THE LENNOX HANNAY CHARITABLE TRUST
One-off and recurring grants are available to UK registered charities. A wide range of charitable causes are supported, principally the advancement of health, education, people in need and the relief of poverty, as well as the arts, culture, heritage and science.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust (founded 2020. Charity number 1080198. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 31 March 2024: £730,350 (2022: £664,295)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities.
o Key words: Health, Education, People in Need, the Relief of Poverty, the Arts, Culture, Heritage, Science, Amateur Sport, Animal Welfare, Citizenship, Community Development, Environment, Religion, United Kingdom.
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The Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust has wide-ranging charitable objectives which are designed to enable it to respond to different needs as they arise over time.
The Trust makes one-off and recurring grants to UK registered charities. In its last financial year these ranged from small grants of under £2,000 to around £50,000.
The most significant areas supported in recent years are:
o The advancement of health and the saving of lives.
o The advancement of Education.
o The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
o The prevention or relief of poverty, and
o The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science.
The Trust’s principal source of its income is from its investments. No significant changes to its level of income are envisaged in the coming years.
During the year ended 31st March 2024, the Trust awarded grants totalling £730,350. Awards ranged from under £2,000 to £50,000 (to the Addenbrookes Charitable Trust, which raises funds for the Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge).
A list of all grant recipients is provided on page 17 of the Trust’s annual accounts, while page 18 provides a useful analysis of how grants were made. In addition to the areas listed above, this includes grants to charities working in the fields of:
o Amateur sport.
o Animal welfare.
o Citizenship and community development, and
o Environment.
Grants are also very occasionally awarded for religious causes.
Please note that the Trust does not have a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.
Each application considered on its own merits. The trustees meet twice annually to review applications, which may be made at any time in writing, addressed to:
The Trustees
The Lennox Hannay Charitable Trust
14 Buckingham Street
London
WC2N 6DF
Email: charities@rftrustee.com