UK registered charities can apply for funding for projects that combat abuse and violation of human rights.
Applications to the Trust’s Open Programme can be made for up between £10,000 to £30,000 per year, over one to three years. They are particularly welcomed from charities:
- working to support migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
- criminal justice and penal reform
- human rights and access to justice.
Eligible organisations may be engaged in legal advice, advocacy, policy work, campaigning, narrative change, or community organising.
The Trust generally makes one-off grants to charities registered and working in the UK with annual incomes of between £150,000 and £1.5m that do not have substantial investments or surpluses.
The next deadlines for applications are:
- 24 October 2025 – decision will be given in January 2026
- 30 January 2026 – decision will be given in April 2026
- 24 April 2026 – decision will be given in July 2026
- 31 July 2026 – decision will be given in October 2026.
For full details, visit the A B Charitable Trust website.
