Leri Charitable Trust

The Leri Charitable Trust, established in 1999 as an independent, family-run grant-making charity, focuses on empowering individuals facing poverty, youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship, or other disadvantages to achieve independence and lasting social good. Governed with specialist legal advice and strict ethical oversight in both grant-making and investments, it prioritizes effective, values-driven support for human rights, conflict resolution, racial/religious harmony, education, health, arts, elderly care, and aid for refugees/asylum seekers. Its distinctive approach lies in a multi-thematic, needs-led portfolio that balances direct aid with structural change, favoring charities delivering measurable impact for marginalized groups.

The trust funds poverty alleviation, education/training, health/wellbeing (including elderly care), humanitarian aid (overseas famine relief via UK charities), and equality/diversity initiatives. Beneficiaries include vulnerable populations like women/children fleeing domestic violence (e.g., Refuge), youth in crisis (e.g., War Child UK projects), disabled individuals, and refugees, with grants supporting both core costs and targeted projects for empowerment and sustainable wellbeing.

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities, primarily operating in England and Wales (with emphasis on London Borough of Brent and Manchester areas), showing a preference for small- to medium-sized organizations with proven track records—no income thresholds specified, but unsolicited applications are not accepted. Grants, decided discretionarily at biannual trustee meetings (typically late winter/early spring), range from £5,000 to £20,000, often in multi-tranches or repeats for aligned recipients; no formal deadlines, forms, or open calls exist, emphasizing trustee-identified opportunities over general appeals. Exclusions include individuals, non-UK entities, and activities outside ethical/impact criteria.