Ian & Natalie Livingstone Charitable Trust

The Ian & Natalie Livingstone Charitable Trust, established by London-based property developer Ian Livingstone and journalist/author Natalie Livingstone, is a private family foundation registered in London with a small board of three trustees. Launched as part of their personal philanthropy, it embodies a commitment to advancing social mobility and alleviating hardship for children and other disadvantaged groups across the UK. With a discreet, low-profile approach that prioritizes privacy and trustee-led discretion over public strategies, the trust channels its roughly £330,000 annual income into flexible general charitable grants, reflecting values of opportunity, welfare support, and quiet impact without fanfare or detailed public reporting.

It funds a broad spectrum of activities benefiting vulnerable populations, including welfare services, education initiatives, and support interventions for children facing adversity, as well as aid for other marginalized or at-risk communities. Grants go to reputable UK charities working UK-wide, with no narrow thematic silos or regional biases, emphasizing general charitable purposes like hardship relief rather than rigid programs.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities operating in the UK; the trust does not accept unsolicited applications, relying instead on trustee invitations with no public process, online forms, or expressions of interest. There are no income thresholds, deadlines, or funding rounds—decisions occur ad hoc at confidential trustee meetings. Typical grant sizes are modest and undisclosed, awarded flexibly for projects, core costs, or other needs without specified restrictions.

Distinctive for its invitation-only model and absence of a website or guidance, the trust avoids religious exclusions or statutory bodies, differentiating itself through bespoke, opportunistic support for aligned charities serving children and disadvantaged people, where strong thematic fit may prompt trustee outreach.