Only one-year grants are made.

Grants are made at the discretion of our trustees. Most grants we make are in the £1,000 to £3,000 range.

We mainly support charities operating in the following areas: the arts, education, support for carers and older people, early intervention projects for disadvantaged children and young people, animal welfare, medical research and support.

We will not consider grant applications for projects outside the UK.

Grant applications are only accepted by email. They must be made in accordance with the procedure set out in the section below.

Applications must be submitted between 1 June and 30 September.

What types of charities do we support?

How to apply for a grant from The CPF Trust

Our grant application process

The CPF Trust will only consider grant applications made in accordance with the procedure set out here.

Applications must be made by email to thecpftrust@gmail.com.

Applications must include the following information:

the name of the applicant charity together with its charity number (only UK registered charities will be considered)
a description of the applicant charity
the grant amount requested
details of how the grant would be used and its anticipated impact
contact details for the person responsible for the grant application

The application must not exceed 300 words in total.

The following documents must be attached to the application email:

the charity’s latest annual report or impact report
the charity’s latest accounts (short form preferred)

Applications may only be submitted between 1 June and 30 September in each year, for consideration at the trustees' autumn meeting. Applications received outside this window or by post will not be considered.

Following the trustees’ meeting, only successful applicants will be notified. If applicants get no response, they must assume that we have been unable to give them a grant. Trustees have absolute discretion over the award of grants and their decision is final. No feedback or explanation will be provided for their decision.