THE EARL OF NORTHAMPTON'S CHARITY

Who they support

1.The administration of almshouses in Greenwich, London and Shotesham, Norfolk.2 Welfare grants to support individuals and charities

Grant criteria

Earl of Northampton's Charity administers almshouses at Greenwich and Shotesham and also supports charities working on poverty relief by giving them financial assistance.

www.mercers.co.uk

info@mercers.co.uk

02077264991

6 Frederick's Place
LONDON
EC2R 8AB

Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 210291

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Analysis of Grants Made

In this period 50 donations have been made totalling £2,837,077 to 39 organisations
This grant maker is prepared to support unregistered organisations

Where are the Beneficiaries?

How big are the Recipients? ?

Average annual spending of registered grantees: £2,746,949

Which activities are being funded?

How old were the charities when supported?

Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)

Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?

	By Value	By Number
National Lottery Community Fund	83%	69%
Garfield Weston Foundation	49%	54%
Mercer's Charitable Foundation	43%	33%
Masonic Trust	41%	23%
DCMS	29%	33%
Tudor Trust	26%	26%
Dulverton Trust	22%	5%
Henry Smith Charity	21%	23%
Lloyds Bank Foundation	21%	21%
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	16%	21%

Sole supporter: 13% by number, 6% by value.

Individual Grants Made

When	Amount/ Spending	Recipient	To be used for
15/05/2024	£60,200 £66,634	WEST NORFOLK BEFRIENDING	Befriending Assessor and Services: Improving life for lonely, housebound older people in West Norfolk.
29/11/2023	£90,000 £1,192,686	AGE CONCERN NORFOLK	Funding to support services for older people in Norfolk.
29/11/2023	£2,000 £2,155,239	HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST	Annual Grant to Jubilee Trust Almshouses - 2023/2024.
29/11/2023	£150,000 £6,641,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Connecting Older People Funding Programme.
29/11/2023	£90,000 £66,144	TRINITY HOSPITAL CASTLE RISING	Cyclical Maintenance.
29/11/2023	£65,000 £138,380	TRINITY HOSPITAL CLUN	Cyclical Maintenance.
29/06/2023	£99,000 £7,352,360	THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION	Thetford Meet Up youth and community service that tackles significant community wellbeing issues, inequalities, mental health, and social problems.
29/06/2023	£83,030 £4,348,600	CARING TOGETHER CHARITY	Funding to deliver a project that gives non paid carers regular breaks from their caring responsibilities.
29/06/2023	£95,000 £258,679	CREST (COMPACT FOR RACE EQUALITY IN SOUTH TYNESIDE)	Core funding support for promotion of racial equality among Black and Minoritised Communities living within South Tyneside and beyond.
29/06/2023	£95,000 £494,428	FUTURE REGENERATION OF GRANGETOWN	A bottom-up community led solution to improve Health , Wealth and Happiness for the people of Grangetown and surrounding areas.
29/06/2023	£150,000 £4,816,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	To support the "Nourishing Norfolk" food hubs to enable them to grow and sustain their offer over the longer-term.
02/06/2023	£20,000 £710,131	PRISCILLA BACON HOSPICE	Creation of a wellbeing garden for patients at the new hospice lodge.
11/05/2023	£93,788 £294,891	NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT	Providing transport services to older people in North Norfolk, so they are able to live happy, independent lives.
14/03/2023	£2,000	JUBILEE TRUST ALMSHOUSES	Annual Grant to Jubilee Trust Almshouses - 2022/2023.
07/09/2022	£7,380	SHOTESHAM BOWLS CLUB	Specialist maintenance work on the bowling green.
07/09/2022	£83,600 £4,816,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Continuation funding for organisations in Norfolk working with lonely older people.
30/06/2022	£73,240 £798,958	HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS	To transform an old pub into a new community hub offering housing, practical training, a community café and holistic support services for people with complex needs.
06/04/2022	£50,000 £549,525	EVA WOMEN'S AID LTD	Refurbishing a six flat/one cottage property for use as longer-term, move-on accommodation for women ready to leave our Safe House Supported Housing.
08/02/2022	£37,986 £64,754	WEST NORFOLK BEFRIENDING	To fund a (two year) 30 hour a week post to assess, match and support befriending for isolated / lonely older people in West Norfolk.
26/01/2022	£100,000 £121,941	THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES ST PETER	We want to develop our building into a community hub with kitchen and toilet facilities, improved accessibility, a new, welcoming entranceway and AV technologies.
04/01/2022	£2,000	JUBILEE TRUST ALMSHOUSES	Annual Grant to Jubilee Trust Almshouses - 2021/2022
01/12/2021	£85,000 £14,821,428	BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY	Mancroft Loneliness Project.
06/10/2021	£35,000	YOUR OWN PLACE CIC	To support the Your Own Place Advisory Board.
01/07/2021	£100,000 £490,336	WINNER THE PRESTON ROAD WOMEN'S CENTRE	We want to add resource to the grant fund we administer which helps women's sector organisations to upskill themselves to develop housing for vulnerable women.
27/01/2021	£37,500 £25,499	THE LIVING ROOM GREAT YARMOUTH	In support of core costs.
27/01/2021	£33,275	KEY FUND INVESTMENTS LIMITED	To support charities and social enterprises in Northumbria and Lincolnshire to adapt, survive and thrive in the face of Covid-19, through the provision of grants.
18/01/2021	£5,491 £304,943	ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH, NORTH WEMBLEY	To support the ongoing delivery of the 'Memory Cafe at Home' for the next 6 months.
07/12/2020	£40,000 £91,262	ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION	Core Funding
07/12/2020	£150,000 £2,698,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Grants for loneliness organisations in Norfolk
23/11/2020	£1,142 £2,188,771	HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS	To support the transition of their delivery model and bring their hospitality function in-house.
23/11/2020	£9,000 £804,939	FAMILY GATEWAY	Towards the purchase of a van that will deliver hot food to families living in poverty, as well as increase revenue to help the organisation to support more families in poverty.
23/11/2020	£1,621 £410,364	FUTURE REGENERATION OF GRANGETOWN	To support the development of its play village to support more children with special educational needs and their carers, as well as increase revenue to help them continue to support their community.
11/11/2020	£2,000	JUBILEE TRUST ALMSHOUSES	Annual Grant to Jubilee Trust Almshouses - 2019/2020
06/10/2020	£75,000 £281,260	FOOTPRINTS IN THE COMMUNITY	Footprints in the Community exists to help reduce poverty and isolation in one of the most deprived areas in the country through various projects
24/09/2020	£5,000 £35,810,000	FAMILY ACTION	To help with the running of the Community Garden, providing an area for social distanced interaction during the winter.
22/09/2020	£75,000 £724,441	KATHERINE LOW SETTLEMENT	Core Funding
22/09/2020	£66,024 £332,948	SYDENHAM GARDEN	Sow and Grow Re-Imagined
14/09/2020	£4,960 £1,234,554	FORESIGHT (NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITED	To assist with the organisation's Covid-19 response and recovery by supporting the continuation and expansion of a hot meal delivery service for those in need.
09/09/2020	£1,144 £2,250,591	YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE	To purchase an electric bike, trailer and safety helmet to enable the charity to continue to deliver meals to socially isolated older people and grow the market of their takeaway service.
02/07/2020	£30,000 £213,736	INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND CULTURE	Supporting asylum-seekers and refugees, who are skilled professionals, to enter UK employment, by providing tailored, intensive, technical English language training and offering work-placements through partner organisations.
02/07/2020	£12,472 £227,748	MUSIC IN DETENTION	A programme of music-making activities to support the wellbeing of detainees at Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Lincolnshire.
02/07/2020	£35,000 £223,194	TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSET PRESERVATION TRUST	Supporting the sustainability of Hemlington Lake Recreation Centre through the refurbishment of a community hall.
29/04/2020	£75,000 £172,503	CREST (COMPACT FOR RACE EQUALITY IN SOUTH TYNESIDE)	Core funding for a charity that seeks to improve the lives of people from a range of backgrounds in South Tyneside; tackling race inequality and encouraging community cohesion.
29/04/2020	£30,000 £46,708	MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST	To develop St Michael's Church, Byker, into a space that serves the community and as the base for the church's families and youthwork.
29/04/2020	£90,000 £249,542	OPEN DOOR NORTH EAST	Core costs for a Middlesbrough based charity that supports refugees.
29/04/2020	£50,000 £2,698,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	To encourage innovation and sustainable growth amongst Norfolk's charities, in the light of Covid-19, by investing in organisational change and development.
30/01/2020	£44,141 £2,698,000	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	Additional funding and 10% contribution
30/01/2020	£74,175 £292,723	NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT	Dial-a-Ride Service
30/01/2020	£120,000 £2,607,390	VISION NORFOLK	Sports, Leisure and Social Activities for People with Sight Loss
04/12/2019	£99,908 £847,892	AGE CONCERN - NORWICH	A project that offers isolated older people living in Norwich the opportunity to re-engage with the community by participating in activities and receiving professional advice

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Cumulative Grants

Amount	Recipient
£627,741	NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
£170,000	CREST (COMPACT FOR RACE EQUALITY IN SOUTH TYNESIDE)
£167,963	NORTH NORFOLK COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
£120,000	VISION NORFOLK
£100,000	WINNER THE PRESTON ROAD WOMEN'S CENTRE
£100,000	THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOCKTON-ON-TEES ST PETER
£99,908	AGE CONCERN - NORWICH
£99,000	THE BENJAMIN FOUNDATION
£98,186	WEST NORFOLK BEFRIENDING
£96,621	FUTURE REGENERATION OF GRANGETOWN
£90,000	TRINITY HOSPITAL CASTLE RISING
£90,000	OPEN DOOR NORTH EAST
£90,000	AGE CONCERN NORFOLK
£85,000	BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY
£83,030	CARING TOGETHER CHARITY
£75,000	KATHERINE LOW SETTLEMENT
£75,000	FOOTPRINTS IN THE COMMUNITY
£73,240	HANDCRAFTED PROJECTS
£66,024	SYDENHAM GARDEN
£65,000	TRINITY HOSPITAL CLUN
£50,000	EVA WOMEN'S AID LTD
£40,000	ADVICE SUPPORT KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION
£37,500	THE LIVING ROOM GREAT YARMOUTH
£35,000	YOUR OWN PLACE CIC
£35,000	TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY ASSET PRESERVATION TRUST
£33,275	KEY FUND INVESTMENTS LIMITED
£30,000	MISSION INITIATIVE NEWCASTLE EAST
£30,000	INVESTING IN PEOPLE AND CULTURE
£20,000	PRISCILLA BACON HOSPICE
£12,472	MUSIC IN DETENTION
£9,000	FAMILY GATEWAY
£7,380	SHOTESHAM BOWLS CLUB
£6,000	JUBILEE TRUST ALMSHOUSES
£5,491	ST CUTHBERT'S CHURCH, NORTH WEMBLEY
£5,000	FAMILY ACTION Health: Early Years
£4,960	FORESIGHT (NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE) LIMITED
£2,000	HOUSING PATHWAYS TRUST
£1,144	YMCA NORTH TYNESIDE
£1,142	HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS