Fort Trust

The Fort Trust is a generalist grant-making charity registered in England and Wales since 2017, operating as a company limited by guarantee with a small trustee board and no paid staff, emphasizing streamlined governance and stewardship. Its core mission is to promote a broad spectrum of charitable purposes for public benefit, including poverty relief, advancing education and health, supporting people with disabilities, children, young people, and the elderly, as well as funding other charities and voluntary bodies. Guided by principles of inclusivity, responsiveness, and public good, it provides flexible support to address disadvantage and hardship across diverse social needs, distinguishing itself through its wide-ranging remit rather than narrow thematic or beneficiary focus.

The trust funds a variety of interventions, such as educational programs, health initiatives, disability support, religious activities, and poverty alleviation, offering grants to both organizations and individuals in hardship. It supports project funding, core costs, and occasional other finance or services, prioritizing small to medium-sized grassroots charities and community groups that serve vulnerable populations throughout England, with no regional restrictions.

Eligibility is limited to UK-registered charities and community groups based in the UK, showing a preference for smaller organizations without strict income thresholds. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; the trust identifies grantees internally or via networks, with no public application process, deadlines, or meeting schedules disclosed. Typical grant sizes and detailed case studies are unspecified in public filings. Distinctively, it avoids narrow sectoral limits or exclusions like religious restrictions, positioning it as a nimble funder for broad charitable needs in England, though access relies on established connections rather than open calls.