Charitworth Limited

Charitworth Limited is a grant-making charitable company established in 1983 by the Halpern family, with all current trustees bearing the Halpern surname, ensuring familial continuity and stewardship. Its core mission focuses on preventing or relieving poverty and advancing religious and educational institutions across England and Wales, guided by values of financial prudence, risk management, and sustained public benefit through stable, enduring organisations. As a generalist funder with a substantial endowment generating £1-2 million in annual disbursements from investments, it prioritises trustee discretion over rigid criteria, fostering a trust-based model that supports longstanding public good without specified outcomes or innovation.

It funds broad initiatives in poverty alleviation, religious activities (without faith restrictions), and education, providing unrestricted grants for direct services, core costs, capital, and revenue needs exclusively to organisations—not individuals. Beneficiaries include medium-to-large, stable charities, schools, religious bodies, and poverty relief groups demonstrating operational longevity, with no emphasis on specific subgroups, projects, or campaigns.

Eligible applicants are limited to UK-registered charities and academic institutions operating solely in England and Wales; unsolicited applications are not accepted, as trustees select recipients internally at quarterly board meetings with no published deadlines, forms, or guidance. Typical grants range from £50,000 to £250,000 (up to £500,000 occasionally), favouring established entities over small, innovative, short-term, or overseas efforts. Distinctive for its family governance, opacity in process, and focus on organisational stability rather than targeted interventions, Charitworth suits charities seeking substantial, flexible support for core poverty, religious, or educational work.