THE ELISE PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Capital grants, generally for between £2,500 and £15,000, are available to UK registered charities working in the equine sector or charities/hospices supporting older people.
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o Application deadline: FRIDAY 21st FEBRUARY 2025 at 6pm.
o Funder: The Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust (founded 2009. Charity number 1170847. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £174,828 (2023: £152,943; 2022: £163,425; 2021: £111,392)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities, UK equine charities and UK hospices.
o Key Words: Capital, Animal Welfare, Equine Animals, Elderly, Hospices, Hospitals, United Kingdom.
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The aims of the Elsie Pilkington Charitable Trust are:
1. To prevent cruelty to equine animals, to relieve suffering and distress amongst such equine animals, to care for and protect such equine animals, including live horses being transported country to country for butchery if such animals are in need of care and protection by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or other similar causes.
2. To promote the relief of the elderly, and
3. To further such other exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time determine.
The Trust normally makes two-thirds of its awards to equine charities and one-third to charities and/or hospices working with the elderly. Equine grants are normally only considered from charities that are members of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) or charities that are proactively working towards becoming members of NEWC.
Grants are generally for capital projects and usually between £2,500 and £15,000, with the occasional higher award.
During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust awarded 22 grants totalling £174,828.
Awards were categorised as follows:
o Equine grants: £96,998 (2023: £76,310; 2022: £71,670; 2021: £61,125), and
o Elderly and Frail grants: £77,830 (2023: £76,633; 2022: £91,754; 2021: £50,267).
Details of all grant recipients during the year are listed on page 12 of the Trust’s annual accounts.
Funding is not available for:
o Charities who have received a grant within the last three years.
o Individuals, or
o General Charitable Purposes.
Further information, guidance and an application form is available on the Trust’s website.
The Trust operates two application deadlines each year, in February and August. The next application deadline is at 6pm on Friday 21st February 2025.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Mr Kenton Lawton
Administrator
The Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust
Ridgecot
Lewes Road
Horsted Keynes
West Sussex
RH17 7DY
Email: kenton.lawton@