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Charities for people in need

Summary: UK charities for people in financial hardship

• The Percy Bilton Charity
• The Frank Buttle Trust
• Counsel and Care
• The Dibs Charitable Trust
• The Family Welfare Association
• Elizabeth Finn Care
• The Friends of the Elderly
• R L Glasspool Charity Trust
• The Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation
• Royal Blind Society for the United Kingdom
• St. Vincent De Paul Society
• The Salvation Army Divisional Head Quarters
• The Talisman Trust
• Worshipful Company of Cordwainers

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Most charities issue an application form and ask that applications are supported by a social worker, welfare worker or similar. It is advisable to check first with the charity whether your application meets their criteria.

The Percy Bilton Charity

Bilton House
7 Culmington Road
Ealing
London
W13 9NB

Telephone: 020 8579 2829
Website: Percy Bilton Charity

Contact: Mrs Wendy Fuller

One off grants, up to £200 for basic household items, furniture and clothing, to people who are over 65, or disabled. Applications must be made in writing by a social worker or occupational therapist on a person’s behalf. Grants not considered for computer equipment.

The Frank Buttle Trust

Website: Frank Buttle Trust

England

The Frank Buttle Trust
Audley House
13 Palace Street
London
SW1E 5HX

Telephone: 020 7828 7311
Email: info@buttletrust.org

Contact: The Director

Scotland

The Frank Buttle Trust
PO Box 5075
Uplawmoor
Glasgow
G78 4WA

Telephone: 01505 850 437
Email: scotland@buttlestrust.org

Contact: The Director

Northern Ireland

The Frank Buttle Trust
PO Box 484
Belfast
BT6 0YA

Telephone: 02890 641 164
Email: nireland@buttlestrust.org

Contact: The Director

Wales

The Frank Buttle Trust
PO Box 7
Rhayader
LD6 5WB

Telephone: 01597 870 060
Email: wales@buttletrust.org

Contact: The Director

For children and young people under the age of 21. One off grants towards clothes, beds, bedding, essential furniture and household equipment.

Counsel and Care

Twyman House
16 Bonny Street
London
NW1 9PG

Telephone (Advice line): 0845 300 7585
Fax: 020 7267 6877
Email: advice@counselandcare.org.uk
Website: Counsel and Care

General grants of up to £250 each year, to people over the age of 60, for various items and services where provision is not the responsibility of statutory organisations.

The Dibs Charitable Trust

Unit 12, City Forum
250 City Road
London
EC1V 8AF

Contact: Mr Davis

One off grants for electrical appliances, support for financial assistance when applying for bankruptcy orders, bedding, aids for the disabled, travel costs for families with children in hospital. Grants not given for education, overseas travel, holidays, clothing, funeral expenses or group activities.

The Family Welfare Association

501-505 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4AU

Telephone: 020 7254 6251
Fax: 020 7249 5443
Email: grants.enquiry@fwa.org.uk
Website: Family Welfare Association

Contact: Grants Manager

Grants for people in need usually towards fuel bills, clothing and household needs. Unable to help towards rent arrears, council tax, funeral expenses, fines or expenses already covered by statutory funds.

Elizabeth Finn Care

1 Derry Street
London
W8 5HY

Telephone: 020 7396 6700
Email: info@elizabethfinn.org.uk
Website: Elizabeth Finn Trust

One off gifts or regular allowances to British or Irish professionals or similar background and dependants towards telephone related costs, television rental and licences, nursing or residential care home fees. One off grants towards essential items.

The Friends of the Elderly

40-42 Ebury Street
London
SW1W 0LZ

Telephone: 020 7730 8263
Fax: 020 7259 0154
Email: enquiries@fote.org.uk
Website: Friends of the Elderly

Contact: Brad Feltham, Welfare Manager

One off grants to people over retirement age towards essential household items, clothing and household repairs, regular allowances paid weekly or twice a year to older people living at home on low incomes.

R L Glasspool Charity Trust

2nd Floor
Saxon House
182 Hoe Street
London
E17 4QH

Telephone: 020 8520 4354

Contact: Mrs F Moore, Administrator

Small one off grants to people in need, on a low income, towards household items and equipment / appliances, clothing and holidays.

The Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation

PO Box 5
Bentham
Lancaster
LA2 7XA

Telephone: 01524 263 001
Fax: 01524 262 721
Email: hakf50@hotmail.com

Contact: Mrs H Astle, Administrator

Royal Blind Society for the United Kingdom

RBS House
59-61 Sea Lane
Rustington
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN16 2RQ

Telephone: 01903 857 023
Fax: 01903 859 685
Email: grants@royalblindsociety.org
Website: Royal Blind Society for the United Kingdom

Contact: Grants Co-ordinator

Annual grants of up to £208 to help meet the extra costs of sight loss eg, payment towards electricity and telephone bills. One off grants of up to £300 to fund work-related training, to buy specialist medical equipment such as thick-lens spectacles, daily living aids such as a washing machine with braille controls and funding to meet emergencies and unforeseen needs. Applicants must be registered as either blind or partially sighted and permanently resident within

the United Kingdom.

St. Vincent De Paul Society

5th Floor
291-299 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1JG

Telephone: 020 7407 4644
Fax: 020 7407 4634
Email: info@svp.org.uk
Website: St. Vincent De Paul Society

Support and assistance provided to individuals on low incomes.

The Salvation Army Divisional Head Quarters

Telephone: 0845 634 0101
Website: Salvation Army Divisional Head Quarters

Please contact for details of your divisional office.

The Talisman Trust

Basement Office
354 Kennington Road
London
SE11 4LD

One off grants for people In need to alleviate poverty. Applications must be submitted by an organisation, social worker or similar professional on an individual's behalf. Applications by post only.

Worshipful Company of Cordwainers

Cloth Workers Hall
Duster Court
Mincing Lane

London
EC3R 7AH

Telephone: 020 7929 1121
Fax: 020 7929 1124
Email: office@cordwainers.org
Website: Worshipful Company of Cordwainers

Contact: The Clerk

The Company administers a number of small trusts. Specific trusts exist for those who are blind, deaf and dumb, widows of clergymen, unmarried women in the Church of England, ex-servicemen, and widows of those who served in the Merchant or Armed Forces.

If you use a language other than English, please let us know which language. We will try to arrange a telephone interpreting service.

Content author: moira.routledge@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13