Hawerby Trust

The Hawerby Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, established in 2010, functioning as a discretionary grant-making body with a broad mission to advance any exclusively charitable purposes under English and Welsh law. Operating without a public website or strategic plan, it embodies a generalist philosophy, empowering trustees—including individuals and corporate trustee Forrester Boyd Trustees Limited—to support diverse charitable activities worldwide in theory, though records show exclusive focus on England and Wales. Its values appear rooted in trustee-led flexibility, with no published priorities, impact reporting, or thematic restrictions, making it a truly open-ended funder reliant on personal judgment.

The Trust funds any charitable objects, including grants and donations to institutions, foundations, trusts, individuals, or undertakings for projects, core costs, capital, revenue, or unrestricted support. No specific causes, beneficiaries, programs, or patterns emerge from public records, as grant lists, case studies, or funded projects remain undisclosed, allowing wide applicability across charitable sectors.

Eligible applicants are limited to UK-registered charities, with no income, size, geographic base, or other restrictions specified—though unsolicited applications are not accepted, and no formal process exists. Prospective grantees must align with broad UK charity law, but success hinges on trustee discretion.

No typical grant ranges, deadlines, application forms, or meeting schedules are published; annual expenditures (£105,000–£186,000) exceed modest incomes (£28,000–£54,000), suggesting reserve usage. Distinctively opaque, it avoids exclusions, criteria, or public engagement, differentiating it as a high-discretion funder unpredictable for applicants beyond basic eligibility. (238 words)