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Westcroft Trust

Archived Community development Cross community Faith and religion International issues Overseas aid and development Peace and reconciliation People with disabilities Voluntary and community infrastructure Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

Overview

The late Edward Cadbury who founded the trust in 1947 gave the giving of money to charity in the following fields an expression of his ideals and spiritual values. The Westcroft Trust has a potential remit to fund in the following areas:

Currently the trustees have five main areas of interest:

  • international understanding, including conflict resolution and the material needs of the developing world
  • religious causes, particularly social outreach, usually of the Society of Friends (Quakers) but also for those originating in Shropshire
  • needs of people with disabilities, primarily in Shropshire
  • development of community groups and
  • reconciliation between different cultures in Northern Ireland.

There have been no donations to Northern Ireland in the last 5 years so it is assumed it will be difficult to obtain funding.

Example Grants

2007

  • Irish School of Ecumenics £430
  • Conflict Trauma Resource Centre £350
  • The Junction £672
  • Waringstown Outreach Project £500

2006

  • Forthspring Community Trust £350
  • Positive Ethos Trust £610
  • Y Care International £500
  • Corrymeela Community (2006) £500
  • Positive Ethos Trust £640

The vast majority of grants are in the hundreds and very low thousands of pounds.

How to apply

Apply in writing to the correspondent.

Contact details