Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (Toe) Ltd

The Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOE) Ltd, established in 2011 as an independent environmental funder, protects and restores biodiversity across Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties through grant-making, partnerships, and administering Biodiversity Net Gain funds for developers. Its mission emphasizes sustainable development, prudent resource use, community-led initiatives, access to green spaces, and natural climate solutions, ensuring new developments deliver measurable environmental gains while enriching local wildlife and quality of life. TOE's collaborative ethos, local focus, and role bridging community action with statutory requirements set it apart from broader environmental funders.

TOE prioritizes projects enhancing natural resources like habitats, hedgerows, trees, woodlands, wetlands, and countryside access, including restoration, ecological recording, educational activities, community orchards, and biodiversity offsetting. It supports environmental conservation, climate resilience, and community engagement, delivering benefits for wildlife and residents through tangible, long-term outcomes.

Eligible applicants include UK-registered charities, community groups, parish/town councils, and small to medium-sized non-profits with modest incomes, focusing on Oxfordshire impacts (occasionally neighbouring counties); no formal income thresholds apply, but grassroots organizations are preferred. Grants, typically £2,500–£25,000, cover specific project costs (capital and revenue) tied to deliverables, excluding core or unrestricted funding.

Unsolicited applications are welcomed via online form on the website, with quarterly deadlines at midday around the 5th–7th of January, April, July, and October; decisions follow within 6–8 weeks. TOE's partnership-driven approach fosters capacity-building and regional networks for enduring environmental impact.