Craps Charitable Trust

Craps Charitable Trust is a discreet, endowment-based grant-making charity established by Declaration of Trust in 1976 and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (number 271492). Governed by three family trustees—Jonathan Paul Maurice Dent (chair), Caroline Sarah Dent, and Louisa Rachel Dent—with no staff or remuneration, it stewards investments in listed securities to generate income for sustained grant-making. Its core mission centers on general charitable purposes and religious activities, emphasizing sound governance, responsible investment, and distribution without a defined strategic vision, thematic focus, or public impact reporting.

The trust supports other UK charities and voluntary bodies—not individuals—through unrestricted grants aligned with broad charitable or religious objectives, operating as a generalist funder without specified priorities, sectors, programmes, or beneficiary groups. It funds activities across England and Wales without geographic sub-targeting, regional preferences, or evidence of patterns in recipients, as no case studies, grant lists, or selection criteria are disclosed.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities based in England or Wales, with no stated income, size, or organisational restrictions. It does not accept unsolicited applications, publish guidelines, forms, or deadlines, and operates solely at trustees' private discretion, with no known meeting schedule or application mechanism.

Annual grant distributions total £170,000–£250,000, but individual award sizes, types (e.g., project, core, capital), or multiples are unspecified. Distinctive for its longevity, family stewardship, opacity, and flexibility, it suits charities with general purposes lacking targeted funder matches, though proactive outreach is futile absent trustee connections.