The Old Enfield Charitable Trust Community Grants
Funding
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Deadline
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Location
Enfield (EN1, EN2, EN3)
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Community groups and charities working in Enfield's EN1, EN2 and EN3 areas can apply to The Old Enfield Charitable Trust for a community grant, most often for equipment or a contribution to a specific project or event. The Trust funds work with children, older people, health, homelessness and poverty, arts and the environment. No maximum is published. Applications are accepted at any time; grants must be spent within six months. Official source: https://thetrustenfield.org.uk/communitygrants/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 5 November 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Amount not stated; part grants possible.
- Groups operating in Enfield EN1, EN2 or EN3.
- Capital items or specific projects favoured; no salaries.
- Rolling; spend within six months.
Registered charities, CICs, community, self-help and voluntary groups, or individuals acting for the wider benefit of the local community, that live or operate within the Trust's area (EN1, EN2 and EN3) and serve largely its client population. Only one application per organisation or event is normally supported in a calendar year. Not usually funded: salaries or ongoing expenses, services normally funded by local or national government (such as hospitals and schools), groups whose surplus benefits an individual or business, overseas charities, religious activity without wider community benefit, and party-political fundraising.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
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Regions
Full details from The Old Enfield Charitable Trust (The Trust in Enfield)
The Old Enfield Charitable Trust gives around £250,000 a year in discretionary grants to families, individuals and community groups in the EN1, EN2 and EN3 postcode areas of the London Borough of Enfield. Its community grants support grassroots projects that benefit local residents and reflect the diversity and vibrancy of Enfield, with a focus on children (activities and healthy lifestyles), older people (active lifestyles and combating isolation), health promotion and wellbeing, homelessness and poverty, arts and culture, and the environment. Grants are more likely for capital items or as a contribution to a specific event or project, and must be spent within six months. The Trust accepts applications at any time; it does not publish a maximum grant and may award part of the amount requested.
Read the Trust's grant selection criteria and terms, and check the boundary map on its Community Grants page. Then download and complete the community grant application form and return it to the Trust (22 The Town, Enfield EN2 6LT, phone 020 8367 8941) with your latest accounts. The Trust may ask for more information and usually pays suppliers directly.
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