BRUCE WAKE CHARITABLE TRUST

The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust aims to fund projects involved with the provision of leisure activities for the disabled.

The Trust favours applications where one or all of the following criteria can be met:

o The potential beneficiaries are physically disabled wheelchair users;
o Improved access for wheelchair users is proposed; and/or
o A sporting or leisure activity involving disabled wheelchair users is proposed.

There are no minimum or maximum grant levels, although during a typical year awards tend to range from less than £5,000 to £25,000.

During the year ending 5 April 2017 the Trust awarded grants totalling £604,561 (2016: £523,226).  41 grants of £5,000 or more were made, together with a large number of grant awards of less than £5,000.

A list of all major awards can be found on page 13 of the Trust’s annual accounts.

There is no match funding requirement.

Charitable organisations in the UK are eligible to apply.

Please note that applications on behalf of individuals will only be accepted through a charitable organisation or an equivalent recognised body.

Applications may be submitted at any time and are considered every three months.

Applications should be submitted online with a copy of the latest financial statements to the address provided.

Further information about grants available from the Bruce Wake Trust is available on its website.

Contact details for the Trust are:

The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust 
PO Box 9335 
Oakham 
Rutland 
LE15 0ET 
Tel: 0844 879 3349
Email: wake@webleicester.co.uk
(The Trust does not advertise an email address.)