About Us

The Wixamtree Trust (Registered Charity No 210089) is a general grant-making Trust whose Trustees have decided to focus most of their support on organisations and projects based or operating in Bedfordshire. In addition the Trustees support a small number of national charities with whom the Trusts, main benefactor had been associated with during his life. The Trustees meet four times each year, usually in January, April, July and November to consider funding requests. During the year ended 5 April 2011 the Trust gave donations amounting to more than £1 Million.

Who may apply

The organisation must either be based or operating within the county of Bedfordshire. They must also be either a registered charity or considered to be charitable in nature by the Inland Revenue. The Trust does not provide support to individuals.

How to apply

By application form available by clicking here. The method of submission must be via e-mail: wixamtree@thetrustpartnership.com

The Trustees of The Wixamtree Trust have entered into an arrangement with the Trustees of the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust (BHHCT) who consider applications from Bedfordshire churches which are seeking support for repairs to the fabric of their buildings. It was felt that the BHHCT had more expertise in this area and by using their network of assessors to decide what projects should be supported. Bedfordshire churches seeking such support should therefore complete a different application form and, once submitted to the Administrator of the BHHCT, a site visit will be arranged to evaluate the project. An annual donation is given to BHHCT to support such appeals on behalf of The Wixhamtree Trust. Churches will be given up to twenty-four months to comply with the conditions imposed by the BHHCT Trustees on their pledges.

Supporting documents required

In addition to the completed form, applicants will be required to provide a copy of their latest audited Report and Accounts. If the organisation is not a charity, then a copy of its constitution will also need to be sent.

Applicants may, if they so wish, provide additional information in support of their submission.

The Administrator will only acknowledge receipt of an application if specifically asked to do so by the applicant.

How much may be applied for

The Trustees usually give grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 with a small number of donations outside this range. It is rare for the Trustees to approve a grant amounting to more than 10% of the annual running costs of an organisation or of any particular project or service for which the funds are being sought.

The Trustees prefer to award single grants, rather than multiple payments; however they are happy for further applications to be made on the anniversary of awards.

The Trustees do not give more than one grant to an organisation in a twelve month period.

Notification of Trustees’ decisions

Successful applicants will be advised within 14 days of the Trustees’ meeting of the amount that has been approved and, apart from applicants to whom an amount is being pledged subject to the meeting of certain conditions, a cheque will be enclosed. If the Trustees decide to pledge an amount to allow the applicant more time to raise additional funds, resolve planning issues, etc, then the offer would normally be kept open for twelve months from the date of the pledge after which time the organisation would have to reapply.

Unsuccessful applicants will also receive a letter advising them of the Trustees’ decision, within seven days of the meeting.

Donation Acknowledgements

The Trustees require written confirmation of the safe receipt of their cheque.

Feedback and Project Updates

The Trustees are always interested to receive annual reports on how their donation has been used and to what degree their support has helped a particular project or service in the achievement of its aims and objectives.



	About Us The Wixamtree Trust (Registered Charity No 210089) is a general grant-making Trust whose Trustees have decided to focus most of their support on organisations and projects based or operating in Bedfordshire. In addition the Trustees support a small number of national charities with whom the Trusts, main benefactor had been associated with during his life. The Trustees meet four times each year, usually in January, April, July and November to consider funding requests. During the year ended 5 April 2011 the Trust gave donations amounting to more than £1 Million. Who may apply The organisation must either be based or operating within the county of Bedfordshire. They must also be either a registered charity or considered to be charitable in nature by the Inland Revenue. The Trust does not provide support to individuals. How to apply By application form available by clicking here. The method of submission must be via e-mail: wixamtree@thetrustpartnership.com The Trustees of The Wixamtree Trust have entered into an arrangement with the Trustees of the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust (BHHCT) who consider applications from Bedfordshire churches which are seeking support for repairs to the fabric of their buildings. It was felt that the BHHCT had more expertise in this area and by using their network of assessors to decide what projects should be supported. Bedfordshire churches seeking such support should therefore complete a different application form and, once submitted to the Administrator of the BHHCT, a site visit will be arranged to evaluate the project. An annual donation is given to BHHCT to support such appeals on behalf of The Wixhamtree Trust. Churches will be given up to twenty-four months to comply with the conditions imposed by the BHHCT Trustees on their pledges. Supporting documents required In addition to the completed form, applicants will be required to provide a copy of their latest audited Report and Accounts. If the organisation is not a charity, then a copy of its constitution will also need to be sent. Applicants may, if they so wish, provide additional information in support of their submission. The Administrator will only acknowledge receipt of an application if specifically asked to do so by the applicant. How much may be applied for The Trustees usually give grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 with a small number of donations outside this range. It is rare for the Trustees to approve a grant amounting to more than 10% of the annual running costs of an organisation or of any particular project or service for which the funds are being sought. The Trustees prefer to award single grants, rather than multiple payments; however they are happy for further applications to be made on the anniversary of awards. The Trustees do not give more than one grant to an organisation in a twelve month period. Notification of Trustees’ decisions Successful applicants will be advised within 14 days of the Trustees’ meeting of the amount that has been approved and, apart from applicants to whom an amount is being pledged subject to the meeting of certain conditions, a cheque will be enclosed. If the Trustees decide to pledge an amount to allow the applicant more time to raise additional funds, resolve planning issues, etc, then the offer would normally be kept open for twelve months from the date of the pledge after which time the organisation would have to reapply. Unsuccessful applicants will also receive a letter advising them of the Trustees’ decision, within seven days of the meeting. Donation Acknowledgements The Trustees require written confirmation of the safe receipt of their cheque. Feedback and Project Updates The Trustees are always interested to receive annual reports on how their donation has been used and to what degree their support has helped a particular project or service in the achievement of its aims and objectives.