Grant-making trust or foundation · Registered charity 299963
The Woodward Charitable Trust: grants and who they fund
The Woodward Charitable Trust published 355 grants to organisations from 20 Oct 2023 to 3 Jun 2025, worth £500k in total. The typical (median) grant was £1,200, and UK was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Grant making
Charitable objects (governing document):
To or for the benefit of such one or more charitable purposes or charitable institutions at such times and in such proportion as the Trustees may from time to time in their discretion determine.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Throughout England and Wales
- United States
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 20 Oct 2023 to 3 Jun 2025. Smallest £550, largest £10k, average £1,408.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 50 | 14% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 297 | 84% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 7 | 2% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 1 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | £144k |
| 2024 | 152 | £221k |
| 2023 | 100 | £135k |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyndebourne Productions Ltd | 1 | £10k | 20 Oct 2023 |
| University College London Hospitals Charity | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Grange Festival, The | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Grange Park Opera | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Royal National Theatre | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Almeida Theatre | 1 | £5,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | 15 Mar 2024 |
| Daisies Kids Club | 3 | £4,600 | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Escapeline | 2 | £4,500 | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Activiteens | 2 | £4,000 | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Family Support Derbyshire | 2 | £3,500 | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Heritage Charity London | 2 | £3,500 | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Bluebells Community Club | 3 | £3,400 | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Reprieve | 1 | £3,000 | 20 Oct 2023 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| UK | 102 |
| England | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
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Source: grants data published by Woodward Charitable Trust through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 355 grants to organisations awarded 20 Oct 2023 to 3 Jun 2025 (from the most recent records published). Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from Woodward Charitable Trust, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to The Woodward Charitable Trust.