The Span Trust
The Span Trust currently supports charities based in London and surrounding areas that advance or promote the Trust’s objectives, which are to:
- Advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment in areas of social and economic deprivation, in particular through the provision, maintenance or improvement of public amenities for the benefit of the local community.
- Relieve poverty, disability, age or ill health through the carrying out of or provision of support for building projects which alleviate the charitable needs of the individuals, those who care for them and their dependents.
- Provide public recreational space of facilities for the benefit of the local community and to provide assistance to schools, hospitals, care homes and other institutions furthering charitable purposes.
- Advance and support the fine arts.
Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 are available.
Organisations or groups undertaking activities which are charitable within the meaning of the laws of England and Wales and which fall within the Span Trust’s objectives can apply. This may include registered charities, exempt charities and other charitable groups.
Funding is for projects and activities that will alleviate poverty, disability, age or ill health, and advance urban regeneration through the improvement of the built environment.
Funding can be used for capital costs, design, architectural costs, interior design, and construction advice.
Applications can be submitted for consideration twice a year. The deadline being the last Friday in January and June.
The next deadline for applications is 26 June 2026 at 11.59pm.
