Stewards Company Ltd

Stewards Company Ltd, established in 1898 as a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and Companies House, serves as a steward and custodian of properties and trusts dedicated to advancing Christian life and witness. Its core mission focuses on owning, maintaining, and facilitating charitable properties—primarily places of worship and Christian activity centers in the UK and overseas—while acting as administrative trustee for linked entities like the JW Laing Trust (supporting evangelical activities and church growth) and JW Laing Biblical Scholarship Trust (funding theological training). Rooted in values of stewardship, accountability, and high governance standards, it deploys over £7 million annually in property maintenance, asset transfers, and support for Christian ministries, education, poverty relief, and social needs aligned with Christian objects.

The funder prioritizes exclusively Christian causes, benefiting churches, religious communities, mission organizations, and trusts through capital grants for property stewardship, worship facilities, faith-based community engagement, leader training, and overseas missions. It supports medium-to-large established entities with significant assets, favoring institutional infrastructure over general projects.

Eligible applicants must be UK-registered charities with a clear Christian focus; there are no income thresholds or geographic restrictions, though activity centers on the UK with discretionary overseas reach. Unsolicited applications are not accepted—support is invite-only via trustee networks. Decisions occur at biannual board meetings or ad-hoc committees, with no public deadlines or online portals; processes are case-by-case for partners.

Distinctively, Stewards emphasizes custodial trusteeship and property-focused interventions rather than open grantmaking, excluding non-Christian activities, unrestricted funding, revenue/core costs (beyond linked trusts), or general charities. Typical awards range from tens to hundreds of thousands via administered trusts, ideal for Christian institutions seeking long-term asset management expertise.