Amelia Chadwick Trust

The Amelia Chadwick Trust, established in 1960 by Henry Percy Bibby with an initial endowment and subsequent gifts, is a longstanding UK charitable trust dedicated to enhancing quality of life in Merseyside through grants to local organizations in health, arts, social welfare, and environmental fields. Governed by volunteer trustees with Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) as corporate trustee for administration, it emphasizes careful capital stewardship, relying solely on investment income for sustainable, modest annual distributions. Its ethos reflects traditional philanthropy, prioritizing community benefit, accountability, and responsiveness to persistent local needs without mission drift, fostering cultural, health, wellbeing, and environmental initiatives for vulnerable groups.

The Trust funds project costs, core activities, and general running costs for grassroots health projects, local arts organizations, social care for disadvantaged communities, and environmental conservation efforts, with a strong focus on small and medium-sized Merseyside-rooted charities that demonstrate local impact.

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities, with a clear preference for those operating in or benefiting Merseyside; there are no strict income thresholds, geographic exclusivity, or religious restrictions, though national or large entities rarely receive support. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding is by trustee invitation only, allocated at unscheduled annual meetings with no public deadlines or online process.

Typical grants range from £1,000 to £5,000, emphasizing sustained, place-based support over capital, seed, or emergency funding. Distinctively traditional, the Trust publishes no grant lists, employs no staff, remunerates no trustees, and avoids fundraising, differentiating it as a discreet, founder-aligned steward for Merseyside's voluntary sector.