Puebla Charitable Trust Limited

The Puebla Charitable Trust Limited, founded in 1984 as an independent grant-making charity and UK company limited by guarantee, supports organisations aiding disadvantaged populations and advancing community development in Britain and overseas. Its mission focuses on alleviating poverty among the most marginalised, guided by values of fairness, flexibility, and tangible community-level impact. Run by experienced trustees with full discretion, it emphasises strategic, values-driven funding for enduring social change, eschewing bureaucracy in favour of transparent, public-benefit operations funded primarily by investments.

The Trust prioritises poverty relief, community development, overseas aid, famine relief, and general charitable purposes, backing advocacy, direct services, empowerment projects, economic development, health initiatives, and human rights efforts. It supports charities serving vulnerable groups, such as survivors of genocide, disabled people, women facing exploitation, and migrants, with recent grants to organisations like Survivors Fund (£90,000), SWLLC (£60,000), and One25 (£30,000).

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities, preferably small to medium-sized (incomes often below £1m) and grassroots, with no geographic restrictions—funding spans England, Wales, and international work. It does not accept unsolicited applications, instead inviting organisations at trustees' discretion; there are no deadlines, forms, or cycles, with ad hoc meetings.

Grants typically range from £20,000 to £90,000 (most £20,000–£60,000), flexibly covering project costs, core funding, or capacity building, but never individuals. Distinctive for its invite-only, trustee-led approach and focus on innovative charities delivering deep-rooted improvements for the poorest, it stands out as a judicious generalist funder prioritising substantial, impactful support over themed programmes.