Applicants are asked to carefully review our funding criteria before applying, as we receive many more requests than we can fund.
Qualifying Criteria:
In accordance with our Articles of Association, applicants must share the Christian ethos of the Childs Charitable Trust.
The Vision of the Trust is to see a world where every person has the potential to hear and respond to the gospel message. The Trust’s Mission, to help achieve the vision, is to strategically fund Christian organisations that actively share the Christian gospel.
All applicants must be registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland (or be an exempt Charity).
If you have not been in receipt of funding from the trust in the past 3 years you may submit a ‘new applicant’ request. The maximum grant that may be applied for from this fund is £5000.
If you have been in receipt of funding from the trust in the past 3 years you may submit a ‘repeat applicant’ request. The maximum grant that may be applied for from this fund is £10,000.
The Trust does NOT currently accept applications in the categories listed below:
- Any building work/repairs/refurbishment/fixtures and fittings or restoration projects.
- Foodbanks
- Street Pastors/Wardens
- GAP Year Projects
- Uniformed Youth organisations
- New (less than 3 years) organisations with a turnover under £100,000
Please contact the office or submit an enquiry (at the bottom of this page) to request the relevant application form.
Application Deadlines
Please note there will be no trustees meeting in January 2026
Applications received in November, December, January & February, will be considered at the April trustees meeting.
Applications received in March, April & May will be considered at the July trustees meeting
Applications received in June, July & August will be considered at the October trustees meeting.