# Shaw Meades Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1124152 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1124152)
- Latest income: £12.6k; spending £13.9k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/shaw-meades-charitable-trust

General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2025 | £12.6k | £13.9k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £6,377 | £14.6k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £5,100 | £17.5k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £8,072 | £22.1k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £4,623 | £5,560 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Upon trust to pay or apply the income of the Shaw-Meades charitable trust with power in their absolute discretion from time to time to pay or apply the whole or any part or parts of the capital of the Shaw-Meades charitable trust to or for the benefit of all or such one or more of the charities (as hereinafter defined) in such shares if more than one and in such manner as my trustees shall from time to time in their absolute discretion think fit.- for further information, please see will

## What it funds

Shaw Meades Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and religious activities for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Shaw Meades Charitable Trust reported income of £12.6k and spending of £13.9k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 21 Jul 2025, it spent £73.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Shaw Meades Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Shaw Meades Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Shaw Meades Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Shaw Meades Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

### Does Shaw Meades Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Shaw Meades Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Shaw Meades Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Shaw Meades Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 21 Jul 2025 was £13.9k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.7k a year.

### How large is Shaw Meades Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Shaw Meades Charitable Trust reported income of £12.6k and spending of £13.9k.


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