AB Charitable Trust

The Trust aims to support charities that promote human dignity and defend the human rights of marginalised and excluded people in the UK.

The grants range in size, with most grants being in the range of £10,000 to £30,000 per year and are awarded for one to three years. The fund is in high demand, and only around a third of eligible applicants will receive funding.

Charities registered and working in the UK can apply. To be eligible, organisations must:

• Have a mission, aims and objectives aligned with one of the four priority areas. This must be either the sole focus or the majority of their work. Organisations with a broader remit are unlikely to be funded.
• Be registered as a UK charity, delivering work in the UK
• Have an annual income between £150,000 and £1.5 million (this applies to the most recent signed accounts and the two subsequent financial years – this would include draft figures and forecasts).
• Have operated for at least a year and be able to provide a full year’s audited or independently examined accounts.

To be eligible, projects should address at least one of the following categories:

• Migrants and refugees
• The criminal legal system and penal reform
• Access to justice
• The human rights framework

The next deadlines for applications are:

• 24 April 2026 for decisions in July 2026.
• 31 July 2026 for decisions in October 2026.
• 30 October 2026 for decisions in January 2027.