We are a family trust which makes grants to smaller charitable organisations with an income below £350,000 who support children and young adults in the UK and around the world that fall into the following areas of need: physical and learning disabilities, social disadvantage, education, poverty, sickness and trauma.
The trust was set up in June 2004 and activated in late 2008. Its purpose to help those charitable organisations with a lower income of no more than £350,000 with a special interest in those smaller charities under £130,000. To keep within our terms of reference all these charities have to focus on supporting children and young adults who fall into the following areas of education, training and development for young adults and children with physical and learning disabilities, social disadvantage, poverty, sickness and trauma.
The trust is run by up to six trustees and only employs a quarterly minute-taker. It is not involved in fund raising and relies solely upon the income from its investments to make donations. The deed of charitable trust specifies the charitable purpose of the Trust and allows the Trustees absolute discretion to apply funds for the charitable purposes for which it is established. The trustees meet 4 times a year to decide on the grant applications.
The trustees aim to achieve a reasonable spread between UK and international Charities and not for-profit. Only international charities with a registered UK arm will be eligible to receive donations from us. We can only accept applications from individuals under certain circumstances.
The application process has two steps. Step one contains all the necessary information to establish whether your organisation fits into the requirements set out by this Trust for you to be able to qualify for a grant. If it does, then proceed to Step two to complete an application form.
Please read through the following GUIDELINES carefully in Step one to make sure you fit into the requirements of the BMCT.
If your organisation meets the requirements, then go to Step 2 and complete theapplication form.
Please complete and sign the application form. A copy of the completed form will be emailed directly back to you.
Complete an online application formThe Trustee board meets 4 times a year. Once we receive all the relevant information one of our trustees may contact you to ask further questions. There may be a substantial lead in time between making an application and contact from ourselves. As a guide, the process can take up to 4 months and may take longer if we have subsequent questions after a meeting. However, due to the amount of applications we receive we cannot guarantee notification if your application has been unsuccessful.