Causeway Trust

The Causeway Trust is a grant-making charitable trust registered in England and Wales (charity number 1193271), established in January 2021, dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes by providing financial support to other UK charities and voluntary bodies rather than delivering direct programmes. Its core mission focuses on enabling these organisations to pursue social improvement and relief of need, fostering wellbeing and opportunities for disadvantaged communities and individuals through indirect impact. With a trustee-led ethos guided by three trustees—including Ludlow Trust Company Ltd, Dr Mary Brigid Kerr, and Clive Patrick Rawlings—the Trust emphasises broad, generalist support without narrow thematic restrictions, distinguishing itself via a closed, proactive funding model that prioritises existing relationships over open calls.

It funds a diverse array of charitable activities determined by recipients, spanning sectors like poverty relief, community development, and social welfare, with grants covering project costs, core funding, or unrestricted support to enhance organisational missions. Beneficiaries are exclusively registered UK charities and voluntary bodies operating anywhere in England and Wales, showing a preference for small to medium-sized organisations without strict income thresholds.

Grants typically range from £1,000 to £10,000, awarded on an ad hoc basis at trustees' discretion with no published deadlines, application forms, or open programmes—unsolicited applications are not accepted, requiring invitations or prior trustee connections. Distinctively, it excludes funding for individuals, non-charities, or activities outside recognised charitable objects, positioning it as a niche, stable supporter for aligned charities with trustee links in a landscape dominated by public application processes.